DK Multimedia

COMPANY» Founded 1974-01-27

London,UK

Dorling Kindersley Multimedia (usually stylized as DK Multimedia) was the software wing of British publishing company Dorling Kindersley. During the 1990s, DK Multimedia created many edutainment video games on CD-ROM including Castle Explorer and My First Amazing World Explorer. In 2000, Dorling Kindersley sold its CD-ROM backlist to Global Software Publishing.

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Developed Games

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Castle Explorer (Game)

30 June 1996

Castle Explorer is a educational adventure game, developed and published by DK Multimedia in 1996. Based on the book by Stephen Biesty, you play the role of a page infiltrating the castle of Baron Mortimer on behalf of the King.

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My First Amazing World Explorer (Game)

30 June 1996

My First Amazing World Explorer is an educational travel game, developed and published by DK Multimedia. It functions both as a virtual atlas and as an exploration tool. The player travels the world, collecting stamps from every country visited, whilst learning about different nations.

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The Way Things Work (Game)

31 December 1994

The Way Things Work is an educational science game, developed and published by DK Multimedia in 1994. Based on the book by David Macaulay, it explains how numerous inventions work using exploded diagrams and videos, often involving woolly mammoths.

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Published Games

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Oz: The Magical Adventure (Game)

1 September 2000

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Castle Explorer (Game)

30 June 1996

Castle Explorer is a educational adventure game, developed and published by DK Multimedia in 1996. Based on the book by Stephen Biesty, you play the role of a page infiltrating the castle of Baron Mortimer on behalf of the King.

PC​ MAC​

My First Amazing World Explorer (Game)

30 June 1996

My First Amazing World Explorer is an educational travel game, developed and published by DK Multimedia. It functions both as a virtual atlas and as an exploration tool. The player travels the world, collecting stamps from every country visited, whilst learning about different nations.

PC​ MAC​

The Way Things Work (Game)

31 December 1994

The Way Things Work is an educational science game, developed and published by DK Multimedia in 1994. Based on the book by David Macaulay, it explains how numerous inventions work using exploded diagrams and videos, often involving woolly mammoths.

PC​ MAC​

Company details

Name

DK Multimedia

Abbreviation

Founded

27 January 1974

Location

London,UK

Website

http://www.dk.com

Aliases

Developed Games

• Castle Explorer (Game)
• My First Amazing World Explorer (Game)
• The Way Things Work (Game)
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Published Games

• Oz: The Magical Adventure (Game)
• Castle Explorer (Game)
• My First Amazing World Explorer (Game)
• The Way Things Work (Game)
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Franchises

• The Wizard of Oz (Franchise)

People

• None

Characters

• Cowardly Lion (Character)
• Dorothy Gale (Character)
• Oz (Character)
• Scarecrow (Character)
• Tin Woodman (Character)
• Wicked Witch of the West (Character)

Concepts

• Edutainment (Concept)
• Disguise (Concept)
• Encyclopedia (Concept)
• Full Motion Video (Concept)
• Games Based on Literature (Concept)
• Knight (Concept)
• Maid (Concept)
• Mammoths (Concept)
• Middle Ages (Concept)
• Pixel Hunt (Concept)

Locations

• Castle (Location)
• Earth (Location)

Objects

• None