Google Monopoly

Google Monopoly

Google Monopoly Design your own MONOPOLY Building Competition. Starting today, you’ll be able to play MONOPOLY as it’s never been played before: The whole world will be up for sale. Anyone, anywhere will be able to own real streets and build their own online city. The launch clock is ticking, and we still need some new mega structures – and that’s where you come in.

We’ve enlisted Google’s help to find three new MONOPOLY game pieces. You have the chance to have YOUR building design (and bearing YOUR name) included in the biggest game of MONOPOLY of all time. The deadline to submit is Sunday, September 27, 2009 at midnight, EST. If global MONOPOLY fame and fortune isn’t enough, you also have a chance to win a Google SketchUp Pro 7 license (US $495 value). Two runners-up will also have their models used in the online game of MONOPOLY City Streets.

Here’s how it works:

1) Download Google SketchUp for free. SketchUp is available for both Windows and Macintosh computers.

2) Learn to build 3D models with SketchUp by watching video tutorials and related YouTube videos. Download and work through a few examples using these self-paced tutorials: Introduction to SketchUp, Starting a Drawing Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

3) From SketchUp, choose “Share Model” and upload your 3D building to the Google 3D Warehouse (you must have a Google account to sign in).

4) In the upload window, add the tag “monopolycompetition09″ and make sure that you’ve checked “Allow 3D Warehouse users to contact me about this model” so we can contact you if you win!