Sonoran Desert: A Multimedia Field Trip to the Cactus Desert of Arizona

Synopsis

A virtual field expedition to the Sonoran desert of southern Arizona and northern Mexico. A storyline has the user seting out on a hiking expedition to find and identify the fauna and flora. One encounters biodiversity in a ‘real’ setting and learns the techniques of identification and interpretation.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; CD-ROM. PC Windows version only.

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £34.99 (inclusive)

Notes

Reviewed by Tony Durhan in the ‘Times Higher Education Supplement’ Multimedia Supplement 12 Jan 1996, p.xii.
Reviewed in ‘Newsletter - TLTP’ No 6 (1996), pp9-10.
See also DESERT FIELD TRIP, which is the TLTP package upon which this is based.

Documentation

Accompanying notes.

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

biodiversity; deserts

Credits

Producer

David Robinson; Peter Davies

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Production Company

Name

Ransom Publishing

Distributor

Name

Ransom Publishing

Email

ransom@dial.pipex.com

Web

http://www.ransom.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

01491 613711

Fax

01491 613733

Address

Ransom House,
2 High Street
Watlington
Oxon
OX9 5PS

Notes

cat rec’d 10/87

 

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