China Just Won SimCity With Censorship-Bypassing 3D Baidu Maps [Maps]

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China has repeatedly prevented Google Maps from providing maps of China because the government would like the right to censor landmarks and locations. That means people miss out on cool features like Google's 3D view for Android. So what does China do instead? Have Baidu—the most popular search engine there—provide a 3D pixel art version instead. The result is amazing.

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Jason Chen 01 Mar, 2011

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Source: http://gizmodo.com/5773531/china-just-won-simcity-with-censorship+bypassing-3d-baidu-maps
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