Google employees rock out to ... 360 dashboard?

by Dustin Burg { Apr 20th 2008 at 2:15PM }

In today's edition of what's wrong with this picture, we present to you a "candid" photograph of a few Google Zurich employees taking some time off from their Googling stresses in the company's Guitar Hero III lounge. So, what's wrong with the picture? (begin obnoxiously long Jeopardy thinking music ...) Time's up! The problem with this candid photo is that it really isn't all that candid, it's actually very staged. The GHIII intensity seen in the Google workers' eyes is actually the result of playing the Xbox 360 dashboard. Yup, on the screen to the left you can see exactly what they see. No intense GHIII face-off, it's just the 360's dash. Staged photos FTL ...

Tags: activision, ghiii, google, guitar-hero-iii, neversoft

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Omar @ Apr 20th 2008 2:21PM

Ok.

BananaBoat @ Apr 20th 2008 11:37PM

I'm about to blow all of your minds. There are TWO projectors, and two screens. We can't see what is on the other screen, thus it could be a second Xbox 360 with GHIII. Oops?

bboston7 @ Apr 21st 2008 12:39AM

I think bannaboat is right.

There are 2 projectors and 2 screens.

ericdrum @ Apr 21st 2008 10:58AM

2 projectors FTW. You can actually see the light from the 2nd projector and tell that it's on. Nice conclusion jump though.

ericdrum @ Apr 21st 2008 11:10AM

After seeing the picture blown up outside the RSS reader, yeah, it seems like this is just a PR pic and no one thought they'd be able to see the dasboard. Still it's no big deal.

AnOffday @ Apr 20th 2008 2:22PM

Wow.

Maybe I should switch back to hotmail. :/

Ejab @ Apr 20th 2008 2:30PM

Thats the right thing to do, I switched from gmail to live mail and forwarded every letter sent to my gmail to live mail, dont plan on going back.

Kasey Johnson @ Apr 20th 2008 4:24PM

LesbianHam @ Apr 20th 2008 5:56PM

@AnOffDay: I LOLed, then I saw Ejab's comment and I actually realised that I do, in fact, use both gmail and Live mail - both with their advantages and disadvantages.

My favourite thing about Live being that I can open it just like I would Windows Live messenger, they have an app for it now (kinda like outlook, but more closed and concentrated - simple, if you will)

Ok now it looks like I was just advertising Microsoft and their stuff.. erm.. M$ suX0r!! :D

JerkfacedFed @ Apr 20th 2008 2:25PM

...Or they are just rocking out to music, which if you actually own a 360 you know you can do from anywhere via the guide. Ever hear of air guitar?

Jumping to conclusions FTL

Roto13 @ Apr 20th 2008 2:32PM

So explain the Guitar Hero controller.

Ejab @ Apr 20th 2008 2:33PM

Air guitar with a gh3 guitar, to the music on the dashboard when you have gh3 waiting in the disk tray? Dumbest shit ive heard today jump off googles balls.

Zeus.:God @ Apr 20th 2008 2:34PM

Ejab...

S-A-R-C-A-S-M!!! WHAT DOES THAT SPELL?! SARCASM!!!!!!!

shane86 @ Apr 20th 2008 2:36PM

They're all on drugs, just look at that interior design, damn hippies.

LesbianHam @ Apr 20th 2008 5:57PM

@Zeus: Yea, _REAL_ helpful!

Zeus.:God @ Apr 20th 2008 11:51PM

Wow... You guys are a bunch of dolts. JerkfacedFed was being SARCASTIC.

Retards.

LesbianHam, that goes double for you. (Retard x 2)

Bulbaz0r @ Apr 20th 2008 2:31PM

The case for them doesn't look very good, but to give them the benefit of the doubt: there's another screen there that we can't see. It looks like they're watching the 360 dash, but MAYBE they're playing on the other screen.

Highly doubtful, but possible.

Jim @ Apr 20th 2008 2:33PM

Nevermind, I saw the enlarged pic at the link. They're total fakers.

Ibrahim Hyder @ Apr 20th 2008 10:17PM

Actually, we can see the other screen, and it is blank.

Jim Halpert DM @ Apr 20th 2008 2:31PM

Wait for it.....GATORADE!!!

Maybe it's on the other projector.....nope, they're rocking out to the dashboard.

Raheem @ Apr 20th 2008 2:44PM

Seriously, who cares. So they had a, "Before we play, can we take a PR picture?" moment. It looks better than if you were actually playing GH, coz no one would pose like that otherwise.

Jim Halpert DM @ Apr 20th 2008 2:48PM

I pose like that when I play Guitar Hero, are you calling me wierd?

Raheem @ Apr 20th 2008 2:52PM

Yes, if only for your spelling of weird.

Jim Halpert DM @ Apr 20th 2008 2:59PM

It's cause I pronounce it *wie*rd.

LesbianHam @ Apr 20th 2008 5:58PM

Now *that's* weierd!

uhm @ Apr 20th 2008 2:47PM

personally I think there just navigating the dash with the guitar... I mean you know how awkward that is right? Hence the "poses"

Jedijoe9 @ Apr 20th 2008 2:49PM

I was hoping someone at google made music with the different noises that are made when moving around the dashboard...

dang

LesbianHam @ Apr 20th 2008 5:59PM

Thought the exact same thing :(

Any DJs out there?

garrett @ Apr 20th 2008 2:50PM

Woooooooow very sad lol

Teabag @ Apr 20th 2008 2:56PM

Maybe the game is booting up and they gave one for a pic displaying their excitement? Yes, maybe. But this is 'oops' for sure.

Khayrhalt @ Apr 20th 2008 2:57PM

Take a GHIII guitar. Take another GHIII guitar . Go to dashboard with both guitars ON. Now, try to launch a game with the first controller. You will have two guy laughing (‘cause it’s really impossible) and two pals laughing too. Seriously, this article is pointless. Too easy to be sarcastic, men.