Uncategorized 4th Digital Ehon Award: Special Prize Winner
[Let's Take a Look at the Winners of the 4th Digital Ehon Awards! The
Special Award Winner Is Packed with Interactive Elements You Can't Experience in Paper Picture Books!]
"zoozoozoo," created by Yoshihiro Toda, won the Special Award at the 4th Digital Ehon Awards. Rather than simply turning pages like a traditional picture book, this interactive picture book app lets you advance the story by tapping, dragging, rotating, and playing with the pages.
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/zoozoozoo-zuzuzu/id901649232?l=ja&ls=1&mt=8
Judge Kenichiro Mogi
(neuroscientist) commented, “As you search for the many hidden mechanisms on the screen, you find yourself drawn into the unique worldview of the work itself.”
In addition, Mr. Toda’s work *animatope*—which uses animation to help viewers enjoyably understand various onomatopoeic sounds—also won an award, bringing the total number of award-winning works to two!
http://animatope.unouplus.com/jp/
Mr. Toda’s acceptance speech and other content are posted on the Digital Ehon Award official website, so please be sure to check it out.
http://www.digitalehonaward.net/sakuhin/4th/4th.html
[Close-up of the award-winning apps from the 4th Digital Ehon Award]
◎Special Prize◎
zoozoozoo (Yoshihiro Toda)
"The grizzly bear and the rabbit are best friends. But one day, the bear is nowhere to be found! The rabbit sets out on a quest to find her beloved bear, peeking into the dreams of many of her friends. Will the rabbit ever find her best friend?"
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/zoozoozoo-zuzuzu/id901649232?l=ja&ls=1&mt=8
Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
