Getting Lost With Morris

Due to the app I chose costing money and my lack of personal funds I haven’t actually seen the app in it’s fully glory; although, I did watch a lot of videos and read quite a bit about it online.

The app I picked out is The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. It’s created by Moonbot Studios located in Los Angeles, California. Moonbot creates entertainment on an array of different media platforms, such as books, films, apps, and games, specializing in animation.

The history of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore began in 2011 as an award winning animated short film created by William Joyce, known for his movie Rise of the Guardians, Brandon Oldenburg, and produced by Moonbot. With such great success of the film an enhanced e-book was created for the Apple App Store. Following with a physical book adaption in 2012.

The synopsis of the story is about librarian Morris Lessmore, a simple man who loved words, stories, and books. Everything in his life and his library are blown away by the winds. Morris is on a quest to retrieve his belongings back while learning valuable and emotional life lessons.

While going on Mr. Lessmore’s adventures you are highly involved through the interactivity on the iPad or iPhone and are exposed to different forms of media. Included in the game are video, text, sound, and touch. My favorite features were the use of mini games like solving a puzzle or playing the piano to help the story proceed. Another touch feature I thought was innovative was when the winds take away Morris’s house he’s thrown into a whirlwind and in order to move along with the animation you have to take your finger and swipe it repeatedly causing the tornado to spin faster.

With such mesmerizing animations, touching story, high interactivity, and not to mention such notability I believe this app is definitely worth the $4.99 you’ll spend. It’s currently rated 4.5 stars in the Apple App Store. You can purchase the IMAG-N-OTRON: “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore app as well for $0.99 and with this app you create a new storybook experience using it with the actual book. When using your iPhone or iPad along with the physical book the pages come to life with sound, animation, and touch interactivity.

I haven’t discovered any other enhanced e-book with as much interactivity and popularity as this one. The story can be accessed on three different platforms and all can be combined together which is genius. It’s award winning with beautiful animations, touching story, and emotional music all with a lot flawless interactivity. It’s an app for a wide range of ages, which is the most appealing.

The next enhanced e-book I’m checking out from Moonbot Studios is The Numberlys...