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Build Lego onto a Google Map (in Google Chrome)

by mopoke on 6/26/12, 6:40 AM with 15 comments

  • by ch0wn on 6/26/12, 8:34 AM

    It also works just fine in Firefox.

  • by duqee on 6/26/12, 8:22 AM

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

  • by dbbolton on 6/26/12, 9:43 AM

    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.

  • by gus_massa on 6/26/12, 12:52 PM

    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

  • by confluence on 6/26/12, 11:10 AM

    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)

  • by friggeri on 6/26/12, 8:00 AM

  • by kator on 6/26/12, 10:20 AM

    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?

  • by thewisebunny on 6/27/12, 3:16 PM

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

  • by nickpresta on 6/26/12, 1:58 PM

    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.

  • by kator on 6/26/12, 10:21 AM

    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.

  • by gouranga on 6/26/12, 9:14 AM

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

  • by smagch on 6/26/12, 8:25 AM

    minecraft