Lucas Learning

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Lucas Learning
Industry Educational software
Founded1996;28 years ago (1996)
Founder George Lucas
Defunct2001 (2001)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Susan Schilling (head)
Parent Lucasfilm
Website lucaslearning.com (archived)

Lucas Learning was a company founded by George Lucas in 1996 as a spin-off to LucasArts in order to provide challenging, engaging and fun educational software for classrooms. [1] Many of their award-winning titles were based on the national curriculum. [2] The company was located in San Rafael, California, [3] and was headed by former MECC senior vice president of development and creative director Susan Schilling. [4] Shilling asserted that Lucas was personally involved with the products and that a company mantra was to stay away from violence. [5] 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. [6]

Contents

In 2024, the George Lucas Educational Foundation announced an initiative called Lucas Learning to work with partners to combine research-validated project-based learning principles with modern simulation technology.

Games

TitlePlatformRelease date
Star Wars: DroidWorks PC/MACOctober 21, 1998
Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier PC/MACMay 24, 1999
Star Wars: Yoda's Challenge Activity CenterPC/MACAugust 17, 1999
Star Wars: Pit Droids PC/MACSeptember 18, 1999
Star Wars: Anakin's SpeedwayPC/MACMarch 20, 2000
Star Wars: Early Learning Activity CenterPC/MACAugust 15, 2000
Star Wars Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy PC/MACSeptember 1, 2000
Star Wars: Jar Jar's JourneyPC/MACNovember 15, 2000
Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing (published by LucasArts)PS2April 23, 2001

Critical reception

The Boston Herald wrote that the company was "setting a new standard in software development with a unique cooperative effort between Lucas' film and software sides". [7]

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References

  1. "Lucas Learning - Company Mission". 2001-12-20. Archived from the original on 2001-12-20. Retrieved 2017-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Lucas Learning - Letter to Educators". 2002-02-08. Archived from the original on 2002-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Lucas Learning - George Lucas' Vision". 2002-02-08. Archived from the original on 2002-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Alexander, Steve (February 24, 1996). "MECC executive to join Lucas firm". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017.
  5. Olson, Karen Torme (May 17, 2000). "Game developers dazzle E3 crowds with new titles and technology". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017.
  6. Macworld Staff (June 20, 2001). "Lucas Learning axes Mac game, exits consumer market". Macworld. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  7. Cardwell, Annette (May 18, 1999). "Colo. shootings dominate talk at electronic games trade show". The Boston Herald. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017.