Bright Star Technology

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

* Alphabet Blocks
* AJ's World of Language
* AJ's World of Math
* AJ's World of Discovery
* Spelling Jungle (also sold as Basic Spelling and Yobi's Basic Spelling Tricks; code-named Spelling Demons)
* Spelling Blizzard (also sold as Advanced Spelling)
* Kid's Typing
* Early Math
* Beginning Reading
* The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain
* Discover ABC and 123 with Hickory & Me (also sold as separate ABC and 123 products; produced in cooperation with Golden Books Family Entertainment)
* Discover Math and Spelling with Monker (also sold as separate Math and Spelling products; produced in cooperation with Golden Books Family Entertainment)

## Bright Star's language education products

* Berlitz Live! Spanish (produced in cooperation with Berlitz International, Inc.)
* Berlitz Live! Japanese (produced in cooperation with Berlitz International, Inc.)

## References

1. ↑ Kantra, Suzanne (May 1993). "See Dick and Jane Go High-Tech". Popular Science: 43. https://books.google.com/books?id=vBaRlzJ2LKkC&q="alphabet+blocks"+bright+star&pg=PA43.
2. ↑ "Sierra On-Line Inc -- Company History". Funding Universe. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Sierra-OnLine-Inc-Company-History.html.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oldenburg, Don (December 13, 1993). "COMPUTERS". https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/12/13/computers/8771dcb5-068b-44e1-bb25-f2382731c62a/.
4. ↑ "ST Report: 18-Feb-94 #1008". https://www.atarimax.com/freenet/freenet_material/6.16and32-BitComputersSupportArea/8.OnlineMagazines/showarticle.php?437.

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