It’s shameful how long I go without putting any sort of updates here on the website. But believe it or not, it’s actually been a relatively busy few months since I launched Gordon & Li Li: Learn Animals in Mandarin back in February.
The biggest news is that I’ve been working since April with a great Austin, TX-based company called Chungaboo. Chungaboo has only been in business since this past winter, but they’ve wasted no time burning up the iBookstore charts – they’ve released more than 50 iBooks already, and have had several books reach the #1 spot in their respective categories. Even cooler, Apple used one of their iBooks in a featured graphic on the iBookstore! (Seriously, this is the next best thing to having John Malkovich ask your app where he can find Linguica.) They’re a great group of folks, and it’s been a pleasure working alongside them. I encourage you to visit their website and check out their great lineup of iBooks.
Chungaboo specifically brought me on-board to help build their first actual iPad app (as opposed to an iBook), Chungaboo Language Series. It’s shaping up to be something really special, with plenty of fun and loads of educational value. The gist of it is that the app teaches the user 60 words (with more coming soon) in six different languages, and the real highlight is a game to test your knowledge – and your reflexes! It’s sort of a cross between the classic game “Memory” and “Fruit Ninja.” I’m very proud of the work we’ve been doing, and I can’t wait to post the announcement that Chungaboo Language Series is available on the App Store. That should be happening in the next few weeks.
In addition to my work with Chungaboo, I’m about to release an update to Gordon & Li Li that features a vastly improved intro animation by Nam Doan, and I’m also working on a few other projects that I hope will soon reach a point in their development where they are worthy of a blog post. All in all, it’s shaping up to be an exciting summer – stay tuned, and thanks for visiting the site!
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