Ever wondered what Harold and the Purple Crayon would be like if it was emceed by Sully from Monsters, Inc.? Osmo Monster gives you a pretty good idea. The new iPad game uses markers, a dry erase board, and Osmo’s little camera attachment to turn your real-world drawings into digital animations.
Scribble something in front of the tablet, and an onscreen monster “picks up” what you’ve drawn and uses it as a prop in a story. The whole thing is then automatically saved as a video clip, which you can share with grandma.
The monster isn't perfect, and that's by design. It makes the interactions with him more entertaining. "Monster is actually a rare opportunity in computer vision where if a mistake is made it is acceptable or even desirable," says Osmo co-founder Jerome Scholler. "If he asks for an apple and you draw him a shoe, he’ll take it, pretends it is an apple and this will be funny.
This isn’t the first Osmo game to convert drawings into digital elements, but the company says it’s the most complex. Last year’s Masterpiece used similar computer-vision tricks, but Monster required a lot more work to hone the interactions.
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