Moovl: doodles that move

ABSTRACT

Moovl is a sketchpad for children in which their drawings come alive with interactive motion and sound by adding simulated physical dynamics to freehand strokes in real-time. This deceptively simple transformation places the intuitive activity of drawing in a highly motivating and often surprising feedback loop of hypothesis and experiment, creation and play. Moovl is an ongoing project initially developed with the support of NEST A Futurelab (www.nestafuturelab.org/showcase/moovl/moovl.htm) for use within the KS1 science curriculum and tested in classrooms in Bristol and London during the summer of 2004 using TabletPCs and Interactive Whiteboards.