Thanks To Google, Now You Can Play With LEGO In Your Browser Anywhere In The World
Google and LEGO have launched an insidious plot, er, app that lets users play with virtual LEGO bricks in their web browsers during work hours while deadlines are rapidly approaching.
By Sadho Ram — 29 Jan 2014, 05:11 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
Google on Tuesday announced a new Chrome experiment in partnership with LEGO: Build with Chrome
In short, you can use your mouse or touchscreen to build something out of the colorful bricks directly in your Web browser, share them on Google+, and explore what others have already built.
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t’s a touchy, glitchy start to something that could be a mammoth, awesome time-waster.
Image via wordpress.comThe news broke yesterday in a blog post by Adrian Soghoian, a Google product marketing manager who rather charmingly describes himself as a “beginning builder.” Soghoian wrote: ”We think the creative freedom of Lego bricks shouldn’t be limited to plastic bins.”
According to Soghoian, the Build with Chrome technology was originally developed by a team in Australia as an experiment
It took off, so the Chrome team made the decision to open it up to everyone.
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The experiment is possible thanks to WebGL, a JavaScript API that allows browsers to render 3D graphics without the need for additional plugins.
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The website is easy to use, but creating a model takes as much time as it does in real life
Users have to search for the right bricks, choose their colors and place them in the perfect spot.
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Users can choose to publish their models publicly and geo-tag them to a real location in the world. Users can then scan a Google Maps feature within Build With Chrome to see what others around the world have put together.