TG4 launches new children’s Apps
November 14, 2012
TG4 launched two children’s apps at Oireachtas na Samhna at the beginning of the month – Cúlacaint2 and Olly an Veain Bheag Bhán.
Young children are becoming more aware of the growth of technology and there are no limits to the possibilities when it comes to entertainment. Programmes are no longer restricted to the television screen and new, innovative means of learning are constantly being developed.
These two apps for iPhone and iPad provide interactive games in Irish as seen in Cúla4 and a full programme schedule for the channel. Programmes uploaded onto the TG4 player can also be viewed on them.
Cúlacaint2 helps young children learn new words by listening and reading lists fun words based on the alphabet, numbers, colours, food and clothes.
The Olly app is based on the successful TG4 kids programme Olly an Veain Bheag Bhán. With this app, kids have a choice of two games – Rás na mBeartán and Cuir Caoi Air. In the first game, kids must gather the right parcels and the second game has to do with putting broken vehicles back together by placing parts in the right places.
A third aip, Ag Sparoi le Claude, based on the original cartoon for kids, will be launched at the end of the month.
