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GG-Duo · Jan 28, 2006

I've been following this string of stories on Kotaku, and this Shigureden project seems to be genuinely interesting and engaging. (look at all those old people lol lol)

We're standing on a floor, built entirely of HD monitors. There must be seventy or so. A purple kimono quickly brings over another portable. She over-apologizes for the crapping out. Then, she explains to the elderly lady that there is a timer on the portable. We can only use it for twenty minutes. Then she gives a run-down of how DS Navi works.

Simply select a location in Kyoto (for example Kyoto Station), and then a bird will appear at your feet. Mine is a bluebird. The elderly lady's is gray baby chick-like pleasant. The bird will face a direction and start walking in that direction. So, if the bird is facing northeast, head northeast. The bird will continue to be a few steps ahead. The destination (in this case, Kyoto Station) will be marked with a circle. Walk to that circle and the bird will encircle the location and land. Music plays on your DS. You can even magnify the goal by pressing your DS. The monitor below shows a close-up.

Surprisingly, the elderly lady gets it, no problem. The portables may be crapping out right and left, but the interface is simple and clear. The elderly lady spends the next five tracking locations in Kyoto as her husband with a glass eye follows. One step behind.

speedpop · Jan 28, 2006

I'll have to go through this later on when my mind isn't still comatose from the enormous consumption of alcohol the night before.

hooo · Jan 28, 2006

Very cool. I'm glad that Nintendo invests time into R&D and it's great to see the less practical stuff to be put to use like this. The navigation around Kyoto sounds really neat, and it's certainly Nintendo to create a game using state of the art technology to entertain people who have zero interest in traditional video games.

M3wThr33 · Jan 28, 2006

I am so jealous.

ivysaur12 · Jan 28, 2006

That's unbelievably awesome.

datruth29 · Jan 28, 2006

That shit sounds so freaking awesome and surreal. I love the little Easter Egg in DS navi to find Mario.

Mejilan · Jan 28, 2006

datruth29 said:
That shit sounds so freaking awesome and surreal. I love the little Easter Egg in DS navi to find Mario.

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Flynn · Jan 28, 2006

The most fascinating aspect of this experiment is that the participants are all adults and some, in fact, are quite old. I wonder how different their eldest generations attitudes are towards technology as compared to ours.

Rocket Punch · Jan 28, 2006

Can someone give a quick explanation on what the project is all about? I haven't been following this...

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