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LucasArts' Loom is a family-friendly classic with lessons for today's games
A look at Loom, a game to delight children and adults alike.
It's little wonder that Moriarty was subsequently brought on board to create the story for the Steven Spielberg-produced game The Dig, even if production challenges led to him eventually leaving the project. Loom was the result of an environment where experimentation was encouraged as long as money wasn't wasted, and Lucas' support stems from a fascination with the potential of technology and an interest in engaging the minds of children. The glassblowing guild, for instance, has its citizens' language and idioms shaped by glasswork, and there's something of the quirky, comic British approach to fantasy in this idea of these unique characters holed up in their distinct corners of the world.
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