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Started in 1992 [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_15986274] and headed by Dale DeSharone, who left Spinnaker Software. Much of Spinnaker's former CD-i development group ended up there. [http://cdii.blogspot.com/2007/11/interview-with-dale-desharone-creator.html]
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'''Animation Magic, Inc.''' was started in 1992 [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Capitol+Multimedia+to+acquire+Animation+Magic+Inc.-a015986274] by Dale DeSharone, who left Spinnaker Software. Most of Spinnaker's CD-i development team joined him there. [http://cdii.blogspot.com/2007/11/interview-with-dale-desharone-creator.html]
  
The company had offices in Cambridge, MA (the Advanced Technical Group), and a wholly-owned subsidiary in St. Petersburg, Russia. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_15986274] It was acquired by Capitol Multimedia in 1995. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_16455829]
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Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States, Animation Magic also had offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (the Advanced Technical Group), and a wholly-owned subsidiary in St. Petersburg, Russia. The company was acquired by Capitol Multimedia in December 1994. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_/ai_15986274]
  
'''[[Research Methods]]:''' Actual mentions, online resources
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DeSharone died of leukemia on February 5, 2008. [http://community.livejournal.com/berry_dreamers/3370.html]
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*[http://cdii.blogspot.com/2007/11/interview-with-dale-desharone-creator.html Interview with Dale DeSharone]
 
*[http://cdii.blogspot.com/2007/11/interview-with-dale-desharone-creator.html Interview with Dale DeSharone]
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Latest revision as of 02:35, 31 October 2014

Animation Magic, Inc. was started in 1992 [1] by Dale DeSharone, who left Spinnaker Software. Most of Spinnaker's CD-i development team joined him there. [2]

Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States, Animation Magic also had offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (the Advanced Technical Group), and a wholly-owned subsidiary in St. Petersburg, Russia. The company was acquired by Capitol Multimedia in December 1994. [3]

DeSharone died of leukemia on February 5, 2008. [4]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, online resources

CD-i

  • Link: The Faces of Evil (US Publisher: Philips Interactive Media)
  • Mutant Rampage: Body Slam (US Publisher: Philips Interactive Media)
  • Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (US Publisher: Philips Interactive Media)

DOS

  • I.M. Meen (US Publisher: Simon & Schuster Interactive)

Macintosh

  • Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans (unreleased) (Blizzard) [5]

Windows

  • Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans (unreleased) (Blizzard) [6]

Links