introduction

The idea for this book was born in 2012 during a sandstorm in Saudi Arabia. I was locked in my hotel room waiting for the weather to improve and listening to Paul Dukas’s symphonic poem The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. At that time, I was involved in helping The LEGO Group in developing and testing the new LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3. I began drafting the story of a kid given the chance to become the apprentice of a scientist; I wanted this story to be the background of my next book about LEGO MINDSTORMS.

playing without a computer

The LEGO Group’s idea for the EV3 set is that it should be fully usable if you have a computer with a fast Internet connection. Unlike previous versions, the EV3 Software is available only as a download. You also won’t ...

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