<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
DroidWorks	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1998	O
edutainment	O
computer	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
premiere	O
title	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
subsidiary	O
Lucas	O
Learning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
previous	O
title	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Jedi	O
Knight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
educational	B-Application
portions	O
of	O
these	O
missions	O
teach	O
players	O
about	O
concepts	O
such	O
as	O
energy	O
,	O
force	O
,	O
motion	O
,	O
simple	O
machines	O
,	O
light	O
,	O
and	O
magnetism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
DroidWorks	I-Application
received	O
high	O
praise	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
sold	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
and	O
accolades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
DroidWorks	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
from	O
Lucas	O
Learning	O
and	O
eventually	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
edutainment	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
 '	O
directive	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
and	O
create	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
similar	O
to	O
playing	O
with	O
Erector	O
Sets	O
and	O
Lego	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
DroidWorks	B-Application
was	O
only	O
one	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
175	O
titles	O
created	O
by	O
third-party	O
software	O
developers	O
for	O
the	O
newly	O
launched	O
iMac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
conceived	O
by	O
project	O
leader	O
,	O
Collette	O
Michaud	O
,	O
who	O
pitched	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
design	O
their	O
own	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
droid	O
and	O
watch	O
them	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
shifted	O
toward	O
a	O
physics-based	O
educational	B-Application
puzzle	O
game	O
mid-development	O
,	O
resources	O
were	O
redirected	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Susan	O
Schilling	O
said	O
that	O
DroidWorks	B-Application
did	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
bombs	O
or	O
guns	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
weapon	O
required	O
is	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Learning	O
described	O
DroidWorks	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
combination	O
of	O
construction	O
set	O
and	O
strategy	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
audio	O
tracks	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
series	O
and	O
includes	O
clips	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Sith	O
game	O
engine	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	O
Jedi	O
Knight	O
,	O
with	O
changes	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
physics	O
engine	O
would	O
be	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
combative	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
the	O
design	O
team	O
tried	O
to	O
incorporate	O
minimal	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
June	O
,	O
The	O
Washington	O
Times	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
(	O
for	O
both	O
Macintosh	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
)	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortunately	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Arts	O
 '	O
previous	O
successes	O
and	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
title	O
enabled	O
DroidWorks	B-Application
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
at	O
retail	O
stores	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Walmart	O
and	O
Costco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Shopper	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
exploitation	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
brand	O
,	O
it	O
used	O
the	O
association	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
"	O
productive	O
"	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Daily	O
Record	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
"	O
yet	O
another	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
incredible	O
marketing	O
hype	O
"	O
of	O
the	B-Application
upcoming	I-Application
film	I-Application
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
imagination	O
,	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
3D	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Washington	O
Times	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
all	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
sequel	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Boston	O
Globe	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
standout	O
educational	B-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rocky	O
Mountain	O
News	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
surreptitious	O
educational	B-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KidsWorld	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
slow	O
and	O
jerky	O
"	O
on	O
a	O
133	B-General_Concept
Pentium	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
166	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boys	O
 '	O
Life	O
praised	O
the	O
educational	B-Application
content	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
environments	O
were	O
creepy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Accelerator	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
proved	O
that	O
"	O
educational	B-Application
game	O
"	O
was	O
an	O
oxymoron	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
people	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
prequel	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
National	O
Association	O
for	O
Gifted	O
Children	O
magazine	O
's	O
Parenting	O
for	O
High	O
Potential	O
1999	O
list	O
of	O
favorite	O
holiday	O
educational	B-Application
toys	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
sufficiently	O
challenges	O
young	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
October	O
1998	O
to	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
seven	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
BAFTA	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
award	O
and	O
two	O
New	O
Media	O
Invision	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
singled	O
out	O
by	O
several	O
prominent	O
educational	B-Application
software	O
newsletters	O
,	O
magazines	O
and	O
Web	O
sites	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
noting	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
previously	O
never	O
considered	O
including	O
educational	B-Application
software	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
Parenting	O
for	O
High	O
Potential	O
.	O
</s>
