African American History
CD-ROM Games and Educational Software
None of the CD-ROM games are available at this time
This page
features an assortment of CD-ROM games and educational software based on
Black History & Culture.
Who Am I Black History Trivia is
an interactive educational and entertainment game
consisting of puzzles, multiple choice questions,
scramble questions and even features unique sound effects.
Roots: The Heritage Game! is an African-American trivia
game that features over 1000 questions in six categories.
Black Quest is similar to tradition trivia based games
except all the clues and themes are related to African
American experiences, achievements and contributions.
The
African American Inventions Series CD is an invaluable
tool for all those interested in honoring the legacy of great
African American inventors
Who
Am I Music Trivia Game is computer game that tests the
players knowledge of African American music. There are five
categories, Jazz, R&B, Rap, Gospel, and Reggae.
None of the
CD-ROM games are available at this time
Who Am I Black
History
Trivia Game (CD-ROM)
$19.99 currently unavailable
Who Am I Black History Trivia Game is an interactive educational and
entertainment game. Its FUN to watch, EXCITING to play and certain to keep
you returning for more. It's ideal for children, families, and adults
interested in testing their knowledge of 20th Century African American
History and learning new and interesting facts about African American
people and events. The game consists of puzzles, multiple choice
questions, scramble questions and even features unique sound effects.
System Requirements: - Pentium - 16 MB RAM - Win 95 or higher - 40MB disc space - 4x
CD-ROM
More info on the Who Am I
Black History Trivia Game
A single game consists of
three (3) main rounds with two (2) interactive game questions (i.e.
Crossword Games, Memory Games, Puzzles, etc.) between each main round.
Each main round contains five (5) randomly selected multiple choice
questions from five (5) categories (i.e. Sports, TV & Film, Science,
Music and History). To answer a multiple choice question you can
either use the keyboard by pressing the letter corresponding to your
answer or the mouse to select your answer. The game is hosted and
narrated by an original animated cartoon character called "Shorty".
Key features
Works on both PC & MAC computers
Includes Sound Effects,
Interactive Puzzles & Games, Animated Characters and Multiple Choices
Questions
Complete context
sensitive help and uninstall option
Includes reference
research sources and selected bibliographies
Covers African American
people and events by category (i.e. Sports, TV & Film, Science, Music
and History) with chronological timelines ranging from the 1800s to
late 1990s
High Score Tracking- The
players high score, name and play date is tracked and posted during
each game session. The high score automatically resets after the 100th
game session.
African American Inventions
Interactive CD-ROM
$19.95 currently unavailable
The African American Inventions Series CD is an invaluable tool for all
those interested in honoring the legacy of great African Americans and
sharing it with the generations of today. 12 Historical inventions are
brought to life through digital graphics on this high quality state of the
art interactive CD.
Fully animated, color 3D with digital sound. Includes teaching aides,
Fun & Games, and more! Easy to use .. Outstanding detail .. Animations
from original patents.
Detailed illustrations and original patent drawings that were filed with
the U.S. government. Biographies of each inventor and a list of over 300
Black inventors dating back to the early 1800's.
Inventions highlighted include:
Cabinet Bed, Electric Lamp, Fountain Pen, Gas Mask, Golf Tee, Ice-Cream
Mold, Induction Telegraph, Lemon Squeezer, Mailbox, Traffic Signal, and
more.
PC and MAC compatible.
Roots The Heritage Game
$39.95
currently unavailable
Roots: The Heritage Game! is an African-American trivia game that features
over 1000 questions in six categories (History, Science, Arts &
Literature, Sports, Entertainment, and Government) and three levels of
difficulty.
Learn
the history of the Griot and the significance of Africa's most revered
tree, the Baobab. See your character come to life as you answer a question
correctly. The game accommodates from one to six players and features
multiple-choice trivia questions. During game play, questions are
randomly chosen from a large set of available trivia questions and wrong
answers are selected from a pool of possible incorrect responses.
The result is that every game is different!
Roots: The Heritage Game also tracks player
statistics, recording the number of questions answered correctly and
incorrectly for each player, in each category, and at each difficulty
level. Players can review their statistics and see how they're
doing, see which questions they've missed, and work on improving their
performance by learning more African-American trivia.
Minimum
System Requirements
-
Microsoft Windows 98, ME, XP, 2000
- 300 Mhz Pentium II, 64 MD RAM
- Windows-compatible Sound Card
- CD-ROM, Keyboard & Mouse
- Video card capable of 16-bit high color mode
- 80 MB of available hard drive space
Black Quest -- The Griot CD-ROM trivia game based on
African American History and Culture.
--- For IBM Compatible PC's ---
$29.99
currently unavailable
Black Quest is similar to tradition trivia based games except all the
clues and themes are related to African American experiences,
achievements and contributions. The themes include slavery, the
Revolutionary War and Civil War's, Reconstruction Era, Civil Rights
Movement, inventions, art, entertainment, sports, and more. Black Quest
consists of over 1,200 entries in multiple choice and true/false format
Also, integrated into the Black Quest learning experience is an on-going
photo gallery of African-American images that appear throughout the
game.
griot ... a storyteller in Western
Africa that passes historical information about a village or family from
generation to generation
$19.95
currently unavailable
Who Am I Music Trivia Game is an interactive educational and
entertainment computer game that tests the players knowledge of
African American music. There are five categories, Jazz, R&B,
Rap, Gospel, and Reggae.
The game consists of puzzles, multiple choice questions, scramble
questions and even features unique sound effects.
System Requirements: - Pentium - 16 MB RAM - Win 95 or higher - 40MB disc space - 4x
CD-ROM
African American Innovators in
History
African American Innovators in
History
This CD-ROM highlights the contributions of over 450+ individuals from the past to the
present. Research individuals in different careers or try your knowledge in the Quiz Bowl.
It also has information on college scholarships and detailed info on all the black colleges and
universities. Below are some of the many features:
- Biographical Information on over 450+ African Americans. - Scholarship Information for African American Students. - List of Black Colleges and Universities.
- Info on 100 Inventions Created by African Americans. - Quiz Wiz - Random Questions with Top 10 Scores. - A Calendar of History Dates. - Picture Library. - Resource File for Additional Books and Information. - Easy to Use and Print Information.
System requirements: Windows 95 or higher, 6x
CD-ROM
$29.95
currently unavailable
$49.95 for the software plus the teachers guide currently unavailable
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