Zu3D

Todays lesson was basically so we could familiarise ourselves with the software Zu3D. This software is amazing for children as they get to create their own animations, gaining skills such as creativity and problem solving. Not forgetting the amount of fun they will get out of it! The website says its brilliant for children and adults and they are definitely not wrong! I am 21 years old and I had a blast playing on it! 

Its a really good application which allows you to make an animation using either drawings or photos. As its being made, it is presented as a a series of slides of different pictures. But by pressing play the application creates a movie or clip by quickly flicking through all the pictures to make it look like the objects are moving. 

This lesson was useful as we got to play with all the different tools that are available from this software so we know what to expect when it comes to making our actual projects. 

The software is really quite simple to use as everything is quite simple and basic - It's easy to understand what each button is for, so there is no confusion. 

After making the animation there is a choice to add music, or sound affects that are already on your computer, or you can upload some from online, or you can even make a recording of your own voice and play that. 

Overall I think this is a really good app and I look forward to using it some more as the weeks go by. 

This is my first attempt at it, using the drawing tool. It may not look very good but I am actually very proud of it!