GameSpot - Non Traditional RPG - Ambient Quest

GameSpot has news of what seems a patently silly idea to me called Ambient Quest, an experimental game in development by an academic from Wales.  I'll let this paragraph speak for itself:

In Ambient Quest, players wear a pedometer attached to their belt or pocket, which counts the number of steps that they take. For every 300 steps, players get one move in the PC role-playing game. Each move opens up more squares on the map, and opportunities to find food, treasure, or fight monsters to gain experience. Eyles commented, "Players' real actions in the real world effect an avatar in a virtual world. You can either change your actions in the real world to help your avatar. Or not."