Helping Kids Learn With AR

Award-winning director creates voice-activated Augmented Reality Experience that boosts children’s confidence

At first glance, Little Red the Inventor is a rather sweet-looking little AR app where you get to help out Little Red Riding Hood as she tries to make her way through the forest, out of trouble, and ultimately to her grandma’s house.

But this is a bit more than just the retelling of a classic fairy tale. For one, it was created and directed by Tuna Bora, whose work with Oscar-nominated Pearl also won her an Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Production Design. This gives it some notable pedigree, as does the fact it was produced by Nexus studios, which has a growing reputation for producing beautiful and thought-provoking interactive experiences using immersive tech.

The story is part of a voice-activated AR app called Wonderscope which was recently released in collaboration with Chris Milk’s immersive storytelling company Within (their first major foray into Augmented Reality), and it explores the encouragement of movement, reading aloud and interactive play.

In this particular re-imagining, Little Red is an inventor looking to take her Grandma’s gardening to the next level. But to do that she’s going to have to learn to stand up to herself and venture beyond her own garden into Wolf Forest. Her mix of…