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By Christy Matte
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Simple app encourages creativity, storytelling.
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Rory's Story Cubes
Parent and Kid Reviews
What's It About?
Kids shake the device or press a button to roll a set of nine dice, which have simple pictures on each of their six sides. Kids use the set of images to tell a story. There are no rules beyond this, so players can interpret the gameplay as they wish. Kids can drag and rotate cubes on the screen, changing the order. A camera button will take a photo of the current cube roll and save it to the device's photo album.
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Is It Any Good?
RORY'S STORY CUBES is a simple app that leaves plenty of room to create your own rules and activities. Nine six-sided dice give you millions of possible combinations, and flexibility in both the rules and the interpretation of the pictures means plenty of replay value. The dice occasionally get stuck on an edge and require a bit of help to move them along, but that's a minor annoyance. The photo feature and the dice lock are nice additions for the app version of the dice game, eliminating the chance of the dice getting bumped midstory.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Use another device to record your kids telling their stories; kids could develop these stories further through writing, filmmaking, or digital storytelling.
Take a break from bedtime reading and create an original story with your kids. Encourage your kids to help you tell the story by asking questions like "What happened next?"
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android
- Subjects : Language & Reading : speaking , storytelling
- Skills : Communication : conveying messages effectively , speaking , Creativity : imagination , Collaboration : teamwork , Thinking & Reasoning : problem solving
- Pricing structure : Paid (Additional cube packs available with in-app purchases ranging from $0.99 to $1.99.)
- Release date : December 9, 2009
- Genre : Dice Games
- Publisher : The Creativity Hub
- Version : 2.4.1
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 8.0 or later; Android 2.3.3 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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