Sesame Workshop is exploring augmented reality experiences for children by creating a play set that brings physical toys to life.
This project explores the use of a tablet with a traditional play set, aiming to make children’s’ playtime more fun and educational. The prototype play set includes traditional elements such as common household objects and figurines of classic Sesame Street characters Cookie Monster, Bert, and Ernie. Additionally, the demo includes a tablet and an application that uses Qualcomm’s newly branded Vuforia augmented reality platform. When the tablet is pointed at the play set, the pieces and the play environment come alive through the tablet’s camera, transforming the play set into an interactive experience.
Tags: augmented reality, games, mobile, Sesame Street, Tablet
That is incredibly cool! Technology never ceases to amaze me.
This sounds very intriguing for my son!
This is to cool, I’ve seen this type of thing on my son’s 3DS, but had no idea that it could be done with tablets. Thanks for another great article.
Wow my kids would love that. They already love the idea of playing on a tablet , but they only think about the silly things like angry birds. This would give them something educational and fun to play with. What a great idea.
Kinda wish I had an iPad or something…this is really neat!
Very cool and entertaining for children!
This is really cool! It would be perfect for my son!
i love this show!
awesome
Sesame Street is really timeless but it’s neat how they have kept it modern/kept up with the times