Her Interactive

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Her Interactive Inc. is a computer game developer located in Bellevue, Washington, United States. Their games are geared towards young and teenaged girls. The company, who was founded in 1995 and currently employs 25 staff in design, programming, marketing, and administration, is best known for their popular Nancy Drew adventure-mystery game series. Megan Gaiser is President and CEO.

Thirteen titles in the Nancy Drew series have received 35 Best Software awards from Parents' Choice Foundation, iParenting Media, Children's Software Revue, National Parenting Center, and Good Housekeeping.

[edit] Early Years

Her Interactive Inc. worked with Dreamcatcher until their fourth game was released, Treasure in the Royal Tower. Nowadays, Her Interactive works alone, producing Nancy Drew games to feed the growing frenzy of teenage girls who "aren't afraid of a mouse."

Before Nancy Drew, Her Interactive Inc. produced an array of vampire-related games, using technology to put actual people into the game. Most people consider Nancy Drew games to be a fun thing, and not too challenging or scary, but some people, espeically young children, find these games to be scary.

[edit] List of "Nancy Drew" Games

HI's Nancy Drew Games are listed below, oldest first:

• Secrets Can Kill (1998)
• Stay Tuned for Danger (1999)
• Message in a Haunted Mansion (2000)
• Message in a Haunted Mansion (GBA) (2000)
• Treasure in the Royal Tower (2001)
• The Final Scene (2001)
• Secret of the Scarlet Hand (2002)
• Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (2002)
• The Haunted Carousel (2003)
• Danger on Deception Island (2003)
• The Secret of Shadow Ranch (2004)
• Curse of Blackmoor Manor (2004)
• Secret of the Old Clock (2005)
• Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (2005)
• Danger By Design (2006)
• The Creature of Kapu Cave (2006)
• White Wolf of Icicle Creek (due out summer 2007)

[edit] External links

• Her Interactive web site
• Interview with Megan Gaiser (President) and Sheri Hargus (Development Manager) of Her Interactive, Adventure Classic Gaming (2000)
• Parents' Choice Foundation web site
• iParenting Media web site
• Children's Software Revue web site
• National Parenting Center web site