Without spectators at venues, we are the eyewitnesses of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad.
And although the pandemic competition is a world away from anything we've seen, Tokyo seems surprisingly close to home.
These are our first Lounge Room Games.
A few factors have contributed to the unique experience of week one: lockdown or working from home, a friendly time zone so we can watch everything live, and the streaming service provided by broadcaster Channel Seven.
"The App" can make you cry, in a good way. More on that in a moment.
First, a viewer warning — watching every minute of the Olympics can be harmful.
The other day I sat on the couch and watched eight hours of surfing. It gave me a sore back. To heal, I rolled onto the carpet and did some complaining.
There was no sympathy from my teenage sons, who had their noses over their phones watching the Opals versus Belgium.
In the end, the evening swimming heats saved me: Ian Thorpe's reassuring expert analysis is borderline therapeutic. (Leisel Jones has also been magnificent).
I get tired just watching events like water polo
Another danger for the committed remote controller is to get exhausted watching gruelling events, as if you've taken part.
Water polo is particularly tiring — all that dog paddling — and at the end of any match you might feel an irrepressible urge to reward yourself for the effort.
"Who's got the chips?"
Better to squeeze in a walk around the block.
Australia's success in the first six days of competition has been a bonus.
Tokyo's one hour time difference (for eastern states) has allowed us to watch all the gold medal performances together or virtually with our loved ones.
I'll remember for a long time seeing Ariarne Titmus touch the wall in the 400 metres final, with my wife and children going berserk, much like Titmus's coach on the pool deck.
It's been yet another treat to find Channel Seven has gathered most of the families of athletes into hubs so they can be filmed and interviewed after races and games.
Reactions are raw.
In turn, athletes are asked to give their cheer squads a shout-out.
"What would you like to say to your mum and sister?" ace interviewer Nathan Templeton asked gold medallist Kaylee McKeown.
"F*** yeah," McKeown said before remembering she was on air.
Earlier, we learned the swimmer had been grieving the death of her father, Sholto, who died of brain cancer.
You could feel McKeown's pain in triumph.
All kinds of intimacy on offer
There was another type of intimacy on offer when champion Jess Fox paddled for gold in the canoe slalom K1 final: her father Richard was commentating.
Fox was the favourite but made mistakes and finished with the bronze.
You suspected Richard wanted to toss away the microphone and console his girl.
It was tense, unmissable television.
So was watching her compete for gold again this afternoon in the canoe slalom C1 final.
Again, Richard was describing the action. This time the pressure was almost unbearable.
She won.
"I don't really know what to say," he said. We knew what he meant.
Of course, watching so many events does make you a specialist critic of "The Broadcast Team".
Thorpie is making headlines for his thoughtfulness and passion: Alister Nicholson and Georgie Parker have made a bright start to the hockey tournament: Matt Hill was brilliant calling the rowing gold medals.
As usual, Johanna Griggs and Edwina Bartholomew are stand-out hosts and Bruce McAvaney is warming up for the athletics.
It must be a tough job, harder still when you are sitting back in Sydney or Melbourne.
The best hosts, commentators and interviewers don't script anything, rather they give the moment to the competitors.
Aussie boxer Skye Nicolson's post-defeat answers told you everything you needed to know about the heart of an Olympian.
A goosebumps moment as Fiji wins gold
Which brings us back to The App.
For the first time, Channel Seven has been able to spread a more extensive coverage over several channels and 7Plus, which has even more channels and video on demand.
This allows you to control what you watch and when you watch it.
The service is working well, as far as I can tell.
Some of my friends have said it is hard to navigate, but when I can't find something, I assume it's my mistake.
It worked beautifully last night and gave me goosebumps.
The Boomers were playing Italy in an important game on Channel Seven's main channel.
I knew the Rugby Sevens men's final was on The App so I switched over and watched Fiji win the gold medal on a rugby-dedicated stream.
After a dramatic victory, the coverage continued to show Fijians gathering in a tearful prayer circle.
There was no crowd, so the footballers had no distractions: their huddle held for several minutes.
The commentary was bare, allowing us to hear the players' tender voices, talking to Him about their small nation's monumental feat of back-to-back titles.
And when the prayers ended, the big men began singing a beautiful song.
You felt lucky to be there.
