5 A Day Adventures
| 5 A Day Adventures | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | eMotion Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Dole Food Company |
| Director(s) | Paul Lundahl |
| Producer(s) | Patsy Northcutt |
| Programmer(s) | John-Erik Omland |
| Artist(s) | Halstead Craig Hannah |
| Writer(s) | Lissa Rovetech |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| Release | 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Education |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
5 A Day Adventures is an educational computer game developed by eMotion Studios that teaches young children the importance of eating fruits and vegetables daily.[1] It is intended for third-grade level students, and features singing and rapping cartoon fruit and vegetables that explain how they are grown, their nutrition and cooking.[2][3]
The game was published and produced by the Dole Food Company, in collaboration with the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Since the release, it has been made freely available to more than 18,000 schools across the United States and was bundled with the Macintosh Quadra 630 series. Over the duration of one year in partnership, 270,000 copies of the game were distributed.[1]
References
- ^ a b Wheelock, Verner (1997). Implementing dietary guidelines for healthy eating. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. ISBN 0-7514-0304-0.
- ^ Pratt, Steve (17 February 1994). "Singing, dancing veggies liven up nutrition". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Fun with food//An innovative CD-ROM program teaches kids about nutrition via dancing fruits and vegetables, fairy tales and catchy tunes". St. Paul Pioneer Press. 27 April 1994. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
External links
- Society for Nutrition Education
- Dole 5 a Day Adventures
- Miller, Mary Guy (1996). "An In-depth Descriptive Case Study of the Development of 5 A Day Adventures, the CD-ROM". Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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