Lucas Learning

{{Short description|American educational software company}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Lucas Learning

| logo =

| type = Video game developer
Educational technology

| industry = Educational software

| founded = February 1996 (original)
2024 (current)

| founder = George Lucas
Susan Schilling

| defunct = June 2001 (original)

| hq_location_city = San Rafael, California

| hq_location_country = United States

| parent = LucasArts (original)
George Lucas Educational Foundation (current)

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20011106121759/http://www.lucaslearning.com/index.htm lucaslearning.com] (archived; original)
[https://glef.org/lucas-learning/ lucaslearning.org] (current)

}}

Lucas Learning is an initiative of the George Lucas Educational Foundation with a mission to work with partners to combine research-validated project-based learning principles with modern simulation technology for pre-K-12 schools.

==History==

In its initial iteration, started in 1996,{{cite web|url = https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Lucas-getting-into-education-via-CD-ROM-3149979.php|title = Lucas getting into education via CD-ROM|last = Armstrong|first = David|date = February 23, 1996|website = SFgate| access-date = May 2, 2024}} the Lucas Learning company was founded by George Lucas as a spin-off to LucasArts in order to provide challenging, engaging and fun educational software for classrooms.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lucaslearning.com/aboutus/about_mission.htm |title=Lucas Learning - Company Mission |date=2001-12-20 |access-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011220052520/http://www.lucaslearning.com/aboutus/about_mission.htm |archive-date=2001-12-20}} Many of their award-winning titles were based on the national curriculum.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lucaslearning.com/aboutus/about_letter.htm |title=Lucas Learning - Letter to Educators |date=2002-02-08 |access-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020208041204/http://www.lucaslearning.com/aboutus/about_letter.htm |archive-date=2002-02-08}} The company was located in San Rafael, California,{{Cite web|url=http://www.lucaslearning.com/aboutus/about_george.htm |title=Lucas Learning - George Lucas' Vision |date=2002-02-08 |access-date=2017-02-20 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020208123642/http://www.lucaslearning.com/aboutus/about_george.htm |archive-date=2002-02-08}} and was headed by former MECC senior vice president of development and creative director Susan Schilling.{{Cite journal|last=Alexander|first=Steve|date=February 24, 1996|title=MECC executive to join Lucas firm|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62625345.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221010100/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62625345.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2017|journal=Star Tribune}} Shilling asserted that Lucas was personally involved with the products and that a company mantra was to stay away from violence.{{Cite journal|last=Olson|first=Karen Torme|date=May 17, 2000|title=Game developers dazzle E3 crowds with new titles and technology.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122189613.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221010348/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122189613.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2017|journal=Chicago Tribune}} They released games from 1998 until announcing their cancellation of a Mac version of Star Wars Super Bombad Racing in mid 2001, the year Lucas Learning decided to leave the market.{{Cite web|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1018073/bombad.html|title=Lucas Learning axes Mac game, exits consumer market|last=Macworld Staff|date=June 20, 2001|website=Macworld|language=en|access-date=2017-02-20}}