This week, we'll explore new smart toys, console products and software for the whole family. Again I relied on the assistance of my students, my neighbor Mary's children, and Warren Buckleitner, editor of Children's Software Revue. Inside a toy we now have the computing power of an Apple 2.
Developers now have more options.
They are not limited to the CD-ROM format. They can deliver their product over the Web, in a plastic toy, or inside a stuffed animal. Defender of the Future, for Sega Dreamcast, as an example of the console game's evolution. Through a series of problem-solving puzzles, players help Ecco in his attempts to find his lost dolphin qualities. The water looks like water and Ecco's movements are impressively lifelike.