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'''''Build a Duck''''' was a web game developed by [[SPU-Darwin]] and published to [[LEGO.com]] in December 1996.<ref name="rec.toys.lego duck"/> It was [[LEGO A/S|the LEGO Group]]'s third web game.
'''''Build a Duck''''' was a web game developed by [[SPU-Darwin]] and published to [[LEGO.com]] in December 1996. It was [[LEGO A/S|the LEGO Group]]'s third web game and first online contest.


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay and contest ==
The game featured an isometric view and encouraged players to assemble a small assortment of LEGO bricks into a [[Wikipedia:Duck|duck]].<ref name="Tschachtli CV"/>
[[File:Build a Duck Java creation.png|thumb|left|A duck created by Paul Flavin<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/java_intro.html |title=Interactive Imaging; An Introduction to Raytracing & CGI with Java |website=Imaging the Imagined: Raytracing tips from da Vinci & me |first=Paul |last=Flavin |date=22 March 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981202011900/http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/java_intro.html |archive-date=1998-12-02 }}</ref>]]


Players could submit their ducks, along with their name and email, for a weekly chance to win "LEGO Technic submarine with CD-ROM" (8299).<ref name="duck index"/>
The game featured an isometric view and encouraged players to assemble a small assortment of LEGO bricks into a [[Wikipedia:Duck|duck]] placed on a [[baseplate]].<ref name="Tschachtli CV"/><ref name="rec.toys.lego model"/> The contest asked players to build five different ducks, each using all available bricks. Players could submit their ducks, along with their name and email address, to enter a weekly lottery for a chance to win the [[LEGO Technic]] [[Nautilus with CD-ROM]] set (8299).<ref name="Bigham"/><ref name="duck index"/>


<gallery>
== Release ==
Build a Duck creation.gif|A duck created by Paul Flavin<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/java_intro.html |title=Interactive Imaging; An Introduction to Raytracing & CGI with Java |website=Imaging the Imagined: Raytracing tips from da Vinci & me |author=Paul Flavin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19981202011900/http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/java_intro.html |archive-date=1998-12-02 }}</ref>
[[File:Build a Duck DuckAnim.gif|thumb|Animated icon]]
</gallery>
 
The contest was revealed on LEGO.com on 27 December 1996.<ref name="rec.toys.lego duck"/> The game went live on 2 January 1997.<ref name="duck index"/> The game was taken offline in March 1998.<ref name="rec.toys.lego java"/>


== Reception ==
''Build a Duck'' was featured on [[Wikipedia:Yahoo! Kids|Yahooligans!]] on 15 August 1997.<ref name="Galapagos 02"/><ref name="Yahooligans"/>
''Build a Duck'' was featured on [[Wikipedia:Yahoo! Kids|Yahooligans!]] on 15 August 1997.<ref name="Galapagos 02"/><ref name="Yahooligans"/>


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* The LEGO Group later published ''Duck Building'', a web game with similar mechanics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duck Building |website=LEGO Foundation |url=https://theduck.legofoundation.com/DuckBuild/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129170424/https://theduck.legofoundation.com/DuckBuild/index.html |archive-date=2021-01-29 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The LEGO Group later published ''Duck Building'', a web game with similar mechanics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duck Building |website=LEGO Foundation |url=https://theduck.legofoundation.com/DuckBuild/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129170424/https://theduck.legofoundation.com/DuckBuild/index.html |archive-date=2021-01-29 |url-status=live }}</ref>


heres a book ref. idk what's going on in this article why is there a notes section.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/prenticehalldire0000bigh/page/258/mode/2up?view=theater |title=The Prentice Hall Directory of Online Education Resources |first1=Vicki Smith |last1=Bigham |first2=George |last2=Bigham |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Prentice Hall|Prentice Hall]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus, New Jersey]] |date=1998 |isbn=0-13-618588-6 |chapter=Mostly for Kids |page=258}}</ref>
<ref name="Netscape">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/officialnetscape0000ohar/page/128/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Official Netscape Beginner's Guide to the Internet |edition=2nd |first=Shelly |last=O'Hara |year=1998 |publisher=The Coriolis Group |location=[[Wikipedia:Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale, Arizona]] |isbn=1-56604-859-1 |page=128}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/officialnetscape0000ohar/page/128/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Official Netscape Beginner's Guide to the Internet |edition=2nd |first=Shelly |last=O'Hara |year=1998 |publisher=The Coriolis Group |location=[[Wikipedia:Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale, Arizona]] |isbn=1-56604-859-1 |page=128}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name="Bigham">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/prenticehalldire0000bigh/page/258/mode/2up?view=theater |title=The Prentice Hall Directory of Online Education Resources |first1=Vicki Smith |last1=Bigham |first2=George |last2=Bigham |publisher=[[Wikipedia:Prentice Hall|Prentice Hall]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus, New Jersey]] |date=1998 |isbn=0-13-618588-6 |chapter=Mostly for Kids |page=258}}</ref>
<ref name="duck index">{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/play/duck/index.html |title=Introduction to Build a duck |website=LEGO.com |date=2 January 1997 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970110035220/http://www.lego.com/play/duck/index.html |archive-date=1997-01-10 }}</ref>
<ref name="duck index">{{cite web |url=http://www.lego.com/play/duck/index.html |title=Introduction to Build a duck |website=LEGO.com |date=2 January 1997 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970110035220/http://www.lego.com/play/duck/index.html |archive-date=1997-01-10 }}</ref>


