Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Apps for March 5, 2013

Monsters inc. storybook follows the movie of the same name but is more like a short story form than a movie. It does have a few scenes from the movie in a few of the pages. Visual effects for this along with sounds are authentic. Reminding you to also click on scare power tanks to collect monster trading cards to play the mini game with the objective of avoiding obstacles(children's toys) & scaring the simulation child once reached. Audiofor this game is great as it actually copied the voice acting from the movie for some lines. This storybook for tablets showed the most important parts of the story & avoided details to keep it short. Character designs are done well.

Digi...Blasters is a live action interactive story which has to do with sums. A story about a cute rocker girl & two alien friends on their quest to sign up for battle of the bands. However, they must blast astroids to get to sign up in very short time. It's not much really & more is unlocked through subscription. Although this is supposed to be live action, I really like how that girl looks. She looks sweet for her type. However, the live action display looks like standard definition. Also, the segments will continue to play automatically over & over until you flip down the upper dashboard & click the right arrow to move to the activity.

 Sophia The First Story Book by Disney Digital Books. What can you say about this heartwarming story about a young girl whose beautiful mother marries a handsome king & Sophie must adapt to being a princess. Sophia is met with warm kindness but problems arise when she encounters magic she can't handle. This story has great Disney feel to it & visuals are great. Sounds make into the story book well & the story overall while not the one with an antagonist meeting traditional fate is still one that deserves praise for storytelling.

500 Hats of Batholemew Giddon by Dr. Seuss. This Dr. Seuss book comes to apps for narration & this story revolves around a boy who when taking off one hat, another one appears. The king is infuriated by this & seeks wise help from those who can help take off the boy's hat. Narration seems to not only be great in itself, but in narrating different voices. This app looks a lot like the ones you'd find in any traditional book.

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