3-D Dinosaur Adventure

Associated With

Knowledge Adventure - creator and supplier, brand

Defining Feature

A CD-ROM combining an interactive reference, films, quizzes and an anaglyph 3-D museum

Status

Preserved - as contemporary PC edutainment in 1994

Overview

3-D Dinosaur Adventure turned a children's reference disc into a virtual dinosaur theme park to explore.

Its single CD-ROM contained a narrated storybook, films, quizzes, a 3-D museum, Create-A-Saurus and the Save the Dinosaurs game. A February 1994 review identified Knowledge Adventure as the supplier.

Full-motion video, stereo sound and included 3-D glasses added to the multimedia presentation. Instead of following a conventional encyclopaedia, users moved among attractions devoted to prehistoric life.

Why It Mattered

The title captured the promise of early multimedia by placing facts, animation, sound, video and games inside one colourful package. Learning and play were deliberately combined, making the computer feel less like a reference tool and more like a place to explore.

Disc and Presentation

• A February 1994 review describes a Knowledge Adventure multimedia dinosaur park on CD-ROM.
• The package featured full-motion video, stereo sound and included 3-D glasses.

Reference Attractions

• The disc contained an interactive dinosaur reference, narrated storybook and 30 films.
• Other areas included quizzes and a 3-D museum.

Creative Play and PC Requirements

• Create-A-Saurus and Save the Dinosaurs added creative and game-based activities.
• Documented PC requirements included DOS memory, a mouse and CD-ROM drivers.

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