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Page 1 of 4 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Suma Raju • 6507668024 [email protected] Cognitive Kid Launches the Dinosaur Trilogy Adventures with Ansel and Clair Hillsborough, CA, 1 Jun 2012 In 2011, Cognitive Kid released its first app titled “Ansel & Clair’s Adventures in Africa ”. Since the launch, the app has won rave reviews and excellent feedback as can be seen on the company website (www.anselandclair.com ). Below are some highlights: Featured several times by iTunes in “#1 Staff Favorites” and “What’s Hot” Installed on iPads in Apple retail stores 8 awards from nationally recognized agencies and institutions Favorably reviewed by many national newspapers, magazine, bloggers and app review site Highly rated by users with over 80% of reviewers giving it a 5star rating Building on the critical acclaim, Cognitive Kid launches an exciting new trilogy of Ansel & Clair adventures focused on dinosaurs. Each of the three apps in the trilogy will explore a different dinosaur period: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. In the first app in the trilogy titled “Ansel & Clair Cretaceous Dinosaurs ”, you go back in time to visit the Cretaceous Dinosaurs with friendly travel companions Ansel, an intergalactic photographer from the planet Virtoos, and a knowledgeable Virtoosian robot named Clair. Both of these original animated characters were specially created for the touch screen. Together, Ansel and Clair are on a mission to take photographs and document their adventure so they can teach their fellow Virtoosians all about Cretaceous dinosaurs. Africa app installed in Apple store Login screen for Cretaceous app

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FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE    CONTACT:   Suma  Raju  •  650-­‐766-­‐8024       [email protected]        

Cognitive  Kid  Launches  the  Dinosaur  Trilogy  Adventures  with  Ansel  and  Clair  

 Hillsborough,  CA,  1  Jun  2012    In  2011,  Cognitive  Kid  released  its  first  app  titled  “Ansel  &  Clair’s  Adventures  in  Africa”.    Since  the  launch,  the  app  has  won  rave  reviews  and  excellent  feedback  as  can  be  seen  on  the  company  website  (www.anselandclair.com).    Below  are  some  highlights:  

− Featured  several  times  by  iTunes  in  “#1  Staff  Favorites”  and  “What’s  Hot”  

− Installed  on  iPads  in  Apple  retail  stores    − 8  awards  from  nationally  recognized  

agencies  and  institutions  − Favorably  reviewed  by  many  national  

newspapers,  magazine,  bloggers  and  app  review  site    

− Highly  rated  by  users  with  over  80%  of  reviewers  giving  it  a  5-­‐star  rating  

 Building  on  the  critical  acclaim,  Cognitive  Kid  launches  an  exciting  new  trilogy  of  Ansel  &  Clair  adventures  focused  on  dinosaurs.  Each  of  the  three  apps  in  the  trilogy  will  explore  a  different  dinosaur  period:  Triassic,  Jurassic  and  Cretaceous.    In  the  first  app  in  the  trilogy  titled  “Ansel  &  Clair  Cretaceous  Dinosaurs”,  you  go  back  in  time  to  visit  the  Cretaceous  Dinosaurs  with  friendly  travel  companions  Ansel,  an  intergalactic  photographer  from  the  planet  Virtoos,  and  a  knowledgeable  Virtoosian  robot  named  Clair.  Both  of  these  original  animated  characters  were  specially  created  for  the  touch  screen.  Together,    Ansel  and  Clair  are  on  a  mission  to  take  photographs  and  document  their  adventure  so  they  can  teach  their  fellow  Virtoosians  all  about  Cretaceous  dinosaurs.    

Africa  app  installed  in  Apple  store  

Login  screen  for  Cretaceous  app  

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Ansel  and  Clair  can’t  do  it  alone,  they  need  your  help!  Take  photographs  of  the  things  you’ve  learned  about  in  the  Cretaceous  and  arrange  them  in  a  travel  log  to  document  their  experience.  That  way,  Ansel  and  Clair  can  share  them  with  everyone  when  they  return  to  Virtoos.    

               Visit  fossil  dig  site   Excavate  dinosaur  bones    But,  wait!  Before  you  embark  on  your  Cretaceous  adventure,  visit  a  modern  day  fossil  dig  site  and  meet  Dr.  Lindy  Bones,  a  renowned  paleontologist.    Dr.  Bones  shares  his  exciting  discovery  of  a  new  kind  of  dinosaur  called  the  Kosmoceratops.  Do  you  know  it’s  the  fanciest  dinosaur  ever  found?  Learn  why!    Dr.  Bones  even  takes  the  time  to  teach  you  about  the  different  dinosaur  periods  and  about  different  types  of  fossils.  And  he  lets  you  have  a  sample  of  a  bug  trapped  in  amber  for  your  Travel  Log.    

