Creative Multimedia releases MAC version of Air & Space Smithsonian Dreams of Flight CD-ROM; An entertaining, interactive, and comprehensive history of flight.PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 1996--Air & Space Smithsonian Dreams of Flight interactive CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , the definitive guide to the history of flight from the perspectives of pilots, inventors, and participants, is now available in Macintosh format. Produced by Creative Multimedia, in association with SunWest Media Marketing Group Inc., the CD-ROM gives users a birds eye view For other uses, see Bird's eye view (disambiguation). Birds Eye View (BEV) [1] was founded by Rachel Millward and Pinny Grylls in 2002, as a unique platform for emerging women filmmakers. of aviation history through hundreds of photographs, paintings, 2-D aircraft illustrations, film footage, and eyewitness accounts. The title was released in Windows(R) format in July 1995. Based on the five-video/broadcast series produced by SunWest and Air & Space Smithsonian magazine, Dreams of Flight allows users to explore all aspects of aviation past to present: -- Pioneers -- features in-depth biographies of great aviators Well-known aviators People largely known for their contributions to the history of aviation While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or including Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Jimmy Doolittle, and many more, plus more than 40 eyewitness accounts of their accomplishments and 50 minutes of historical film footage. -- Flying Machines -- provides 2-D graphic illustrations of 65 historically significant aircraft. All aircraft can be viewed from the top, side, and front; images may be down-loaded as clip art A set of canned images used to illustrate word processing and desktop publishing documents. . -- Milestones -- provides details of the major feats and advances in aviation history in such categories as altitude, point-to-point, speed, and technology. -- Culture -- reviews the effects of the flight phenomenon on daily life. Highlights include airmail airmail, transport of mail by airplanes. Demonstration flights that showed the feasibility of carrying mail by air were made in Great Britain and in the United States in 1911. , air races, barnstormers, commercial flight, entertainment, memorabilia, and toys. Classic footage of women aviators and record setters, in addition to a special "director's cut director's cut n. The version of a film in which the editing process is overseen, executed, or approved by the director, usually including footage not included in the standard release. ," is contained in the interactive Auto Pilot feature. The user can access these and other historic film clips and photographic images to create a customized mini-documentary of favorite flight events. Both Macintosh and Windows versions See Windows. of Air & Space Smithsonian Dreams of Flight are available at an average price of $29.99. Like other Creative Multimedia titles, Dreams of Flight may be purchased wherever CD-ROMs are sold, including retail outlets and bookstores in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. Air & Space Smithsonian magazine is published bi-monthly by the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. , which receives more than 8 million visitors each year. The Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution, research and education center, at Washington, D.C.; founded 1846 under terms of the will of James Smithson of London, who in 1829 bequeathed his fortune to the United States to create an establishment for the "increase and diffusion of is recognized worldwide as one of the most authoritative and respected names in U.S. and world history. Founded in 1990, SunWest Media Marketing Group Inc. is a full-service production company offering a wide variety of film, video, and multimedia capabilities, with extensive experience in the production of travel, nature, and informational films, video, and television programs. In addition to the broadcast series Dreams of Flight, SunWest produced the national public television special To The Moon and Beyond, in conjunction with The Smithsonian Institution. Founded in 1987, Creative Multimedia develops, manufactures, markets and distributes interactive information for use with personal computers. Creative Multimedia, the leader in lifestyle and leisure interactive media, partners with the nation's leading publishers and entertainment providers to bring the highest quality, name-brand, interactive experiences to the market. Additional company and product information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.creativemm.com. -0- For a review copy of Air & Space Smithsonian Dreams of Flight, call Dena Derr, Creative Multimedia, 503/306-3241. Copyright 1995 Creative Multimedia. All rights reserved. Produced in association with SunWest Media Marketing Group Inc. and Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine. CONTACT: Creative Multimedia Dena Derr, 503/306-3241 Fax: 503/241-4370 |
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