(MENAFNEditorial) RIYADH - March, 2014 – Join Pacca, a friendly horse in a new educational language app, Pacca's Carousel which launches today. The mobile and tablet app combines pre-school play with multi-lingual learning content, introducing charming activities in a choice of five languages for children age 2-6 years.
With the help of Pacca, children can build their own carousel by choosing the colour and decorations, select a language, a music theme and collect reward stickers. Pac#ca's Carousel has counting, reasoning and logic games at every stage. Children learn new words and are introduced to different cultures through interactive play.
It has been commended by Dr Laura Cockburn, Educational Psychologist at University of East London '"as a very appealing app which is presented as an exciting and motivating game for young children'.
Dr Sarah Faisal Al Saud, founder of app creators Anamil Tech, who holds a PhD in Human-computer Interaction, has worked with SMACK, a digital creative agency, to design and develop Pacca's Carousel.
Sarah explained the background to her developing the app; "I wanted an app for my children that was fun, age appropriate and safe, which supported language learning to provide an interactive experience in Arabic, my mother tongue. I was unable to find one that was engaging and fun for children, which is why I decided to use my background in technology to develop my own educational app for children in Arabic and other languages."
Dr Laura Cockburn, comments: "Technology is now a big part of today's learning and many children are exposed to this from a young age. Pacca's Carousel serves as an excellent learning tool in helping parents support their children's language and learning development, allowing them to take the lead in building their language and thinking skills, while having fun at the same time.
"It is also an activity which parents and children will enjoy doing together, which is an immensely important part of the learning experience. I think Pacca's Carousel is likely to have universal appeal that will be enjoyed by a range of families from different countries and within many cultures."
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€¢ Age-appropriate content, advertising, and marketing
For more information on Pacca's Carousel and Anamil Tech, and to view the parent's support video, visit anamiltech.com.
Pacca's Carousel has been awarded the Kids SafeSeal of approval.
The kidSAFE Seal Program is a new, fast-growing "seal of approval" program that independently reviews and certifies the safety practices of children-friendly websites and technologies, including child targeted game sites, educational sites, virtual worlds, social networks, mobile apps, tablet devices, and other similar online and interactive products.
Pacca's Carousel is available (SAR 7.29) to download from the App Store, Google Play and the Kurio Store today.
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Anamil Tech Ltd - www.anamiltech.com
Anamil Tech develops multilingual educational apps for children. Founded in 2012, 'Intuitive, Educational, Safe and Fun' are the guiding principles of Anamil Tech's work. Anamil Tech's apps are centered on helping children to grasp new concepts, words and understanding different cultures through interactive play.
Pacca's Carousel
Pacca's Carousel is Anamil Tech's debutante app, due to launch on 14th November 2013. The interactive mobile and tablet app has been designed to support language learning for children aged 2-6 years old.
SMACK - www.smackagency.com
SMACK is a digital creative agency launched in 2012. SMACK combines design, build and strategic talents to provide robust digital experiences to clients including Aston Martin, eBay and PLAN UK. London-based SMACK was a finalist at the .net Magazine Awards for 'Best New Agency'; Highlighted as one of Creative Bloq's '10 New Design Agencies to Watch in 2013'; and has been shortlisted at the pan-European LOVIE Awards 2013 and the international Digital Magazine Awards.
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