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Storytelling Via Google Maps
Tech Buzz A British author uses Google Maps to publish a thriller. Charles Cumming’s “The 21 Steps” is about a man in London who thinks he’s being followed, and readers follow the story as it unfolds in Google Maps. This could be a perfect new medium for choose-your-own-adventure tales.
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Here Are Some Tools to Help You Make Your Own Map Stories
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Future Google Maps of Sci-Fi?
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‘The 21 Steps’, by Charles Cumming, a Story Told in Maps
wetellstories.co.uk
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A Thriller Told via Google Maps
blog.wired.com
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