Loud Crow Interactive (2017) creates premium digital books that engage readers of all ages through innovative digital adaptions of print-born texts. A retelling of the classic children’s story by Beatrix Potter (1893), Loud Crow’s PopOut! The Tale of Peter Rabbit is an award-winning enhanced picture book designed for convenient reading on smartphone and tablet platforms. […]
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Review 2 – Seeking refuge in an online graphic novel
A digital adaptation of Nam Le’s (2008) print-born collection, The Boat is an interactive graphic novel created by Vietnamese-Australian artist Matt Huynh (2015), with both the written and visual narratives exploring the journey of a Vietnamese refugee (Mai) fleeing to Australia via a boat. Shared as a resource through SBS Learn (2021), The Boat hosts […]
Review 1 – Exploring the Blue Mountains through an educational game
‘Would you be a good explorer?’ (WYBAGE) is an interactive, browser-based game created by the National Museum of Australia (NMA, 2020) as part of their digital learning collection on Australian history. Adopting the role of an explorer crossing the Blue Mountains in 1813, readers must utilise comprehension skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to […]