Croatian Tales of Long Ago, Part Two (English and German Edition)

Product Description This international multimedia fairytale adventure was inspired by the book with the same title by Ivana Brlic Mazuranic, one of the best Croatian authors. The book was first published in 1916, and later reprinted in numerous editions and translated into many foreign languages. "Croatian Tales of Long Ago - Part II" (CD-ROM) by Helena Bulaja and others contains animated interactive stories, cartoons, and games based on fairytales from the book. Each story was adapted for multimedia by a different international artist. Together with the interactive fairytales, the CD-ROM includes a biography of the author, original texts of the stories, an introduction to Slavic mythology, and many more things to explore! System Requirements: PC only; Pentium 1 GHz/63 (128) MB RAM; Windows 98, 2000, ME, or XP; CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Review Here are just some of the international awards and recognitions for "Croatian Tales of Long Ago": - FlashForward2002 San Francisco - Winner, "Story" category - Net Festival 2002 Rio de Janiero, Brazil - Winner, "Story" category - Flash in the Can 2003, Canada - Finalist, "Story" category - SXSW Interactive 2003, Austin, Texas - Finalist, "Animation/Cartoon" category for Web Awards - Ottawa 2002 Int. Festival of Animated Film - "Quest" was a finalist in the "Cartoon" category - New Media Festival 2002, Georgetown, Canada - Honorable mention - Flash in the Can 2002, Canada - "Quest" was a finalist in the "Cartoon" category - Hamburg Film Festival 2002 - Flash award competition finalist Here is some of the praise the project has been getting from around the world: "Croatian Tales" is by far one of the best collections of Flash-animated interactive stories to date. --Nicholas Da Silva, Zoolook; FlashTV!, Jury member, FlashForward2002, San Francisco This collection of funny, touching, and cool films is the Croatian cultural trump card of the decade. --Jurica Pavicic, Jutarnji list, leading Croatian newspaper "Croatian Tales" signals a positive change in the art of animation: digital innovation, cultural expressoin, and, best of all, international cooperation." --Steven Withrow, author, "Toon Art: The Graphic Art of Digital Cartooning" (published by Watson-Guptill in June 2003) --various