Pierre et le Loup (Peter and the Wolf)
© 2013 Camera Lucida
The worlds of animation, film and interactive media collide in this orchestral blend of games and videos, based on Peter and the Wolf by Sergueï Prokofiev. Content includes 30-minutes of film, and nine activities designed to call attention to the different voices of the instruments, and the various themes in the symphony. From an interactive design point of view, the app is hit or miss -- some of the activities are less than intuitive. It's easy to overlook these design shortcomings because the content is beautiful. The live video features musicians from the National Orchestra of France, with feature roles by a young boy and the conductor, Daniele Gattiis. The video is seemlessly merged with animated fonts that give life to the characters, and let you become the composer, mix the instruments, travel in the orchestra at 360 degrees. See a sample on YouTube at http://youtu.be/85D33OL6uLo. Winner of the BolognaRagazzi Digital Prize nonfiction category.
$3.99, iPad
Teaches: music, memory, the orchestra, instruments, storytelling
CTR Rating: 92%