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Cackleberries Entertainment, a studio we first told you about in 2009, is set for official launch. Eight years in the making, Cackleberries is the vision of Coquitlam, BC mom Eronne Foster, who wanted to build a virtual world around teaching kindness, empathy, honesty and loyalty – along with a few school subjects. In a recent interview with Tri-City News, Eronne outlined what has been developing inside the New Westminster studio’s walls. Read the rest of this entry »

Online science education company Spongelab Interactive has been awarded an Honourable Mention by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their interactive Build-a-Body human anatomy game. The award was published in the February 3, 2012 issue of Science and is featured on the NSF website. Read the rest of this entry »

A guaranteed investment pays 5% annually at the end of each year. If you put in $1,000 now, how much will you have after two years? a) $1,050  b) $1,102.50  c) $2,000 d) $5,000? If you answered “b” – $1,102.50, you are correct! That’s just one of the questions in eight categories available in The Cranial Cash Clash, a new financial literacy game brought to Canadians by Investor Education Fund’s (IEF) Get Smarter About Money – Canada’s most comprehensive financial literacy website. Read the rest of this entry »

Edmonton’s Pyxwise Software is pleased to announce that Simplex Spelling HD is a top 10 finalist in the 2011 Best App Ever Awards in the category of “Best Special Needs App”. More than 7000 applications were submitted and over a quarter million nominations were placed by users of the site. The purpose of the Best App Ever Awards is to raise user awareness about the best apps available, not just the top selling titles. Read the rest of this entry »

Toto Publishing Studios, a children’s app development company based in Richmond, has announced Candy Toy Phone 1.0, the improved version of their popular educational App for the children. This app can be used by all iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch users. The new version of the app named Minifono Candy Toy Phone is now available in the App Store for iOS mobile devices. This improved version has as many as three toy phones in one, with a free version that offers one phone. Read the rest of this entry »

Long car trips with kids just got a whole lot less stressful. Magic Keyhole – WORLD is the first in a series of educational apps for children from Glass Puppy Inc. available for iPad,  Mac and PC. Versions for Kindle Fire and Android tablets will be released on December 19th. Designed for pre-readers, young learner, and early readers, it combines the best qualities of classic kids’ books with the latest interactive technologies, and can be enjoyed independently or with the support of parents or teachers. Best of all, kids love it. Read the rest of this entry »

TBA Digital has released a wide selection of sports trivia games for mobile iOS and Android devices as well as iHockey Manager for iPad, which turns your iPad into a play board. Each trivia game is loaded with challenging multiple-choice questions that test your knowledge of leaders, jersey numbers, draft history, major award-winners and team firsts as well as player facts and figures. The easy-to-use interface features slick graphics, realistic sound effects and an instantly updated scoreboard that tracks your progress throughout the game. Read the rest of this entry »

A kids’ game created by B.C. moms to kick-start imagination and get families talking is getting scooped up by families with travel plans for the holidays. Spark Story Starters, sold in 60 locations across Canada from Vancouver Island to Quebec,  is getting accolades for entertaining and connecting families during long car rides and airplane trips. Read the rest of this entry »

Montreal’s QA International has announced that its latest educational product, the Virtual Human Body iPad App is now available for  $9.99 from the App Store. People of all ages will enjoy fingertip navigation through the 10 systems and structures of the human body, with lifelike imagery. The user-friendly interface of the app lets you explore and learn about the anatomy of the human body through a professional-grade virtual model and anatomical dictionary. Read the rest of this entry »

MediaSpark CEO Mathew Georghiou made a series of announcements late last week about the company’s GoVenture Any Business educational simulation, which has already received a Gold Omni Award with a perfect 10.0 judging score.  Unlike other business simulations, Any Business allows teachers and corporate trainers to create highly-customized, online, head-to-head, multiplayer business simulations for any product in any industry and in any market.  Simulations can be designed to model current events, historical successes and failures, or to target specific challenges and learning outcomes. Read the rest of this entry »