ZooBurst
ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone
easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books. Using ZooBurst, storytellers of
any age can create their own rich worlds in which their stories can come to
life.
ZooBurst books “live” online and can be
experienced on your desktop or laptop computer, or on your iPad via the free
ZooBurst mobile app. Authors can arrange characters and props within a 3D world
that can be customized using uploaded artwork or items found in a built-in
database of over 10,000 free images and materials.
Readers who have a camera installed on their computer can also experience any ZooBurst book in Augmented Reality. Using nothing more than a standard webcam, visitors can hold up a special symbol to the webcam to watch as a 3D pop-up book “jumps” out of the paper and into the room around them. In addition, our Augmented Reality mode also allows readers the ability to interact with a book using simple gestures. For example, simply waving your hand in front of a book will allow you to turn its pages back and forth.
iPad users can also experience ZooBurst books using our free mobile app (available on the iTunes app store). With the ZooBurst iPad app you can also “scan” for special “Story Codes” that let you easily attach a ZooBurst book onto any physical item, such as a class bulletin board, parent newsletter or a printed textbook.
As an educational tool, ZooBurst provides students with new ways in which they can tell stories, deliver presentations, write reports and express complex ideas. ZooBurst contains a powerful “classroom management” feature for teachers that lets them easily set up protected, safe spaces for their students. Teachers can assign usernames and passwords to their students without having to input any sensitive or personal information, and can manage and moderate student work in a protected environment. In addition, premium users have access to a wide range of advanced book building features, such as audio & speech integration, downloadable books and an unlimited book library.
Here is the link for introduction to ZooBurst:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpmqs7Yn8VU
