Clearly, one of the newest, neatest edtech tools to come on the market....
Bloxels - by
Pixel Press Technologies is... "A hands-on platform for kids to build, collaborate, and tell stories through video game creation." This addictive game does all of this and more - it brings out imagination, excitement and in the end, success! A starter kit comes with 360-400 pixel blocks, a creation board, a colorful & detailed instruction guide to get started, posters, stickers...and....the
Free App - available for both iPad and iPhone users. Students in our Lab caught on very quickly to how it all works - working in layers, essentially, you're creating the video game with the pixel blocks on the game board. The iPad or iPhone, within the app, takes a picture that then becomes part of the interactive video. Using the in-app controls, the characters and actions come to life! I'm talking coooool!
I'm also a fan of the website, which is separated in two - one for kids to explore and have fun and the other side for the rest of us to get more information, make purchases and more. (
Kid's site:
http://kids.bloxelsbuilder.com/ -
Everybody Else:
http://www.bloxelsbuilder.com/home)
Nicely done Pixel Press...nicely done!
