Cahners Computerplace Software List

Cahners ComputerPlace Software List

The following is a list of software currently running in the ComputerPlace exhibit. This list was last updated March 2010.

Choose Your Own Adventure Digital Portal (Demonstration Center) Young Learners Archive (No longer available in the exhibit)

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE This area features excellent educational software titles evaluated by the ComputerPlace staff and volunteers.

The Incredible Machine: Even More Contraptions Ages 10 and up Sierra (Vivendi), 2001 http://www.childrenssoftwareonline.com Construct a contraption using lasers, rockets, bike pumps, a coffee pot, hot air balloons, and many more parts, both real and ridiculous. Solve puzzles set by the computer or create your own.

KaleidoDraw Ages 3 and up Protozone http://www.protozone.net/kaleidodraw.html Learn about the art and science of symmetry patterns.

Musical Leaps and Bounds Grades K-1 Tool Factory Inc., 2002 http://www.toolfactory.com Music and listening activities are the focus of the 6 well-planned, engaging activities.

Star Wars DroidWorks (Out of Print) 9 and up Lucas Learning http://www.starwars.com Build droids and send them on 29 exciting missions.

Star Wars Pit Droids (Out of Print) All ages Lucas Learning http://www.starwars.com Watto the junk dealer needs your help! Direct pit droids on the planet Tatooine. Your destination is the Podrace Arena, with more than 300 puzzles along the way.

Virtual Labs: Electricity Edmark (Riverdeep), 1999 http://www.ccvsoftware.com Explore electricity in virtual lab by creating circuits with batteries, light bulbs, and more.

Zoombinis Mountain Rescue Ages 8 and up The Learning Company (Riverdeep), 2001 http://www.childrenssoftwareonline.com When a band of wacky creatures called Zoombinis is trapped in a mountain, they need your help. Using math and logic skills, explore puzzle-packed tunnels to rescue them.

Digital Portal (Demonstration Counter) Staff and volunteers, at the Info Bytes counter, lead activities based on computer science, robots and communications. Some of the activities involve websites and programs that can be accessed for free. The following is a list of those sites.

20 Questions Grades 3 and up 20q.net Inc, 1996 http://20q.net Can a computer guess what you are thinking in 20 questions or less?

Google Earth Ages 8 and Up Google Inc. http://earth.google.com Download this free software from Google and search the earth! Zoom into your street and view 3D buildings, maps, and local business information.

John Conway’s Game of Life Ages 10 and Up Edwin Martin http://www.bitstorm.org/gameoflife/ The Game of Life is a free Java game that acts as a 'cellular automaton'. It consists of a collection of cells which, based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or multiply. This is analogous with the rise, fall and alternations of a society of living organisms.

Scratch Ages 8 and Up Lifelong Kindergarten group at MIT Media Lab, 2007 http://scratch.mit.edu/ Scratch is a new free programming language designed to make it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations online. Learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also gaining a deeper understanding of the process of design.

Soda Constructor Ages 8 and Up Soda Creative Ltd., 2000 http://www.sodaplay.com http://robotsandus.org/moving/smmconstructor/ This free online interactive uses Java to help you build and animate two dimensional creatures made out of masses, springs, and muscles.

Thinking Machine 4 Ages 8 and up Martin Wattenberg and Marek Walczak, 2002-present http://www.turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking Play chess against a transparent intelligence, its evolving thought process visible on the board before you.

YOUNG LEARNERS This part of the exhibit focuses on software for kids five and under.

Blue's Reading Time Activities (Out of Print) Ages 3 to 6 Humongous Entertainment (Atari), 2000 http://www.humongous.com Steve and Blue need your help creating The Big News Gazette. Purple Kangaroo, Mailbox, Baby Bear, Fan, and Periwinkle are all at the library ready to help you write stories and draw pictures for your newspaper.

Buddy Brush and the Painted Circus (Out of Print) Ages 2 to 6 Ideas That Play http://store.momsathome.ca Explore an interactive circus full of colorful activities set to playful music.

Dragon Tales Learn & Fly With Dragons PreK - Kindergarten Scholastic, Inc., 2003 http://www.scholastic.com Help the dragons learn to fly through fun activities and games.

I Spy Junior Puppet Playhouse Ages 3 to 5 Knowledge Adventure, 2000 http://www.scholastic.com/ispy http://www.childrenssoftwareonline.com Practice listening, reasoning, creativity and reading in an imaginative world of puppets.

JumpStart Toddlers Ages 18 mos. to 3 years Knowledge Adventure, 2000 http://www.childrenssoftwareonline.com Join DeeDee the duck in exploring Grandma's house, the Lily Pond, Peek-a-Boo Woods, and many other fun places. Practice counting, letters, shape recognition, and much more.

Little Bill Thinks BIG! Ages 4 to 6 Scholastic, Inc. http://www.childrenssoftwareonline.com Visit Little Bill’s home to play activities while developing early math and thinking skills.

Little People Discovery Airport (Out of Print) Ages 2 to 4 Knowledge Adventure, 2002 http://www.knowledgeadventure.com Join Pilot Paula in five activities that promote discovery and exploration of numbers, shapes and colors.

Musical Leaps and Bounds Grades K-1 Tool Factory Inc., 2002 http://www.toolfactory.com Music and listening activities are the focus of the 6 well-planned, engaging activities.

Reader Rabbit Kindergarten Ages 4 to 6 The Learning Company (Riverdeep), 2001 http://www.childrenssoftwareonline.com Play your way through eight activities in phonics, matching, rhyming and math with Reader Rabbit.

Reader Rabbit Toddler Ages 1 to 3 The Learning Company (Riverdeep) http://www.rmlearning.com Explore this enchanting land that encourages independent play and early learning skills.

To Market, To Market Learning in Motion, 2004 http://www.learn.motion.com Earn rewards for helping Piggy's friends with their market stand math.

Toony the Loon's Lagoon Grades PreK-3 Edmark (Riverdeep), 1999 http://www.childrenssoftwareonline.com Toony and his jungle friends guide you through activities that build creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills. Create musical patterns with Oranga or Toony, create art with 'Flying Shapes' and 'Flying Spheres,' and much more.

Zoboomafoo: Animal Alphabet Ages to 3 to 6 http://www.childrenssoftwareonline.com The Learning Company (Riverdeep), 2001 Join Zoboomafoo to play games and discover animals for every letter of the alphabet.

ARCHIVE (No longer available in the exhibit)

AARON the Cybernetic Artist Kurzweil CyberArt Technologies http://www.kurzweilcyberart.com/ Watch AARON the Cybernetic Artist at work! AARON is a computer program that designs and creates original artworks in its own unique style.

A.L.I.C.E. Dr. Richard S. Wallace, 2000 http://www.alicebot.org/ Talk to the online "chatbot" that won the Loebner Prize Bronze medal in 2000 and 2001. Does A.L.I.C.E. seem intelligent?

Alice in Vivaldi's Four Seasons Ages 5 and up Music Games International, 2003 http://www.kidsmusicstage.com Fix the magical Music Clock and free Alice by playing 12 different music games and activities.

Badger Trails Grades K-3 Sherston Software (Tool Factory), 2003 http://www.toolfactory.com This young children's program allows you to view the world from the perspective of a badger as you navigate your way home finding food, shelter, and water along the way.

Caillou: Magic Playhouse Ages 2 to 6 The Learning Company (Riverdeep), 2001 http://www.learningco.com Join Caillou in a hunt for hidden treasure. Find toys and animals hidden in clouds. Create stories and songs to sing out loud.

Click and Create with Mia Ages 5 and up Kutoka Interactive, 2002 http://www.kutoka.com Learn, create, color, invent, and animate your own works of art with Mia.

Cross Country USA 2 Ages 9 and up. Ingenuity Works, Inc., 2002 http://www.ingenuityworks.com Drive an 18-wheel truck around the country picking up and delivering a variety of goods while learning to solve problems, read maps, and make decisions.

Curious George Downtown Adventure Ages 3 to 6 Knowledge Adventure, 2002 http://www.knowledgeadventure.com Build clever contraptions to help the likeable monkey, George, stay out of trouble and restore order to a mixed-up town.

D.M. Dinwiddie: Physician-in-Training Ages 8 and up Health Media Lab, 2003 http://www.healthmedialab.com Learn to recognize and treat a dozen common ailments and injuries by helping D.M. Dinwiddie earn a Medical Arts Achievement Badge.

The Digital Field Trip to the Rainforest AT Digital Frog International, 2001 http://www.digitalfrog.com Visit the Blue Creek Rainforest Reserve in Belize, Central America to learn about rainforests, the life found there, and the mechanisms and processes that keep them alive.

Diorama Designer Grades 2 to 6 Tom Snyder Productions (Scholastic), 1999 http://www.teachtsp.com Ever dream of being king of your own castle? Or live in a Native American teepee? Create your own diorama based on different time periods. Choose everything from the furniture to the color of wallpaper—even the people who will live inside your diorama. Then print out your design and bring your scene to life!

