Inventor Labs
| Inventor Labs | |
|---|---|
| Developers | Houghton Mifflin Interactive Red Hill Studios[1] |
| Release | 1996[2] |
| Operating system | |
Inventor Labs is a CD-ROM software from Houghton Mifflin Interactive and Red Hill Studios.
Summary
[edit]The CD has a virtual tour through three of the most famous science labs ever: the workshops of Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and James Watt.[4][5]
Development
[edit]Inventor Labs was developed by Red Hill Studios, a company founded in 1991.[1]
Reception
[edit]CNET said "Combining an interactive look at science history with an eye to the future, this virtual tour will be as much fun for kids as their first magnifying glass".[4] New York Daily News gave Inventor Labs a score of 2 out of 4.[6]
Publishers Weekly said "Though the science here is solid, kids will likely seek out something more entertaining".[7]
Inventor Labs won a Gold Invision Award for Best Young Adult Title.[8][9] It was also a finalist in the Best Use of Visual Arts in Multimedia category in the 1997 CODiE Awards.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "About". Red Hill Studios. Archived from the original on January 3, 1997. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Inventor Labs". All Game Guide. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- 1 2 "Edison, fellow inventors give guided tours of labs". Daily Record. July 7, 1996. p. 42. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Scisco, Peter. "InventorLabs". CNET. Archived from the original on December 22, 1996. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ↑ Coates, James (July 8, 1996). "Netscape plugs in users to the power of the web". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 17, 2025. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ↑ "ABC's of high-sci". New York Daily News. October 20, 1996. p. 552. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Inventor Labs". Publishers Weekly. October 28, 1996. Archived from the original on April 17, 2025. Retrieved April 17, 2025 – via Gale Research.
- ↑ "Inventor Labs". NewMedia. Archived from the original on April 17, 1997. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ↑ "News". Houghton Mifflin Interactive. June 4, 1996. Archived from the original on February 22, 1997. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ↑ "1997 in excellence software awards program". Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on January 9, 1997. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)
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