Build a Duck
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| LEGO Build a Duck | |
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| Developer(s) | SPU-Darwin |
| Publisher(s) | The LEGO Group |
| Engine | Java |
| Platform(s) | Web browser |
| Release | December 1996 |
| 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.[1] It was the LEGO Group's third web game.
Gameplay
The game featured an isometric view and encouraged players to assemble LEGO bricks into a duck.[2] Players could submit their ducks, along with their name and email, for a weekly chance to win "LEGO Technic submarine with CD-ROM" (8299).[3]
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![A duck created by Paul Flavin[4]](/images/thumb/c/cb/Build_a_Duck_creation.gif/120px-Build_a_Duck_creation.gif)
A duck created by Paul Flavin[4]
![A duck created by Paul Flavin[4]](/index.php/File:Build_a_Duck_creation.gif)
Reception
The game was featured on Yahooligans.[5]
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.[6] In 2012, the LEGO Group released a set with these pieces under their Serious Play theme.[7]
- The LEGO Group later published Duck Building, a web game with similar mechanics.[8]
References
- ↑ Geoff Cole (1996-12-27). "Can you build a duck?". Newsgroup: rec.toys.lego. Archived from the original on 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "CV Simon Tschachtli" (PDF). Atelier Tschachtli. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Introduction to Build a duck". LEGO.com. Archived from the original on 1997-01-10.
- ↑ Paul Flavin. "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.
- ↑ Laura Kusumoto (1997-08-27). "Pin the award on the Duck". Galapagos Times. Vol. 1, no. 2.
- ↑ "Build a LEGO Duck". LEGO.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-12. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "LEGO 2000416 Duck". Brickset. Archived from the original on 2015-03-09.
- ↑ "Duck Building". LEGO Foundation. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29.
External links
- Build a Duck on LEGO.com (via the Wayback Machine)
