FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Purple Planet Software
P.O. Box 51831
Provo, UT  84605-1831  USA

Contact: Brian Cash
email: sales@purpleplanet.com
telephone: (888) 246-4837
http://www.purpleplanet.com


          Purple Planet Software RELEASES FLABBERGASTED! v1.10 SOFTWARE TOY


(Provo, UT--January 12th, 1998)--Four years ago, Eric Jorgensen's 
1-year-old son David wanted to be on the computer with Daddy.  
Looking around and unable to find age-appropriate software, 
Jorgensen set out to write a program his little David would enjoy.  

Being just a grown-up kid himself, Jorgensen filled the program with 
"neat" effects, music, and sounds.  The little project turned into 
a big one as friends and neighbors saw the program and wanted a copy 
for their kids. 

Considering carefully the factors which make a toy "fun" led 
Jorgensen to develop FLABBERGASTED! A computer-based software 
toy which keeps kids entertained while developing and encouraging 
critical skills of exploration and creativity.  

Children love FLABBERGASTED! for a number of reasons:  1) It's easy.
Any child who can press a key or move a mouse can begin playing 
FLABBERGASTED! immediately.  There are no rules or obstacles 
to frustrate a child.  2) It's deep.  There are millions of things 
you can do with FLABBERGASTED!.  Even older children will enjoy 
playing it, because of the vast exploratory opportunities.  3) It's 
interesting!  A vast array of images, music, sounds, and animations 
can keep a child busy for hours.

FLABBERGASTED!, the software toy, is fast, smart, full of whimsical 
music and graphical effects.  Kids can draw pictures, launch 
fireworks, play music, and apply over many different effects, sounds, 
and animations.  They can even direct their own "videos" to 
syncronized music.

His advice to anyone looking for quality children's software?  
"Avoid toys (and software) that force your kids into a specific 
mode of play." Says Jorgensen.  "Things like action figures and 
cartoon-themed games don't keep a child's interest nearly as well 
as simpler toys like building blocks or paints.  Those simple 
toys also get the child to invent rules of play, which encourages 
creativity."

Finally, Purple Planet Software has announced the release of 
FLABBERGASTED! v1.10.  Interested kids and parents can 
download a free 30-day evaluation version from the Purple Planet Software 
web site.  The evaluation package comes with three songs.  Buying 
the full retail version of FLABBERGASTED!, a user will get 15 
additional songs, a full set of musical instrument samples, and 
a screen saver interface.

FLABBERGASTED! is only the start, children can also save their 
pictures.  For a small fee, Purple Planet Software will even print the 
child's picture on a T-Shirt or even a mouse pad.

And Purple Planet Software?  What are their plans?  "We will 
continue to provide fun software for kids which will be used and 
abused just like their everyday toys", says Jorgensen.  "We have 
a huge market out there for just plain, old, fun software."

Certainly, if Purple Planet Software can consistently deliver compelling 
kid's software like FLABBERGASTED!, 1998 will present a new set 
of challenges for the fledgling company.  Growing pains.

You can check them out at http://www.purpleplanet.com.

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