Dinosaur Hunter

  Description

Rewind History! Oh about 200 million years! And come face to face with the terrifying T-Rex the vicious Velociraptor or the captivating Pterodactyl. In fact you'll get this close to 50 different species in all - to see where they roamed what they killed and how they survived.

Get up close and personal with different species of dinosaurs, follow in the footsteps of famous paleontologists, travel the world in search of fossils, and even dig up and assemble your own animated dinosaurs. It's all there beneath the Eyewitness Museum, plus plenty of 3D models, interactive exhibits, animations and video, even simulated dinosaur sounds.

Enter the subterranean world beneath the Eyewitness Museum and travel a quarter of a billion years into the past, when dinosaurs like the terrifying Tyrannosaurus and the vicious Velociraptor stalked the prehistoric earth. In this spectacular 3D environment, you'll learn about dinosaurs by searching for fossils to assemble and bring to life as fully animated dinosaurs. On your way to the Dinosaur Excavation Site, travel through time tunnels, visit the Arena, watch videos and animations, take interactive quizzes, and even listen to specially simulated dinosaur sounds.

More than just a guide to these fascinating creatures, Eyewitness Virtual Reality Dinosaur Hunter lets you become an intrepid dinosaur hunter as you explore the prehistoric past.

Discover the savage secrets of Earth's most ferocious creatures!

Inside the Dinosaur Arena zoom in on brilliantly rendered, fully animated 3D dinosaurs in the Arena, and learn all about dinosaur behavior, anatomy, and movement through interactive exhibits.

Time tunnels take you from the Triassic through the Cretaceous periods. Along the way, watch videos and animations and manipulate 3D objects to learn more about each dinosaur.

Take the elevator down to the Excavation Site, dig for fossilized bones to piece together - and when your dinosaur is complete, watch it come to life and roam around the museum. Six partially completed skeletons are included.

Interactive Exhibits. 3D models let you manipulate dino-related artifacts and amazing dinosaur parts.

Packed with facts, each Dino Profile includes information on size, habitat, range, feeding habits, major finds, and much more, accessible through a clear, intuitive interface.

The Dino Online console is your doorway to DK's live dinosaur magazine on the Internet. Exciting features, competitions, and the latest dinosaur news and updates are yours to browse. Enter if you dare.

Travel Through Time!
Cretaceous... Jurassic... Triassic... Wander through the incredible 3-D Dinosaur Museum - slipping from one 100 million year era to the next.

Get Terribly Close!
Get real close (bone-chillingly close) to dinosaur heads claws jaws and more via realistic 3-D models & larger-than-life videos & animations.

Digs & Discoveries!
Join world-famous paleontologists via real video clips. You can even excavate and revive your own ancient creatures.

Unearth Facts!
Learn about each dinosaur's size habitat lifestyle time period geographic range feeding habits major finds and lots more!

Dig Up Even More!
Check out the exclusive DK Dinosaur Website for late-breaking dino news inside info on real dino digs cool contests links to the world's top natural history museums and lots more.

Skills Learned:

• 50 dinosaur species
• Behavior patterns
• Famous Paleontologists and their work
• Dinosaur evolution
• Extinction theories
• Classification
  

Features:

• Roam prehistoric dinosaur habitats in virtual 3D
• Bone up on the lives of 50 species via 3D animations, video, text and more
• Dig up and assemble buried bones alongside the world's top paleontologists
• 30 3D models and interactive consoles
• 15 super realistic video sequences
• Over 50 incredible animations
• More than 500 exquisitely rendered illustrations

• 700 information screens and pop-ups

• Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
• 4862X66 MHz
• 32MB RAM
• 640x480 pixels, 256 colors
• 4X CD-ROM Drive
• 2X CD-ROM Drive
• 10MB available hard disk space
• 16-bit sound card (will not run without a sound card)
• Loudspeakers or headphones
• Mouse