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Tutankhamun (King Tut) Interactive Egypt Educational Entertainment Cd-rom

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This interactive CD, designed to accompany the Tutankhamun exhibition currently touring the United States, provides a lot of information not only on "King Tut," but also on both ancient and modern Egypt. The interface is very "user friendly," and the various photos, games, and dialogue boxes are great fun. The CD works well on both my MAC and my partner's PC.

What an amazing program.
It comes on CD-Rom and absolutely no installation is necessary. it runs right from the disk and is really informative. It has lots of beautiful pictures and heaps of well organized information.
The CD also has some really funny games, for example the mummylator, and several puzzle and thinking games. It really is a lot of fun and amazingly fascinating.

The Egyptians believed in many gods and in a perfect eternal life after death. Egypt was the longest lived civilization in the ancient world. Their ancient culture along the Nile River in northeastern Africa began about 3,300 BC and thrived for over 3,000 years. The Tutankhamun Interactive CD ROM is a tool for learning and entertainment and invites users to take part . I love it.
Hiragana Yashimoto

(Review) This very useful and easy interactive learning program on CD was created to accompany the exhibition "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," of the celebrated boy pharaoh, of more than 130 treasures from the tomb of the so-called Egyptian king Tut (see tour information below). However, this edutainment CD is not an exhibition guide, but informs in a playful way about the ancient Egypt. It offers a multifaceted view of ancient Egyptian life.

The CD includes such themes as "Kemet - the Land known as Egypt", "Pharaohs", "Tutankhamun", "World of the gods", "Cult of the Dead", "Hieroglyphics", and "Egypt Today". A glossary provides explanations and definitions of the most important terms. The Bonus Section offers power point presentations for use in the classroom, synopses in PDF format and pictures to color for our youngest Egypt fans.

This CD comes highly recommended, especially because it illuminates a variety of thematic areas with respect to Egypt and provides knowledge in an exciting and fun manner. It never gets boring and, as already stated, it is not simply another in a long line of consumer products. Great fun.

(Tour information): The most important exhibition of ancient Egyptian artefacts to be seen in Europe for over 20 years who started in Basel/Switzerland (April until October 2004, with more than half-a-million visitors), then went to the former German capital city of Bonn (November 2004 until May 2005), is now on a 27-month U.S. tour:

The blockbuster exhibition was opened on June 16 at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (until November 15), and will also go to the Florida Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art (from December 2005) and the Chicago Field Museum (from May 2006).

Christian B. Schaeffler, Editor/Journalist, Basel/Switzerland
APD@stanet.ch