兩周前，谷歌地圖啟用了一款全新功能。通過目前谷歌最先進的技術，用戶終于能解決一直以來最想知道的問題：威利在哪里？

谷歌素有愚人節推出惡搞活動的傳統，今年的創意就是找威利，而且這次是在谷歌地圖上尋找，對一些人來說，這更像勾起童年的美好回憶。威利來自上世紀90年代風行一時的系列童書《威利在哪里》（Where’s Waldo）。作者馬丁·漢德福德是英國插畫作家，他筆法極為細膩，繪圖色彩豐富，加上善用滑稽梗，吸引了大批年輕粉絲。

此次谷歌地圖模仿了《威利在哪里》系列童書中原畫形象，但是將書中人物設置為現實世界某個地理位置的標簽，比如澳大利亞的一片沙灘、智利的一道滑雪斜坡。玩家用滾輪滑動圖片可以找出藏在其中的威利和朋友們。只有找到當前頁張地圖里的威利，用戶才能進入下一張圖。谷歌的版本無疑給尋找過程增加了一些樂趣，比如玩家可以回顧在之前的圖中找到過哪些角色。

上述小游戲先在桌面版谷歌地圖本中上線，玩家可以通過應用邊緣彈出的威利圖像進入游戲。據美國科技媒體The Verge報道，上周六智能手機的安卓和iOS系統里也已上線，將持續一周。（財富中文網）

譯者：Pessy

審稿：夏林

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Starting Saturday, Google Maps will include a revolutionary new feature. Using what we’re sure is cutting-edge proprietary technology, it will allow users to answer one of life’s most persistent questions: Where’s Waldo?

Yes, it’s the latest in Google’s long-running tradition of April Fools’ Day pranks. But it’s actually going live in Maps – and for some, it’ll be a welcome dose of nostalgia. The “Where’s Waldo” books, which were wildly popular in the 1990s, were known as “Where’s Wally?” in their original British incarnation. Creator Martin Handford’s incredibly detailed, colorful drawings, full of goofy visual gags, were tailor-made for drawing in young fans.

The Google Maps minigame reproduces original drawings from the series, but tags them as real locations including a beach in Australia and a ski slope in Chile. Players must scroll around the images to find Waldo and his friends. You’ll have to find Waldo in each map before advancing to the next one. The Google version arguably adds some fun to the exercise, including by tracking which characters you’ve found in each illustration.

The minigame is already active in the desktop version of Maps, where it can be accessed through a pop-up image of Waldo on the edge of the app. According to The Verge, it should also be available on Android and iOS versions starting some time Saturday, and will be active for a week.