Bright Star Technology

Bright Star Technology, Inc. was founded by Elon Gasper during the early 1980s and was a key player in multimedia technology. Well-known titles from Bright Star include HyperAnimation, Alphabet Blocks, and the Talking Tutors series. Bright Star was acquired by Sierra Online in 1992, and was a cornerstone of Sierra's educational games department.

Since the acquisition, several computer-related companies have been founded with this name, or a similar one.

Bright Star's games

* "Alphabet Blocks"
* "Spelling Jungle" (also sold as "Basic Spelling" and "Yobi's Magic Spelling Tricks"; code-named "Spelling Demons")
* "Spelling Blizzard" (also sold as "Advanced Spelling")
* "Kid's Typing"
* "Early Math"
* "Beginning Reading"
* "The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain"
* "Discover ABC and 123 with Hickory & Me" (also sold as separate "ABC" and "123" products; produced in cooperation with Golden Books Family Entertainment)
* "Discover Math and Spelling with Monker" (also sold as separate "Math" and "Spelling" products; produced in cooperation with Golden Books Family Entertainment)

Bright Star's language education products

* "Berlitz Live! Spanish" (produced in cooperation with Berlitz International, Inc.)
* "Berlitz Live! Japanese" (produced in cooperation with Berlitz International, Inc.)

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