Nokia Connected Reading is a technology platform that makes books more interactive and engaging, while unlocking their potential to facilitate communication. We believe there is a synergy between family communication and childrens' learning, and that philosophy defines the Nokia Connected Reading experiences. Research has shown that the more kids talk about a book during the reading experience, the better their vocabulary development. Connected Reading improves family communication by structuring interaction around the shared activity of reading a book, leading to longer and richer family interactions.
The platform consists of a family of technologies that span mobile devices and the web. Originally developed as a research project by Nokia Research Center in Silicon Valley in collaboration with content partners, the Nokia Connected Reading platform has matured to be able to support new products on the web and on mobile phones. Check out our portfolio of projects that use Nokia Connected Reading Technologies.
Nokia Interactive Rich Reading on Windows Phone
In cooperation with Sesame Workshop - the creators of Sesame Street - Nokia Research Center has created a new interactive book experience. Elmo from Sesame Street is an interactive story time participant listening to the story along with the child. Elmo asks questions relevant to each page to encourage children to talk more about the book. Research has shown that the more kids talk about a book during the reading experience, the better their vocabulary development.
The following titles are available for Windows Phone on Nokia Devices:
Read for the Record
In cooperation with the Pearson Foundation, Nokia Connected Reading technologies are powering Read for the Record. On October 6, 2011 more than 2 million people read Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama Red Pajama -- setting a world record in the process. For every book that was read, the Pearson Foundation donated a book children in low-income neighborhoods. Nokia Connected Reading technologies help provide 3 innovative ways of reading to encourage more participation.
Read with the author Anna Dewdney delivers an engaging reading of LLama LLama Red Pajama for you and your child over video. Nokia Connected Reading technology helps keep high-resolution book images in synch with the video.
Read with my family Read with your distant loved ones over video conference. Nokia Connected Reading technology gives you a unique opportunity to spend quality time with your remote family over a book.
Read on my Nokia phone Read Llama Llama Red Pajama on the go! This engaging mobile application on Nokia phones brings the book to life on mobile phones. Anna joins the reading and asks children questions about the book.
Nokia Interactive Rich Reading on Symbian^3
In cooperation with Sesame Workshop - the creators of Sesame Street - Nokia Research Center has created a new interactive book experience. Elmo from Sesame Street is an interactive story time participant listening to the story along with the child. Elmo asks questions relevant to each page to encourage children to talk more about the book. Research has shown that the more kids talk about a book during the reading experience, the better their vocabulary development.
The following titles are available for Nokia Symbian^3 Devices:
StoryVisit
Story Visit is a website where children and long-distance loved ones can read story books together. Story Visit combines video conferencing and connected story books: when a grown-up turns the page, the child's page turns along with it. If the child points to something on his screen, the grown-up can see that on her screen too. Now families can read stories together even when they can't be in the same place
Family Story Play
Family Story Play combines physical books with video conferencing through an innovative mobile device that supports grandparents to read books together with their grandchildren over the Internet. The interface encourages active child participation in the book reading experience by combining a paper book, a sensor-enhanced frame, video conferencing technology, and video content of a Sesame Street Muppet (Elmo). These Story Play features are intended to improve child engagement in long-distance communication and increase the quality of interaction between young children and distant grandparents.
