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What: Scribblevision is an online “animated coloring book” that Funny Garbage developed for Noggin, the children’s cable network.
Where: www.noggin.com/games/scribblevision
When: Fall 2003 - Spring 2004
How did we do it?
FG’s design and technology teams collaborated to develop the Scribblevision application to be fast-loading, graphically rich, and easy to use. We used Shockwave 6 to build the back-end application and Flash 5 to create the animation patterns for the drawings.
Why was it successful?
- Created as an online activity to promote characters and shows that appear on the Noggin digital cable network, Scribblevision invites children to color in Noggin-themed coloring book pages; when users have finished coloring, their drawings come to life through exciting animation and sound.
- Users color in animals, characters and other objects and then watch their creations animate, accompanied by sound and a story. Although other drawing and coloring applications exist on the web, this application is unique in that it animates the user’s actual drawing. The more complete the coloring - the more spectacular the animation.
- Although the basic interface stays the same for every book of the activity, the application is remarkably flexible. Scribblevision can be used to tell a linear story over a series of pages, or for self-contained single-page animations. The paint colors can change from page to page depending on the palette of the featured characters or program. Additionally, the coloring book can feature voice-over narration, as well as visual representation of story and instructions. It is also possible to draw “in the lines” or create a free-form area in which users can draw whatever they like.
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