Kutoka Interactive
Encyclopedia
Kutoka Interactive is an educational software
company founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1995. The company produces, develops, and distributes both subject-based and grade-based video games for Windows and Macintosh
.
, Corel
, and Compaq
.
In 1998, Kutoka launched its first self-published title Mia's Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma's Remedy, assuming complete responsibility for product development, publishing, and distribution.
In March 2009, Kutoka's products were sold through licensee
s in 42 countries, in 14 languages.
Educational software
Educational software is computer software, the primary purpose of which is teaching or self-learning.-Early History, 1940s - 1970s:The use of computer hardware and software in education and training dates to the early 1940s, when American researchers developed flight simulators which used analog...
company founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1995. The company produces, develops, and distributes both subject-based and grade-based video games for Windows and Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
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Background
Founded in Montreal in 1995, Kutoka started developing multimedia CD-ROM titles for third-party publishers. Some of the company's biggest clients included Fisher-PriceFisher-Price
Fisher-Price is a company that produces toys for infants and children, headquartered in East Aurora, New York. Fisher-Price has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Mattel since 1993.-History:...
, Corel
Corel
Corel Corporation from the abbreviation is a computer software company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, that specializes in graphics processing, similar to Adobe Systems...
, and Compaq
Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard....
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In 1998, Kutoka launched its first self-published title Mia's Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma's Remedy, assuming complete responsibility for product development, publishing, and distribution.
In March 2009, Kutoka's products were sold through licensee
Licensee
A licensee is someone who has been granted a licence.- Tort law :The term is used in the USA law of torts to describe a person who is on the property of another, despite the fact that the property is not open to the general public, because the owner of the property has allowed the licensee to enter...
s in 42 countries, in 14 languages.
Mia
- In Mia's Big Adventure CollectionMia's Big Adventure CollectionMia's Big Adventure Collection is an edutainment software series created in 1998 by Kutoka Interactive. The series consists in four subject-based titles for children in elementary school.- Gameplay :...
:- Mia's Reading Adventure: The Bugaboo BugsMia's Reading Adventure: The Bugaboo BugsMia's Reading Adventure: The Bugaboo Bugs is the latest title of Mia's Big Adventure Collection software series created by Kutoka Interactive. Release in late 2007 in Canada and the United States, the game teaches reading to children between 5 and 9 years old.- Adventure :The Bugaboos have landed...
- Mia's Language Adventure: The Kidnap CaperMia's Language Adventure: The Kidnap CaperMia's Language Adventure: The Kidnap Caper is the fourth title of Mia's Big Adventure Collection software series created by Kutoka Interactive. Release in 2003 in Canada and the United States, the game teaches French and Spanish as a second language to children between 6 and 10 years old.-...
- Mia's Math Adventure: Just in Time!Mia's Math Adventure: Just in Time!Mia's Math Adventure: Just in Time! is the third title of Mia's Big Adventure Collection software series created by Kutoka Interactive. Released in 2001 in Canada and the United States, the game teaches mathematics to children between 6 and 10 years old....
- Mia's Science Adventure: Romaine's New HatMia's Science Adventure: Romaine's New HatMia's Science Adventure: Romaine's New Hat is the second title of Mia's Big Adventure Collection software series created by Kutoka Interactive. Released in 2000 in Canada and the United States, the game teaches sciences to children between 6 and 10 years old.- Adventure :Mia lost Romaine's new hat...
- Mia's Reading Adventure: The Search for Grandma's Remedy
- Mia's Reading Adventure: The Bugaboo Bugs
- Click & Create with Mia: A Complete Creativity Studio
Didi & Ditto
- In the Didi & Ditto collection:
- Didi & Ditto Preschool: Mother Nature's Visit
- Didi & Ditto First Grade: The Wolf KingDidi & Ditto First Grade: The Wolf KingDidi & Ditto First Grade: The Wolf King is the second title of Didi & Ditto educational software series created by Kutoka Interactive. Release in late 2005 in Canada and the United States, the game teaches first grade notions to children between 5 and 7 years old.- Story :Didi & Ditto's home,...
- Didi & Ditto Kindergarten: A Feast for ZoltDidi & Ditto Kindergarten: A Feast for ZoltDidi & Ditto Kindergarten: A Feast for Zolt is the first title of the Didi & Ditto educational software series created by Kutoka Interactive. Release in 2003 in Canada and the United States, the game teaches kindergarten notions to children between 4 and 6 years old.- Story :The player, taking the...
Others
- In the EazySpeak collection:
- EazySpeak French
- EazySpeak Spanish
- In Gameware Development's CreaturesCreatures (artificial life program)Creatures is an artificial life computer program series, created in the mid-1990s by English computer scientist Steve Grand whilst working for the Cambridge computer games developer Millennium Interactive...
collection:- Creatures VillageCreatures (artificial life program)Creatures is an artificial life computer program series, created in the mid-1990s by English computer scientist Steve Grand whilst working for the Cambridge computer games developer Millennium Interactive...
- Creatures ExodusCreatures (artificial life program)Creatures is an artificial life computer program series, created in the mid-1990s by English computer scientist Steve Grand whilst working for the Cambridge computer games developer Millennium Interactive...
- Creatures Village
- For Game FactoryGame FactoryThe Game Factory is a European video game publisher operating in Europe and North America. The Game Factory was founded in 2004, and is fully owned by K.E. Mathiasen A/S with headquarters situated just outside Aarhus, Denmark. Its titles are distributed either by the company's own sales force in...
- Miss Spider: Scavenger Hunt
Awards
Kutoka received several awards from various organizations. Some of the most recent ones are:- 2003 United Nations World Summit Award for the Mia series (GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
) - 2003 Dr. Toy's Outstanding Toy Manufacturer Recognition of Excellence Award (San Francisco)
- 2002 SODEC Award of Excellence in exports (MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
) - 1999 Octas Award of Excellence (MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
)