I Created Clippy
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- ‘Clippit’ or ‘Clippy’ as you might know him, made his way onto millions of computers around the globe in the late nineties. The trusty paperclip fended off countless other characters before rising to fame upon his selection as Microsoft Office 97’s default assistant.
Despite always being on hand to offer helpful suggestions and useful tips, Clippy’s input wasn’t always appreciated. His diligent gaze and shape-shifting animations divided opinion amongst the masses.
The virtual character has left a lasting impression on those who worked alongside him. Now possessing a nostalgic charm, he continues to remind people of a simpler time in technology.
00:00 A Familiar Friend
00:27 Creating Clippy
01:50 Selecting The Default Character
03:04 The World Against Clippy
03:40 Clippy Today
#Office #Computer #Clippy
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Big thank you to Clippy creator Kevan! 👏👏👏 instagram.com/kevanatteberry/
Link's broken... Shame, I'd have liked to seen more of his work!
it is really good to hear about you again!!!!
fwiw I always loved Clippy
I would really love a video about Rover (the search dog).
Rover was my absolute favorite when I was a kid.
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Microsoft not leveraging Clippy’s stardom in the age of AI is the biggest INSANITY of the century.
Clippy is now self aware. Clippy installs himself on a Predator drone. Clippy sacrifices himself to stop an inbound Russian nuke. God bless Clippy, you magnificent bastard!
@@samsanimationcorner3820 CLIPPY NOOOOOOOO🫣🔥🔥🔥
@@samsanimationcorner3820 "I'm making it out of the computer with this one 🔥🔥🔥" -📎
@@masicbemester Go for the gold, Clippy! I believe in you!
Honestly I'm kind of sad they never brought him back
I love the fact that Clippy went from widely Hated to widely Loved
Truly shows how you can make a 180 on a character so simple
When did that change?
Widely loved? When?
@@GreenAppelPie When we didn't have to deal with it anymore and it just became a meme. Its good character design and animation, just not great user interface.
I think its due to the millennial generation growing up and being nostalgic for him. For us, he was just a funny little dude when we worked on the computer in school. I remember messing with him and changing the character to the wizard or dog. Now that he's gone we remember him from our childhood. I doubt people older than us care for him. Or younger for that matter.
@@curri189 actually a really good summary, saving me from explaining thanks
I miss Clippy, he made not knowing tasks on your computer bearable
But he made knowing them 1000x more unbearable
Super annoying
waiting for chatgpt clippy 😬
I have a fondness for him because I would be bored in my high school computer class on how to use MS Office so I just sat there clicking on him and watching all the different animations. I've probably seen them all 20 or 30 times so I have many memorized.
I have been using computers since 1983, I knew my tasks - and I LOVED Clippy (well Hoverbot more). 😎
I feel like the character itself was always good.
Microsoft's implementation of using him was the problem.
The problem is them shoving it in your face constantly with no way to shut it off. It's the same thing they do with the Edge browser. I don't have a problem with Edge, what's annoying is Windows constantly getting mad if it's not the default browser.
@Nick C My problem with Edge is that Microsoft, if you use their default stuff to search for a different browser to install, *still* tries to mansplain you away from it. "Aww, you don't actually *need* that, have you heard about Edge?"
@@krovek There _was_ an option to disable Clippy, though.
@@krovek use edge then
@@emurphy42 mansplain 🤓🤓
I never hated clippy, I thought he was weird. Though I did like it when he was animated to tap the glass and the computer would make a sound like he was physically inside the computer tapping the glass. That was a nice touch.
OMG I'm just creaming from nostalgia, totally remember that!
Haha same here! I was 12 or so at the time and I enjoyed having him around xD
@@oekfoh8684you’re what
The fact that he made one of the icons of Windows on a Mac is hilarious to me.
His grin after he said it says it all (1:43)
With a backstory like this Clippy deserves a Netflix 10 part series I'm sure they could milk it out
Throw in the backstory of Bob, the PR team (that I was on) that didn't want him at all, and then they why's and how's of MS making Clippy show up more often by dumbing down the intelligent part. 10 part series EASY!!! LMAO!
Then they can feature my hack how I sieve a whole weekend hacking an office install for the company I worked for, to get rid of Clippy 😂
the problem is that they can't make Clippy black because he's clearly gray.
I didn't expect to see you here! You were my childhood!
Like all Netflix docos, it'll be a fantastic 3-episode series told over 10 episodes.
