

When they have chosen, they are guided to trace these objects in front of the Osmo Ipad base. Your child can choose from a wide variety of objects to draw. Masterpiece is an Osmo game aimed at drawing. There are two educational games we have seen before…… Masterpiece This is quite a wide ranging group of children, so it will be interesting to see how this works out. The Osmo games provided are supposed to adapt to a skill level appropriate for children aged between 5-12. Hand-eye coordination and self expression What age group is the Osmo Genius kit intended for ?.The areas of learning covered, according to Osmo, are: Tangram Pieces: I bet you can’t guess what these are for? Yes, for the Tangram game provided! Word Tiles: Again, provided to use with the Words game in the pack. Number Tiles: These are specifically to play the Numbers Osmo game included in the pack.

So, buyer beware, check exactly what comes in the item you order beforehand! The red reflector goes on the top of your IPad and redirects the camera to enable you to play the Osmo games. They have bought a set which doesn’t include the base. This is where I have seen some parents going wrong. The Osmo IPad Base and Red Reflector: The base is the most important part, as you can’t play the apps without it. What is Osmo Genius Kit?įive Osmo Games: Numbers, Tangram, Words, Newton and Masterpiece. This brings new benefits that simply interacting with a screen can’t offer. Let’s hope the Osmo Genius Kit reflects this!įor me, personally, I like the idea of bringing together educational apps with actual physical play. Osmo has already been winning awards and gathering momentum as an innovative newcomer to this sector. So it seems these Google guys have gotten together and decided to tackle the educational apps for kids arena! He worked for the likes of Ubisoft, LucasArts and finally Google. Jerome Scholler also has a tech background, but coming more from a gaming background.

Notably working for Nvidia as a system architect and rising to be a senior product manager in Google. Pramod Sharma has been in the tech industry for quite a while. The Osmo company was co-founded by Pramod Sharma and Jerome Scholler.