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<ref name="rec.toys.lego duck">{{cite newsgroup |title=Can you build a duck? |author=Geoff Cole |date=1996-12-27 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/qFaYzkvKfy4/m/r9_JmAUSvVoJ |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego |[email protected] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520062425/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/qFaYzkvKfy4/m/r9_JmAUSvVoJ |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2024-07-12}}</ref>
<ref name="rec.toys.lego duck">{{cite newsgroup |title=Can you build a duck? |author=Geoff Cole |date=1996-12-27 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/qFaYzkvKfy4/m/r9_JmAUSvVoJ |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego |[email protected] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520062425/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/qFaYzkvKfy4/m/r9_JmAUSvVoJ |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2024-07-12}}</ref>
<ref name="rec.toys.lego java">{{cite newsgroup |title=Lego's "Build A Duck" web page Java Applet... flew the coup... |first=Paul |last=Flavin |date=17 March 1998 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/7CI_SUjPaWU/m/lheNR_KYXzQJ |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego |message-id=01bd51cc$89f428e0$f58582d1@imaging |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520070227/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/7CI_SUjPaWU/m/lheNR_KYXzQJ |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref>
<ref name="rec.toys.lego model">{{cite newsgroup |title=3D Lego Modeling programs? |author=Gerald Chu |date=12 February 1997 |url=https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/brdeZ0jAukI/m/wVHtdzAjPK4J |newsgroup=rec.toys.lego |[email protected] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520071706/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/brdeZ0jAukI/m/wVHtdzAjPK4J |archive-date=2025-05-20 |access-date=2025-05-20}}</ref>
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.toys.lego/c/brdeZ0jAukI/m/wVHtdzAjPK4J


<ref name="Tschachtli CV">{{cite web |url=https://tschachtli.net/assets/cv_simon_tschachtli.pdf |title=CV Simon Tschachtli |first=Simon |last=Tschachtli |date=26 January 2018 |website=Atelier Tschachtli |access-date=2024-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712052046/https://tschachtli.net/assets/cv_simon_tschachtli.pdf |archive-date=2024-07-12}}</ref>
<ref name="Tschachtli CV">{{cite web |url=https://tschachtli.net/assets/cv_simon_tschachtli.pdf |title=CV Simon Tschachtli |first=Simon |last=Tschachtli |date=26 January 2018 |website=Atelier Tschachtli |access-date=2024-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712052046/https://tschachtli.net/assets/cv_simon_tschachtli.pdf |archive-date=2024-07-12}}</ref>

Revision as of 09:34, 20 May 2025

LEGO Build a Duck
The game's logo, showing the LEGO logo, the text "build a duck", and an animation of bricks assembling into a duck
Developer(s)SPU-Darwin
Publisher(s)The LEGO Group
Designer(s)Simon Tschachtli[1]
EngineJava
Platform(s)Web browser
Release2 January 1997
Genre(s)Sandbox
Mode(s)Single-player

Build a Duck was a web game developed by SPU-Darwin and published to LEGO.com in December 1996. It was the LEGO Group's third web game and first online contest.

Gameplay and contest

A duck created by Paul Flavin[2]

The game featured an isometric view and encouraged players to assemble a small assortment of LEGO bricks into a duck placed on a baseplate.[1][3] The contest asked players to build five different ducks, each using all available bricks. Players could submit their ducks, along with their name and email address, to enter a weekly lottery for a chance to win the LEGO Technic Nautilus with CD-ROM set (8299).[4][5]

Release

Animated icon

The contest was revealed on LEGO.com on 27 December 1996.[6] The game went live on 2 January 1997.[5] The game was taken offline in March 1998.[7]

Build a Duck was featured on Yahooligans! on 15 August 1997.[8][9]

Notes

  • The LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation frequently suggest duck building as an activity, typically using the same six bricks featured in this game.[10] In 2012, the LEGO Group released a set with these pieces under their Serious Play theme.[11]
  • The LEGO Group later published Duck Building, a web game with similar mechanics.[12]

[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tschachtli, Simon (26 January 2018). "CV Simon Tschachtli" (PDF). Atelier Tschachtli. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  2. ↑ Flavin, Paul (22 March 1997). "Interactive Imaging; An Introduction to Raytracing & CGI with Java". Imaging the Imagined: Raytracing tips from da Vinci & me. Archived from the original on 1998-12-02.
  3. ↑ Gerald Chu (12 February 1997). "3D Lego Modeling programs?". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  4. ↑ Bigham, Vicki Smith; Bigham, George (1998). "Mostly for Kids". The Prentice Hall Directory of Online Education Resources. Paramus, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. p. 258. ISBN 0-13-618588-6.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Introduction to Build a duck". LEGO.com. 2 January 1997. Archived from the original on 1997-01-10.
  6. ↑ Geoff Cole (1996-12-27). "Can you build a duck?". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: [email protected]. Archived from the original on 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  7. ↑ Flavin, Paul (17 March 1998). "Lego's "Build A Duck" web page Java Applet... flew the coup..." Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Usenet: 01bd51cc$89f428e0$f58582d1@imaging. Archived from the original on 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
  8. ↑ Kusumoto, Laura (27 August 1997). "Pin the award on the Duck". Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 2. Billund, Denmark: SPU-Darwin. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  9. ↑ "Cool Page". Yahooligans!. 15 August 1997. Archived from the original on 11 November 1999.
  10. ↑ "Build a LEGO Duck". LEGO.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  11. ↑ "LEGO 2000416 Duck". Brickset. Archived from the original on 2015-03-09.
  12. ↑ "Duck Building". LEGO Foundation. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29.
  13. ↑ O'Hara, Shelly (1998). Official Netscape Beginner's Guide to the Internet (2nd ed.). Scottsdale, Arizona: The Coriolis Group. p. 128. ISBN 1-56604-859-1.

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