Interactive Picture Systems

Interactive Picture Systems, or IPS, was a software developer located in Philadelphia from 1982-1985. The company was run by partners Guy Nouri of NYC and Eric Podietz of Philadelphia. Staff included Jimmy Snyder, Mark Scott, Ken Appleman, Bob Svihovec, and Chip Kaye. IPS developed educational and creativity software initially for the Atari 8-bit family, then for the Apple II and Commodore 64.

Products

Creativity software

  • PAINT! (1982, Atari 8-bit, Reston)
  • MovieMaker (1984, Atari 8-bit, Reston) also published by Electronic Arts in 1985

Educational software

  • Trains (1983, Atari 8-bit, Spinnaker)
  • Aerobics (1984, Atari 8-bit, Spinnaker)
  • Grandma's House (1984, Atari 8-bit, Spinnaker)
  • Operation Frog (1984, Apple II / Commodore 64, Scholastic) virtual-dissection software; introduced at the 1984 Summer CES[1]

References

  1. Scott Mace, Games Exhibit Innovations. InfoWorld, July 9, 1984, p. 37.
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