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Secret Paths (video Game)
''Secret Paths in the Forest'' is a video game developed by Purple Moon. The game was designed to be episodic, and spawned sequels entitled "''Secret Paths to Your Dreams''" and "''Secret Paths to the Sea''”, which were released under Mattel after its 1999 acquisition of Purple Moon. Plot and gameplay The game sees characters return from '' Rockett's New School'', where in a treehouse they reveal their deepest fears and thoughts. An example is Vietnamese-American child Minh, who is unhappy at the discordance in her parents' cultures. ''Secret Paths to Your Dreams'' acts as diary software akin to '' Rockett's Adventure Maker''. Production The game was designed as a result of years of market testing the way boys and girls respond to games differently, something which was heavily discussed at the time in video gaming literature. A 30-second TV spot for ''Secret Paths in the Forest'' played on network and cable stations in New York and Chicago in late 1997. In 1998, Purple Moon hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purple Moon
Purple Moon was an American developer of girls' video games based in Mountain View, California. Its games were targeted at girls between the ages of 8 and 14. The company was founded by Brenda Laurel and others, and supported by Interval Research. They debuted their first two games, ''Rockett's New School'' and ''Secret Paths in the Forest'', in 1997. Both games were more or less visual novels and encouraged values like friendship and decision making. Purple Moon's games were part of a larger girl games movement in the 1990s, initiated largely by the surprise success of Mattel's 1996 CD-ROM game '' Barbie Fashion Designer''. Laurel based her game design on four years of interview research she had done at Interval. An associated website, purple-moon.com, featured characters from the games and allowed users to trade virtual items. Some items arose from brand partnerships with companies such as Bonne Bell and SeaWorld. Children were required to have parental consent (email or verb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockett's New School
''Rockett's New School'' is a 1997 girl-oriented video game developed by Silicon Valley-based Purple Moon. It was directed by Brenda Laurel. Production Five years of research was spent on the game. During this time, Laurel discovered that boys and girls play games differently, and that girls wanted a more slower-paced and introspective experience as opposed to the action-based twitch gameplay that appealed to boys. A website launch and a serious media hype preceded the release of Purple Moon's first two titles: ''Rockett's New School'' and ''Secret Paths''. Two 30-second TV spots for the games were aired on network and cable stations in New York and Chicago in October-November 1997. Rockett even appeared with a moustache in the "Got Milk?" ad series. The game was conceived as part of an episodic series of CD-ROMS, with unresolved plot elements that would be addressed in the following titles. Episode 2, ''Rockett's Tricky Decision'', was expected to come out in January 1998. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PC Data
PC Data was an American market research and point of sale tracking firm founded in 1991 and based in Reston, Virginia. Its founder, Ann Stephens, had worked previously as the head researcher for the Software Publishers Association. Initially, the firm tracked only the United States' computer software market, but later expanded to include hardware sales and, in 1999, Internet traffic. By 1996, ''The Washington Post'' described PC Data as "the preeminent tabulator of facts and figures of the monthly sales of consumer software in the United States". Its coverage of the United States retail software sales market had grown to 80% by September 1998. In March 2001, The NPD Group purchased PC Data's point-of-sale research branch and merged it with its Intelect Market Tracking division. Following a legal settlement with the rival company Jupiter Media Matrix regarding patent infringement Patent infringement is the commission of a prohibited act with respect to a patented invention wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GameSpot
''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. In addition to the information produced by ''GameSpot'' staff, the site also allows users to write their own reviews, blogs, and post on the site's forums. It has been owned by Fandom, Inc. since October 2022. In 2004, ''GameSpot'' won "Best Gaming Website" as chosen by the viewers in Spike TV's second ''Video Game Award Show'', and has won Webby Awards several times. The domain ''gamespot.com'' attracted at least 60 million visitors annually by October 2008 according to a Compete.com study. History In January 1996, Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein quit their positions at IDG and founded SpotMedia Communications. SpotMedia then launched ''GameSpot'' on May 1, 1996. Originally, ''GameSpot'' focused solely on personal computer games, so a sis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice (magazine)
