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Puppet Pals 2

Principal function(s): Story creatorsIndividual workSpeakingTeacherStudentYou Supply

Puppet Pals 2 is an iOS app for creating animated stories using digital puppets and backgrounds. Users can add their voices, select characters, props, and settings to craft their narratives, and then animate them using simple touch controls. These creations can later be saved and shared. Puppet Pals 2 is available on the Apple App Store, with additional in-app purchases for extra content. Signing up for an account is not required for use. Evaluation: Puppet Pals 2 is fun to use and can boost creativity. It can be especially helpful for students who dislike speaking in public or for foreign language students who want to improve their pronunciation. Users can invent new stories or retell existing ones using standard characters and backgrounds or import them from their devices.

Cost: Free.

Website: http://www.polishedplay.com/support-pp2

  

Categories

Type Of Interaction

  • Individual work

Skills

  • Speaking

Content

  • You supply

Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Simple, slightly old-fashioned.

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

Medium.

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

English.

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

High (?). Polishedplay, the administrator of PuppetPals2, claims that no user information is collected, stored or shared. It does not use cookies or analytics either. Unfortunately, its privacy section lacks information on important aspects such as security. PuppetPals2 does not explicitly state compliance with the GDPR. See more here.

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes, progress is saved on the device.

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

Yes; users can create or re-create any story. However, scenarios, puppets’ clothes, and other objects are pre-defined.

Interactivity

Engagement

Collaboration

Communication

Technical requirements

Installation required?

Yes.

Compatibility/ Operating System

iOS, iPadOS.

Other technical requirements