Zoombinis

Zoombinis are the main characters in a line of educational software created by Chris Hancock and Scot Osterweil of TERC. There are three titles in the series: The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis, Zoombinis: Mountain Rescue, and Zoombinis: Island Odyssey. The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis was the first title to be released in the series. The game is set out as a series of puzzles split into legs of three which increase in difficulty as the gam... more

Zoombinis are the main characters in a line of educational software created by Chris Hancock and Scot Osterweil of TERC. There are three titles in the series: The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis, Zoombinis: Mountain Rescue, and Zoombinis: Island Odyssey. The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis was the first title to be released in the series. The game is set out as a series of puzzles split into legs of three which increase in difficulty as the game is played. The main characters in the game are called Zoombinis. Zoombinis are small blue creatures that have eyes, noses, hair, and feet. Each feature has five different types: Five hair styles: flat-topped hair, a small tuft, shaggy hair, bobbed hair with a cap and ponytail hair. Five types of eyes: glasses, sunglasses, wide open eyes, one eye and sleepy (half-closed) eyes. Five nose colors: purple, blue, green, red and orange. Five types of feet: propeller feet, roller skates, spring feet, pink shoes and two wheels. An introductory video... less