We’re going to be suspicious of every bit of news released around the world today, just because it’s 1 April. But this one, unlikely as it seems, is an actual thing. Google has created a new way to navigate your home streets, by introducing Pac Man to Google Maps via an icon like the one you use to switch to Street View.
Just load up a location somewhere (we picked Hillbrow in Johannesburg for the above image) and Google Maps will turn it into a game of Pac Man.
And you’re not confined to the desktop version of Google Maps either. Users can access the feature via their mobile Google Maps and, if they’ve found a workable location, the end result should look a bit like this:
We only have one complaint – Why today of all days? We have work to do. Oh well…
Source: Google (Lat Long Blog)
