Moving Beyond Boundaries

Designing Narrative Learning iN the Digital Era

Moving Beyond Boundaries

Designing Narrative Learning in the Digital Era

Mobeybou is a research project that investigates the learning and socializing potential of tangible user interfaces among young children. It aims at promoting the development of cognitive, social and language skills, within a multicultural framework.

We are currently developing a storytelling platform that allows children to interact with digital content through the manipulation of physical blocks.

https://youtu.be/dQVoTh7k_bg

Who is Who

Team

Cristina Sylla

Principal Investigator

Bruno Amaro

Electrical Engineer

Gabriela Sá

Illustrator

Vítor Martins

Programmer

Douglas Menegazzi

Interaction Designer

Ana Paula Caruso

Animator

Francisco Sylla

Sound Designer

“A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step”

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, 64

Previous Work

The path to Mobeybou

TOK

TOK – Touch, Organize, Create – is a platform consisting of an electronic surface that connects to a computer or tablet and identifies TOK blocks placed on it.

t-words

t-words is an interface for children to playfully explore sounds, words and sentences, while developing preliterate skills.

t-books

t-books consists of an electronic board, a book with slots and a set of picture cards that children place on the book to interact and explore the narrative.