The Ultimate Human Body

Title

The Ultimate Human Body

Description

This CD-ROM offers amazing graphics, illustrations, animations and comprehensive text, making it an essential reference program for all the family. The Ultimate Human Body allows you to explore the Human Skeleton in amazing 3D detail, you can take a virtual tour beneath your skin with the 3D Body scanner and examine all 206 bones of the human skeleton. The program supports Keys stage 2, 3 and 4 of the National Curriculum, and aids the understanding of human reproduction, the body’s defence system and sensory impulses. Children can also take part in the body quiz Challenge to test their knowledge.

Features

· 100,000 words of text, 170 animations and 1,030 full colour illustrations

· 25 new video sequences,1,500 sounds and 745 screens and pop-ups

· Link to the Body Online Web site which offers up-to-date information on medicine and surgery.

· Includes a dictionary for targeted searches a quiz section to test what you’ve learnt

· Now with a 3D Body Scanner feature for more detailed, close-up information

System Requirements

· Windows 95 or above

· 486DX/33MHz processor

· 12MB RAM

· 640 x 480 256 colour screen

· Double-speed CD-ROM drive

· 8 bit soundcard and speakers or headphones

Reviews

“ The Ultimate Human body’s exemplary interface…magnificently blends razor sharp illustrations, simple animations, text and audio…the sheer amount of information is remarkable.” Multimedia World

“If biology class had been anything like The Ultimate Human Body, I’d probably be a brain surgeon today…DK has exploited multimedia for all it’s worth to produce one of the best CD ROMs available.” PC World

The Ultimate Human Body is an ideal fact-source for early teens, with enough appeal to keep younger children engaged too.--Frank Pennycook Amazon.co.uk