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[Pokielhl]

That's the Worker's Stadium... right across the street is a ridiculous sex shop.

Yes! I've seen that place. Why is the Sanlitun area just to the east blocked?

 

[GONz]

Yes! I've seen that place. Why is the Sanlitun area just to the east blocked?

Because the map is outdated. It was blocked during the construction of some new buildings, which are now finished.

 

[Pokielhl]

Lame, that's my favorite part of Beijing.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

I hope Google doesn't go this route. WOuld lose my job.

 

[enzo_gt]

I hope Google doesn't go this route. WOuld lose my job.

Yeah I don't think Google is going to put 20 children in a basement and tell them to SketchUp the entirety of North America.

 

[Polari]

Looks amazing, but wouldn't it be a million times more useful if they did it in 3D? You're stuck with a single perspective.

 

[jenov4]

This is incredible. Says a lot in this day and age of the internets. Wows.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Looks amazing, but wouldn't it be a million times more useful if they did it in 3D? You're stuck with a single perspective.

Good point.

 

[nib95]

That is seriously impressive.

 

[whitehawk]

Looks amazing, but wouldn't it be a million times more useful if they did it in 3D? You're stuck with a single perspective.

Rollercoaster Tycoon was 2D. Then first the 3RD game they went 3D and it SUCKED.

 

[-_-]

Staring at this made me forget I had homework due tomorrow ): but so freaking awesome

 

[sangreal]

Looks amazing, but wouldn't it be a million times more useful if they did it in 3D? You're stuck with a single perspective.

Google has 3D buildings in some areas in google maps for android. They're boring gray silhouettes though, not nearly as fun/detailed as these. Some cars have the same thing actually so I don't know who provides them to google

 

[DarkKyo]

Holy damn. I MUCH prefer this style to Google maps strangely

 

[PBalfredo]

ITT: GAF reinstalls SimCity

 

[tino]

Yeah I don't think Google is going to put 20 children in a basement and tell them to SketchUp the entirety of North America.

Well maybe baidu should start offering sim map for US cities.

 

[Synth_floyd]

China wins!

This post wins.

The fantasy China looks a lot better than the actual one, and when you run a totalitarian form of government, propaganda is a very handy tool for controlling the population.

 

[Doogington]

I have to browse with this playing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-rMgFUWcvY&feature=related

 

[santouras]

Google has 3D buildings in some areas in google maps for android. They're boring gray silhouettes though, not nearly as fun/detailed as these. Some cars have the same thing actually so I don't know who provides them to google

They are boring silhouettes that can be rendered on a phone in 3D without dropping the battery life to 30 minutes and dropping the FPS to 3 FPS

 

[Cloudius12]

..that's incredible...

 

[GONz]

Lame, that's my favorite part of Beijing.

Don't worry, these places are now built and accessible (which is the opposite of what is shown on the map)

 

[numble]

Perfect communist idea to cover up imperfections.

About as communistic as a NASDAQ listed company with a market cap over $400 billion.

 

[Riposte]

Someone needs to make this into a game somehow.

 

[cntr]

Ooh, very nice looking. But as people have said, it doesn't seem useful for actually navigating.

 

[Bloodbeard]

This is certainly interesting but there is no way this will replace aerial imagery in interactive mapping.

Edit:

This post wins.

The fantasy China looks a lot better than the actual one, and when you run a totalitarian form of government, propaganda is a very handy tool for controlling the population.

Very good point.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Someone needs to make this into a game somehow.

What's that one PSN game where you guide crowds of people through a Google Maps city while avoiding monsters?

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

*waits for Tornado, Fire, or Godzilla to appear*

What's that one PSN game where you guide crowds of people through a Google Maps city while avoiding monsters?

'The last guy' i think

 

[:Motorbass]

It's not pixel art but pretty cool.

That's rad. What happened to the NeoGAF pixel city?

also this?