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Hickory Dickory Dock for the iPad
LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO - September 15, in the year of
our Lord 2011 - Following the success of Jack and the
Beanstalk and Jellytoons Toddler Skills, Mindshapes today
released Hickory Dickory Dock, its latest interactive
educational app for iPad™, iPhone® and iPod® Touch, designed to
immerse children in the learning experience by simultaneously
entertaining and teaching. Based on the nursery rhyme that gives
the app its name, Hickory Dickory Dock introduces children
between ages three and five to the fundamentals of telling time
and teaches them the numbers 1 through 12.
With the help of a charismatic little mouse, Hickory Dickory
Dock will stimulate young minds as they explore the clock and
play mini-games designed to develop specific skills, providing
children with both visual and audio cues to help them learn more
effectively. Mindshapes has created a rhyme for each number and
as each number rhyme plays, the child is encouraged to locate
and press the corresponding number on the clock to unlock each
mini game. For example, a set of scales requires the child to
add weights to release the cheese for the mouse.
Combining a loveable character, humorous sound effects and
highly detailed animations, the award-winning animation and
technical team at Mindshapes delivers a charming adventure that
will improve children’s cognitive development and give them
early exposure to the abstract concept of telling time. Hickory
Dickory Dock is also technically innovative: the Mindshapes team
has recreated realistic physical forces that mimic gravity,
collision, friction, weight and acceleration to produce a
compelling and fun way for children to learn.
“Learning to tell time is a challenging concept for some young
children,” explained Jinhee Ahn Kim, director of mobile product
development for Mindshapes. “We brought the familiarity of a
favorite nursery rhyme plus an adorable mouse to help make
learning to tell time for young children more approachable and
fun.”
Hickory Dickory Dock by Mindshapes is available on the
App Store for $2.99.