The Perception Zone collection teaches basic perception skills through games around a theme using shapes, colors, and sounds. Designed for children from 3 to 8 years old, this collection is based on purely positive values and takes kids into a spectacular and peaceful world where there is no failure and no competition.

Parents eager to give their children the means to master logical thinking can either accompany them or leave them in all confidence in the capable hands of Professor Phileo to travel the unique worlds created by Univers Numeriques.

In a harmonious world the children -- with their parents or by themselves -- learn to manipulate and combine simple shapes, colors, and sounds. They enjoy the company, guidance and support of Professor Phileo, a wise and reassuring mentor, and his faithful "iangoo," a little cat-dog, and three imps Bool, Pyram, and Q-B. From amusing surprises to logical discoveries, the child is at the center of an enchanting journey.

Once the game is downloaded, children can play it on their own without having to go online. The breakdown into episodes lets them develop and progress at their own speed. From one episode to the next, they face new challenges that stimulate their creative potential.

This is the first game in the Perception collection. It includes eight episodes that form a progressive whole, with a new episode available online every two months on the www.iangoo.com website. They present a pleasantly futuristic 3-D graphic world where children will learn to recognize simple geometric shapes and their roles, how to manipulate them, and how they fit together. "First Flight with Phileo" and "Discovering the 3 Dimensions" are the first two episodes in the game, now available for download at www.iangoo.com .

Episode 1: "First Flight with Phileo"
Phileo introduces the child to the characters and tells him or her about the journey they are about to embark on. Together they are setting out to discover a new virtual world located on and around the planet "Laoh" where they will learn about the rules and tools that will serve them in their future adventures. The child will feel like a real explorer. At the controls of their space ship, they will fly along a path (where a number of traps await them) towards their first workshop where they will learn all about the point, the line, and the plane.

Episode 2: "Discovering the 3 Dimensions"
The child will then change the shape of the plane by adjusting it in length, height, and depth. Interactive animation sequences help them to understand the transformations the plane undergoes. Then Phileo whisks them off to one of the three satellites of the planet "Laoh," the "World of Squares," where they play in real time with colored cubes and navigate around the game platform guided by their trusty companions.

The next six episodes will take the children to the "World of Round Shapes," the "World of Triangles," and the planet "Laoh," where they will be encouraged to build villages in unusual and spectacular surroundings.

Cost per episode: $5.99