Software:3D Atlas
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| Developer(s) | Creative Wonders |
| Platform(s) | Windows Macintosh[1] |
| Release | 1994[2] October 1996[3] 1997[2] |
3D Atlas is an educational multimedia software application developed by Creative Wonders and published by Electronic Arts.[4][5][6] It consists of the original 3D Atlas as well as 3D Atlas 97 and 3D Atlas 98.[2]
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Stephen Manes of The New York Times said:
"3D Atlas is best at displaying national statistics, letting you graph and compare them in many fascinating ways, including ones you invent. But the inconsistent interface does not always make you aware of scale."[10]
CNET said:
"Still, 3D Atlas offers excellent introductory information for anyone interested in learning more about the earth."[11]
By 1997, 3D Atlas had sold more than 2 million units.[2]
The application won[when?] the "Best International Reference Product" Award from the European Multimedia Association. It also won[when?] MacUser's "Best Reference Award".[2][7]
See also
- 3D World Atlas
References
- ↑ Johnson, Jean (September 10, 1995). "An Honor Roll of Back-to-School software references". https://archive.today/20240907205821/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1995/09/11/an-honor-roll-of-back-to-school-software-references/678eb4b3-9316-42b7-b46e-7fd48aee84a3/. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Rosas, Jenny; Johnes, Stacey; Gorov, Debra (1997-09-02). "Award-Winning 3D Atlas CD-ROM series from FROM Creative Wonders expands to include 3D Atlas 98 & 3D ATLAS 98 Deluxe travelers edition". Creative Wonders. Archived from the original on 1998-01-21. https://web.archive.org/web/19980121060005/http://www.creativewonders.com/cwonders/pr/09973da.html. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ↑ "3D Atlas 97". September 1996. Archived from the original on January 21, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19980121061041/http://www.creativewonders.com/cwonders/pr/09963d.html. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ↑ Murphy, Trish (July 2, 1995). "Atlas takes a byte out of the globe". p. 39. Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240907205357/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/154846239/. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ↑ Brenesal, Barry (November 1995). "Get a new look at our small green planet with 3D Atlas". Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240907210403/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA17587283&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=ec2154cc. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Digging Deeper-Geography". PC Magazine. March 26, 1996. https://books.google.com/books?id=E7p19YtI_Z4C&dq=%223D+Atlas%22+%22Creative+Wonders%22&pg=PA321. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "3D Atlas". 1996-07-12. p. 309. Archived from the original on 2024-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20240907204938/https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/154845878/. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ↑ Pogue, David (May 1995). "Atlases". Macworld 2 (5). Archived from the original on 2024-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20240907210219/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA16739502&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=0110e2e8. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ↑ "3D Atlas". January 1997. pp. 88,89. https://archive.org/details/pc-review-64/page/88/mode/2up. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ↑ Manes, Stephen (1996-01-09). "Personal Computers;CD-ROM Atlases Shrug Off Details". Archived from the original on 2022-09-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904064539/https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9C0CE1D81339F93AA35752C0A960958260.html. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ↑ CNET (1996). "3D Atlas Review". Archived from the original on 1996-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/19961221102754/http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0,50,34,00.html. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
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