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My weird new hobby: Wandering around Tokyo on Google Maps

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  1. rambambram · · focus · HN ↗
    I had to click this title!

    For some months now I do basically the same, but without the clicking in Streetview. There are some channels on Youtube where someone walks through neighborhoods in Tokyo, I found I really enjoy these. The streets are so clean and the houses so beautiful. Indeed, once in a while a Japanese sports car pops up around a corner, just standing there on somebody's driveway.

    I also enjoy the walk-throughs of neighborhoods in New York (edit: now that I think about it, this started with following ari@home, a streamer who makes electronic music on the fly while walking and having an open mic). I tried Dallas once, I guess, but it was all way too big and bulky (but it was down town I guess, so that's to be expected of a lot of cities on this planet).

    Does anybody have ideas for other nice spots on this beautiful planet!? I think I know Tokyo by now. ;)

    1. leptons · · focus · HN ↗
      This is basically all I did during covid lockdowns, with a Quest VR headset. I explored the world. Spend afternoons in Paris, France and then I'm in Venice Italy. The neat thing is some of the museums in these cities have walk-throughs, so I got to visit a lot of museums too, as if I was walking around inside them looking around in VR.

      Then I got an app for the VR headset that connected to a bike pedal sensor, and I rode a stationary bike all over the place. That was a lot of fun while being stuck inside for months.

      1. mrbonner · · focus · HN ↗
        I really like this setup. Coukd you share a bit about the hardware and software in case we want to replicate? Thanks for sharing!
        1. leptons · · focus · HN ↗
          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meta.com&#x2F;experiences&#x2F;vzfit-explore-cycle-get-fit&#x2F;2088366894520136" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.meta.com&#x2F;experiences&#x2F;vzfit-explore-cycle-get-fit...

          You buy whatever bluetooth pedal sensor they reccomend and pair it woth the VR headset. It&#x27;s been years since I used it, so I don&#x27;t really remember more details than this.

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