Cinderella - An Interactive Fairytale Presskit

Factsheet

Developer:
Golden Orb
Based in Germany

Release date:
August 15 2018

Platforms:
iOS
Android

Description

In this interactive picture book, hand-drawn illustrations and animations with a high level of detail create an enchanted world with custom composed music waiting to be explored. Narrator and characters come to life with vivid voices given to them by Sky du Mont, Lisa Pitt and Geoffrey Steinherz. As the entire story is read by these professional voice actors, even children, who have not learned to read yet, can enjoy it.

History

Golden Orb is dedicated to fulfilling wishes. On the one hand the wish of the two founders of being able to enjoy their work by creating products which they are wholeheartedly proud of. On the other hand the wish of the users of their apps for good entertainment. The independent development studio founded in 2018 by Katharina Kühn and Sonja Hawranke creates interactive picture book apps for smartphones and tablet computers which tell traditional stories the Golden Orb way. It is very important to the two developers that their apps are fully suitable for children. This is not limited to the story itself or the usability of the app but also includes the business model: The interactive picture books are sold at a fixed price, they contain neither advertisement nor in-app purchase options.

In their interpretation of the traditional stories they emphasize self-reliance and a tolerant, caring world view. The characters they create take control of their fates and deliberately challenge stereotypical beauty concepts. The characters exhibit their own kind of beauty which is mainly supported by their inner values and their behavior towards other beings, not so much by outer appearance like a super slim waistline or an exceedingly muscular body structure. The developers would like to convey to children early on that beauty is diverse and not limited to certain patterns.

The founders of Golden Orb have big plans - not so much in terms of record breaking revenues or lightning fast company growth but in terms of increasing the popularity of their interactive picture books. They would like to fill the hearts of as many children as possible with joy all around the globe. At the same time they would like to increase the international popularity of European fairytales, myths and legends. With their first app "Cinderella - An Interactive Fairytale" they bring one of the more well known stories to digital life. This way they would like to enable people to judge for themselves whether they enjoy the Golden Orb way of storytelling, as this popular fairytale is easily comparable. They would also like to show that even with a story often told they are able to offer new aspects and little surprises.