Journey through Middle-earth, a Chrome Experiment

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Warner Bros. Pictures and Google have debuted a new “Chrome Experiment” that allows users to explore Middle-earth by the click of their mouse. You can start exploring by clicking here. Inspired by the epic fantasy adventure ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,’ “A Journey Through Middle-earth” is a new Chrome Experiment that brings the locations and characters from “The Hobbit” Trilogy to life with a mix of modern web technologies.  The film, a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, will be released worldwide December 13th.

The online experience, developed by North Kingdom in collaboration with the studios, takes fans through an adventure that unfolds across an interactive map of Middle-earth.  Users can zoom in to explore Trollshaw Forest, Rivendell and Dol Guldur, with new locations set to be added in the weeks ahead.  Each destination on the map gives the visitor access to its history and the characters who inhabit it, or presents unique survival challenges in which fans can test their wits.