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From: ada Wink is a prototype for an interactive picture book platform. This
-platform aims to make reading into a mindfull and thought provoking
+platform aims to make reading into a mindful and thought-provoking
process by using interactive and playful elements, multiple stories
-within one narrative and sound elements. Especially today where
-consumerism and low attention span is a rising issue especially amongst
+within one narrative and sound elements. Especially today when
+consumerism and low attention span are rising issues, especially amongst
young readers, this was an important task to tackle. The thought of Wink
emerged to find a more sustainable and creative way of reading for
elementary school children. Working as a children’s literature editor for years, I came to a
-realisation that picture books were turning into another object that
-kids read and consume on daily basis. At least this is what I observed
-in Turkey. Teachers and parents were finding it difficult to find new
-books constantly or were tired of rereading the same book. As a young
-person in the publishing sector, I believe there should be more options
-for children as there is for adults; such as ebooks, audiobooks etc. But
-moreover a “book” that can be redefined, reread or be interacted with.
-So I revisited an old story I wrote, translated to English and named it,
+ Working as a children’s literature editor for years, I came to a realisation that picture books were turning into another object that kids read and consume on a daily basis. At least this is what I observed in Turkey. Teachers and parents were finding it difficult to find new books constantly or were tired of rereading the same book. As a young person in the publishing sector, I believe there should be as many options
+for children as there are for adults; such as ebooks, audiobooks etc. But
+moreover, a “book” that can be redefined, reread or interacted with.
+So I revisited an old story I wrote, translated it to English and named it
“Bee Within”.A Prototype
for Interactive Children’s Literature
interactivity options and workshops with children and adults, around
reading and doing various exercises on Bee Within, I improved the story
to be a more playful and interactive one which can be re-read, re-played
-and eventually re-formed non digitally to be reachable for all
+and eventually re-formed non digitally to be reachable to all
children.
Here is some more documentation from the beggining of this journey -towards making accesible interactive narratives…
+Here is some documentation from the beginning of this journey +towards making accessible interactive narratives…