    Solve  dinosaur  jigsaw  puzzle   Witness  meteor  shower    Who  needs  a  time  machine  to  go  back  to  the  Cretaceous  when  you  have  Marley  Peterson,  Ansel  and  Clair's  spaceship!    All  Marley  needs  is  an  object  from  the  time  period  you  want  to  travel  to.  Aha!  You  need  to  find  a  cretaceous  fossil.  Hang  on  for  dear  life  as  you  go  down  a  rickety  old  elevator  shaft  and  roll  up  your  sleeves  to  help  Ansel  and  Clair  dig  for  dinosaur  fossils  from  the  Cretaceous  period.  Dr.  Bones  has  graciously  allowed  you  to  borrow  a  fossil  after  you  

 

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help  him  put  the  fossil  pieces  you  find  back  together.  Insert  the  fossil  into  Marley's  time  sensor  and  off  you  go  to  the  Cretaceous  period.    Watch  the  polar  icecaps  disappear  and  present  day  continents  as  they  morph  into  Cretaceous  Earth  with  Laurasia  and  Gondwanaland  before  you  land.        

  Explore  different  interactions   Learn  from  pop-­‐up  images    The  whole  Cretaceous  adventure  is  a  seamless  blend  of  education  and  entertainment.    While  the  interactions  are  exciting,  they  are  really  geared  towards  teaching.  Kids  learn  without  even  realizing  it.  Learn  through  Ansel's  critical  questioning  and  Clair’s  encyclopedic  knowledge.    Why  was  the  Oviraptor  called  an  egg-­‐thief  when  it  actually  died  protecting  its  own  eggs?  Why  do  scientists  now  believe  a  meteorite  caused  the  extinction  of  the  dinosaurs?  Why  did  the  Kosmoceratops  have  frills  on  its  head?    Why  is  the  Maiasaura  a  good  mother?  Why  is  the  Sarcosuchus  referred  to  as  the  “super  croc”?  Innovative  Clairvision  and  pop-­‐up  images  provide  even  more  information  for  the  curious.    

    Wipe  sand  away  to  save  the  Oviraptor   Organize  pictures  in  Travel  Log    And  have  fun  while  learning  by  dragging  leaves  over  the  Maiasaura’s  eggs  to  keep  them  warm,  save  the  Oviraptor  from  being  buried  in  the  sand,  wipe  away  the  green  gooey  snot  off  Ansel  

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after  the  Kosmoceratops  sneezes  on  him,  and  even  teach  a  Troodon  a  trick.    Watch  a  volcano  erupt  and  see  a  spectacular  meteor  shower,  and  hear  the  Tyrannosaurus’  mighty  roar  and  much  more.    Just  like  Ansel  and  Clair’s  Adventures  in  Africa,  the  3  apps  in  the  Dinosaur  Trilogy  truly  take  advantage  of  the  iPad’s  capabilities.  Stunning  graphics,  exciting  interactions,  and  immersive  gameplay  make  for  an  experience  that  educates  and  entertains.    “Ansel  &  Clair  Cretaceous  Dinosaurs”  is  sure  to  provide  children  and  adults  with  hours  of  fun  and  education  at  the  same  time.    Ansel  and  Clair  Cretaceous  Dinosaurs  is  available  now  through  iTunes.  It  is  $1.99  and  compatible  with  all  iPads.  Visit  www.anselandclair.com  for  additional  information  including  videos  and  screenshots.      Scientific  Disclaimer    As  with  all  Ansel  &  Clair  apps,  Cognitive  Kid  spends  significant  time  and  effort  researching  the  material.    For  the  dinosaur  series,  the  company  reviewed  over  100  books,  articles  and  scientific  publications.      During  its  research,  Cognitive  Kid  found  significant  differences  in  the  information  and  facts.  In  situations  of  conflict,  the  company  has  relied  on  more  scientific,  more  reliable  and  more  recent  sources  of  information.  For  example,  the  discussion  about  the  first  therapod  (is  it  Eodromaeus,  Eoraptor  or  Herrerasaurid?)  is  based  on  a  scientific  article  published  by  one  of  the  world’s  most  respected  paleontologist  in  the  prestigious  journal  “Science”  in  January  2011.    While  Cognitive  Kid  has  spent  significant  effort  verifying  the  facts,  it  is  possible  that  some  factual  errors  have  crept  into  the  app.  Cognitive  Kid  apologizes  for  these  mistakes.  If  you  do  find  something  that  is  not  accurate,  please  let  us  know  at  [email protected].  We  will  update  the  app  to  fix  these  inaccuracies.      About  Cognitive  Kid    Cognitive  Kid  creates  engaging,  immersive,  and  interactive  educational  applications  for  touch  screen  devices.  The  company  was  founded  in  2010  by  two  parents  passionate  about  preparing  children  to  be  successful  and  competitive  in  the  21st  century.  They  assembled  a  stellar  team  of  experienced  artists,  animators,  music  composers,  game  designers  and  programmers.  The  company’s  products  combine  thought-­‐provoking  educational  content  with  engaging  gameplay  and  thrilling  interactions  that  keep  children  engaged  and  entertained.