LGR - The Way Things Work for Windows 3.1
Added 2016-04-17 16:19:33 +0000 UTCI seriously freaking loved this software (and book!) as a kid, so it's high time I talked about it. Dug out my boxed copy while moving, so here we go!
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I was quite surprised after listening to Ready Player One and Armada, Ernest Cline's newest book. Wil does both of those (kind of trippy because Wil is actually mentioned in Ready Player One). I was surprised because on top of some stellar voice work in general, Wil can do voices and impressions like nobody's business. At least that's what I thought.
Kevin
2016-04-21 21:07:06 +0000 UTCYou know, I was watching the James May series "The Reassembler" and thinking it'd be a lot of fun to do my own videos like that. We'll see :)
LGR
2016-04-21 18:20:25 +0000 UTCYou're very welcome, John!
LGR
2016-04-21 18:20:00 +0000 UTCAgreed, I really think that an updated version would do well
LGR
2016-04-21 18:19:51 +0000 UTCI do not have that one, but I absolutely remember it. There was also the Castle one, that one was surprisingly graphic
LGR
2016-04-21 18:19:16 +0000 UTCIt was quite a refreshing thing to cover something I've got a history with AND enjoy, hehe. Especially after Leeper.
LGR
2016-04-21 18:18:58 +0000 UTCI can definitely see a young Kris diving into this! Lots of enjoyably-presented technical details to dive into
LGR
2016-04-21 18:18:30 +0000 UTCPinball Science is a super cool piece of software as well, hoping to cover it in the future :)
LGR
2016-04-21 18:17:48 +0000 UTCMan, that TV series was awesome. I think I've only seen the first episode as well!
LGR
2016-04-21 18:17:24 +0000 UTCI've seen a few websites for kids that try and capture some of that, but yeah, it's really not the same as we had in the '90s
LGR
2016-04-21 18:17:06 +0000 UTCI know there was a UK release, but yeah, not sure of a Swedish one!
LGR
2016-04-21 18:16:42 +0000 UTCThank you! And yeah, this is just a phenomenal way to show kids scientific concepts. I wish this kinda thing was still prevalent today. Or maybe it is and I haven't seen it.
LGR
2016-04-21 18:16:26 +0000 UTCHaha, yep! I'll be doing my best to cut that down as I fill it up
LGR
2016-04-21 18:15:46 +0000 UTCCan't be, since clearly MINE is better ;)
LGR
2016-04-21 18:15:33 +0000 UTCI really wanna read/listen to that. I've listened to several narrated by Wil, quite enjoyable!
LGR
2016-04-21 18:15:23 +0000 UTCThis thing is awesome! I am going to figure out how to get this running. This is like Wikipedia but better. And to quote the book I just read, "This Wikipedia thing could have been compiled by idiots for all I know." This encyclopedia does not look to have been compiled by idiots. If you haven't read it, Redshirts is a great novel by John Scalzi. Yes the title is a reference to the "poor bastards in red shirts" on Star Trek and the audiobook is read by none other than Wil Wheaton.
Kevin
2016-04-20 09:41:31 +0000 UTC"my nostalgia trumps all logic" - ah, so that is why my collection is better than other people stupid junk.
mavrick
2016-04-20 02:50:56 +0000 UTCWas this recorded in your new, empty house? I can tell from the echoes, and from having been in empty houses quite a lot in my time. Edit: Hah, I should watch to the end before commenting.
RetroSwim
2016-04-19 11:35:49 +0000 UTCI'm certainly not familiar with the book, but that, that is how you put together an edutainment package. It feels like the interactive medium is perfect for it - just because of the animation possibilities, which you wouldn't necessarily get from a static page. Wonderfully put together review (and I didn't really notice the echo of the new place either :D)
Rob Caporetto
2016-04-19 10:13:44 +0000 UTCThis is so cool! I waaant one !
Christian Meneses
2016-04-18 17:00:48 +0000 UTCWish I knew about this when I grew up. But on the other hand it doesn't seem like there were a Swedish release of the game and my importing skills were quite limited in '94.
MrMattan
2016-04-18 16:29:42 +0000 UTCI miss interactive encyclopedias! The internet made them obsolete and it hasn't been the same since. I wish there was some way I could experience something like that again, but in a whole new way that can appeal more to this generation.
Caleb Bott
2016-04-18 03:04:27 +0000 UTCThanks for covering this! I grew up reading some of The Way Things Work books and the first episode of the animated TV Series, but I never played with (or heard of) this program, thanks to being too young to have experienced that era of computers.
Harry Thornton
2016-04-18 01:33:32 +0000 UTCI had this when I got my first pc back in 94. It came with one of those bundles that they used to package with the pc. I was in my mid 20s then but still got a lot of enjoyment out of it just for the way it was presented.
Bryndal Dwyre
2016-04-17 23:16:36 +0000 UTCOh man! My Junior High had a copy of The Way Things Work Pinball! Great game!
Ian Guebert
2016-04-17 19:07:43 +0000 UTCSomehow I missed this series of books/applications when I was a kid... If I had known about them I definitely would've gotten a kick out of them back then! :B
Kris Asick
2016-04-17 18:50:17 +0000 UTCI am happy you are reviewing something you actually like a lot for this year's Edutainment Month instead of those... erm... lovely games from earlier. I am not surprised you adore the book and the CD game. I still have my copy of the book in the basement. :) Not sure where they sell that "Death, Taxes, and Awkward Conversations with In-Laws" book, though. ;) Anyways, keep on tinkering and making awesome videos, Clint. :)
Lindsay Michelle
2016-04-17 17:33:05 +0000 UTCDo you have Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections STOWAWAY? I thought it was a great edutainment title about 18th-19th century warships. I have the old CD somewhere I think.
Douglas Holmes
2016-04-17 17:09:09 +0000 UTCThis looks like something they coould convert to iPad and sell for 10$. Very cool.
Michael Matzat
2016-04-17 16:59:34 +0000 UTCThanks for a blast from the past, LGR!
John Kinsman
2016-04-17 16:48:51 +0000 UTCNostalgia Overload! I remember messing with this so many times as a kid.
David Green
2016-04-17 16:43:50 +0000 UTCI'd like to see a video of you taking something electronic apart.
Christian
2016-04-17 16:40:30 +0000 UTC
