Challenge Interactive Multimedia

Already in use in thousands of schools, Challenge Multimedia's interactive Shakespeare software really does help to make Shakespeare's most popular plays easier to understand and fun to study! Designed to meet the needs of a wide age and ability range, 'Challenge Romeo and Juliet', 'Challenge Macbeth' and 'Challenge The Tempest' have received excellent reviews from educationalists, teachers, students and the National Press, these highly interactive Windows-compatible programs are proving to be extremely valuable for anyone studying for SATS and GCSE examinations and indeed, for anybody with an interest in Shakespeare!

'CHALLENGE ROMEO AND JULIET' - VIEW DEMO

'CHALLENGE MACBETH' - VIEW DEMO

'CHALLENGE THE TEMPEST' - VIEW DEMO

These highly innovative and interactive programs are dedicated to making Shakespeare's most popular plays easy to understand.

Challenge have worked closely with schools, teachers, students and educational advisers in order to ensure that the products are flexible enough to meet a wide age and ability range. For animated demonstration screens, click on the above title links, or the icons below.

Choose your own area of study from The Play, Plot, Language, Characters or Themes, then choose from dozens of optional games which reinforce learning and enable you to keep track of your progress by providing ongoing scores at each stage.

Over two hundred beautifully illustrated text screens help to bring the plot, characters, language and themes to life. Optional voice-overs and narration on all screens by actors helps to improve reading skills and enables students to hear how the plays should be performed.

Challenge Macbeth includes:
12 Plot Levels which break down the story into manageable, illustrated segments.
16 Character Levels - fully exploring each character.
15 Language Levels dealing with key scenes.
4 Theme Levels covering key motives and ideas.
The Play in its entirety with each scene illustrated.
Picture Story - telling the entire story in animated pictures for quick revision.
Games - Dozens of optional, animated, interactive games after each level which reinforce learning.
Illustrations- over 200 illustrated text screens bring the plot, characters and language to life.
Ideas for discussion provided after each section.
Voice-Overs and Narration on all levels by actors
help improve reading skills and enable you to hear how the play should be performed.

"Loves young dream on disk, this interactive CD ROM from Challenge Interactive is delighting schoolchildren who are studying the play. Masses of text and learning games...delightful graphics, designed to fit National Curriculum requirements and excellent value." The Times

"Studying Shakespeare needn't be a bore any more with this interactive CD-ROM. It is a stunning piece of ‘edutainment’! Shakespeare has been made more fun for students and easier to understand. If Romeo and Juliet is part of your curriculum you'll need this! " The Daily Mirror

"There is nothing comparable on the market at the moment. It caters for the entire age range. The program has enormous potential as a learning and revision aid for SATS and GCSE and indeed anyone studying Romeo and Juliet. " Doug Milner-Head of English. Alsop High School

"This really is the modern face of teaching and learning material....A stunning fusion of art, fun technology and literary learning and II wish that I'd had something like this when I was studying Shakespeare at school." R. Hussain - Lecturer John Moores University

"Absolutely excellent!" Mrs Kay Jude Head of English - Hartford County High School

"An excellent Product - interesting and stimulating. I enjoyed each section and the fact that they overlap. A very useful product for all ages" Kate Dolmor - Head of English St George of England High School

"A very useful resource. The variety of activities and impressive production values are obvious" I like the idea of challenging students against the clock!" Mark O'Shaunessy - Head of English - Formby High School Southport

· "A very interesting product - an excellent backup to class teaching" Lyn Griffiths - Head of English "St Bedes R.C. High School - Ormskirk

· The games are enjoyable and educational.....I am sure this is the way learning is going." Colin Sellers - Head of English - Rainford High School - St Helens

· "I am normally unimpressed by technological products as aids to study, but I thought this particularly good and academically searching." Kay Bailey - Lecturer in English - Halton College of Further Education

· "I like the variety of tasks, the interactive nature of the format, the closeness it maintains to text and characters and the user friendly (often funny) graphics." Judy Gwilt - Head of English - St Margaret's C.E. High School For Boys

· "I like the genuinely interactive nature of the CD-ROM" Jeff Logan - Head of English - Rainhill High School - Rainhill

Click here or on the above picture to view slideshow of the Romeo and Juliet software.

Click here or on the above picture to view slideshow of the Macbeth software.

Click here or on the above picture to view slideshow of The Tempest software.