Just in time for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, part two of director Peter Jackson's movie trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book, Google Chrome and Warner Bros. have launched
Think of it as a Google Maps adventure courtesy of "Chrome Experiments," which are "aimed at showing what's possible with a browser." The Journal adds that:
"The new online interactive map, complete with atmospheric moving clouds, provides a guided tour of Tolkien's Middle-earth, the setting for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, as well as a look at the elves, wizards, trolls, people and other creatures that inhabit it."
We've played around with it some and suggest that if you're looking for a way to get your mind off the day's serious stories, it's worth checking out.
We do have to wonder, though, what funnyman — known for asking the " " about The Hobbit — will have to say about the virtual tour. Can it possibly satisfy him?
There's that shows off some of what the experiment has to offer.
Jackson's movie is due in theaters on Dec. 13.
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