Fake Plastic Christmas Tree (with a Fake Plastic Guitar)
December 14, 2009 5:25 PM Subscribe
The Song is actually "Cliffs of Dover" off of Ah Via Musicom, and is flat-out one of the most fun Guitar Hero songs to play ever, though you have to jump through some hoops in the game to play it on easy the way that they're doing here. (Not judging - arranging those lights for Medium or Hard would be insane, and also involve finding orange Christmas lights.)
This is amazing, by the way.
posted by Navelgazer at 6:13 PM on December 14, 2009
This is amazing, by the way.
posted by Navelgazer at 6:13 PM on December 14, 2009
Me, about 30 seconds in: "Huh. Is that all it does?"
Me, about 45 seconds in: "Nope. It does more. A lot more."
posted by FishBike at 6:33 PM on December 14, 2009
Me, about 45 seconds in: "Nope. It does more. A lot more."
posted by FishBike at 6:33 PM on December 14, 2009
Me, about 30 seconds in: "Huh. Is that all it does?"
Funny, that's the same thing I say every time I see Guitar Hero.
Seriously, Pacman had more gameplay than this. It's like Simon Says, only without the hard memorization stuff.
posted by DU at 6:51 PM on December 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
Funny, that's the same thing I say every time I see Guitar Hero.
Seriously, Pacman had more gameplay than this. It's like Simon Says, only without the hard memorization stuff.
posted by DU at 6:51 PM on December 14, 2009 [1 favorite]
Hmph. It's a guy and his kid and an obsession. I think it's a lovely gesture.
posted by haunted by Leonard Cohen at 7:01 PM on December 14, 2009
posted by haunted by Leonard Cohen at 7:01 PM on December 14, 2009
Any ideas on how they did that? I have a couple of far flung ideas that would create a ton of work, but there's got to be some sort of hack I'm not aware of.
posted by geoff. at 7:04 PM on December 14, 2009
posted by geoff. at 7:04 PM on December 14, 2009
There's Eric Johnson in Guitar Hero? Damn... I might have to expand beyond the Rock Band verse for my non-hard-memorization Simon Says.
posted by kmz at 7:05 PM on December 14, 2009
posted by kmz at 7:05 PM on December 14, 2009
Great, but come on, this is an ad. A cool ad, like the Guitar Hero one that was done on a bicycle, but an ad nonetheless.
posted by fungible at 7:19 PM on December 14, 2009
posted by fungible at 7:19 PM on December 14, 2009
I don't think it's an ad, but it's not an amateur either.
Apparently it's a guy who once worked at Disney Imagineering. He provided some technical details to Make.
posted by CaseyB at 7:35 PM on December 14, 2009
Apparently it's a guy who once worked at Disney Imagineering. He provided some technical details to Make.
posted by CaseyB at 7:35 PM on December 14, 2009
It's not actually an ad.
Sure, the 46-inch LED HDTV you got up at 4 a.m. for on Black Friday may be pretty cool for playing guitar hero, but it's got nothing on the setup in one Burbank, Calif. neighborhood.
It's there that Ric Turner turned his garage and entire front yard into a Christmas-themed interactive Guitar Hero-style experience. The display, showcased in the video below, centers on Eric Johnson’s “Cliffs of Dover.”
Mr. Turner's LinkedIn page says he's a contractor for nearby Disney Imagineering, with expertise in "non-screen projection, complex distortion correction, moving eye point, spatial illusions and scenic projection," so he's apparently no stranger to putting on a show.
On preview, what ubermuffin said:
Best. Dad. Ever.
posted by humannaire at 7:37 PM on December 14, 2009
Sure, the 46-inch LED HDTV you got up at 4 a.m. for on Black Friday may be pretty cool for playing guitar hero, but it's got nothing on the setup in one Burbank, Calif. neighborhood.
It's there that Ric Turner turned his garage and entire front yard into a Christmas-themed interactive Guitar Hero-style experience. The display, showcased in the video below, centers on Eric Johnson’s “Cliffs of Dover.”
Mr. Turner's LinkedIn page says he's a contractor for nearby Disney Imagineering, with expertise in "non-screen projection, complex distortion correction, moving eye point, spatial illusions and scenic projection," so he's apparently no stranger to putting on a show.
On preview, what ubermuffin said:
Best. Dad. Ever.
posted by humannaire at 7:37 PM on December 14, 2009
and also involve finding orange Christmas lights.
You get those at Halloween.
Gator's fan
posted by dirigibleman at 7:53 PM on December 14, 2009
You get those at Halloween.
Gator's fan
posted by dirigibleman at 7:53 PM on December 14, 2009
Gators. Oh hell
posted by dirigibleman at 7:54 PM on December 14, 2009
posted by dirigibleman at 7:54 PM on December 14, 2009
I feel very inadequate as a father and guitar hero player right now.
posted by davejay at 9:29 PM on December 14, 2009
posted by davejay at 9:29 PM on December 14, 2009
If you think that is cool, you should see the BioShock house down the street. The Little Sister animatronic chorus is hella creepy when they all raise their syringes during "Silent Night."
posted by robocop is bleeding at 4:43 AM on December 15, 2009 [4 favorites]
posted by robocop is bleeding at 4:43 AM on December 15, 2009 [4 favorites]
Okay, then, correction. It's an ad where the makers of Guitar Hero covered their tracks a little better this time. Eventually it will be found out.
I hate being cynical but it usually pays off in the end.
posted by fungible at 6:13 AM on December 15, 2009
I hate being cynical but it usually pays off in the end.
posted by fungible at 6:13 AM on December 15, 2009
fungible, I'm usually pretty cynical myself, but I doubt it is an ad.
We have a ham radio operator here who sets up his Christmas lights to a radio station so that you can drive by, listen to the music on the radio and watch the lights change in unison. He is basically just a big geek.
I think this guy is the same way, and tied his skills into his son's Guitar Hero interests.
posted by misha at 9:17 AM on December 15, 2009
We have a ham radio operator here who sets up his Christmas lights to a radio station so that you can drive by, listen to the music on the radio and watch the lights change in unison. He is basically just a big geek.
I think this guy is the same way, and tied his skills into his son's Guitar Hero interests.
posted by misha at 9:17 AM on December 15, 2009
Seriously, Pacman had more gameplay than this. It's like Simon Says, only without the hard memorization stuff.
posted by DU
Funny, you probably haven't tried it on Expert, or completed a FC, or played an instrument you are unfamiliar with, or enjoyed mastering new songs with old friends at high volume. I love it when people review negatively based on first impressions instead of, you know, actually trying something first. HAMBURGER.
posted by HyperBlue at 10:34 AM on December 15, 2009
posted by DU
Funny, you probably haven't tried it on Expert, or completed a FC, or played an instrument you are unfamiliar with, or enjoyed mastering new songs with old friends at high volume. I love it when people review negatively based on first impressions instead of, you know, actually trying something first. HAMBURGER.
posted by HyperBlue at 10:34 AM on December 15, 2009
This didn't seem to sync up to me. It looked way off, in fact.
Nice idea, but the timing was meh.
posted by marble at 4:00 PM on December 15, 2009
Nice idea, but the timing was meh.
posted by marble at 4:00 PM on December 15, 2009
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