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Carmen Sandiego
''Carmen Sandiego'' (sometimes referred to as ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'') is a media franchise based on a series of computer games created by the American software company Broderbund. While the original 1985 '' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' video game was classified as a "mystery exploration" series by creators and the media, the series would later be deemed edutainment when the games became unexpectedly popular in classrooms. The franchise centers around the fictional thieving villain of the same name, who is the ringleader of the criminal organization, V.I.L.E.; the protagonists (most often including the player character, in-game character controlled by the computer user) are agents of the ACME Detective Law enforcement agency#internat, Agency who try to thwart the crooks' plans to steal treasures from around the world, while the later ultimate goal is to capture Carmen Sandiego herself. The franchise primarily focuses on teaching children geography, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where In North Dakota Is Carmen Sandiego?
''Where in North Dakota Is Carmen Sandiego?'' is a 1989 edutainment video game. It is the fourth game in the Carmen Sandiego video game series after ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985), World'' (1985), ''Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego? (1986), U.S.A.'' (1986), and ''Where in Europe Is Carmen Sandiego?, Europe'' (1988). Having observed the popularity of the Carmen Sandiego franchise in the education of school children, educators were inspired to develop a North Dakota version to teach North Dakotans about their state's history and geography. In contrast to the previous titles which were developed internally by Broderbund, ''North Dakota'' was largely developed for the Apple II series, Apple II by a team of fourteen educators led by computer coordinator Craig Nansen, concept designer Bonny Berryman, and co-chairwoman Mary Littler collectively known as the North Dakota Database Committee (NDDC) of the Minot Public Schools, who made the game idea a reality. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |