5 A Day Adventures
5 A Day Adventures is an edutainment computer product developed by eMotion Studios.
| 5 A Day Adventures | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | eMotion Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Dole Food Company |
| Director(s) | Paul Lundahl |
| Producer(s) | Patsy Northcutt |
| Programmer(s) | Grig Billam, John-Erik Omland |
| Artist(s) | Halstead Craig Hannah |
| Writer(s) | Lissa Rovetech |
| Composer(s) | Phil Schroeder |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| Release | 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Education |
| Mode(s) | Single-user |
Purpose
The software teaches third-grade students to eat fruits and vegetables daily.[1] It features singing and rapping partially-clothed cartoon fruit and vegetables that explain how their actual counterparts are grown, nutritionally valued and cooked.[2][3]
Publication history
The program was published and produced by the Dole Food Company, in collaboration with the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. It was given to more than 18,000 schools across the United States and bundled with the Macintosh Quadra 630 series. In all, 270,000 copies were distributed.[1]
References
- Wheelock, Verner (1997). Implementing dietary guidelines for healthy eating. Jones & Bartlett Publishers. ISBN 0-7514-0304-0.
- Pratt, Steve (17 February 1994). "Singing, dancing veggies liven up nutrition". Chicago Tribune.
- "Fun with food//An innovative CD-ROM program teaches kids about nutrition via dancing fruits and vegetables, fairy tales and catchy tunes". St. Paul Pioneer Press. 27 April 1994. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
External links
- Society for Nutrition Education
- Dole 5 a Day Adventures
- Miller, Mary Guy (1996). An In-depth Descriptive Case Study of the Development of 5 A Day Adventures, the CD-ROM (Thesis). Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. (cannot be opened unless connected to the Virginia Tech campus networks)
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