''Vice'' (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian-American magazine focused on lifestyle, arts, culture, and news/politics. Founded in 1994 in Montreal as an alternative punk magazine, the founders later launched the youth media company Vice Media, which consists of divisions including the printed magazine as well as a website, broadcast news unit, a film production company, a record label, and a publishing imprint. As of February 2015, the magazine's editor-in-chief is Ellis Jones. History Founded by Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes, and Shane Smith (the latter two being childhood friends), the magazine was launched in 1994 as the ''Voice of Montreal'' with government funding. The intention of the founders was to provide work and a community service. When the editors later sought to dissolve their commitments with the original publisher, Alix Laurent, they bought him out and changed the name to ''Vice'' in 1996. Richard Szalwinski, a Canadian software millionaire, acquired the magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news and entertainment company with a focus on digital media. Based in New York City, BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III to focus on tracking viral content. Kenneth Lerer, co-founder and chairman of ''The Huffington Post'', started as a co-founder and investor in BuzzFeed and is now the executive chairman. Originally known for online quizzes, "listicles", and pop culture articles, the company has grown into a global media and technology company, providing coverage on a variety of topics including politics, DIY, animals, and business. In late 2011, BuzzFeed hired Ben Smith of ''Politico'' as editor-in-chief, to expand the site into long-form journalism and reportage. After years of investment in investigative journalism, by 2021 '' BuzzFeed News'' had won the National Magazine Award, the George Polk Award, and the Pulitzer Prize, and was nominated for the Michael Kelly Award. BuzzFeed generates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Interactive Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is a non-profit organization of video game industry professionals. It organizes the annual Design Innovate Communicate Entertain summit, better known as D.I.C.E., which includes the presentations of the D.I.C.E. Awards. History AIAS was originally founded in 1992 by Andrew Zucker, a lawyer in the entertainment industry. AIAS co-promoted numerous events with organizations such as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of America and Women in Film. Their first awards show program, "Cybermania '94", which was hosted by Leslie Nielsen and Jonathan Taylor Thomas, was broadcast on TBS. While a second show was run in 1995, and was the first awards program to be streamed over the Web, it drew far less audiences as the first. Video game industry leaders decided that they wanted to reform AIAS as a non-profit organization for the video game industry. The effort was backed by Peter Main of Nintendo, Tom Kalins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
The ''1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards'' is the 1st edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the video game industry. The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. There was not an official host of the award ceremony. ''Final Fantasy VII'', '' GoldenEye 007'', and '' Riven: The Sequel to Myst'' were tied for receiving the most nominations. ''GoldenEye 007'' took home the most awards, including Interactive Title of the Year. Electronic Arts received the most nominations. Rare and Nintendo won the most awards, with Rare as the developer and Nintendo as the publisher. Shigeru Miyamoto was also the first inductee of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Winners and Nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Hall of Fame Award * Shigeru Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Video Games
1997 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as '' Final Fantasy VII'', '' Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'', '' GoldenEye 007'', ''Star Fox 64'', ''Tomb Raider II'', ''Ultima Online'', and ''Virtua Striker 2'', along with new titles such as '' Everybody's Golf'', '' I.Q.: Intelligent Qube'', ''PaRappa the Rapper'', '' Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee'', '' Gran Turismo'', '' Diablo'', ''Grand Theft Auto'' and ''Fallout''. Sony's PlayStation was the year's best-selling video game console worldwide for the second year in a row, while also being the annual best-selling console in Japan for the first time (overtaking the Game Boy and Sega Saturn). The year's best-selling home video game worldwide was Squaresoft's ''Final Fantasy VII'' for the PlayStation, while the year's highest-grossing arcade games in Japan were Sega's ''Virtua Fighter 3'' and '' Print Club 2''. Events *March 6 - Sega opens Sega World Sydney in Australia. It is the second Sega World park to open outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Games Developed In The United States
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems which, in turn, were replaced by flat panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcast, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. History Analog video Video technology was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) television systems, but several new technologies for video display devices have since been invented. Video was originally exclusively a live technology. Charles Ginsburg led an Ampex research team developing one of the first pract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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