Google Maps app turns learning into a game with a monster as your avatar

Google is great when it comes to helping users harness its data to learn about our world, but a new tool geared toward children takes that dynamic to a new level by turning maps into a kind of game.  SEE ALSO: Google Earth gets a fancy new look thanks to NASA satellite data Verne: The Himalayas is an app that uses the three-dimensional data from Google Maps and presents it through the guidance of a 500-foot tall friendly Yeti named Verne.  Image: google  The app, which uses the Un