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Background: Davidson & Associates (or simply Davidson) was an educational software company headquartered in Torrance, California. It was merged with Knowledge Adventure in 1999. |
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===Background=== |
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'''Davidson & Associates''' (or simply '''Davidson''') was an educational software company founded in 1982 by husband-and-wife Bob and Jan '''Davidson''' and headquartered in Torrance, California. During the mid-90's, the company acquired several smaller game developers, such as [[Blizzard Entertainment]], [[Funnybone Interactive]] and [[Animation Magic]]. |
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In July 1996, Davidson, alongside [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra On-Line]], was acquired by CUC International for $1.8 billion and was the base of the subsequently formed CUC Software (later Cendant Software and Havas Interactive). In October 1998, Davidson was merged with fellow studio [[Knowledge Adventure]], and in the process divested Blizzard Entertainment, which later became a division of [[Vivendi Games|Vivendi Universal Games]]. |
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1st Logo |
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(Early 1990s?-1999?) |
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===1st Logo (1994-1996)=== |
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Davidson and Associates (1995) (From - Davidson and Associates CD-Rom Previews).png |
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FX/SFX: The logo drawing and morphing. |
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'''Technique:''' 2D animation. |
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===2nd Logo (1996-1997)=== |
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Davidson and Associates (1996) (From - Mega Math Blaster).png |
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{{YouTube|id=xEmKPOzzqXM}} |
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'''Visuals:''' On a white background, all the letters of "Davidson" walk and bounce in from the right side of the screen, all scattered in a crowd. Then, the red "D" shape from the previous logo slams down and sends all the letters flying, before they all fall down one-by-one in their normal positions. |
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2nd Logo |
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(Mid 1990s?-1999?) |
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'''Technique:''' 2D animation. |
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<center><youtube width=240 height=185>xEmKPOzzqXM}} |
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'''Audio:''' A bunch of high-pitched chattering from the letters. A voice says "Here we go.", and there is a boing sound as the "D" falls down and a "Whee!" from all the letters as they fly away, followed by a synthesized tune as they re-appear, a "Ta-da!" and then them laughing. |
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FX/SFX: The letters and shapes moving. |
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[[Category:American video game logos]] |
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Music/Sounds: A bunch of high-pitched chattering from the letters. A voice says "Yoo-hoo!", and there is a boing sound as the "D" falls down and a "Whee!" from all the letters as they fly away, followed by a synthesized tune as they re-appear, a "Ta-da!" and then them laughing. |
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[[Category:United States]] |
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[[Category:Video game logos]] |
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[[Category:American education logos]] |
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[[Category:Education logos]] |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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[[Category:Knowledge Adventure]] |
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3rd Logo |
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(1990's?) |
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Logo: On a dark blue background, a black or purple rectangle with a Simon and Schuster flies up, spinning as a crooked yellow rectangle with the Davidson logo does the same thing. The rectangles then come towards the screen, soon going onto their own tracks and stop spinning, with the corner of the yellow rectangle that has the Davidson logo on it overlap the black rectangle and the logo flashes. |
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FX/SFX: The rectangles spinning. |
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Music/Sounds: A rising synth theme followed by a bang. |
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Availability: Very rare. This was seen on Simon and Schuster collaborations. Products with this include Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. A cleaner version appeared on a demo. |
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Latest revision as of 17:16, 8 August 2024
Camenati
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TrademarkMagic04
Video captures courtesy of
Guyus the Raptor
Background
Davidson & Associates (or simply Davidson) was an educational software company founded in 1982 by husband-and-wife Bob and Jan Davidson and headquartered in Torrance, California. During the mid-90's, the company acquired several smaller game developers, such as Blizzard Entertainment, Funnybone Interactive and Animation Magic.
In July 1996, Davidson, alongside Sierra On-Line, was acquired by CUC International for $1.8 billion and was the base of the subsequently formed CUC Software (later Cendant Software and Havas Interactive). In October 1998, Davidson was merged with fellow studio Knowledge Adventure, and in the process divested Blizzard Entertainment, which later became a division of Vivendi Universal Games.
1st Logo (1994-1996)
_(From_-_Davidson_and_Associates_CD-Rom_Previews).png)
Visuals: On a black background, a red scribble is drawn in. "Davidson" is written first in a childish font, then morphs into a serif-type "Davidson" and the scribble morphs into a red "D" shape.
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: Sketching sounds followed by a synth orchestra.
Availability: Generally seen on Davidson's product previews, which were bundled with their games.
2nd Logo (1996-1997)
_(From_-_Mega_Math_Blaster).png)
Visuals: On a white background, all the letters of "Davidson" walk and bounce in from the right side of the screen, all scattered in a crowd. Then, the red "D" shape from the previous logo slams down and sends all the letters flying, before they all fall down one-by-one in their normal positions.
Technique: 2D animation.
Audio: A bunch of high-pitched chattering from the letters. A voice says "Here we go.", and there is a boing sound as the "D" falls down and a "Whee!" from all the letters as they fly away, followed by a synthesized tune as they re-appear, a "Ta-da!" and then them laughing.
Availability: It was seen on games such as Mega Math Blaster.
