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>Playtime 2.0 of the Day: Qualcomm demos its Augmented Reality-fueled Sesame Street playset that brings to life real-world Muppet toys and accessories using an iPad and Qualcomm’s patented Vuforia AR technology.
This sort of next-generation model for playtime is bound to be controversial, not the least because it shoehorns children into a one-imagination-fits-all reality that leaves little room for creativity and inspiration.
[tnw.]
So This Happened of the Day: The Internet-breaking potential of this photo is borderline criminal.
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What The Kids Are Watching of the Day: Mixed-media outfit OK Go teach Sesame Street‘s young viewers about primary colors in signature OK Go fashion.
See Also: The OK Go Color game.
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What The Kids Are Watching of the Day: Jason Schwartzman guest stars on an upcoming episode of Sesame Street as “Super Chef,” the host of Cast Iron Cook.
[sesamestreet / thanks bart!]
From The Archives: From an episode of Sesame Street, c. 1984: Schoolkids asked to define the word “computer.”
Meet The New Muppet of the Day: Sesame Street is set to add a new member to its roster of friendly, fuzzy characters: Lily, the 7-year-old “food insecure” Muppet.
Lily — who represents the 17 million children for whom access to food is uncertain — will be introduced to viewers during an upcoming Sesame Street special about hunger in America.
“We thought long and hard about how do we really represent this from a child’s point of view?,” said Sesame Workshop’s senior vice president for outreach and educational practices Jeanette Betancourt. “We felt it was best to have this new Muppet take this on in a positive way and a healthy way.”
Everything from Lily’s clothing to her voice and mannerism has been geared towards making her as realistic and empathetic as possible. “She wants to talk about this topic,” says Betancourt, ““because she knows it will help many other families and children, but it isn’t an easy topic to talk about in the first place.”
“Growing Hope Against Hunger” is scheduled to air this Sunday on PBS.
[artsbeat.]
Sesame Street Spoof of the Day: Sesame Street continues its welcome tradition of spoofing grown-up television with a spot-on send-up of FOX’s Glee to promote the upcoming premiere of its 42nd season.
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“Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets™ do), they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation.”
–Sesame Workshop, in a statement responding to the online petition seeking to convince Sesame Street to out Bert and Ernie as gay.
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Monster Mashup of the Day: Sesame Street come and rock the Sure Shot: The Sesame Workshop monsters stand in for the Beastie Boys in Wonderful Creative‘s wonderfully creative mashup.
[jessbennett / brooklynmutt / ratsoff.]
PSA BTS of the Day: First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden joined Elmo and Rosita to tape a special Sesame Street PSA asking Americans to “be a good neighbor to military families.”
The BTS footage above is far less serious, yet eminently more adorable.
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