{"id":8785,"date":"2012-11-15T05:28:19","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T22:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=8785"},"modified":"2012-11-16T13:43:55","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T06:43:55","slug":"can-you-tell-me-how-to-get-to-kinect-sesame-street-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/can-you-tell-me-how-to-get-to-kinect-sesame-street-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Tell Me How to Get to Kinect Sesame Street TV?"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Mike Bowser<\/span><\/p>\n

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The show we have all loved since 1969 is bridging the gap between the worlds of video games and television with Kinect Sesame Street TV <\/em>featuring programmed content sprinkled with moments where kids can interact with the characters and activities on-screen. Kids can pretend to catch and throw a ball with Elmo inside the screen, the Kinect sensor sees their motion and shows the ball landing back in the screen giving kids the sensory that they are interacting with the Sesame Street characters.<\/p>\n

In another scene Grover drops an entire box of coconuts and kids can help throw the coconuts back to Grover and he will count each one as he catches them teaching kids interactively how to count. Don’t be mistaken though as playing this game is more like watching the Sesame Street TV show rather than trying to achieve goals and beat your high score as you would in a traditional video game. Kids are not required to interact with the game in fact, the Sesame Streets characters only provide positive encouragement for participation but do not make it a requirement for the stories or games to unfold as the content progresses.<\/p>\n

The Game comes in two discs with the following activities:<\/p>\n