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Augmented Play

Children's products are getting a more advanced makeover

Implications - Often used in marketing campaigns and other adult-targeted projects, augmented reality is increasingly being integrated into products intended for children. Whether enhancing the reading experience or adding another dimension to television programming, this change marks the shift toward a more tech-friendly youth market.
Trend Themes
1. Augmented Reality Storybooks - The use of AR in children's books creates an interactive reading experience for young children, potentially leading to new opportunities for designing educational products.
2. Interactive Augmented Reality Apps - Augmented Reality apps that allow users to interact with their favorite cartoon characters creates new marketing and promotional opportunities for companies and advertisers.
3. Augmented Reality Greeting Cards - The use of AR in greeting cards creates an innovative way to send a well-wish and is a potential area for creating personalized and customizable products that can stand out from traditional greeting cards.
Industry Implications
1. Education - The use of AR in children's books can revolutionize the reading experience and create new opportunities for educational platforms and content.
2. Marketing and Advertising - Interactive AR apps featuring cartoon characters have the potential to create unique and engaging marketing campaigns for businesses.
3. Greeting Cards and Personalized Gifts - AR technology can create personalized and customizable products in the greeting card industry, offering unique and innovative ways to send a well-wish or gift.
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Featured Examples

Augmented Reality Fairytales
Augmented Reality Fairytales
QR Code Storybooks Are the Way of the Future
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play_circle_filledPhenomenal Prehistoric Projections
Phenomenal Prehistoric Projections
The National Geographic Augmented Reality Stunt in Hungary Mall
Unfortunately, the time-traveling technology featured in the television show 'Terra Nova' is fictional, but these mall visitors were lucky enough to get a blast from the past thanks to the National Geographic… MORE
play_circle_filledAugmented Reality Cartoon Photos
Augmented Reality Cartoon Photos
Ice Age: Continental Drift App Offers Interactive Fun
Get ready for a new photo-taking experience with the Ice Age: Continental Drift app. Created by GoldRun, this unique photo app gives kids and adult fans of the Ice Age movies an augmented reality... MORE
play_circle_filledAugmented Reality Greeting Cards
Augmented Reality Greeting Cards
Gizmo's Augmented Reality Cards Update Traditional Cards
These augmented reality cards by Gizmo are changing the way well wishes are sent. Receiving a letter in the mail is a thoughtful gesture, although it may seem a little bit antiquated. Gizmo fuses... MORE
play_circle_filledInteractive Picture Books
Interactive Picture Books
Parrot Carrot is the First Augmented Reality Children's Story
The Sydney-based advertising agency Leo Burnett recently unveiled the first augmented reality children's book titled Parrot Carrot, which features a cast of crazy animals sporting rhyming names. Each animal… MORE
play_circle_filledInteractive Pseudo-Reality Apps
Interactive Pseudo-Reality Apps
The ARwork 'Catch Garfield If You Can' Game Allows for Engagement
The ARworks ‘Catch Garfield If You Can’ App allows users to interact with the loveable and lazy orange cartoon cat. This application prepared by ARworks is a pseudo-augmented reality iOS... MORE

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