Hey ya'll - our startup just launched our first app for the iPad earlier this week. We're super proud of it. Though it's a kids creative play/animation app, I think it may appeal to a lot of the readers on HN since we built it with the mind set of late 20/early 30 something kids at heart.
Our goal with Toontastic was to digitize play and bring concepts from Legos and puppets to the iPad.
When I played with Legos as a kid, I had to make stop-motion animations if I ever wanted to save the crazy stories I made along the way. With Toontastic, kids play just as they would with physical toys but now they're able to record, save and share their stories. We have a video up on that page that shows it in action.
We think we have a solid v1 but I'd love to hear what you all think of the program and any ideas you all think might fit for a kids-oriented storytelling app. Were there any things that you did/played with as a kid that you wish you could digitize and share?
This is super cool. Call me a late adopter, but this seems to be "the" app that might finally make me buy an iPad.
Disclaimer: I have a 5 year old child, whose into Lego etc., so I know the market this is targeting.
Question: Are you guys planning on supporting Android, since personally I'm leaning towards an Android tablet.
Glad to hear with it resonated with you. We're definitely looking at other platforms but for right now the iPad was the easy choice for us to target initially.
Yes we are! That's another Lego concept that inspired us. We're seeing these characters/backgrounds like play sets that you can combine to make full story arcs. Space, robots, dinosaurs are the ones that I'm wicked excited about releasing in the future.
Our goal with Toontastic was to digitize play and bring concepts from Legos and puppets to the iPad.
When I played with Legos as a kid, I had to make stop-motion animations if I ever wanted to save the crazy stories I made along the way. With Toontastic, kids play just as they would with physical toys but now they're able to record, save and share their stories. We have a video up on that page that shows it in action.
We think we have a solid v1 but I'd love to hear what you all think of the program and any ideas you all think might fit for a kids-oriented storytelling app. Were there any things that you did/played with as a kid that you wish you could digitize and share?