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| − | Developmental Learning Materials (DLM) was a Dallas, Texas based company that was founded by Jerry Chaffin and Bill Maxwell. DLM created a series of what they termed "Arcademic" software titles for the TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A. Arcademic is an amalgamation of the words academic and arcade and intended to portray the notion that learning could be enhanced in an entertaining environment that acted more like a video game. DLM was also involved with Walt Disney in the mid-1980s in helping them produce several titles for the TI-99/4A. It is said that former Texas Instruments (TI) programmers [[John Phillips]] and [[Michael Archuleta]] worked for DLM for a time until work dried up for TI programming. | + | Developmental Learning Materials (DLM) was a Dallas, Texas based company that was founded by Jerry Chaffin and Bill Maxwell. DLM created a series of what they termed "Arcademic" software titles for the TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A. Arcademic is an amalgamation of the words academic and arcade and intended to portray the notion that learning could be enhanced in an entertaining environment that acted more like a video game. DLM was also involved with Walt Disney in the mid-1980s in helping them produce several titles for the TI-99/4A. It is said that former Texas Instruments (TI) programmers [[John Phillips]] and [[Michael Archuleta]] worked for DLM for a time until work dried up for TI programming. Besides creating titles for the TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A, DLM also created software for the Apple II+, Atari 800, Commodore 64, and IBM PCs. |
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| + | ==Key Concepts== | ||
| + | '''Arcademic Skill Builders''': An approach to learning that used an arcade gaming format with colorful and lively graphics, and arcade-game like lively action in order to create an exciting atmosophere to encourage practicing important learning skills. Arcademic Skill Builder relied on the following principles: | ||
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| + | * Persistence and Involvement | ||
| + | * Success in Learning | ||
| + | * High Rate of Learning | ||
| + | * Evidence of Improvement | ||
| + | * Individual Needs | ||
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| + | ==Title Produced by Developmental Learning Materials (DLM)== | ||
| + | * [[Alien Addition]] (PHM 3115) | ||
| + | * [[Alligator Mix]] (PHM 3114) | ||
| + | * [[Demolition Division]] (PHM 3116) | ||
| + | * [[Dragon Mix]] (PHM 3117) | ||
| + | * [[Meteor Multiplication]] (PHM 3119) | ||
| + | * [[Minus Mission]] (PHM 3118) | ||
| + | * [[Verb Viper]] (Not Released) | ||
| + | * [[Word Invasion]] (PHM 3169) | ||
| + | * [[Word Radar]] (PHM 3185) | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [https://www.mobygames.com/company/developmental-learning-materials Moby Games: Developmental Learning Materials] | * [https://www.mobygames.com/company/developmental-learning-materials Moby Games: Developmental Learning Materials] | ||
* [http://www.ti99ers.org/timeline/refd.htm TI99ers Online User Group: Timeline Reference Page D] | * [http://www.ti99ers.org/timeline/refd.htm TI99ers Online User Group: Timeline Reference Page D] | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 15 April 2020
Developmental Learning Materials (DLM) was a Dallas, Texas based company that was founded by Jerry Chaffin and Bill Maxwell. DLM created a series of what they termed "Arcademic" software titles for the TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A. Arcademic is an amalgamation of the words academic and arcade and intended to portray the notion that learning could be enhanced in an entertaining environment that acted more like a video game. DLM was also involved with Walt Disney in the mid-1980s in helping them produce several titles for the TI-99/4A. It is said that former Texas Instruments (TI) programmers John Phillips and Michael Archuleta worked for DLM for a time until work dried up for TI programming. Besides creating titles for the TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A, DLM also created software for the Apple II+, Atari 800, Commodore 64, and IBM PCs.
Key Concepts
Arcademic Skill Builders: An approach to learning that used an arcade gaming format with colorful and lively graphics, and arcade-game like lively action in order to create an exciting atmosophere to encourage practicing important learning skills. Arcademic Skill Builder relied on the following principles:
- Persistence and Involvement
- Success in Learning
- High Rate of Learning
- Evidence of Improvement
- Individual Needs
Title Produced by Developmental Learning Materials (DLM)
- Alien Addition (PHM 3115)
- Alligator Mix (PHM 3114)
- Demolition Division (PHM 3116)
- Dragon Mix (PHM 3117)
- Meteor Multiplication (PHM 3119)
- Minus Mission (PHM 3118)
- Verb Viper (Not Released)
- Word Invasion (PHM 3169)
- Word Radar (PHM 3185)