Evolutionary Checkers Starring Blondie24 Digenetics, Inc., 2001 http://www.digenetics.com Compete against a computer program that taught itself to play checkers.

Freddi Fish 4 Ages 3 to 8 Humongous Entertainment (Atari), 1999 http://www.humongous.com Help Freddi Fish catch the thieves who stole Cousin Calico’s herd of hogfish while using your logic and strategy skills in an undersea adventure.

GollyGee Blocks GollyGee Software, Inc., 2000 http://www.gollygee.com Create 3D scenes by stacking and stretching building blocks. View the scene from any angle, apply colors and textures, and take pictures of your creations.

Hearing Music Ages 8 and up Viva Media, 2004 http://www.viva-media.com Learn to recognize differences and patterns in music through fun, interactive activities.

Hungry Red Planet Ages 9 and up. Health Media Lab, 2002 http://healthmedialab.com You're the commander of an exploration team sent to Mars to build settlements and ship food back to hungry Earthlings in 2030 A.D. Learn important nutrition, strategy and problem-solving skills while increasing food production and expanding settlements.

I Love Science! Global Software Publishing, 1998 http://www.learnatglobal.com Conduct interactive science experiments and real-world science activities with three friendly characters.

I Spy Fantasy Ages 6 to 10. Scholastic, Inc., 2003 http://www.scholastic.com/ispy Explore three fantastical worlds filled with unique characters

I Spy Junior Ages 3 to 5 Scholastic, Inc., 1999 http://www.scholastic.com/ispy Games, based on the I Spy Books, that encourage reading, math, and thinking skills while encouraging creativity.

I Spy School Days Ages 5 to 9 Scholastic, Inc., 2000 http://www.scholastic.com/ispy Use your brain to solve tricky riddles and puzzles in nine different play areas where you do everything from classifying objects into hoops to searching for hidden treasures.

I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe Ages 6-10 Scholastic, Inc., 2004 http://www.scholastic.com/ispy Discover a collection of intriguing picture riddles and games while locked inside a dark, mysterious house.

Ice Cream Truck Grades 2 to 6 Sunburst Communications, Inc. http://www.sunburst.com Get behind the wheel of your own ice cream truck, and you're off to try to make a profit! Set the prices, pick the advertising, and take your truck wherever there are hot and hungry customers!

JumpStart Artist Ages 5 to 8 Knowledge Adventure, 2000 http://www.jumpstart.com Learn about basic art concepts, famous artists, folk art, and cultural crafts from around the world. Create your own drawings, slideshows, collages, and more!

JumpStart Toddlers Ages 18 mos. to 3 years Knowledge Adventure, 2000 http://www.education.com/jumpstart Join DeeDee the duck in exploring Grandma's house, the Lily Pond, Peek-a-Boo Woods, and many other fun places. Practice counting, letters, shape recognition, and much more.

Krazy Art Room GuruForce Incorporated, 2002 http://www.guruforce.com Add fuel to your creative thinking skills and artistic talent in this virtual art studio.

Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster Ages 8 and up. Viva Media, 2003 http://www.viva-media.com Explore Fritz's kingdom and discover seven activities that explain chess basics. Finally put what you learned to the test in the Intelligym, a training ground for future chess pros.

Masters of the Elements Ages 8 and up Tivola Electronic Publishing, Inc. (Viva Media), 2000 http://www.tivola.com Master time, gravity, heat, and light through challenging puzzles and help the Masters of the Elements win back their powers.

Math Blaster Mission 1: Cosmic Critter Challenge Ages 6 to 7 Knowledge Adventure, 2000 Join Blaster and G.C. as they dare to feed the animals at the intergalactic zoo, chase them down and wake them up from the deepest snooze in the universe. Learn addition, subtraction, counting money, greater than and less than, problem solving, and sorting.

Math Missions: The Amazing Arcade Adventure Grades 3 to 5. Scholastic, Inc., 2003 http://www.scholastic.com Save Spectacle City by solving real-world math problems to help local stores!

Memory Magic Mercury Learning Systems LLC, 2004 http://www.acceleratedchild.com Improve your memory and thinking skills with a variety of games games inspired by right brain and accelerated learning techniques.

Music Ace Deluxe Ages 6 and up Harmonic Vision, 2004 http://harmonicvision.com Play a comprehensive series of music lessons and games that teach beginning music students of all ages the basics of music theory, rhythm, pitch, note reading, listening, and the keyboard.

Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island Ages 10 and up. Her Interactive, Inc., 2003 http://herinteractive.com Investigate a string of mysterious events on Deception Island and in the sea caves and waters that surround it.

Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand Ages 10 and up Her Interactive, Inc., 2002 http://www.herinteractive.com As a museum intern, Nancy Drew discovers she’ll be doing more than learning about ancient Mayan artifacts. Some thefts have occurred! Can you help her solve the crime?

Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel Ages 10 and up. Her Interactive, Inc., 2003 http://www.nancydrewgames.com Discover the truth behind the haunted carousel at Captain’s Cove Amusement Park by helping Nancy avoid deadly traps and solve a series of challenging puzzles.

Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch Ages 10 and up Her Interactive, Inc., 2004 http://www.herinteractive.com A ranch vacation takes a terrifying turn when a ghostly horse appears. Is it driven by the vengeful commands of its long-dead master, Dirk Valentine?

Oregon Trail Ages 9 and up Broderbund (Riverdeep), 2001 http://www.riverdeep.net/learningcompany Face the dangers of the American West in the mid 1800s, as you join a wagon train and head west on the Oregon Trail. Pandorabots Pandorabots, 2000 http://pandorabots.com/botmaster/en/home Make your own online "chatbot" or 20 questions game. Can it pass the Turing Test?

Professor Roberts' ICT Problem Solving Kit Ages 9 - 14 Sherston Software and Mark Overmars, 2005 [PC only] http://www.sherston.com Develop problem solving and thinking skills as you control a robot arm, solve Tangram puzzles and learn computer programming.

Putt-Putt Joins the Circus Ages 3 to 8 Humongous Entertainment (Atari), 2000 http://www.humongous.com Putt-Putt needs your help in finding the five main acts to get ready for the circus.

Rainforest Designer Grades 2-6 Tom Snyder Productions (Scholastic), 2000 http://www.tomsnyder.com Design, print, and build 3-D rainforest habitats.

Ray Kurzweil's Cybernetic Poet Kurzweil CyberArt Technologies http://www.kurzweilcyberart.com Collaborate with a computer program to compose new poems together.

Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions Ages 10 and up Sierra (Vivendi), 2000 http://www.sierra.com Build incredible machines out of a diverse assortment of crazy and colorful parts, ranging from ropes, pulleys, and bowling balls, to cheese-driven mouse motors. And after solving the puzzles, create your own inventions!

Shelly's My First Computer Game Goldilocks and the Three Bears Preschool ABT Interactive, 2004 http://www.advancedbrain.com Learn the basics of computers through fun, interactive games and activities.

Skitter AIBO Performance Editor DogsBody & Ratchet Software, 2003-2004 [PC only] http://www.dogsbodynet.com/skitter.html Download this free software to create custom robot skits by controlling AIBO's body movement, lights and sound.

Stagecast Creator v 2.0 Grades K through 12. Stagecast Software, Inc., 2001 http://www.stagecast.com A combination of programming and multimedia allows the user to create, explore and modify worlds.

Strategy Challenges Collection 1: Around the World Grades 3 and up Edmark (Riverdeep), 1996 http://www.riverdeep.net Play Mancala, Nine Men's Morris, or Go-Moku against a computer opponent.

Strategy Challenges Collection 2: In the Wild Grades 4 and up Edmark (Riverdeep), 1997 http://www.riverdeep.net The computer is your virtual opponent for games of Tablut, Jungle Chess, and Surakarta.

SuperGoo ScanSoft (Kai's Super Goo), 1999 http://www.scansoft.com/products What would mom look like with dad's beard? Or with a nose ring? The library of distortion tools lets you change your image a thousand different ways. Stretch, twist, and swap facial features to create a totally new version of you.

Terrapin Logo Terrapin Software Inc., 2003 http://www.terrapinlogo.com Use this easy-to-learn computer language to explore mathematics, develop problem solving skills, and learn to think and plan logically.

Tessellation Exploration Grades 3 to 8 Tom Snyder Productions (Scholastic), 2001 http://www.teachtsp.com Create and print colorful tessellations with this dynamic tool! With Tessellation Exploration, transformational geometry concepts are reinforced as students create 2-dimensional tessellations, then watch them slide, turn, flip, and glide on the screen. Students also explore tessellations that exist in the world, such as honeycombs, tile floors, and brick buildings.

Virtual Labs: Light Edmark (Riverdeep), 1999 http://www.edmark.com Explore the properties of light and color by experimenting in a virtual lab with lenses, mirrors, filters, and prisms.