July 29, 2011, 2011:
Play Zoo is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.Play Zoo for iPad has been updated with new artwork!
July 07, 2011:
News update: Our 1st app, Play Zoo, debuts in the app store in the top 3 New and Noteworthy app in it's category.
June 30, 2011, 2011:
We have released our first app, Play Zoo for the iPad.Play Zoo
Play Zoo is an interactive, game based approach to introduce children to 18 diverse and whimsical animals, ranging from leopards and kangaroos to peacocks and ostriches.
Each of the 18 animal pages is a game - a child has to find where a baby animal is hiding and then collect food or play things for the animal. The props chosen as food or play things help the child associate the animal with its key traits. A child can thus easily learn that ostriches are fast runners, leopards have spots, kangaroos have pouches etc.
Play Zoo is ideally a joint activity for a parent and a child, although children can also play with the app on their own.
The salient features of the Play Zoo app are:
- Each of the 18 animals is cutely animated and responds to touch. Is there a baby animal hiding in there? Find out!
- Realistic animal and ambient jungle sounds.
- Game pages are interspersed with pages containing interesting facts about the animals, to help trigger further curiosity. For example, did you know that a lion’s roar can be heard across 5 miles or that an elephant can hold 2 gallons of water in its trunk?
- You can use the device’s built-in accelerometer to play the game by tilting the device or you can touch and drag.
- Encouraging feedback for children at each step.
- Devised by parents and tested happily by children!
Play Zoo Video Trailer
A youtube video showcasing the app can be seen below. You can also follow this link at Play Zoo Trailer on YouTube.
Play Zoo Icon |
Screen Captures
Some screen captures from the iPad App:
Title Page
One of the three main menu / index pages. Each of the 3 index pages has 6 animals and also fun facts about them.
Elf and Calf. Can you spot the elk calf hiding ?
Kangaroos are known for their pouches. Now it's the child's turn to catch some falling pouches. This type of game play helps a child remember an animal and its key characteristics.
Facts about animals to help trigger curiosity about an animal, especially after one has played a game with them in the app!
So many animals to play with and learn about!
At the Apple App Store:
Play Zoo for iPhone and iPod Touch:
Play Zoo for iPad: