Explore the Alps without going there

cthulhu_waves · 2012-05-15, 02:59 PM

There's a site where the surfer gets an immersive web experience exploring the rugged terrain of the Swiss Alps. It's called http://www.webwandern.ch/etappen/,

Though it's in German, you can navigate around through a virtual hiking trail around the celebrated peaks. Translated as Web Hike, this revolutionary website allows visitors to see the most beautiful sights the Alps have to offer, from the perspective of a hiker. To achieve the desired effect, the project initiators used real hikers to film HD footage of their mountain treks and uploaded the material to their website. All in all there are 10 stages that cover 130 kilometers of hiking, from Thusis (Switzerland) to Tirano (Italy). It all unfolds at normal speed, so it would take you days to go through the whole thing, but the best part is anyone can just jump through the footage however they like and see the most popular sights of the mountain range in a matter of hours.

Doesn't this suddenly give you an idea of creating your own version about your neigborhood?

ecchi · 2012-05-16, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by cthulhu_waves

Doesn't this suddenly give you an idea of creating your own version about your neigborhood?

Google already dun that for me!

2012-05-15, 02:59 PM	#1
cthulhu_waves Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 466	Explore the Alps without going there There's a site where the surfer gets an immersive web experience exploring the rugged terrain of the Swiss Alps. It's called http://www.webwandern.ch/etappen/, Though it's in German, you can navigate around through a virtual hiking trail around the celebrated peaks. Translated as Web Hike, this revolutionary website allows visitors to see the most beautiful sights the Alps have to offer, from the perspective of a hiker. To achieve the desired effect, the project initiators used real hikers to film HD footage of their mountain treks and uploaded the material to their website. All in all there are 10 stages that cover 130 kilometers of hiking, from Thusis (Switzerland) to Tirano (Italy). It all unfolds at normal speed, so it would take you days to go through the whole thing, but the best part is anyone can just jump through the footage however they like and see the most popular sights of the mountain range in a matter of hours. Doesn't this suddenly give you an idea of creating your own version about your neigborhood?