The Multimedia Factory
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'The Multimedia Factory was the first multimedia company in Cyprus launched in 1992.
It was founded as a subsidiary of MIDnTED Ltd. with Yiannis Laouris, George Vakanas and Maria Symeonides also as shareholders. TMF was serving also CYBER KIDS as a technology group working with kids ages 8-12 to develop their projects into final commercial products.
Pioneer in professional Multimedia
- Animations for Institute of Technology, 1993
- Multimedia package for Electric Authority, 1994
- Educational Multimedia Game for Electric Authority, 1997
- Occupied Cyprus; 6-language Multimedia Information System (at airports and museums), 1997-1998
- Hotel Information System "HISystem", 1994
Educational Software development
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Quick Story Gold | 1996-98 |
| Draw & Paint | 1996-98 |
| Kids' Paint | 1996-98 |
| Animals | 1996-98 |
| Esops Fables | 1996-98 |
| Fairy Tales | 1996-98 |
| 1821 Heros | 1996-98 |
Educational Software development: “Factories for Research Projects”
| Product | Period |
|---|---|
| CD Factory | 2002 |
| Calculator Factory | 2002 |
| Browser Factory | 2002 |
| Emailer Factory | 2002 |
| Fairy Tales Factory | 2002 |
The Founders
The Multimedia Factory in the Media
The Multimedia Factory enjoyed substantial visibility from many media.
Related Publications
- Vakanas, G., Laouris, Y., Symeonidou, M., Loizou, E., Stylianou, S., Kouppe, P., and Georgiades, D. (1994). Mythology as a rich and meaningful context for integrated learning of literacy, numeracy and scientific inference: New possibilities. In J. Wright & D. Benzie (Eds.), Exploring a New Partnership: Children, Teachers and Technology, Proceedings of the IFIP TC3/WG3. 5 International Working Conference on Exploring a New Partnership: Children, Teachers and Technology, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 26 June - 1 July, 1994. IFIP Transactions A-58 Elsevier 1994, pp. 173-179.
