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- INTERACTIVE CD-ROM: EXOTIC JAPAN SHIPS
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- Contact:
- The Voyager Company a joint venture of Janus Films and Voyager Press
- Contact: Elizabeth Collumb
- 1351 Pacific Coast Highway
- Santa Monica, CA 90401
- (213) 451-1383
- AppleLink Voyager
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- Santa Monica, CA--02 AUG 91:
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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- MACWORLD PRODUCT NEWS — AUGUST 6-9, 1991
- Bayside Hall C, #331: The Voyager Company booth
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- EXOTIC JAPAN SHIPS: INTERACTIVE CD-ROM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO
- MODERN JAPANESE CULTURE AND LANGUAGE
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- The release of Exotic Japan was announced today by The Voyager Company (Santa
- Monica, CA). The CD-ROM product, designed to familiarize business executives,
- travelers, and students with the basics of modern Japanese culture and
- language, uses a unique interactive combination of text, sound, and animation.
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- Exotic Japan is organized in the form of an interactive journey along the
- centuries-old Tokaido Road from Kyoto to Tokyo. Over 150 lessons provide
- information which visitors to Japan will find indispensable. With an input
- device, users record and play back their own voices, patterning them after
- voices heard on the CD-ROM. Male and female native speakers guide users
- step-by-step through proper pronunciation and grammar, in addition to offering
- the listening practice necessary for effective comprehension.
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- The graphics and animations are exceptional. The classic woodblocks of renowned
- Japanese artist Hiroshige's Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido have been
- beautifully reproduced. Animated sequences illustrate important "how-to"
- information such as the proper use of chopsticks and the correct way to bow and
- exchange business cards when meeting Japanese associates. Other sequences break
- kanji into their component parts, providing a unique and effective way to
- recognize and remember characters. Detailed insights into Japanese customs and
- history are offered; Exotic Japan also covers such essentials as business and
- social etiquette and travel tips. Clever sound effects and authentic Japanese
- musical passages round out this unique package.
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- Exotic Japan is completely user-driven. With a click of the mouse, the user can
- repeat, retrace or skip any of the over 150 lessons, as well as navigate
- through the art and music sequences, quizzes, and game. The quizzes and game
- test user comprehension; the interactive program tracks progress, notes which
- lessons have been completed, and offers helpful hints to improve comprehension.
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- Developed by Japanese language instructor Nikki Yokokura, Exotic Japan runs on
- any Macintosh computer with a hard disk drive and compatible CD-ROM player.
- Perfect for use in the school, the office, and the home, this newest addition
- to Voyager's growing line of high quality software combines beautiful design
- with innovative interactivity.
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- Voyager is a publishing company exploring the uses of interactive electronic
- media. Their CD-ROM and videodisc software products use the personal computer
- to erase the arbitrary line between education and entertainment, offering
- unparalleled presentation of information, fully interactive learning, and
- exciting opportunities to exercise the imagination.
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- This information is provided by the product's developer or distributor and
- constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation by Apple Computer,
- Inc.. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to selection, performance or
- use of this product. All understandings, agreements and warranties, if any,
- take place directly between the developer and the prospective user.
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- 02-AUG-91
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