Knowledge Adventure

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Overview

Knowledge Adventure is an American educational software publisher founded in 1991, best known for the JumpStart series of educational games for children.¹ The company was acquired by Vivendi Universal Games (parent of Sierra Entertainment) in 2004, bringing it under the same corporate umbrella as Sierra’s properties.²

Sierra Connection

After Vivendi’s acquisition, Knowledge Adventure continued development of the Dr.³ Brain educational game series, which was originally created by Sierra On-Line.⁴ The Dr.⁵ Brain franchise, designed by the Coles, featured puzzle games that challenged players with logic, science, and problem-solving activities.⁶

Knowledge Adventure released several Dr.⁷ Brain titles in the late 1990s and 2000s, continuing the legacy of Sierra’s educational gaming division.⁸

Games Published (Sierra Archive)

• 1998 — Dr. Brain Thinking Games: IQ Adventure — Series: Dr.⁹ Brain¹⁰¹¹
• 1998 — Dr. Brain Thinking Games: Puzzle Madness — Series: Dr.¹² Brain¹³¹⁴
• 1999 — Dr. Brain: Action Reaction — Series: Dr. Brain¹⁵
• 2011 — JumpStart Advanced: Adventures of Dr. Brain — Series: Dr. Brain

Related

• Original Series Creator: Sierra On-Line
• Parent Company: Vivendi Universal Games

References

Footnotes

1. Wikipedia - JumpStart Games - Company history and acquisition ↩

2. MobyGames - JumpStart Games, Inc. - Founding and brands ↩

3. MobyGames - JumpStart Games history - Corporate timeline ↩

4. JumpStart Wiki - JumpStart Games, Inc. - Fanfare acquisition and history ↩

5. How to Train Your Dragon Wiki - Knowledge Adventure - School of Dragons partnership ↩

6. Grouvee - Knowledge Adventure - Published games count ↩

7. IGN - Knowledge Adventure Games - Game catalog ↩

8. Wikipedia - Blaster Learning System - Math Blaster series ↩

9. AVID Wiki - Knowledge Adventure - Company history ↩

10. Wikipedia - JumpStart - Franchise history ↩

11. Codex Gamicus - Knowledge Adventure - Davidson & Associates merger ↩

12. JumpStart Wiki Forum - Goodbye JumpStart Games - Company closure 2023 ↩

13. Dealroom - Knowledge Adventure - Acquisitions and milestones ↩

14. Game Pressure - Knowledge Adventure - Developer collaborations ↩

15. Reddit - r/KnowledgeAdventure - Community memories ↩