Key Moments

1. 0:00Origins of Clippy and Early PCs
2. 4:22Early Microsoft Office Development and Usability Challenges
3. 8:00Early User Experience and Media Equation Research
4. 11:54Early Social Interfaces at Microsoft
5. 15:35Origins of Microsoft Bob and Office UX
6. 19:04Microsoft Office 95 Answer Wizard Development
7. 22:40Early AI Assistant Engineering at Microsoft
8. 26:09Origins of Clippy and Office Team Formation
9. 29:51Microsoft Office Team and Clippy Origins
10. 34:09Greenlighting Clippy and Office Assistant Development
11. 37:42Bill Gates and Clippy's Early Reception
12. 41:14Building Clippy and UI Challenges
13. 44:44Early Usability Testing of Pogo Prototype
14. 48:07Clippy Animation and Engineering Constraints
15. 51:50Disney Animation Influence on Clippy Design
16. 55:11Designing Microsoft Office's Character
17. 59:27Office Assistant Character Selection and Reception
18. 1:04:06Clippy Design and Cultural Challenges
19. 1:08:00Clippy Design and Launch Challenges
20. 1:11:38Clippy's Controversy and Reception

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