The adventures of eight-year-old Rita come to life in this extraordinary, interactive series of augmented reality books. After installing a simple computer program that is included on the accompanying CD-ROM, children use their webcams to reveal three different three-dimensional animations in each book. In the first, Rita introduces the adventure on which kids are about to embark. In the second animation, in the middle of each book, Rita appears again with more information on the subjects and places being discussed in each ...
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The adventures of eight-year-old Rita come to life in this extraordinary, interactive series of augmented reality books. After installing a simple computer program that is included on the accompanying CD-ROM, children use their webcams to reveal three different three-dimensional animations in each book. In the first, Rita introduces the adventure on which kids are about to embark. In the second animation, in the middle of each book, Rita appears again with more information on the subjects and places being discussed in each story. A final animation allows children to take a photo of themselves with Rita and become a part of her journey. Rita and her dad travel to the North Pole after being invited by her Uncle Daniel to spend a few days with him. When they get there, however, they find that Daniel s boat is trapped in ice and it s up to them to save him and the crew. In one of the three-dimensional animations included in the story, Rita shares more information with readers about the local Inuit people and the consequences of global warming. "Las aventuras de Rita, una nina de ocho anos, cobran vida en esta extraordinaria e interactiva coleccion de libros de realidad aumentada. Despues de descargar un sencillo programa incluido en el CD-ROM acompanante, los ninos usan sus camaras web para revelar tres diferentes animaciones tridimensionales en cada libro. En la primera, Rita presenta la aventura en la cual los ninos se embarcaran. En la segunda animacion localizadaen las paginas centrales de cada libro, Rita vuelve a aparecer con mas informacion sobre los temas y lugares que se presentan en cada historia. Una animacion final les permite alos ninos hacerse una foto con Rita y convertirse en parte de su viaje. Rita y su padre viajan al Polo Norte despues de ser invitados por su tio Daniel a pasar con el algunos dias. Cuando llegan, sin embargo, se encuentran que el barco de Daniel esta atrapado en el hielo y tienen que rescatar a el y a la tripulacion. En una de las animaciones tridimensionales incluidas en el cuento, Rita comparte mas informacion con los lectores sobre las costumbres del pueblo Inuit y las consecuencias del calentamiento global.""
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