Major Project Idea Generation - Idea 2
The idea is an interactive story which would be read to a child accompained by an adult. The story book would come with a pack of characters and cards that help unlock/reveal parts of the story. The story would link to each object and it would be adults responsibility to place or post the objects in the correct place at the correct timing to the story. A guide to this would be provided with the pack.
Location based triggers could be included in the story and it would be a task for the user/reader to get to the location of the NFC trigger, for example, it could be attached to the front door and be triggered by going outside. It depends on the storyline where this kind of trigger would fit it.
Other triggers could be on the characters themselves, where the user/reader would have to hold their device toward the correct character/find the character where the adult has hidden them and clues would be revealed through the post provided on cards.
Additional narrative content on near field communication (NFC) tags could be part of the story too, it makes the story more of an adventure than just sitting and just reading.
There could also be opportunities to interact with characters to influence the storyline and develop the characters further. Developing the characters would lead to popular merch and creating a main character.
An animal escaping from the zoo, different animals ask for the readers help to find their missing friend. The goal is tracking down the evidence of the missing animal through the clues etc - the message of the story could include how animals are becoming endangered & extinct
A character who goes on adventures and the book tells the story of one of their adventures. The user/reader has to find the key/different objects to help the adventurer along their journey.
Other ideas could stem around, animals, space, pirates and adventures with a main character. I would like to focus on something that is suitable for an young audience
Illustration is one of my strong points, I want to show that in my Major Project so this idea is a good way to put that to use.
Print design/layout is something I have experience in
If I create an Ebook, I have some experience with with motion design (the basics of After Effects/animating illustrations) and some animation could be added to it
I've never made any plush toys or plastic figures, so these would have to be outsourced and could be expensive
Story writing is something I have minimal experience in, so could be challenging
Only vaguely familiar with target audience, would require deeper thought and research into what children are interested in & enjoy
Using print design I could design and print the book
I could create an ebook (this gives the book more possibilites)
Or there could be both - an ebook & printed book
NFC chips placed in the book itself, characters & objects
The target audience would be families with a child/children between the ages of 3 and 6
The target sales audience would be the parents and the children, the adults are the buyers
What's the business model?
1 time purchase for the book & character/card pack
possibly an expansion pack for additional characters/unlock more chapters
