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Eureka Multimedia (formerly Eureka Software) is an Australian educational video game company; they are still active as of today.

Eureka Software

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(Mid 1990s?-2000?)

Eureka Multimedia

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1st Logo (2000)	2nd Logo (2002-2009?)

Eureka Software

Logo (Mid 1990s?-2000?)

Visuals: On a space background, a CD is shown downwards. There is the planet Saturn, in which the screen zooms towards the rings. The planet Jupiter is revealed from the right side, and it goes through by. A yellow shine, representing the sun, appears by, as the CD goes through it, and then through the moon. It then goes towards the planet Earth, stopping at the map of Australia. The sequence then fades to footage of the skyline of Sydney, Australia (including the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge). 4 white stars, including "Eureka" and below that, "S ftware" zoom in, and stand still from the top. The CD then flies to the emptied space of "S ftware", and endlessly rotates.

Technique: A combo of CGI and live-action.

Audio: Four whooshes, then a loud whoosh with wind sounds, and then a synth whoosh.

Availability: So far, only seen on Kid's Create-a-Card.

Eureka Multimedia

1st Logo (2000)

Visuals: On a blue/purple background, there are six white stars from the Australian flag placed on the left. The text "Eurekamultimedia" in yellow has a red shadow and is tilted diagonally, placing on a grainy purple background. On the right, there is the Powervision Multimedia logo with "Developed by" above, while on the up and down sides of the screen there are written "Published and Distributed by" and the copyright notice, all in yellow.

Technique: A still, digitally-composed graphic.

Audio: None.

Availability: So far, only seen on Reading and Spelling Adventure.

2nd Logo (2002-2009?)

Visuals: Over a black background, the logo starts with 6 yellow stars glide in from the left of the screen, matching the formation as seen in the Australian flag. The words "Eurekamultimedia" fade in word-by-word, complete with the trademark symbol. The Earth and the Sun appear briefly respectively at the bottom-left corner and at the opposite corner. Then rays of light beam in the Australian country shape in the Australian flag with "Proudly 100% Australian" below it.

Variant: At the end of the game, the logo is seen still with a copyright notice below.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: An edited version of the "Scary" variation of "Dramatic Logo 2" (the same music used in the 1998 Plastic Wax, 1999 Rhino Home Video and 2003 Favorit-Film logos). The first few seconds are extended with the forward-reversing loop, and the slam noise is removed, leaving the choir to stutter and fade, due to hasty editing. A sweeping synth bass note when the "Proudly 100% Australian" logo is drawn in.

Availability: Can be seen on Fun on Alphabet Farm and Fun with Numbers and Puzzles. It may possibly be seen on other games on the time.

