Scribble
Center for Entrepreneurship: Toy Design Competition
Demo of Scribble, an animation toy designed by Alexis Stepanek, Ryan Thurmer, Chris Parker and Penn Greene.
Scribble
Center for Entrepreneurship: Toy Design Competition
Demo of Scribble, an animation toy designed by A&D Sophomore team of Alexis Stepanek, Ryan Thurmer, Chris Parker and Penn Greene.
The development for the Scribble has taken those tree wasting flip books and turned them into an electronic toy that utilizes
a sleek design and a touch screen components to create digital animations using a plastic tip pen on the screen, or built in camera.
The Scribble was initially created to compete in the Michigan Toy Competition, sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Giddy Up Toys. After meeting with a focus group consisting of eleven 3rd Grade students, and gathering information about their top picks for Christmas and their favorite activities, the group designed the Scribble.
The design is a touch screen animation device that lets users create drawn, or stop motion animations with a pen and built-in camera. There are several modes that help create unlimited animations. When first turned on, the toy is in draw mode, allowing the user to either take a picture or draw the first frame. Pressing the rectilinear button saves the frame, onion skins the drawing and allows the user to draw the next frame. When the user is finished with their animation, they press the green triangular button and watch their drawings come to life. If there is a flaw in the animation, or if the user would like to add a section, they may enter review mode by pressing the yellow triangle, allowing them to flip through the animation, frame by frame and make adjustments.
The outside casing was modeled in Rhino and rapid prototyped in ABS plastic. The electronics were ripped from an Eee PC and the touch screen was specially ordered. After assembling the physical structure of the toy, we downloaded our custom written program onto the hard drive and the Scribble came to life.
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What fun! I assume it is (or soon will be) easy to download these animations onto your computer. I can imagine the endless possibilities! Very, very impressive, guys! Go Blue!!
Posted by Swapnaa on May 07, 2010
When can we buy it? Will it be produced? As a big time doodler this would be very fun to own!!
Posted by Kim Kyro on May 07, 2010
This is a very unique toy. It encourages kids to be creative, and the fun they will have with it could stimulate other creative activities. I think kids will latch onto this just like the hand-held video game. When will it go on the market? I would love to give one to each of my grandchildren!
Posted by Shirley Solomon on May 07, 2010
This is amazing! My 4-yr-old would love it! I am so proud of you guys! And I can't wait to see the Scribble on the market. :)
Posted by Karina Moore on May 07, 2010
I want one!!! Add me to your BETA test group. Gary Schwartz SINGLE FRAME FILMS 3940 Avery Stret Detroit, MI 48208 313-833-1520 singleframefilms@sbcglobal.net gsch@umich.edu www.singleframefilms.com YouTube: Gary Schwartz, animation
Posted by Gary schwartz on May 07, 2010
Congratulations on the win. What a cool toy! I want one!
Posted by Shannon Culver on May 11, 2010
I run 10 afterschool programs in Southeastern Michigan...located in low-income, underserved schools. Our programs are loaded with technology. How can we get a set of these to test out with the children?
Posted by Lynn Malinoff on May 14, 2010
Thank you all so much for your positive feedback and interest. We appreciate it very much. Currently, the Scribble is still in a prototype stage. However, we are looking into mass production and distribution. If you are interested in updates about purchasing a Scribble or working with us in any way, please feel free to email me at aastepan@umich.edu. Thanks again! -Alexis Stepanek
Posted by Alexis Stepanek on May 14, 2010
love your new product. before selling your patent to a large toy/comp co. consider private financing to start your own "scribble toy co." contact me if interested.
Posted by president: climbindoc an investment co. on June 05, 2010
Scribble ia fantastic animation toy with incredible creative possibilities.
Posted by Gary Schwartz on December 03, 2010