Build Lego onto a Google Map (in Google Chrome)

friggeri | karma 3746 | avg karma 21.16 · 2012-06-26 08:00:52+00:00

Levitating spaceship !

http://buildwithchrome.com/build/BDo-

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duqee | karma 13 | avg karma 0.65 · 2012-06-26 03:22:34

Could be my slow internet connection, but this is slow and laggy for me in chrome.

Swizec | karma 21302 | avg karma 3.64 · 2012-06-26 08:50:52+00:00

Same here. But that happens every time I load a computationally expensive javascript app.

I think it's just our slow processors.

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smagch | karma 136 | avg karma 1.02 · 2012-06-26 08:25:51+00:00

minecraft

ch0wn | karma 4041 | avg karma 6.49 · 2012-06-26 03:34:11

It also works just fine in Firefox.

gouranga | karma 1679 | avg karma 2.28 · 2012-06-26 04:14:46

That's pretty awesome. There goes my productivity for the next couple of hours :(

dbbolton | karma 1570 | avg karma 3.89 · 2012-06-26 04:43:05

I spent about an hour building and decided to save using my Google account. Unfortunately, it's broken. You'd think if they supported one platform, it would be Chrome on Windows. Go figure.

kator | karma 2441 | avg karma 4.43 · 2012-06-26 05:20:45

LOL reminds me of Minecraft http://www.minecraft.net/

I wonder if Lego approved this and/or it's part of an advertising campaign with Lego?

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kator | karma 2441 | avg karma 4.43 · 2012-06-26 10:21:29+00:00

FYI you get a pop-up if you try other locations in the world:

Remember, you can only explore and build in Australia and New Zealand at the moment.

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confluence | karma 3806 | avg karma 4.07 · 2012-06-26 06:10:13

Great marketing for Chrome, LEGO and HTML5 all in one go!

The launch trailer can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf2NHdfudyo

The Sydney Harbour Bridge LEGO build can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQnRIRSvHJg (for those who can't run the LEGO builder/explorer in their browser)

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gus_massa | karma 17133 | avg karma 1.44 · 2012-06-26 12:52:18+00:00

In the form to choose the year the list starts with 1892 and finish with 2012. I suppose that most of the people that use this are relatively young (<40?), so I think it would be better to offer the recent years fist.

Las month, there was a discussion about haw is the best way to ask about the birth date of a person [1]. I think that one of the more difficult part is that the year list is too long.

[1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4099946

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Retric | karma 55819 | avg karma 2.05 · 2012-06-26 13:51:55+00:00

If you really want to speed it up let users enter the year or use separate drop downs for decade and year.

nickpresta | karma 488 | avg karma 3.03 · 2012-06-26 13:58:53+00:00

Doesn't seem to support Chrome in Linux (21.0.1180.4 dev). I get redirected to the "download Chrome" page when I try to view 3D.

mopoke | karma 1259 | avg karma 8.28 · 2012-06-26 09:02:49

I had the same until I forced Chrome to allow webGL.

thewisebunny | karma 1 | avg karma 1.0 · 2012-06-27 15:16:43+00:00

Spent a couple of hours this morining building dream home. Tried to upload but its just hanging (Chrome on OSX). Anyone else found this???