MultiMedia
Training Do
you wish you could add interactive media to your project? educari
offers training
in Flash, Director, Poser, Bryce, Lightwave and more...from the easily-grasped
basics to
advanced Actionscript and Lingo programming languages.
Whether you
want to build your own games, or just upgrade your website, contact us
now!
MultiMedia
Projects
Let's face it; as far as many young people are concerned, many educational
projects are about as appealing
as a warm fish milkshake.
Why not let
educari
help you to
create exciting, stimulating media using the latest computer technology?
From a two
minute video to an integrated CD/Web/DVDand print resource, create something
that your target audience both wants and benefits from!
Video
Release: In Too Deep
Drug Education is all too often a difficult subject in which to engage
kids, teenagers and even adults.
Break
the ice by showing them a video!
I2D
is an 18 minute realistic 3D animation that uses state-of-the-art techniques
to create a thought-provoking chatshow scenario.
See and hear
the character's realistic and accurate accounts of their drug misuse in
this spectacular virtual-world video, set against an original soundtrack
by Tim Stone.
Coming
Soon.... Intergalactive an activity-based PC CD-Rom for KS2 PSHE & C
by Séamus Brady & Richard Ives
An
exciting new electronic resource for PSHE & Citizenship at Key Stage
2, which extends children's understanding of aspects of the PSHE &
C curriculum through imaginative activities.
The
Intergalactive CD-Rom takes children on a journey to another planet, where
they can examine, through stories, games and activities, the way that
the Alien inhabitants run their lives, and apply these lessons to human
society.
Features
Include:
Absorbing
activities
Strong
story line keeps children engaged
Activities
for the whole class
Printable
activity sheets
Covers
many areas of the PSHE & C curriculum – including drugs and
health
Teachers:
If you would like to be involved in testing this great new resource in
your classroom, please contact
Séamus Brady with your details.
Xoteric:
Drug Education for theInteractive Generation
Xoteric
is a radical approach to drug education for teenagers. It has the
characteristics of a computer game combined with the depth of an
educational resource.
Xoteric
has taken educari
about
two years to develop, employing the combined talents of artist and
designer, Nick Stone and Richard Ives, an educationalist, Drug Education
expert and managing partner of educari,
with additional game design and programming by Séamus Brady,
Lingo programming by Olly Manton and soundtrack by Tim Stone.
Xoteric
has been field tested by players of various ages and abilities and
on a range of computer platforms for maximum reliability.
Now
it can contribute to your drug education programme. It is
suitable for use in a variety of educational situations:
school classroom
informal
educational settings
home
learning with parents or carers
counselling
agencies working with young drug users.
It
is an excellent resource to have available when doing displays or
exhibitions. The core target audience is 10 to 14-year-olds, but
it will also be attractive to older teenagers, particularly those
who are themselves drug users
Effective
Cutting-Edge Education
educari's
decision
to produce a sophisticated, interactive resource was taken quite
a while ago; educari's
head
of MultiMedia explains:
"There
is already a lot of drug information available, but many teenagers
are ignoring it.
When we looked closely, we found that the problem often lies with
the delivery of the information rather than with the information
itself.
Fortunately,
because the expertise of our organisation lies both in drug education
and multimedia development, we were able to produce a neccessary
educational resource that really is very enjoyable to use."
The
Storyline...
From
the vantage point of a high Earth orbit, a spaceship of aliens is
exploring our planet. The game-player is a junior member of the
crew.
The
aliens are interested in all aspects of humanity and human behaviour.
The
game-player's job is to find out about one aspect of human behaviour
- drug taking. A good place to start is in a club.
A micro-probe
is launched into the club and the game player (remaining safely
on the ship) can control where it goes. The probe shows those clubbers
who are under the influence of drugs. The player can target these
humans and find out more about their drug use. S/he does this through
using the three scanning modes available:
Body
Scan, which provides information about the physical condition
of the drug user.
Mind
Scan, which not only indicates the current mental state, but
often also explores the reasons behind the drug use, and sometimes
projects forward into the future and speculates about what might
happen.
Drug
Scan, which identifies the nature of the drug that has been
consumed, and gives information about it.
for
further details of this exciting resource, please visit www.Xoteric.com
Soundtracks
The
excellent soundtrack to educari's
forthcoming video release by Tim Stone is taken from
the his latest album 'No Turn Unstoned'.
The artist and TV writer also contributed music to the Xoteric CD
Rom.
Tim
has more than 30 years of pro experience: from stadium gigs to the
'Dog and Duck' and from Chaka Khan to Boyzone.
He has produced dozens of TV jingles and soundtracks and has successfully
taught 100s of guitar players, both privately and at various colleges
including The Guildhall, ACM and The Royal Academy of Music.
