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Background

Discovery Channel Multimedia was an interactive division of Discovery Channel, which was used throughout the 1990's.

1st Logo (1994-Early 1996)

Visuals: On a dark background, a flipping CD flies in and settles in the bottom of the screen. The CD turns into a semicircular red sun, and the Discovery Channel name fades in around it, forming a plain CGI version of the 1987-1995 The Discovery Channel logo.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The same tribal theme used in The Discovery Channel idents at the time, with the beginning part looped a few times.

Availability: Seen on Operation Weather Disaster and Big Job.

2nd Logo (March 31, 1996-1997)

Visuals: On a dark background, a sequence of texts in different languages appears in rapid succession, all saying "EXPLORE YOUR WORLD" (Discovery Channel's slogan at the time). The languages follow in this order:

Spanish: "DESCUBRIENDO EL MUNDO" (Discovering the World)
Arabian: "تعرفي على العالم حولك" (Learn about the World around You)
French: "REGARDS SUR LE MONDE" (Views on the World)
Portuguese: "DESCOBRINDO O MUNDO" (Discovering the World)
German: "AUF ENTDECKUNGSKURS" (On discovery course)
Hebrew: "העולם אצלך בבית" (The World in your house)
Italian: "SCOPRIRE E CONOCERE" (Discover and know)
Indonesian: "JENDELA DUNIA ANDA" (Your Window on the World)
Norweigan: "SLIPP VERDEN INN" (Release the World In)
Japanese: "探険、ふしきの世界" (Explore the mysterious World)
Danish: "LÆR VERDEN AT KENDE" (Getting the World to know)
Dutch: "BRENGT DE WERELD BIJ JE THUIS" (Bring the World at your home)
English: "EXPLORE YOUR WORLD"

After "EXPLORE YOUR WORLD", five mulberry circles of ascending size surround the "O" in "EXPLORE", with a red dot moving on the fourth circle (representing an electron). "EXPLORE YOUR WORLD" fades out and the circles fade to a CD, then a compass, and finally the Earth with the Discovery Channel name around it. Finally, "MULTIMEDIA" flies in below the logo with a red line behind the globe.

Technique: Mostly 2D computer animation with some CGI effects.

Audio: A dark piano melody, followed by some technological sounds (i.e. beeps and synth sizzles), which ends with a 3-note synth piano fanfare (a standard music cue used by Discovery Channel at the time).

Availability: It can be seen on Savage: The Ultimate Quest for Survival, Byzantine: The Betrayal, Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life and Invention Studio.

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 ===Background===
-Discovery Channel Multimedia was the interactive sector of Discovery Channel, which begun in the 1990's.
+'''Discovery Channel Multimedia''' was an interactive division of Discovery Channel, which was used throughout the 1990's.
-===1st Logo (1995)===
+===1st Logo (1994-Early 1996)===
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-[[File:Discovery Channel Multimedia (1995).png|center|300px]]
+Discovery Channel Multimedia (1995).png
+</gallery>
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+'''Visuals:''' On a dark background, a flipping CD flies in and settles in the bottom of the screen. The CD turns into a semicircular {{color|orangered|red}} sun, and the Discovery Channel name fades in around it, forming a plain CGI version of the 1987-1995 The Discovery Channel logo.
-'''Nickname:''' "The Semicircle", "The Flying CD"
+'''Technique:''' CGI.
-'''Logo:''' On a dark background, a flipping image of a CD flying to become a semicircle shaped CD. The CD turns into a semicircular red sun, forming the CGI version of the 1987-1995 The Discovery Channel logo.
-'''FX/SFX:''' The CD flying andbecoming the sun and the Discovery Channel logo appearing.
+'''Audio:''' The same tribal theme used in The Discovery Channel idents at the time, with the beginning part looped a few times.
+'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Operation Weather Disaster'' and ''Big Job''.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the Discovery Channel Video Library logo.
+===2nd Logo (March 31, 1996-1997)===
-'''Availability:''' Seen only in Operation Weather Disaster.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Discovery Channel Multimedia (1996).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=t-FBxGF4xR4}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a dark background, a sequence of texts in different languages appears in rapid succession, all saying "EXPLORE YOUR WORLD" (Discovery Channel's slogan at the time). The languages follow in this order:
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
-===2nd Logo (1996-1999)===
-[[File:Discovery Channel Multimedia (1996).png|center|300px]]
-{{YouTube|id=exm5p81MIp8}}
-''Nickname:'' "Explore Your World"
-'''Logo:''' On a dark background, we see some texts from different languages appearing fast. The languages follow in this order:
 *Spanish: "DESCUBRIENDO EL MUNDO" (Discovering the World)
 *Arabian: "تعرفي على العالم حولك" (Learn about the World around You)
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 *Indonesian: "JENDELA DUNIA ANDA" (Your Window on the World)
 *Norweigan: "SLIPP VERDEN INN" (Release the World In)
-*Japanese: "探険、 ふしきの世界"
+*Japanese: "探険、 ふしきの世界" (Explore the mysterious World)
 *Danish: "LÆR VERDEN AT KENDE" (Getting the World to know)
 *Dutch: "BRENGT DE WERELD BIJ JE THUIS" (Bring the World at your home)
 *English: "EXPLORE YOUR WORLD"
-After we see "EXPLORE YOUR WORLD", we see five mulberry circles of ascendent size surrounding "O" of "EXPLORE", and we see a red dot moving on the fourth circle (that represents an electron). Suddenly "EXPLORE YOUR WORLD" disappears and the circles become in a CD, after in a compass and after in the symbol of the company (an earth globe) and forms the Discovery Channel logo. Finally, we see MULTIMEDIA appearing below the logo and a red line behind the globe (that continues rotating).
+After "EXPLORE YOUR WORLD", five mulberry circles of ascending size surround the "O" in "EXPLORE", with a {{color|red}} dot moving on the fourth circle (representing an electron). "EXPLORE YOUR WORLD" fades out and the circles fade to a CD, then a compass, and finally the Earth with the Discovery Channel name around it. Finally, "{{color|red|MULTIMEDIA}}" flies in below the logo with a {{color|red}} line behind the globe.
-'''FX/SFX:''' It's a CGI logo.
+'''Technique:''' Mostly 2D computer animation with some CGI effects.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A dark piano melody, followed by some technological sounds (i.e. beeps and synth sizzles), which ends with a 3-note synth fanfare.
+'''Audio:''' A dark piano melody, followed by some technological sounds (i.e. beeps and synth sizzles), which ends with a 3-note synth piano fanfare (a standard music cue used by Discovery Channel at the time).
-'''Availability:''' Ultra rare. It can be seen on ''Savage: The Ultimate Quest for Survival'', ''Bizantine: The Betrayal'', ''Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life'' and the Spanish game ''El Taller de Inventos'' (''The Workshop Inventions'').
+'''Availability:'''  It can be seen on ''Savage: The Ultimate Quest for Survival'', ''Byzantine: The Betrayal'', ''Evolution: The Game of Intelligent Life'' and ''Invention Studio''.
-'''Editor's Note:''' None.
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