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Animated Car Chase Injects Google Maps Images With Adrenaline

by Caleb Johnson on February 24, 2010 at 08:18 AM

We often click around Google Maps imagining how it would be to drive through San Francisco like 'Bullit,' or through Paris like Claude Lelouch in 'C'était un Rendezvous.' Directors Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion get us one step closer with their animated high-speed car chase video (after the break) "filmed" from the perspective of Google's satellite view.

For you gamers, the clip may touch upon distant memories of the old 'Grand Theft Auto' video game, which was shown from a similar aerial perspective. After watching it, we can say it's definitely more exciting than the O.J. Simpson car chase video. The car slides around turns, crashes through police road blocks, and swerves through traffic.


It's going to be hard to look at Google Maps the same way after watching all this animated action. Looks like the only thrill we'll get from a Google service now will be browsing those bizarre images from Street View. [From: vimeo]

Tags: animation, car chase, CarChase, funny, google, google maps, satellite, top, video

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