Here's a link to a fascinating piece of interactive media. Type in your home address (or any address) and the program downloads a number of Google map images and turns them into a dynamic, multi-window film with a cool soundtrack (We Used to Wait). Flocks of birds crossing from one screen to another, a wonderful wilderness at the end - very much a greening.
The film has been made by Chris Milk with help from Google and states a preference for Google Chrome, but worked well for me without it. It sent up a message or two suggesting it didn't have enough images to make the film, but I selected the TRY ANYWAY option and it ran superbly. While it will create a number of pop-up windows for the different film displays, these all disappear at the end of the film. Here's the link to www.thewildernessdowntown.com .
I enjoyed it. I hope you do too.
