Tue 2008/08/26 11:35
Some dude has come up with a way to save the Hikkikomori (otaku who don't go out) by making it possible to control Google Street View with a Wii balance board. Hes made it so that while you walk on the Wii board, the street view advances forward and if you lean on one side then the screen rotates. This means otaku can get out while staying in doors forever - fantastico! Video at Vimeo. Hmmmm. Not only is this good for the hikikomori, its also great for folks who don't have time (or money) to go on holiday - you can be in Japan in an instant! If you want to try this out then you are going to have to break an arm - you need a mac and knowledge with java, jetty and jsonp > intructions here ^^;
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Mon 09/17 16:13 comments (12)
This actually sounds like good exercise, if it requires actual legwork as shown there. It would be kind of weird though that nothing else moves in that frozen world :D
(ID #278782) Posted on 2008/08/26 11:49
Its cool that they were able to make Street View work with the balance board. Though the Hikkikomori should really learn to venture out and about.
(ID #278783) Posted on 2008/08/26 11:50
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
Uhh Maybe it is just me but this sounds like it will only make the problem worse ...
(ID #278785) Posted on 2008/08/26 11:55
What problem?
(ID #279649) Posted on 2008/08/27 02:55
Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan
Zou's right Mr. Choo. This can bring potential harm. And adds laziness to other fellow otaku...no offense.
(ID #278788) Posted on 2008/08/26 12:00
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
travel the world from your living room! sounds like a fantasy turned reality. ^^ the guy who made this should make a program of this and sell it. ^^
(ID #278789) Posted on 2008/08/26 12:00
Extremely Poor College Student
so can i take a vacation at an onsen in the womens bath?
(ID #278793) Posted on 2008/08/26 12:09
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HECK!!!? FANSERVICE!!!!!
(ID #278884) Posted on 2008/08/26 13:15
People just get lazier and lazier .. >_> GET OUT :D Danny does !
(ID #278795) Posted on 2008/08/26 12:11
Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan
You said it. Life is better when you go out and EXPLORE!
(ID #278796) Posted on 2008/08/26 12:13
Definately Agree
(ID #278906) Posted on 2008/08/26 13:27
Spelling FTL =/ Definitely*
(ID #278916) Posted on 2008/08/26 13:33
Pokemon master
You can go everywhere and yet go nowhere at the same time! :D However, I do think something like this can potentially be a good training tool for recovering hikikomori,
(ID #278801) Posted on 2008/08/26 12:24
I never thought I could get any lazier... thanks Danny!!!!
(ID #278809) Posted on 2008/08/26 12:33
windows users just need a mouse i guess? so that's even less troublesome. yeah, i know it made for only for mac right now, but since it uses google earth, anybody with a computer, internet and the google application could use it with the mouse, right?
(ID #278828) Posted on 2008/08/26 12:46
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
Too bad you can't touch the scenes...
(ID #278851) Posted on 2008/08/26 12:58
Sounds like an interesting idea, but how many hikikomori would actually use this?
(ID #278853) Posted on 2008/08/26 12:58
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:28)
The Sword of Magus
Except for the exercise thing and for the interesting idea, I think this is useless. xP Maybe it will be more interesting if you put interactive 2D girls in it? xD
(ID #278920) Posted on 2008/08/26 13:37
Well, at least their legs move.
(ID #278924) Posted on 2008/08/26 13:41
Actually, that is really kinda nifty. If I had a Wii, a mac, and any kind of knowledge with Java and whatnot, I'd totally do that. :D
(ID #278925) Posted on 2008/08/26 13:42
Dog of the Country
get the wiimote and u have akiba stabbings in Game format.
(ID #278958) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:04
Student, Forum Mod, Newbie GFXer
That's a bit...violent. I didn't realise you could go that far with your Wii.
(ID #278981) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:20
haha omg...anti-social
(ID #278983) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:21
To be honest, I have used Google Street View to "walk" around a good portion of Tokyo myself, the problem is that everytime I see something cool like a shop that I would like to go to, I feel even farther away than I did in the first place, but I do like the idea of actually getting to know the area before I go over there. This methed of using the Wiimote with it is pretty nifty, though it seems kind of sad that individuals are coming up with more revolutionary uses for the Wiimote than Nintendo is.
(ID #278998) Posted on 2008/08/26 14:31
student
Exploring in a world where nothing moves seriously sucks.
(ID #279082) Posted on 2008/08/26 15:07
There's no real Japan unless you actually go there!
(ID #279181) Posted on 2008/08/26 16:41
JR. College Student
That's really cool... don't think it has much use for encouraging people to go outside... but it's cool.
(ID #279196) Posted on 2008/08/26 17:05
Sounds a lot like that GameCube game where you have a pedometer and can go on a tour of temples in Kyoto.
(ID #279244) Posted on 2008/08/26 18:01
anime/cosplay events organizer
The things homebrewers do on the Wii...simply limitless lulz
(ID #279274) Posted on 2008/08/26 18:25
The speed of advancing technology is scary...
(ID #279320) Posted on 2008/08/26 19:19
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
Innovative but, it seems to encourage people not going out...
(ID #279335) Posted on 2008/08/26 19:32
I think very soon people will forget how to talk and even walk ^^; but this is a pretty cool idea for me poor people with no $$ to buy ticket
(ID #279344) Posted on 2008/08/26 19:44
How much does that Wii Fit thing cost again? Don't think it comes cheap and you will most prolly void the warranty by doing that. Not to mention with the crappy internet connection here, "walking" through the streets isn't going to be a pleasant experience,
(ID #279389) Posted on 2008/08/26 20:44
lol i ended up clicking on that image several times before realising that was an image file! how sly of you danny!
(ID #279452) Posted on 2008/08/26 21:49
in my oppinon the whole idear also reminds me of the psp(GPRS) lump which will never sell i admit that these are idears are nice "on paper" but please who is really gonna want this? btw raptor i think wii fit is around the £30-40/60-73$ ime not sure on currency atm thats what i last saw it for
(ID #279561) Posted on 2008/08/27 00:11
Art Student/Freelancer
That's pretty cool for folks like me who can't afford to travel all that much. All I need now is a Wii, and a balance board.
(ID #279733) Posted on 2008/08/27 04:19
Sounds cool:)
(ID #279776) Posted on 2008/08/27 04:46
Interesting concept. It's like that guy who got his robotic vacuum cleaner to work with the Wii board. But I wouldn't really feel like I'm getting much of a workout. There is too much of a latency in Google Street.
(ID #279855) Posted on 2008/08/27 06:18
Otaku
I think it's a good idea, you can do exercise specially in winter, going to walk to the park even though is cold outside, or if you don't have enough money to travel you can walk thought other cities.
(ID #280029) Posted on 2008/08/27 10:37
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
The technical trouble would deter all but the most NEET of NEETs.
(ID #280959) Posted on 2008/08/28 02:33
オタク all day long
Good idea LOL! XD
(ID #281297) Posted on 2008/08/28 09:13
Remote Support Engineer
Haha, since arriving in Tokyo I've become hikki myself, and will continue to keep this trend until I run out of money, kek.
(ID #281818) Posted on 2008/08/28 16:42
Software Developer / Programmer
At least most hikikomori would have the technical savvy to set one up, esp. since they are the only people who really need one ^_^...
(ID #284055) Posted on 2008/08/30 08:18
Street view can never replace the real experience of actually going to Japan.
(ID #285453) Posted on 2008/08/31 11:26
Humanitarian worker slash undergraduate student
i agree, nothing beats the real thing ^,^
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