Short Summary
SpellBound is a mobile app that turns paper books into virtual popup books.
We bring your favorite childhood book characters to life, allowing them to talk and materialize in 3D. How do we do this? With magic. And a little bit of augmented reality technology.
It’s simple: launch the SpellBound app and hold a smartphone to the pages of a paper book just like a camera and you’ll see the book come alive.
With the SpellBound mobile app, children can interact with characters, listen as the story is read aloud, and touch words to hear definitions.
When the camera recognizes the page, the SpellBound app can read the story to the child. This is a sample from Sleep Sweet being read by the author, Julianne DiBlasi Black:
When the camera recognizes a word, the SpellBound app can read a definition and show an image to help improve comprehension:
What we want to do
We want to get kids using SpellBound as soon as possible. We want teachers to bring it into classrooms, parents to bring it into homes, and hospitals to use it with children who are patients.
Therapists like Child Life Specialists use technology to help kids understand and deal with emotional challenges that come with hospitalization. SpellBound can play a role in distracting during painful procedures, helping kids cope with stressful situations, and entertaining children in isolation. This is why, as part of our campaign, you can donate books and the SpellBound app to C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
What we need
We need $8000 to:
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Create augmented reality experiences for two books
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Finish the iOS and Android app
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Purchase paper copies of the books to donate
Stretch Goals
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About the Books
When you donate, you get to choose from these awesome books:
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After you place your order,
we will contact you by email and get your book selections, when appropriate.
Why it matters
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We want kids to
understand and
remember what they read
. SpellBound supports literacy skill development in fun ways. Our mission
is to help kids develop a lifelong love of reading and books.
About SpellBound
We are a small team in Ann Arbor, Michigan and we are passionate about using the technology kids love to engage them with paper books.
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Other Ways You Can Help
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Try SpellBound and give us feedback
- Talk about us on social media. Preferrably something nice!
- Sign up for our newsletter: getspellboundbooks.com
THANK YOU!
We will keep you posted about the campaign progress and the difference your contribution has made. Look for an email from Christina!