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"Google Night Walk is magic. At least it feels like it. Thanks to a combination of maps, music, story, and narration, users can teleport to the streets of Marseille, France and virtually walk among the sights and sounds. It\u2019s an elevated version of Google Maps that\u2019s high on culture and cool.\nTour guide Julie de Mur, creator of the audio city tours Poromenades Sonores, and narrator Christophe Perruchi, a French production designer, take listeners through the streets of the Cours Julien neighborhood \u2013 a neighborhood known for its creative scene and street art. The \u201Cwalking\u201D path is dictated by a green line, but users can stray from the path in a true Google Street View experience.\nSee also: 20 Strange and Hilarious Google Street View Sightings\nMultiple Google products are integrated into the 360-degree photospheres to create a custom experience that tells the story of art and life Marseille. Interactive stops along the way include 34 clickable \u201Chot spots\u201D that are augmented via the Google Knowledge Graph, which adds relevant data and information, plus YouTube videos, photos, and more.\nThe sights range from close-up shots of Mister P\u2019s famous street art with a link to a Google image library of his work to a YouTube video of a local jazz performance in an alleyway to a gorgeous 360-degree panoramic sunset view from Notre-Dame de la Gard beside Google Search results explaining the much-loved monument. Unlike in Google Street View, all of the people featured in this iteration agreed to it, which means no blurred faces can be found.\nSee also: 20 Colorful Bits of Graffiti That Make the World More Beautiful\nUsers who wish to simultaneously walk the path in real life can use the mobile version of Google Night Walk, and can even choose to listen in French. The Promenades Sonores were originally designed to share local stories and history with visitors. This collaboration could easily be called a success based on the number of people who\u2019ve departed on a Google Night Walk.\nIn French or English, when you hear \u201CChristophe\u201D say \u201Cfollow me\u201D in his sultry voice, you won\u2019t be able to resist."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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