Innovative Company Launches New
Reading Technology
~BYOOK is a
Unique All-In-One Combination of Graphic Novel, Movie, and Game~
BYOOK is a new
reading experience. Designed for
smartphones and tablets, it brings books to life incorporating graphics,
animation, and sound effects. BYOOK was
founded by three professionals from the video game and digital entertainment
industries, who are dedicated to creating multi-layered reading experiences for
the digital audience.
Offerings from
BYOOK include “Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band,” featuring original text by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “Little Fear” by Miguel Vargas, and the young adult book
“Tara Duncan” by Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian, based on a bestselling YA series in
France.
Three key points
differentiate BYOOK from anything else in the marketplace:
· Every page of the byook is enhanced
with a graphical and musical rhythm that echoes the narrative rhythm of the
text.
· Manipulation is very simple. The
reader has to do only one thing: turn pages. No gadget interaction, no
clicking, no shaking.
· Imagination is key. Although pictures
are shown, the byook suggests more than it shows by playing with reader’s
imagination though sounds and pictures.
Although very
simple in its manipulation, several features are offered to let the reader go
further. Artbyook is an embedded
art-book filled with new pictures the reader can unlock by reading the entire
story. The reader can also change the appearance of the protagonist in the
Dress Room. A collector edition upgrade is also available for bonuses, as well
as story customization where the reader can connect his Facebook account to the
byook. This will customize the story and lets everybody have a different
experience.
“We are huge
fans of books and video games, and we wanted to bring what we learned from
games to books,” said Manea Castet, Creative Director of BYOOK. “Byooks are
just the tip of the iceberg for what we have planned for reading,” Castet
continues.
Priced at $1.99
-$2.99 per byook.
About BYOOK:
BYOOK is a new reading experience for Smartphones and
Tablets. BYOOK brings stories to life
incorporating pictures, animations, and sound effects throughout captivating
texts. Using codes and rules defined by
movies, a byook strengthens the reader’s immersion and unleashes the true
potential of imagination..
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