Children’s Toy Plays Friendly With iPad Software
Posted in: ipad, Tablets and E-Readers, Today's ChiliThe iPad presents exciting opportunities for digital board games, but consequentially it can eliminate the joys of grabbing physical objects, knocking over game pieces when you lose, and so on. That’s why I like the idea of Duo, a physical toy with iPad integration.
The video above demonstrates how it works. You place the Duo toy on top of the iPad, which is running a free app called Yoomi. Two objects appear on-screen in the Yoomi app, and one player picks an object by pressing a color-coded button on the Duo.
Then the other players place tokens on a color representing the object they think was chosen. The toy rotates to drop the winners’ tokens into the bin; after a number of rounds, the first player to get rid of all of his or her tokens wins.
It’s a silly game for kids, but it shows the potential for data and physical toys to blend together into a unique interactive experience. It’s sort of like a kiddy version of augmented-reality gaming.
The Duo costs $40, exclusively sold at Toys R Us.
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