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Background

Future Vision Multimedia was a New York-based publishing and development company owned by Future Vision Holding Inc. In August 1995, all of Future Vision's divisions and assets were acquired by SoftKey International Inc. Within the following year, Future Vision was merged into SoftKey's facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Logo (1994-1996)

Visuals: A man made of compact discs stands in the middle of a giant compact disc on a purple surface. The sky is a pale dark blue. The disc man stops from his pose, gets himself good and ready to throw something by spinning a couple times, and throws a CD he was holding. The CD flies behind the man and even off the surface the man was on, which is apparently a planet. Once it's out of frame, the "planet" turns black with a purple light shining from the northwest part of it. Below are the words "FUTURE VISION" and "MULTIMEDIA" in a smaller font below it. The disc comes back and creates, then fades to a white streak of light above the planet.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A futuristic new-age tune.

Availability: Seen on Infopedia versions 1.0-3.0 for Windows 95.

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-=== Background ===
+===Background===
-'''Future Vision Multimedia, Inc.''' was a New York based publishing and development company owned by Future Vision Holding Inc. In August 1995, all of Future Vision's divisions and assets were acquired by SoftKey International Inc. This NY branch was merged into SoftKey's facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
+'''Future Vision Multimedia''' was a New York-based publishing and development company owned by Future Vision Holding Inc. In August 1995, all of Future Vision's divisions and assets were acquired by SoftKey International Inc. Within the following year, Future Vision was merged into SoftKey's facilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
-===(1994-1996)===
-[[File:Future Vision Multimedia (1994).png|center|frameless]]
-{{YouTube|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP_BfuRTVV0}}
+===Logo (1994-1996)===
-'''Logo:''' In the beginning of the logo, a man made of compact discs stands in the middle of a giant compact disc that's on a purple surface. The sky is a pale dark blue. The disc man stops from his pose and, after getting himself good and ready to throw something by spinning a couple times, and throws a disc he was holding. The CD is thrown and flies behind the man and even off the "planet" the man was on. Once its out of frame, the "planet" turns black with a purple light shining from the northwest part of it. Below are the words "FUTURE VISION" and below it in a smaller font "MULTIMEDIA". The disc comes back and fades to a white streak of light that completes the logo.
+[[File:Future Vision Multimedia (1994).png|center|350px]]
+{{YouTube|id=YP_BfuRTVV0}}
+'''Visuals:''' A man made of compact discs stands in the middle of a giant compact disc on a purple surface. The sky is a pale dark blue. The disc man stops from his pose, gets himself good and ready to throw something by spinning a couple times, and throws a CD he was holding. The CD flies behind the man and even off the surface the man was on, which is apparently a planet. Once it's out of frame, the "planet" turns black with a purple light shining from the northwest part of it. Below are the words "'''FUTURE VISION'''" and "MULTIMEDIA" in a smaller font below it. The disc comes back and creates, then fades to a white streak of light above the planet.
-'''Technique:''' Very nice CGI animation for its time.
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A futuristic new-age tune.
+'''Audio:''' A futuristic new-age tune.
-'''Availability:''' Rare. Probably on old software from Softkey. Please look in your local thrift store.
+'''Availability:'''  Seen on ''Infopedia'' versions 1.0-3.0 for Windows 95.
 [[Category:American video game logos]]
 [[Category:United States]]
 [[Category:Video game logos]]
+[[Category:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]