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Digitized Bedtime

Bedtime rituals are enhanced with mobile and tech features

Implications - Nighttime routines are, for many parents, an incredibly important part of their childrens' day, leading them to enhance the experience with high-tech alternatives. Offering children's stories and nursery rhymes through augmented reality and mobile apps, brands are providing a more streamlined way of entertaining and engaging children without sacrificing elements of tradition like storytelling.
Trend Themes
1. Augmented Reality Storytelling - The use of augmented reality to enhance traditional storybooks or bedtime routines.
2. Interactive Bedtime Apps - Interactive story apps that allow parents to turn children’s bedsheets into backgrounds in fairy tales, making for a more immersive bedtime experience.
3. Plush Storytelling Robots - The use of interactive plush toys that are designed to instill and nurture a love for learning in children.
Industry Implications
1. Education - Opportunities for innovation in education include using AR technology to enhance learning and creating interactive tools to engage children in the classroom.
2. Toys and Games - Innovative startups focused on creating unique educational toys and games are able to disrupt the traditional toy industry.
3. Mobile App Development - The growing demand for mobile apps in the education and entertainment sectors presents significant opportunities for developers to leverage AR and other emerging technologies.
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