Inventor Labs
| Inventor Labs | |
|---|---|
| Developers | Houghton Mifflin Interactive Red Hill Studios[1] |
| Initial release | 1996[2] |
| Operating system | |
Inventor Labs is a CD-ROM software from Houghton Mifflin Interactive and Red Hill Studios.
Summary
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
Inventor Labs was developed by Red Hill Studios, a company founded in 1991.[1]
Reception
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
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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
- Official website (archived)