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Presenters: Del Matthews Tom Erickson Bill Perri

Presenters: Del Matthews Tom Erickson Bill Perri. Tuesday November 18, 2003. LOK BLOX… MORE THAN JUST BLOCKS!. CONCEPT OVERVIEW. PLAY with CAD PROGRAM for… a. Entertainment b. Educational values c. Marketing PRINT for…

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Presenters: Del Matthews Tom Erickson Bill Perri

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  1. Presenters: Del Matthews Tom Erickson Bill Perri Tuesday November 18, 2003

  2. LOK BLOX… MORE THAN JUST BLOCKS!

  3. CONCEPT OVERVIEW • PLAY with CAD PROGRAM for… a. Entertainment b. Educational values c. Marketing • PRINT for… a. Materials list b. 3D picture c. Assembly plotting • PLAY with LOK BLOX for… a. Entertainment b. Educational values c. Repeat and further marketing

  4. BLOCK SYSTEM DESCRIPTION • A SERIES OF BLOCK TYPES WITH A SPECIFIC CONNECTION AND INTERLOCK RELATIONSHIP TO BE PLACED AND LOCKED TO CREATE A SCALABLE MODEL BUILDING STRUCTURE.

  5. EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OF LOK BLOX • Linguistic Skills (Learn to convey ideas) thought » on paper » action • Logical/Math Skills (size, shape, action) manipulation of parts, etc. • Music/Rhythic Skills (recocnise patterns MOTOR SKILLS, ATTRIBUTES OF SHAPE, SPACE, SIZE & HOW THINGS WORK • SOCIAL SKILLS CREATIVE, INOVATIVE & CONCEPTUAL

  6. SOFTWARE COMPONENT DESCRIPTION • A LARGE AGE GROUPING CAN PLAN AND BUILD ON A COMPUTER IN A CAD TYPE GAME LIKE ENVIRONMENT. • PROGRAM COULD ALLOW FOR DROP IN PLACE ASSEMBLY UNITS AND COULD MODIFY COLOR AND TEXTURE • SOFTWARE WOULD THEN GENERATE A PICTURE AND A “MATERIALS LIST” OF THE PROJECT. THESE ENABLE THE BUILDING OF THE PROJECT AFTER SHOPPPING FOR THE NEEDED MATERIALS.

  7. BENEFITS OF COMPUTER COMPONENT • A VERY WIDE RANGE OF CAD PLAYERS (low skill requirement) • A POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE SOFTWARE AND MATTEL • LINKS CONSUMERS TO MATTEL AND IT’S OTHER PRODUCT BASES • CONSUMER PRINTED ADVERTIZING AND INTICEMENT ( ONE THAT THE CONSUMER IS LIKLEY TO KEEP BECAUSE HE MADE IT)

  8. PICTURES OF KIDS AT PLAY WITH THE FOAM BLOCKS

  9. SYSTEM CONCEPT RECAP • THE COMBINATION OF COMPUTER INTERACTIVITY AND HANDS-ON BLOCK BUILDING APPEALS TO KIDS AND PARENTS

  10. SUMMARY • LOKBLOX… MUCH MORE than just LOCKS… • THEY ARE A UNIQUE AND FUN TOY…and • THEY ARE EDUCATIONAL, VERSITLE AND INTREGING

  11. LOK BLOX… MORE THAN JUST BLOCKS!

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