Sanctuary Woods Introduces PC Version of Award-Winning Educational
Multimedia Program

Sitting On The Farm Available for both PC and Mac CD-ROM Users

LAS VEGAS, January 6, 1993--Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Inc. (NASDAQ: SWMCF;
VSE: SWD.V) announced a Windows version of its award-winning educational
multimedia software program Sitting on the Farm. Distributed on CD-ROM,
the program teaches children (ages 7 - 10) reading, vocabulary and
creative writing skills in English, French and Spanish.

The announcement was made in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics
Show, being held here through January 9. Sitting on the Farm and other
Sanctuary Woods products are on display during the show in the Electronic
Arts' booth (#10000, North Hall).

Sitting on the Farm is the first title introduced in Sanctuary Woods' new
I-learn Library of home learning products. The I-learn Library covers a
wide range of subject areas and incorporates multi-sensory features such
as animation, sound and music to provide an enlivening, integrated
learning experience for the child.

Since its introduction on the Macintosh in November, Sitting on the Farm
has won several industry awards, including a Holiday Seal of Approval from
the National Parenting Center and a gold winner award from the National
Association of Parenting Publications, which annually recognizes the best
in children's media and toys.

"The success on the Macintosh and the greater installed base of CD-ROM
users on the PC made the conversion of Sitting on the Farm a natural
choice," said Rose Marie Shannon, M. Ed., producer and creator of the
I-learn Library. "We're excited that the launch of our l-learn Library has
been well received, and we plan to deliver four additional l-learn titles
of the same caliber in 1994."

Sitting on the Farm's primary objective is to teach language skills, but it
also covers additional subject areas including music appreciation,
geography and social studies. At its core, Sitting on the Farm is a story
and a song about a farm girl whose peaceful picnic is invaded by hungry
animals. The story comprises four levels, playable in English, French or
Spanish, through which children can explore and learn:

* "Listen-along" allows children to hear the story being read while the
pages automatically turn.

* "Read-along" uses fun animations and pictures to expand children's
vocabulary as they read the story alone or with a boy or girl "reading
partner." Children can click on individual words to hear them pronounced,
select a word to get a pictorial or animated definition or play one of the
27 reading comprehension activities. Using a microphone, kids can even
record themselves to hear their own voice and practice pronunciation.

* "Sing-along" leads children to explore musical concepts such as notation
and rhythm as they record themselves singing the story's song along with
accompanying music from the CD-ROM. Options for musical playback include a
child's voice, a background beat and a choice of eight instruments. The
CD-ROM contains more than 50 Redbook audio files and can even be played as
an audio-CD if the child chooses.

* "Write-along" encourages children to be creative as they compose their
own stories to go along with the original pictures from the story, or fill
in blanks to write new stories in different settings. Children learn about
six geographic regions and the animals found there. Built-in sophisticated
print capabilities allow children to print and publish their own stories
and coloring books!

Sitting on the Farm is adjustable for audiences of varied learning levels.
Teachers and parents can turn off certain features that they believe may
distract or frustrate younger children, such as recording functions,
animations and reading comprehension games.

Sitting on the Farm also includes a fun activity booklet for kids to
continue the learning experience off-computer. Crossword puzzles, recipes,
stick puppets, mazes and matching games are used to reinforce concepts
covered in the CD-ROM program, as well as link story content to activities
in new subject areas.

Configuration, Price and Availability 

The PC version of Sitting on the Farm will be available in March. It
requires a 386SX PC or higher with Windows 3.1, a Super VGA monitor, 4MB
of RAM, a sound card, a CD-ROM drive, speakers and a microphone. The
Macintosh version is available now and requires a Macintosh LC or greater
with a minimum of 4 MB RAM, a CD-ROM drive, speakers and a microphone.

Both versions of Sitting on the Farm have a suggested retail price of
$39.95. Sitting on the Farm and the rest of Sanctuary Woods' products are
distributed in North America by Electronic Arts and sold through computer
retail and consumer electronics stores, including Egghead Software and
CompUSA.

Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Inc., an Electronic Arts Affiliate label, is a
leading developer of family-oriented entertainment and educational
multimedia titles distributed on CD-ROM for desktop and entertainment
platforms including Windows PC, Macintosh and 3DO. Sanctuary Woods
produces its titles under three brands: I-learn, I-tales, I-ventures and
I-laugh. Current titles include Shelley Duvall's It's A Bird's Life,
Dennis Miller That's News to Me, The Awesome Adventures of Victor Vector &
Yondo Series, The Hawaii High Series and Sitting on the Farm.

Founded in 1988, which is headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia,
Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Corporation is a public company currently
traded on NASDAQ (SWMCF) and the Vancouver Stock Exchange (SWD.V).
Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Inc., a subsidiary of Sanctuary Woods
Multimedia Corp., has sales, marketing and operations headquarters in San
Mateo, Calif.

Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Corp
1875 S. Grant St
San Mateo, CA 94402
415-578-6340,  fax 415-578-6344

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