Bright Star Technology

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Bright Star Technology, Inc. was founded by Elon Gasper and Nedra Goedert during the early 1980s and was a key player in multimedia technology.{{cite journal| title=See Dick and Jane Go High-Tech| last=Kantra| first=Suzanne| journal=Popular Science| page=43|date=May 1993| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vBaRlzJ2LKkC&q=%22alphabet+blocks%22+bright+star&pg=PA43}} Well-known titles from Bright Star include HyperAnimation, Alphabet Blocks, and the Talking Tutors series. Bright Star was acquired by Sierra On-Line in 1992, and was a cornerstone of Sierra's educational games department.{{cite web| title=Sierra On-Line Inc -- Company History| publisher=Funding Universe| access-date=2011-08-25| url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Sierra-OnLine-Inc-Company-History.html}}

Prior to starting the company, Gasper was teaching computer science at California Institute of Technology while trying to teach his daughter how to read. He became inspired by the lip-synchronization positions charts used in Disney animation. This inspired him to create animated tutors whose mouths moved realistically to humans.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/12/13/computers/8771dcb5-068b-44e1-bb25-f2382731c62a/|title=COMPUTERS|first=Don|last=Oldenburg|date=December 13, 1993|via=www.washingtonpost.com}} This continued to Early Math, which follows the curriculum from the National Association of Teachers of Mathematics.

A.J.'s World was developed by Sierra's subsidiaries Coktel Vision and Bright Star Technology.{{Cite web|title=ST Report: 18-Feb-94 #1008|url=https://www.atarimax.com/freenet/freenet_material/6.16and32-BitComputersSupportArea/8.OnlineMagazines/showarticle.php?437|access-date=2020-10-27|website=www.atarimax.com}}