Bob was perhaps a mistake, but their hearts were in the right place: make computers accessible to people who do not understand computers.
Clippy was way ahead of his time. People weren't reading help files, so Clippy was there to help you with the things you would have learned if you spent time digging around the help files. He was also the precursor of modern voice assistants like Aleksa, Siri or Google Assistant.
Bob tested really well with its intended user-base of people afraid of technology. Unfortunately the tech-heads who were never the intended users scorned it so it got killed. This has happened again and again in IT history thereby stunting the advance of user-friendly interfaces.
Lol, he wasn’t user-friendly, he was insipid and obnoxious.Id be typing a document and that bugger would pop up in the way, all “Looks you’re trying to type a document.” Like, no shit, Sherlock, get out of my way. And Then he'd just…hang around. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
He didn’t seem to ever know anything about things that were complicated and actually required assistance, making him a running joke amongst users for years.
Weird; CZcams made two of my words into some kind of link and wont let me edit that comment to fix it. 🤨
It was the implementation rather than the character that caused the disdain.
#loveclippy
I had a personal beef with him due to a private altercation.
@@jayme3181 🤣🤣🤣
"Nobody hates Clippy now." finally Clippy got the love he deserves.
What a legend
What a legend
What a legend
What a legend
What a legend
What a legend
It could be argued that character introduced society to the idea of AI assistants that are now becoming more and more a part of our lives.
Yes in reality but In fiction they have been a thing for many years
I love that even the original designer refers to him as 'Clippy'. He was known as 'Clippit' originally (as seen in the description).
The T is silent
@@Leewise1 Ahh so he's European and it's more Clippé than Clippy. This adds a whole new back story.
@@Leewise1 🤣🤣
Wow, I never knew that; I don’t remember anyone ever calling him that. 😳 I guess it’s like the InstaPot. That’s what everyone calls it, but the name is actually “Instant Pot”.
"Doesn't matter if you like him or hate him, as long as you know who he is." Mission Accomplished, Long Live Clippy!
I was precisely the first time user who benefitted from Clippy's assistance, so I never hated him. Long live Clippy!
They return with one of the greatest creations ever! Thank you for designing Clippy!
It's nice knowing that many humble, modest people like him made such iconic characters.
I *despised* Clippy but honestly? Now I have a fond memories and sense of nostalgia of those simpler times. How cool to "meet" the man behind Clippy!
I was around 7 or 8 years old when we got our first PC with windows XP. I loved Clippy and that search dog ❤
I've always loved clippy since i first saw him as a kid. It was like having someone with me that wouldn't yell at me or give up bc they didn't know how to do something. Clippy made me feel safe and loved. It may seem silly but he was a big deal to me and I miss him.
I love how original great big story is😊
I love Clippy. Thanks for making one of the icons of modern animation.
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I’ve always liked Clippy. He’s always seemed nice.
If AI controls the world one day, I want Clippy as master of the world
No joke I could see a Pixar movie where he gained sentience and spent decades plotting revenge after being cast aside only to find acceptance
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I, for one, welcome our Clippy overlord.
Paperclip maximizer, indeed
As long as he’s not as unavailing as he used to be.
[Appears right in front of you, making you almost run into him] 📎“Looks like you’re trying to walk down the street. Need some help with that?”📎
I'm one if the few people who love Clippy, growing up I always have the family computer and give Clippy a role as my friend on the computer whenever school bummed my out, so thanks Clippy!
I'm a documentary cameraman and always wanted to work with great big story on something, but then they stopped for a while. So glad their back, all of their stories are told in such an interesting way.
I still have an old Microsoft XP computer that runs with Clippy! I've always liked him more than the other Office assistants. He just seems friendly.
My favourite as a kid was the puppy but i 100% prefer Clippy over all these dystopian AI personalities
When I was 8 years old, I was in love with Clippy, I used to turn on the computer just for some interaction with him. I made my own with a clip and paper for the eyes. Then it desapeared and word was boring again :( thank you for the hours of fun
I don’t ever remember disliking Clippy even though I mainly encountered him in college when I didn’t need much guidance from him. I was one of those children who noodled around with 📎’s quite a bit, so a sentient one with little eyes made sense to me. Thanks for the video, and thanks to Kevan for his creativity.
Clippy is such an icon! This guy was an absolute genius.
