"The Way Things Work" coordination scaffold #120
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Could also use the transition in
as most objects in the book are from daily life, thus starting in AR is probably good in plenty of cases.
Generalize the principle for others, namely identify the target lesson then backtrack from it, e.g. #111 might be too difficult what comes before?
Specifically the scaffolding
Author emailed in late May 2026.
Consider mechanisms from https://weblate.org that could be applied here.
Without answer from the author a generic version might be more appropriate, not relying on the book itself in any way but initial inspiration. Focusing on going from daily life technologies, e.g. microwave, Bluray player, etc to go back to foundations in technology and the scientific research behind each, in a networked fashion.
Digital version also testable online via emulator at https://archive.org/details/TWTK_WIN or https://classicreload.com/win3x-the-way-things-work.html 1994 Windows 3.x CDROM based on a book by Neil Ardley, illustrated by David Macaulay.
Consider the
onboardingcomponent showcased in https://biggu.benetou.fr/games.html?play=onboarding and making it more flexible. This could be used for explorable explanations.