Stickybear

Stickybear is a fictional character created by Richard Hefter and an edutainment series starring the character headed by Optimum Resource, Inc. The character was a mascot of Weekly Reader Software,[1] a division of Xerox Education Publications.[2]

Software of the series has been released since the early 1980s;[3] software programs originated on the Apple II platform and were released for IBM PC,[1] Atari 8-bit[4] and Commodore 64 platforms.[5]

As of 2008 the most recent Sticky Bear software was developed for Windows XP/Windows Vista and Mac OS X.[6]

Books with Stickybear

Software with Stickybear

Reception

II Computing listed Stickybear tenth on the magazine's list of top Apple II education software as of late 1985, based on sales and market-share data.[17]

Peter Mucha of the Houston Chronicle gave reviews to IBM versions of Stickybear in 1990; Stickybear Opposites received a B-, Stickybear Math received a B, Stickybear Math 2 received a B, Stickybear Alphabet received an A-, and Stickybear Reading received a C.[1]

The New Talking StickyBear Alphabet won the Best Early Education Program 1989 Excellence in Software Award from the Software and Information Industry Association.[18]

Leslie Eiser of Compute! magazine said in a 1992 review that StickyBear Town Builder was dated compared to other games of its time.[19]

Computer Gaming World in 1993 said of Stickybear's Early Learning Activities, "In the world of early learning software, it's difficult to find anyone who does it better."[20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mucha, Peter. "Educational programs vary widely in quality and range." Houston Chronicle. Sunday August 18, 1990. Lifestyle 5. Retrieved on December 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ Moritz, Michael and Philip Elmer-DeWitt. "Software for All Seasons." TIME. Monday December 19, 1983. Retrieved on December 5, 2009.
  3. ↑ 'Stickybear Numbers & ABC for preschool children', InfoWorld, October 24, 1983, pp. 37-38.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "In Search of Stickybear." TidBITS.
  6. 1 2 "Stickybear Math 1 Deluxe Grades PK-2." Optimum Resource, Inc..
  7. ↑ "Babysitter Bears." Google Books.
  8. ↑ "Bears at Work." Google Books.
  9. ↑ "Lots of Little Bears: A Stickybear Counting Book." Google Books.
  10. ↑ "Watch Out: The Stickybear Book of Safety." Google Books.
  11. ↑ "Stickybear Book of Weather." Google Books.
  12. ↑ "Where is the Bear?." Google Books.
  13. ↑ "Stickybears Scary Night." Google Books.
  14. ↑ Compute! Issue 49. June 1984. "71.
  15. ↑ "Stickybear Early Learning Activities." Optimum Resource, Inc..
  16. ↑ "Stickybear Kindergarten Activities." Optimum Resource, Inc..
  17. ↑ Ciraolo, Michael (Oct–Nov 1985). "Top Software / A List of Favorites". II Computing. p. 51. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "1989 Excellence in Software Awards Winners." Software and Information Industry Association.
  19. ↑ Eiser, Leslie. "Stickybear Town Builder. (computer game) (Software Review) (Evaluation)." Compute! December 1992. Issue 147. 164.
  20. ↑ Soper, Virginia (December 1993). "Stickybear's Early Learning Adventures". Computer Gaming World. pp. 155–156. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

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