Bright Star Technology
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Bright Star Technology, Inc. was founded by Elon Gasper and Nedra Goedert during the early 1980s and was a key player in multimedia technology.[1] Well-known titles from Bright Star include HyperAnimation, Alphabet Blocks, and the Talking Tutors series. Bright Star was acquired by Sierra Online in 1992, and was a cornerstone of Sierra's educational games department.[2]
Since the acquisition, several computer-related companies have been founded with this name, or a similar one.
[edit] Bright Star's games
- Alphabet Blocks
- AJ's World of Language
- AJ's World of Math
- AJ's World of Discovery
- Spelling Jungle (also sold as Basic Spelling and Yobi's Basic Spelling Tricks; code-named Spelling Demons)
- Spelling Blizzard (also sold as Advanced Spelling)
- Kid's Typing
- Early Math
- Beginning Reading
- The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain
- Discover ABC and 123 with Hickory & Me (also sold as separate ABC and 123 products; produced in cooperation with Golden Books Family Entertainment)
- Discover Math and Spelling with Monker (also sold as separate Math and Spelling products; produced in cooperation with Golden Books Family Entertainment)
[edit] Bright Star's language education products
- Berlitz Live! Spanish (produced in cooperation with Berlitz International, Inc.)
- Berlitz Live! Japanese (produced in cooperation with Berlitz International, Inc.)
[edit] References
- ^ Kantra, Suzanne (May 1993). "See Dick and Jane Go High-Tech". Popular Science: 43. http://books.google.com/books?id=vBaRlzJ2LKkC&pg=PA43&lpg=PA43&dq=%22alphabet+blocks%22+bright+star&source=bl&ots=2b-bV4JNgL&sig=-nrT6HXkFmNhgfxM3RZwFAND-RA&hl=en&ei=YWxWTqXeEYuatwexssSwDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22alphabet%20blocks%22%20bright%20star&f=false.
- ^ "Sierra On-Line Inc -- Company History". Funding Universe. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Sierra-OnLine-Inc-Company-History.html. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
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