Playing by the Book: What eBooks Do Best » Kidscreen - 66 views
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what are the things that interactive eBooks do especially well?
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Simultaneously highlighting text with recorded audio, creating thoughtful tap-on support for both words in the text and elements in illustrations, and providing options to support different reading abilities are all wonderful ways to foster emergent reading skills.
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One of the most intriguing opportunities in eBooks is the ability to show different characters’ points of view
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Making the reader an active part of the story experience is where story and game can really combine in interesting ways
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hearing your name spoken by the pigeon in Don’t Let the Pigeon Run This App give the user an agency and a presence in the story that’s engaging in a totally different way than reading a book aloud or watching a movie on a movie screen.
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Interacting with the story in an active way, a way that is immediate, visible, and makes an impact is exactly the sort of agency that is unique to an interactive experience.