This is a sponsored post. All opinion and tech geekiness are my own.
Most apps that my kids play don’t encourage physicality. They just sit there, tapping the screen. Not so with the new Buggy Night app from Spotlight Stories. The app isn’t just cool, it’s innovative. Fine tuned for the sleek Moto X smartphone, the Motorola Spotlight Player offers two stories: Windy Day and Buggy Night. First a little more about the app.
As you know, I love technology. I also love reading stories and bringing them to life. Spotlight Player is a brand new way of storytelling. Created by Google-owned Advanced Technologies and Projects group, the app contains 3D graphics and uses your mobile device’s camera to create an interactive film. Instead of just tapping the screen to make things happen, you have to move your device’s camera to interact. Yes, your camera.
Here’s a video that explains it a little better. This video is about Windy Day, the first story created for the app:
Buggy Night will turn you into a detective armed with only a flashlight. Can you figure out what happened to the bugs? I had a chance to test out Buggy Night on the sleek Moto X smartphone. I confess that I took a spin with the app before my kids got to it. I literally spun around in my office chair looking for those cute bugs. I can picture my kids running around our living room, trying to find those big-eyed bugs.
If you’re a parent of young kids, you might recognize the artwork in Buggy Night. Jon Klassen was Buggy Night’s creative director. He’s also written and illustrated the 2013 Caldecott winner This Is Not My Hat. If you haven’t read it to your kids, I highly recommend it. Like his picture books, Buggy Night is funny and will entertain both kids and adults.
That was just a sneak peek of Buggy Night. I’m going to introduce Buggy Night to my kids and report back. Plus, on my next post about Moto X and Buggy Night, one lucky reader will win their won Moto X phone on the AT&T network (service not included).
Would you try an app that encourages you and your kids to be more active?