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Edu-Ware
Edu-Ware Services, Inc. was an educational and entertainment software publisher established in 1979 bSherwin Steffinand Steven Pederson. It was known for its adventure games, role-playing video games, and flight simulators for the Apple II family of computers. History Edu-Ware founders Sherwin Steffin and Steven Pederson met at UCLA, where Steffin was working as a faculty advisor to the campus radio station while Pederson worked as a student. When Steffin was let off from work in the spring of 1979, he and Pederson decided to form a software publishing company specializing in educational software for the Apple II. In particular, Steffin, who held degrees in experimental psychology and instructional technology, wanted to create computer aided instruction that encouraged divergent thinking, in contrast to current school curriculum, which he believed encouraged convergent thinking. Working out of his Woodland Hills, California apartment, Steffin programmed educational software, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perception (computer Game)
Most of the programs in Edu-Ware, Edu-Ware Services' initial product line, released in 1979 in video gaming, 1979 under the slogan "Unique software for the unique mind", were not typical of the intellectually challenging Video game, computer games and structured, pedagogically sound educational software for which the company would later become known. Quickly game design, designed and game programming, programmed in Applesoft BASIC primarily by co-founder Sherwin Steffin, most of these text-based programs were dropped from Edu-Ware's catalog when the company began developing products featuring high-resolution graphics in 1981 in video gaming, 1981. E.S.P. ''E.S.P.'' is a computer and video game, game giving players the opportunity to find out whether they possess extrasensory perception. While displaying a constantly changing graphic design on the screen, the program briefly flashes emotionally charged words, randomly chosen from a word list, on the screen. The program then asks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