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 ===Background===
-'''Eureka Multimedia''' (formerly Eureka Software) is an Australian educational video game company; they are still active as of today.
+'''Eureka Multimedia''' (formerly '''Eureka Software''') is an Australian educational video game company; they are still active as of today.
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+|Eureka Software|
+{{ImageTOC
+|Eureka Software (2000).png|(Mid 1990s?-2000?)
+}}
+|Eureka Multimedia|
+{{ImageTOC
+|Eureka_Multimedia_(2000).png|1st Logo (2000)
+|Eureka Multimedia (2003).png|2nd Logo (2002-2009?)
+}}
+}}
 == Eureka Software ==
-=== 1st (and maybe only) Logo (Mid 1990's?-2000?) ===
+===Logo (Mid 1990s?-2000?)===
+[[File:Eureka Software (2000).png|center|frameless]]
-TBA, it has been seen on ''Kid's Create-a-Card''.
+'''Visuals:''' On a space background, a CD is shown downwards. There is the planet Saturn, in which the screen zooms towards the rings. The planet Jupiter is revealed from the right side, and it goes through by. A {{color|gold|yellow}} shine, representing the sun, appears by, as the CD goes through it, and then through the moon. It then goes towards the planet Earth, stopping at the map of Australia. The sequence then fades to footage of the skyline of Sydney, Australia (including the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge). 4 white stars, including "{{color|gold|Eureka}}" and below that, "{{color|deepskyblue|S}}  {{color|deepskyblue|ftware}}" zoom in, and stand still from the top. The CD then flies to the emptied space of "{{color|deepskyblue|S}}  {{color|deepskyblue|ftware}}", and endlessly rotates.
+'''Technique:''' A combo of CGI and live-action.
+'''Audio:''' Four whooshes, then a loud whoosh with wind sounds, and then a synth whoosh.
+'''Availability:''' So far, only seen on ''Kid's Create-a-Card''.
 == Eureka Multimedia ==
 ===1st Logo (2000)===
+[[File:Eureka Multimedia (2000).png|center|frameless]]
 {{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/TbpPhFlj-1o}}
-'''Logo:''' On the opening titles of the game, we see 6 white stars on a dark sky and next to them, we see the white words Eureka Multimedia lying across the moon.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|blue}}/{{color|darkviolet|purple}} background, there are six white stars from the Australian flag placed on the left. The text "'''Eureka'''multimedia" in yellow has a red shadow and is tilted diagonally, placing on a grainy {{color|darkviolet|purple}} background. On the right, there is the Powervision Multimedia logo with "Developed by" above, while on the up and down sides of the screen there are written "Published and Distributed by" and the copyright notice, all in yellow.
-'''FX/SFX:''' None
+'''Technique:''' A still, digitally-composed graphic.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None
-'''Availability:''' So far, only seen on ''Reading and Spelling Adventure''.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' So far, only seen on ''Reading and Spelling Adventure''.
 ===2nd Logo (2002-2009?)===
+[[File:Eureka Multimedia (2003).png|center|frameless]]
 {{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/YrtWv0pkGbY}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the 6 yellow stars glide in from the left of the screen, matching the formation as seen in the Australian flag, the company name "'''Eureka'''multimedia" fades in word-by-word, complete with the trademark symbol. And the Earth and the Sun appearing briefly respectively at the bottom-left corner and at the opposite corner, then rays of light beam in the Australian country shape in the Aussie Flag with "Proudly 100% Australian" below it.
+'''Visuals:''' Over a black background, the logo starts with 6 {{color|gold|yellow}} stars glide in from the left of the screen, matching the formation as seen in the Australian flag. The words "'''{{color|gold|Eureka}}'''{{color|gold|multimedia}}" fade in word-by-word, complete with the trademark symbol. The Earth and the Sun appear briefly respectively at the bottom-left corner and at the opposite corner. Then rays of light beam in the Australian country shape in the Australian flag with "Proudly 100% Australian" below it.
-'''Variant:''' at the end of the game, the logo is seen still with a copyright notice below.
+'''Variant:''' At the end of the game, the logo is seen still with a copyright notice below.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Everything.
+'''Technique:''' 2D computer animation.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the 1999 [[Rhino Home Video]] logo and 1998 [[Plastic Wax (Australia)|Plastic Wax]] logo, but the first few seconds is extended with the forward-reversing loop, and the slam noise is removed, leaving the choir to stutter and fade, due to hasty editing. A sweeping synth bass note when the Proudly 100% Australian logo is drawn in
+'''Audio:''' An edited version of the "Scary" variation of "Dramatic Logo 2" (the same music used in the 1998 [[Plastic Wax]], 1999 [[Rhino Home Video]] and 2003 [[Favorit-Film]] logos). The first few seconds are extended with the forward-reversing loop, and the slam noise is removed, leaving the choir to stutter and fade, due to hasty editing. A sweeping synth bass note when the "Proudly 100% Australian" logo is drawn in.
 '''Availability:''' Can be seen on ''Fun on Alphabet Farm'' and ''Fun with Numbers and Puzzles''. It may possibly be seen on other games on the time.
+[[Category:Australia]]
-===3rd Logo (2009?- )===
-TBA
 [[Category:Video game logos]]
-[[Category:Australia]]
 [[Category:Australian video game logos]]
+[[Category:Logos with library music]]
+[[Category:Logos with cultural icons]]