The Energon Pub

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:23 pm

Want to see Transformers: Fall of Cybertron's Shockwave and Grimlock duke it out in front of your house? Head on over to "Transformers on your street", plug in your address, and enjoy the show!

News Credits: 1 · by **Blozor** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:36 pm

It's cute, but it wasn't my street.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 11:37 pm

That was so cool! I saw my house and Grimlock got thrown right over the driveway into my front yard! :mrgreen:

Though, why are both him and Shockwave so gray? That looked more like "Shackwave" to me.

by **Novaprimal93** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:11 am

This was pretty cool. I don't care who you are.

News Credits: 1 · by **Blackstreak** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:46 am

Didn't really see my street a whole lot but it was recognizable. Pretty awesome stuff there tapping into the satellites for this.
:APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 11:17 am

Yes! Destroy my neighbor's house!

by **XDMan** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:11 pm

Oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grimlock, SAVE ME FROM SHOCKWAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

News Credits: 1 · by **Wigglez** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 4:27 pm

That was kind of cool, except that it showed them fighting around the corner from my street instead of in front of my actual house. But whatever, it was still cool.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:10 pm

What the fu...??!! I could see my neighbour and next door's old caravan. There was a shot of my house but it was a mirrored image. Can someone explain the witchcraft behind this for me, please?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:22 pm

Sodan-1 wrote:What the fu...??!! I could see my neighbour and next door's old caravan. There was a shot of my house but it was a mirrored image. Can someone explain the witchcraft behind this for me, please?

My guess is that they used imagery taken from something like Google Maps and tied this little program in to work with it, if that's even possible.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:43 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Sodan-1 wrote:What the fu...??!! I could see my neighbour and next door's old caravan. There was a shot of my house but it was a mirrored image. Can someone explain the witchcraft behind this for me, please?
My guess is that they used imagery taken from something like Google Maps and tied this little program in to work with it, if that's even possible.

I get how that would work for the shot where Shockwave is descending through the atmosphere, but would that work for the on the ground shots as well? I don't think I've ever actually used Google Earth, but those shots look like they were taken by someone on or close to the ground.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 1:51 pm

Sodan-1 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Sodan-1 wrote:What the fu...??!! I could see my neighbour and next door's old caravan. There was a shot of my house but it was a mirrored image. Can someone explain the witchcraft behind this for me, please?
My guess is that they used imagery taken from something like Google Maps and tied this little program in to work with it, if that's even possible.

I get how that would work for the shot where Shockwave is descending through the atmosphere, but would that work for the on the ground shots as well? I don't think I've ever actually used Google Earth, but those shots look like they were taken by someone on or close to the ground.

You can get Street Views in Google Maps. I use those all the time.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:03 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Sodan-1 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Sodan-1 wrote:What the fu...??!! I could see my neighbour and next door's old caravan. There was a shot of my house but it was a mirrored image. Can someone explain the witchcraft behind this for me, please?
My guess is that they used imagery taken from something like Google Maps and tied this little program in to work with it, if that's even possible.

I get how that would work for the shot where Shockwave is descending through the atmosphere, but would that work for the on the ground shots as well? I don't think I've ever actually used Google Earth, but those shots look like they were taken by someone on or close to the ground.
You can get Street Views in Google Maps. I use those all the time.

And now I know. Danke schon, Sabrblade.