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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 On-Line in 1992, and was a cornerstone of Sierra's educational games department.[2]

Prior to starting the company, Gasper was teaching computer science at California Institute of Technology while trying to teach his daughter how to read. He became inspired by the lip-synchronization positions charts used in Disney animation. This inspired him to create animated tutors whose mouths moved realistically to humans.[3] This continued to Early Math, which follows the curriculum from the National Association of Teachers of Mathematics.[3]

A.J.'s World was developed by Sierra's subsidiaries Coktel Vision and Bright Star Technology.[4]

Bright Star's games

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Bright Star's language education products

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References

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  1. ^ Kantra, Suzanne (May 1993). "See Dick and Jane Go High-Tech". Popular Science: 43.
  2. ^ "Sierra On-Line Inc -- Company History". Funding Universe. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  3. ^ a b Oldenburg, Don (December 13, 1993). "COMPUTERS" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  4. ^ "ST Report: 18-Feb-94 #1008". www.atarimax.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.