
“I set out to create an animated sketchbook of my journey complete with u-turns and artistic meanderings,” Cruickshank said in Google’s news release. Google’s vibrantly colored video features iconic landmarks from the highway, like the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge in Missouri, the Cadillac Ranch in Texas, and the Golden Driller statue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Route 66 was decommissioned in 1985, but several parts were preserved as state or national Scenic Byways, says Google. Today, the route is still a popular path for travelers hoping to experience the “ultimate road trip” and explore American history. The highway, which connects Chicago to Santa Monica, California, allowed displaced families to move out West during the Dust Bowl and served as inspiration for John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath.” Route 66 was built in 1926 and “made cross-country travel affordable for the first time,” says Google in a news release. You can find out more about Doodle Champion Island Games in the behind-the-scenes video below.Google marks Earth Day with doodle showing stark impacts of the climate crisis The search giant Google has unveiled a unique animated doodle on this Valentines Day 2022 to celebrate the day of love. It also worked on action-adventure puzzle game Catherine. According to Google, the interactive doodle was made in collaboration with STUDIO4☌, the Tokyo-based animation house behind feature films like Tekkonkinkreet. The doodle will stick around for the coming weeks, adding new games along the way. We won gold in the table tennis and pulled off kick-flips and fakies while skateboarding with ease. The controls are relatively straightforward, relying on various combinations of the arrow keys and spacebar. Once you join one of several color-coded teams, you can take part in mini-games including table tennis and skateboarding. You control Lucky the cat in a pixel-art landscape dotted with Japanese landmarks.

Google says it's the largest interactive doodle it's ever made.


Return to this page and watch more videos to customize your logo. Select the modified logo and you can play 'Doodle Champion Island Games,' an anime-infused title featuring sports mini-games. Create your own Google logo - CS First Transcript Choose an Add-On Instructions Watch the introduction video. Google has gone all-out on today's doodle to mark the start of the Tokyo Olympics.