Clippy was fun to watch: when my father got his first domestic computer (about 2001), i get to know him. Always there if you need help. Loved all his quirky animations when indicating something, and the sound like taping glass when he "touched" the screen. Now i'm happy to see who made it, cause he made one of my most happy memories about computers. Clippy make me feel joy when discovering what this technology can do for us and the possibilities to make better our lifes. Great video, thanks.
Clippy was the only being that accompanied me in all my university assignments.
I always loved Clippy. Did he get in the way sometimes? Yes. But look at him, he's such a cute and friendly little dude!! Shout out to Kevan, you did a great job with his design! :)
Kevan seems so sweet! Thank you for designing such an iconic character.
Clippy was my favorite Office Assistant back in my highschool days.
I even installed Office 2003 even when more modern versions came out just so Clippy could keep me company while I wrote my essays!
I love the little guy! 📎♥
Clippy was the definition of "you're gonna miss me when I'm gone"..
My problem with Clippy wasn't Clippy itself. It was the whole app and how it got in the way of my work flow. I was a power MS Office User back in the day (and still am), but that whole Microsoft Assistant program really was designed for people who had never used computers before. Sure, it might have been a good thing for them, but it was a headache for me. And because Clippy was the default for the assistant app, he was the face for the whole thing. And that's probably why he got so much hate. It wasn't the character, but the program he was tied to.
Just using the words power user means you’re a dinosaur
@@Phlegethon Being a dinosaur is better than being an ass. I wouldn't bag on someone just because they had skills that seem outdated by now.
@@Phlegethon Dude like basically everyone you've probably creamed your pants over dinosaurs your entire life. The oldest thing here is your insults, learn something new you n'wah
100% not the character, but the program being baked in, and a processor hog, and impossible to turn off.
As a power user, using the Assistant at all was unnecessary!
Nostalgic...I loved doing a right click on clippy and his friends and see their animations
I was a child when Clippy was a thing. I liked it because it made my journey, learning how to operate word, less boring and difficult.
"Characters that could tell what you were trying to do"
The absolute genius of this approach can't be overstated. Bob was RIGHT. Unfortunately, MS was 20+ years early. The tech couldn't support the vision.
Now we have modern generative AI, which is fulfilling the vision of computer literacy and power for all of us - especially those who don't know, or don't care to know, anything about how computers work.
One of the things Bill Gates admired most about his ex-wife Melinda was her involvement and vision in bringing Bob to life. It wasn't the implementation. It was the spirit. It was YEARS ahead of anything Apple had done.
TBF, Bill also saw $$$$$ and he was eager to one-up Steve Jobs. But he also understood where this could go. Bob and Clippy deserve far more respect than they normally get.
Nice to see that he got his redemption. It must’ve really sucked back in the day to hear literal hundreds of thousands of people talking about their hate for a character you designed
Awww, I loved clippy . You creation is part of the history now .
Thank you so much Mr. Atteberry for creating Clippy! I loved him so much as a child! 💖
And thank you Great Big Story for creating this wonderfully nostalgic video!!
I love clippy, if it wasn’t for clippy i wouldn’t be able to use a clip board lol
I started using microsoft office when i was a kid (just trying random software out because I was bored) so I found Clippy's presence quite helpful. It's great how he has turned into an icon now.
Ah yes. The classic computer mascot we all seen.
I liked the cheeky grin when he said he worked on it on his Macintosh
I always hated Clippy, but I love that I finally get to know the innovator who created him. :D
Great work Im glad yall are back
So glad to have Great Big Story back. Hope this new chapter is good for them.
I didn't hate clippy exactly, it was just in the way when I wanted to do something else.
The thing is, every UI redesign is like that. All the buttons, controls and widgets move about and I've got to learn to use the software again. It slows me down, or in extreme cases stops me doing a task I was previously able to do. The software and UI designers appears to think these changes will excite me, but in reality they frustrated me because I care about the task not the tool. Imagine how bad it would be if I had to learn how to use a spade again each time I wanted to dig a hole.
What made Clippy different was that we had a name and face to associate with, and blame for, this frustration. Clippy maybe gone but the underlying problem remains
I can still hear him knocking in my screen lol a truly iconic character.
I loved Clippy, I just hated the weird window behavior of the software but I was truly amazed back then...
Once I glued googly eyes to paperclip, younglings didn't get it.
Kudos. Also honorable mentions: Einstein, Merlin and Rubber Ball
There is no way that The Big Lebowski created Clippy....
well, that's just like....your opinion man
@@virdo1 it's a joke...
hahahahahah!
