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July 12, 2020 8:45 AM

Bohemian Rhapsody | A Synchronized Roller Coaster (via Kotaku)
posted by Etrigan (12 comments total)

First think I've seen in a long time the really needs a full high res VR rendering. (Although for many it would also need anti-nausea meds to complete:-) Very cool.
posted by sammyo at 9:07 AM on July 12, 2020 [1 favorite]

I love the little thematic details like the piano land and little signs with lyrics. Great!
posted by AlexiaSky at 9:24 AM on July 12, 2020

Someone needs to cost our building this, STAT
posted by rikschell at 9:58 AM on July 12, 2020

That was SO GOOD. The guitar solo might be my favorite part; the track layout there was very well thought-out.

And now I want to play "Bohemian Rhapsody" in Audiosurf.
posted by May Kasahara at 10:03 AM on July 12, 2020 [1 favorite]

I 100% agree about wanting to ride it in VR!

Also, the via link has a screenshot of the whole map, which is also fascinating to me.
posted by itesser at 10:07 AM on July 12, 2020

That was sublime!
posted by meinvt at 12:24 PM on July 12, 2020

That was wonderful! Thank you for posting it. Made my afternoon. I loved the attention to little details like the billboard signs and the bushes spelling out words. And the way the roller coaster's ups and down matched the ups and downs in the song.

*runs off to blast Queen over the speakers*
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 2:17 PM on July 12, 2020 [1 favorite]

I think I'm more excited about a 6 minute long roller coaster ride than how well it actually matches the music. That part was good too!
posted by jrishel at 8:34 AM on July 13, 2020

Those poor people.
posted by springo at 8:59 AM on July 13, 2020 [1 favorite]

Yeah, if the ride is 6 minutes long, the wait for it would be like 14 hours or so, right?
posted by rikschell at 9:51 AM on July 13, 2020

This, and the little Peer Gynt sled guy, really make me think differently about musical tension, release and momentum.
posted by umbú at 11:15 AM on July 13, 2020 [4 favorites]

I would come out of roller coaster retirement for this, what an amazing piece of work. Guitar solos especially sublime.
posted by Augenblick at 12:02 AM on July 14, 2020