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STARRYWORKS inc. Is Accepting Pre-Orders for PLAYFUL BOOKS - Magical Picture Books Designed to Enhance the Reading Experience with SmartphonesOSAKA, Japan --(Business Wire)-- Digital content creator STARRYWORKS inc. has released PLAYFUL BOOKS. By integrating PLAYFUL BOOKS picture books with smartphones, various smartphone-enabled features can be added and tailored to individual pages. PLAYFUL BOOKS official site: http://playful-books.com Introduction video (1:26): http://vimeo.com/starryworks/playfulbooks-en [Background] While digital environments are becoming more and more familiar to children due to the proliferation of smartphones and gaming devices, many people are starting to feel that this may lead to excessive reliance on games and internet, bad eyesight, or lack of sleep. In fact, over 70% of adults with children in Japan feel apprehensive about children using digital devices*. PLAYFUL BOOKS was developed from the belief that there must be a way to create traditional-style picture books that are integrated with modern technology for children of the 'digital-native generation' to enjoy more fully.
(*) Source (News - Alert): Digital Arts Inc., "Actual use of internet connected devices
by minors and guardians of preschool children" [translated title] [Features] PLAYFUL BOOKS is a system which, rather than simply replacing picture books with a digital medium, uses the digital medium to enhance the perception of the world presented in the book as well as the reader's experience, while also retaining the wonder of traditional picture books. When running the PLAYFUL BOOKS app on a smartphone with one of the specialized picture books, the smartphone can detect the page being read and add an assortment of performance effects.
[Future prospects] PLAYFUL BOOKS is scheduled to offer two picture book titles for purchase in late October: "Have You Seen My Crayons?" and "Knock Knock Knock". Simultaneously, the smartphone app will be distributed free of charge. In addition to expanding the roster of available titles, future plans also include aggressive efforts to further enhance linking features, hold book-making workshops, and release software development kits (SDK) that will facilitate the effortless creation of original picture books by authors. [Product overview]
Product name: PLAYFUL BOOKS [Company Overview]
Name: STARRYWORKS inc.
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