Announcing…our new teaser ! We are ecstatic to announce that the full version of our teaser for our game is now finished, thanks to Art Director Matt Forsyth, and Music Director Tane Upjohn-Beatson’s hard work and creative vision. And it is a beauty. As usual, we’ve roped in our own kids and their
friends to help, so a big thank you to these fabulous kids who took part, Hayley, Patrick, Hannah, Josephine, Emily, Rebecca and Mikaela! We absolutely love it, and think you will too. Here it is… https://youtu.be/JVoRwtoSS7U
Off to the USARonel and I (Bridget) are preparing to leave for a major kids’ content conference, Kidscreen, on Feb 10. We’ll spend several days in Miami, meeting an exciting array of people who are potentially interested in The Zingoshi Chronicles (strategic partners, distributors, publishers, etc). We’re looking forward to showing people our book, ‘Dragonfly’, and, our game, ‘Zingoshi’, both of which will soon be ready to launch. We’re so proud of what our team has
achieved, and we can’t wait to see people’s reactions to these tangible results of all of our hard work. There are also some brilliant talks happening during the summit, including a keynote speech from one of our real-life heroines, Geena Davis. The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media is on a mission to increase the number of females on screen, and, the positive portrayal of females on screen. We’re doing our bit to support this great aim too - The Zingoshi Chronicles has not one, but two female protagonists, and they are both strong, amazing girls!
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A swarm of dragonflies1000 copies of our book Dragonfly have arrived safe and sound. As soon as our app is cleared through the authorisation process, we will be able to start selling the book via our website and selected bookshops. At that time, we will announce this in this newsletter, social media, and on our website.
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Setting up for e-commerceWe’re setting up our website for e-commerce so you as soon as they’re available for purchase, you will be able to order the book and also the game by just adding items to your shopping cart. We’ll also be offering a bundle with both game and book at a special price. And who knows, maybe one day, merchandise too?
Long live Zingoshi™! We applied for trademark for the word Zingoshi and are very pleased to announce that we have now been granted this. And who knew the keyboard shortcut key for trademark on a PC was Control Alt TM? The things we learn!
What’s ‘appening? Not everyone knows how apps work, so here’s a quick Q&A on getting and using the Zingoshi augmented reality apps for our book and game. Why do I need apps? Both our game and our book include augmented reality. To access this, you need an app for each. Never fear, they’re free. Where do I get them? Using your mobile phone or table, you’ll be able to go onto the iOS and Google Play Store, and download the app for the game / book there. When will these be available? We will announce this via our website and social media as soon as these apps are ready. What do they look like? Our book app for Dragonfly looks like this.
Our game app for Zingoshi looks like this.
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Socialise with us!The Zingoshi Chronicles can now be found on several social media platforms and we’d love you to join us on them. The more subscribers we get, the higher our chances of reaching a wider audience with our game and book, and then, the higher our chances will be of securing further investment, and then…we can create more content! So, if you can like, follow, share etc, that will help us
hugely. Thanks so much. Facebook: www.facebook.com/zingoshidevelopment Pinterest: www.pinterest.nz/zingoshi Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_zingoshi_chronicles Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zingoshi1 Game testing getting closer! We’re soon going to need you, and not just to test the game, but the app too. Watch this space – you’ll be the first to
know. Congratulations, RonelWe are very proud of Ronel because she has been asked to serve as a Nominating Juror for the PRIX JEUNESSE Interactivity Prize 2018. Prix Jeunesse is a very prestigious children’s TV festival. This is an honour and a real thrill. Check it out at https://www.prixjeunesse.de
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