An Animated Future for Curious Hat?

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 23, 2012

Curious Hat Inc.? (http://www.curioushat.com), a new provider of interactive and educational mobile applications, has announced that it will follow up the successful launch of its first product, Color Vacuum, with the release of a range of exciting new apps later this summer. Founded in January 2012, Curious Hat produces innovative educational mobile applications for iPhone, iPad & Android for curious kids and explorers from 3 to 9yrs.

Following its launch in May of this year, Color Vacuum has received praise and 5 star reviews from first-time customers worldwide, as well as being featured prominently on Apple App Stores internationally (?New and Noteworthy ? ? App Store USA, homepage spotlight ? App Store China, ?New and Noteworthy? ? 14 stores across Latin America & ?What’s Hot? ? App Store Italy and Canada.)

?It is vital that children play, explore and learn in the real world,? said Curious Hat CEO, Luca Prasso. ?We see in mobile technology a way to extend and enhance a child?s senses during these important explorations. Curiosity, play and the intrinsic desire to learn and explore are what we want to promote and nurture.?

Luca Prasso comes to Curious Hat with over 25 years? experience in computer graphics and animated feature film production. He played an integral part in the DreamWorks Animation team, which created award-winning films such as, ?Shrek?, ?Madagascar?, ?Kung Fu Panda? and ?How to Train Your Dragon?.

?We are incredibly lucky to have such a great team onboard with us, who possess the technical and creative skills acquired from a combined experience of over 40 years in feature film production and software development,? said Prasso. ?World-class artists, such as Luca Giarrettino (Italy), who created the amazing graphics for Color Vacuum, as well as Giorgio Cavazzano (Italy), Mitsue Haya (Japan), Terry Amaini (Italy) and Francesco Chiacchio (Italy) who are currently contributing to two of our forthcoming applications, as well as a network of amazing collaborators worldwide are key to our ongoing mission.?

Curious Hat CTO, Erwan Maigret also comes to the company with over 15 years? experience in software design for computer graphics. His previous positions include R&D Technical Lead at DreamWorks Animation, where he was responsible for the development and support of core software technologies for the production of feature animation movies. Maigret?s software has been utilized in films such as, ?Shrek 2?, ?Madagascar?, ?Over the Hedge? and ?Shrek the Third?.

“It is very rare to have such a strong team from day one. Bringing decades of experience from DreamWorks making animated films for young audiences, Curious Hat is poised to bring fun, innovative and educational digital experiences to mobile devices everywhere.” Jonathan Lindo, Founder/SVP of Products & Technology at Replay Solutions & Curious Hat Business and Financial Advisor

?The Curious Hat team is phenomenal. Luca and Erwan combine so many years of experience in their field. They will build something spectacular for sure.? Fabrizio Capobianco, Serial Entrepreneur & Curious Hat Business and Financial Advisor

?Adults are an integral part of a child?s creative and learning activities,? says Maigret. ?As parents ourselves, Luca and I are acutely aware of this. Our aim is to design applications which engage adults on new levels and encourage and foster shared adult-child experiences. With this in mind, we will be actively working with families, educators and teaching centers at a series of ongoing events. Further details on these will be announced on our website shortly.?

Availability of Color Vacuum and Other Curious Hat Applications:

Color Vacuum launched worldwide in May 2012 and is currently available in English/French/Italian, Turkish, Portuguese and Spanish as a Universal app on the Apple App Store at $ 0.99. To download the application, visit: http://itunes.com/apps/curioushat/colorvacuum.

Further details on the forthcoming range of new applications from Curious Hat will be made available in late summer 2012.

For information on Curious Hat, visit http://www.curioushat.com, or contact: info@curioushat.com.

About Curious Hat (http://www.curioushat.com)

Curious Hat is a provider of interactive and educational mobile applications that stimulate children to interact with the real world. These apps are not games, but rather discovery tools aimed at energizing kids to play, create, invent, explore and learn in enjoyable ways without the limitations of set parameters. Promoting self-exploration, Curious Hat encourages the use of mobile devices as tools for child/parent interaction through the introduction of the inventive and fantastical world of their fictitious muse, Professor Vapori, as well as through a range of other exciting applications.

Curious Hat was co-founded by Luca Prasso and Erwan Maigret, both parents and seasoned professionals from the feature film production and software development industries. The Curious Hat team is also composed of an international network of experts in graphic design and visual arts led by Creative Director Nadia Andreini. Together, they are collaborating on projects that combine visually compelling design with truly innovative uses of mobile technologies.

Curious Hat apps result from an intensive research and development program with education professionals, parents and children. They are created for and tested by kids (and adults), from inception through to their public release. The Curious Hat products have no advertising banners or in app purchases, to ensure a safe and fun experience for children.

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