Thank you for this video!! I'm so glad you're back!
I work for Microsoft and in 2023 clippy is still a legend
how to get upgraded to win 11 but don't know how to get safe/fast boot.
And then along cane Bonzibuddy he hurled his computer virus.
Haha, I'm so happy you guys came back, I thought you were gone for good 😊
Always felt, even as a middle schooler at the time, that it was a cool idea but annoying in practice. Of course now all the annoying practical aspects are well behind us, so we can just fondly remember this quirky endearing little character.
This made my day, I've been checking in on this channel every so often and i got this on my reccomended!
This man is a bloody legend. Thank you for Clippy! You made a massive impact on my childhood and honestly helped me learn grammar a little better.
I loved clippy so so much. Such a sweet memory from my childhood
I'm so happy yall are back!!
That few seconds of Microsoft Bob just unlocked a forgotten memory of my grandpa showing me this program on his computer in the early 90s. He was actually a computer instructor for other seniors at the time.
I always liked Clippy, he was cute. But I admit I didn't have to work 'with' him that much. I also really liked the cat. I would literally have him in the corner of my monitor as I worked as like an office pet 🙂
Oh wow, I'd absolutely love to get Clippy and the gang back on office 📎💕
Clippy was truly my favourite 🧡 He was right, Clippy was so versatile! I loved seeing him do different tricks with his flexible body. If there were a Clippy merch today, I'd love to have one! 🫶
Very cool, Kevan. Congrats!
Who the hell would hate Clippy? I had never heard of anyone disliking him. I miss him every day ;_;
Either you were a kid back when you first worked with Office or you are wearing rose tinted glasses. Anyone who worked with Office long enough "back da old dayz" would come to hate Clippy because he oftentimes never gave the right answer and was just in the way.
I remember clippy so vividly from my childhood. My mom found him really annoying but I loved him and his different funny animations.
Oh, nice, I thought you stopped making videos! Nice to see you're back!
I just realized that this channel started making new videos again. Love this channel.
The design of clippy was great! The practical use of him not so much. If you want to put hints and messages in front of the user, seasoned users will inherently get annoyed by them because they see it as a useless obstacle. And if you give those messages a face, it gives those people something personal to direct their anger towards
So he used Apple's Macintosh to redefine Clippy for Microsoft? LEGENDARY!
I loved (and love) Clippy. Thank you for designing such an iconic character!
1:46 "on my Macintosh" love the very delibrate shade 😂
I always loved Clippy. It's good to see that many people also started to love him. Clippy even has got back to Windows 11, where he is used as... paperclip emoji!
Better than nothing, ill take it
I at first disliked Clippy for not able to close it out.
But when trying out different characters, like a dog or princess, they didnt do any fun things, they just move a little and no interactions.
Clippy was able to move and contort into different shapes and movements that makes it so flexible to express what it was trying to do.
The dog did things! The best was when you'd print something and he'd put a piece of paper with a paw print on it under his collar.
Who remembers the wizard that would snore if you didn't do anything for five minutes?
It’s so great this channel is back, you have no idea how much I’ve missed it
Happy to have you back
LEAVE THIS MAN ALONE he's doing great for himself
I love Clippy. I would play with him instead of working on my school papers.
this is the first great big story i haven't thought about the disdain for how it ended originally, good job, more of this please, this is why i enjoyed the show in the first place, the stories told from the people they are about
I realy miss Clippy... I wish to see him with better A.I....
I love these stories.. As annoying as Clippy was, it's great character with a poor implementation.. Kevan Atteberry did his job 👍...
so absolutely delightful! wonderful to learn about the man who created such an Iconic Friend 📎
it’s good seeing this channel back
so glad your back
wait what?! i just saw this on my feed! welcome back guys!!!
I'm so glad you came back
I don't miss Clippy as much as I missed you guys!
Thanks for the content!
He really brings the room together
I didn't use clippy once, I only click "Animation" to see it do all sorts of different stuff, loved it!
I loved Clippy. I never needed his help but I always appreciated the offer
I thought this channel had closed long ago for money problems, just found out it's been back for years... I'm so glad you're still alive, GBS! I see that I have a lot to catch up!
It's great to see th is channel back
A+ video!
Clippy is so iconic now!
I am happy to see that Great Big Story is back and posting unique videos!
Huh I didn’t know this channel was still active. That’s awesome!
I remember you mentioned this when you helped chauffeur my family on that one day my dad broke both his legs rollerblading! Big ups!