5 A Day Adventures
1993 video game
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5 A Day Adventures is an educational entertainment computer product developed by eMotion Studios.
| 5 A Day Adventures | |
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| Developer | eMotion Studios |
| Publisher | Dole Food Company |
| Director | Paul Lundahl |
| Producer | Patsy Northcutt |
| Programmers | Grig Billam, John-Erik Omland |
| Artists | Halstead Craig Hannah, Michael Ringseis |
| Writer | Lissa Rovetech |
| Composer | Phil Schroeder |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| Release | 1993 |
| Genre | Education |
| Mode | Single-user |
Purpose
The software teaches third-grade students to eat fruits and vegetables daily.[1] It features singing and rapping partially-clothed cartoon fruit and vegetables that explain how their actual counterparts are grown, nutritionally valued and cooked.[2][3]
Publication history
The program was published and produced by the Dole Food Company, in collaboration with the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.[4] It was given to more than 18,000 schools across the United States and bundled with the Macintosh Quadra 630 series. In all, 270,000 copies were distributed.[1]