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Re: LEGOfactory.com launches... and it's big!
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lugnet.lego
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Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:25:01 GMT
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While I think this is a good idea I have found the software fragile. I cannot
save at all, it just shuts down the program. I find it very difficult to line
up the 8x8 plates/roadplates next to each other. I am going to try reinstalling
the software but so far I can’t say I have had much luck.
Eric Kingsley
In lugnet.lego.announce, Jake McKee wrote:
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Posting on vacation, yep I’m that dedicated! :)
I just got this note from colleagues and couldn’t stand waiting a week to
post about it!
As of this week, children are invited to come forward with their very own
LEGO micro model designs and enter a competition on the brand new web site
www.LEGOfactory.com. 10 winners will get their model produced and sold as a
real LEGO set!
We are inviting consumers into the experience of designing real LEGO sets
and vote for other consumer’s creations. This allows us to expand our
relationship with LEGO fans of all ages and provide LEGO Company with a
unique business opportunity by interacting directly with consumers and
translate what they really want when they get to decide for themselves.
This is made possible by the unique virtual building tool: LEGO Digital
Designer (LDD), which is computer software that allows consumers to build
their own 3D LEGO models similar to how professional LEGO Designer design new
LEGO models today. Since the first version of LDD was made available for free
download at LEGO.com one year ago, 500,000 consumers worldwide have
downloaded the software to their computers. A new and improved version of LDD
with new features and improved user interface launched this week as part of
www.LEGOfactory.com.
Now children can really bring forward and express their imagination, and if
they need a bit of advice and ideas, a team of professional LEGO designers
along with Adult LEGO Fans (AFOLs) have contributed inspiration materials and
tutorials on the LEGO Factory web site.
If the idea catches on, we will open up the virtual LEGO Factory for all
LEGO fans to have their own models produced and sold on-line. Says Mark
Hansen, Director, Interactive Experiences: “Consumers will create LEGO models
and decide which ones will be available for purchase on-line. This is not
only a new LEGO Experience; it is also a new revenue stream to the LEGO
Company.” Mark is heading up the LEGO Factory project which is a joint
initiative by LEGO Community Development and Interactive Experiences.
Check out LEGO Factory at www.LEGOfactory.com
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| (...) I also had problems with lining up pieces. Here are some things that helped me: Adjust the mouse sensitivity in the LDD configuration program. This will help with the "floaty" feeling of the pieces. Wait a second before jiggling the piece (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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