Drawing Star Wars Characters with GPS Tracking

The Force is strong in this run. But how strong? The Force was so strong that it drove @g_ianni to join me on this run to crush all 15.5 miles without any proper training. THAT strong. Come and feel the Force of the Darkside. The turn-by-turn directions are up in my bio and can also be accessed at bit.ly/Darth_PDX. May the Force be with you! #darthvader #theforcemademedoit #theforceawakens #runwars #starwars #hypebeast #traveloregon #force1612 @rgaofficial #nikerunning #nikeplus #theartawakens

A photo posted by Gene Lu (@genelu) on Dec 16, 2015 at 10:34am PST

Gene Lu is a runner who uses the Nike+ running app. It has a GPS tracking feature that plots your running route. Lu plotted his to render images of characters and spaceships and things from the Star Wars universe. He started off with a TIE Fighter. 

For the Empire! To run for the Dark Side, use the Force. And a phone. I’ve compiled the turn-by-turn directions, which you can find in my bio or at bit.ly/ATAT_PDX. Load up the directions before your next run and prepare for lightspeed. The run starts on SE 6th Ave and SE Stark St in Portland, OR. May the Force be with you! #theforceawakens #atatwalker #mediumblaster #heavylasercannon #rundraw #runwars #starwars #theforceawakens #traveloregon #bestoforegon #exploregon #hypebeast #force1612 #nikeplus #theartawakens

A photo posted by Gene Lu (@genelu) on Dec 12, 2015 at 10:53am PST

While the system was probably developed to measure your route and to keep you from getting lost, creative people will always find another cool use for technology. Check out the Stormtrooper as well. Each picture has a link to the directions. There may be more routes coming to Lu’s Instagram page. -via The Daily Dot