Widget Workshop: The Mad Scientist's Laboratory
Description
Widget Workshop is a "software toy" designed for children. The game is intended to teach children the principles of science, and encourage them to apply their creativity to invent their own devices. In the game, the player selects different components that perform certain functions (such as an input device, a power switch, a randomizer, a logic operator, or an output display) and links them together to form a "widget". Widgets can be made for many purposes, such as a puzzle, a calculator, a game, a logic gate, or a Rube Goldberg contraption. The game is open-ended, although it does come with a set of pre-made widgets and a book of challenges.
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| Concept and Design | |
| Doc’s Assistant and Therapist | |
| Contributions to Design | |
| Programming Design | |
| Macintosh Lead Programmer | |
| Macintosh Programming | |
| Additional Macintosh Programming | |
| Lead Artist | |
| Additional and generally uncalled-for graphics | |
| Doc's Research Assistant and Trivia Coach | |
| Music and Sound | |
| Background Sound | |
| Producer | |
| Co-Producer | |
| Marketing Product Manager | |
| Associate Producer | |
| Product Development Intern | |
| Mad Scientist's Guide and Screen Text | |
| Activities and Experiments Book | |
| Contributions to Activities and Experiments Book | |
| Copy Editors | |
| [ full credits ] | |
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Game added by Halleck.
Macintosh added by chirinea. OS/2 added by Kabushi.
Additional contributors: Kabushi, Moby Games.
Game added August 7, 2005. Last modified February 22, 2023.