LEGOs Galore!

Oct

2005

LEGOs Galore!

This is one of these things that makes your jaw fall to the ground and perhaps cheer very loudly, or at least privately in your cubicle if you're at work. I used to be a "Lego Maniac" when I was a kid and I definitely wish they had this around back in the day.

Apparently, the LEGO Digital Design factory allows you to download a program to play with virtual LEGOs. You have access to all the different pieces that LEGO makes, which you can use to build your virtual construction. When you're done, you have the option of submitting your design online to LEGO, where (this is the best part) you can order a kit with the pieces necessary to build your design in real life. There were times as a kid where I found myself just missing one <fill in the blank> piece as I was building LEGOs. I even dreamed about working in the LEGO Factory where I could play with all the pieces I would ever need. Having this program would have been a dream come true.

Of course, in 1990, the Internet, Pentium IV computers, 3D digital modeling from home, and large LCD monitors would have been a dream come true to many people.