Created in the late 1970’s, the Aspen Movie Map was a groundbreaking interactive virtual tour of the real-world city of Aspen, Colorado.
Media Lab alum Michael Naimark, part of the original team who created the Aspen Movie Map, has written extensively about the project.
Imagine a virtual reality mapping environment designed to perfectly replicate a city’s streets and buildings—in 1978.
MIT’s 1979 interactive map of Aspen, CO, anticipated one of Google’s hottest tools
Michael Naimark considers the potential of the "real-world metaverse," which combines virtual experiences with specific physical places.