The Osmo drawing experience is, I would call it an interactive movie. I should probably redefine “game” to mean interactive entertainment here. The app features a playful monster character called who guides the player through the game.
The drawing set is meant to be used with the drawing game called Osmo Monster. It’s an infinite-use and easily wipeable whiteboard! Just rub it over the included plastic drawing surface to remove the doodles. To start drawing, you have to shake the pens to push the chalk down, and it absorbs into the exposed end which then transfers onto the pad.Īnother nice touch for a child-friendly product is that the pencil case doubles up as the cleaning cloth. This is an ideal product for children as it is less messy and – unlike ink pens – they don’t dry out. They are filled with chalk that you essentially rub against a pad to draw or write with. The pens are kind of magical in themselves I’ve never seen them before. I tested the drawing kit and it is perfect for children, featuring several ‘chalk’ erasable markers and a brightly-colored soft carry case. That aside, the Osmo objects are very well made. Having to remove and replace the rugged protections every time you want to use the Osmo system is a big inconvenience. It is very common for parents to keep a ‘kid iPad’ safely ensconced in a rugged protective case but this simply will not work with Osmo for 99% of cases and covers. It is primarily designed as a toy for young children. This is one of the biggest drawbacks of the Osmo system, personally. However, the Osmo dock is tight-fitting …Ĭonsequently, the iPad cannot be inserted with a case on. There’s a specially designed insert that can be flipped around to change the grooves as required.
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The dock claims to fit iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad 2, iPad 3 and iPad 4 (with a version for iPad Pro coming soon). It is angled specifically for its purpose it is unlikely that a third-party dock will achieve the same results.
This is actually an advantage as using the product does not introduce any new stuff you have to charge: the only electronic thing is the iPad you already own. There is nothing technologically unique about the real-word objects all of the recognition happens in the iPad app using computer vision algorithms. This adjusts the optics so that the camera is essentially recording the table area in front of the iPad, so that the Osmo apps can ‘see’ the objects placed there. Read on for a walkthrough of how well this all works …Īlthough Osmo wants you to buy its own accessories like building blocks or tangram puzzle pieces, you don’t have to. The basic Osmo system contains a dock/stand for the iPad to sit on and a reflective mirror that attaches to the FaceTime camera.
Each one offers a mini ‘augmented reality’ experience where the iPad apps bring the real-world accessories to life. There are several Osmo apps, spanning drawing, literacy, physics puzzles and more. Osmo is a game system for iPad that uses the tablet’s camera to interact with real-world objects like puzzle pieces or drawings ( buy the starter kit for $69).
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