
Sing Whale is an iPad storybook where small children can make friends with a whale -- by speaking (or singing!) in his language.
Children can sing in “whale” by following visual guides and singing accordingly -- kind of like tonal connect-the-dots or language-learning karaoke.
The songs that you learn are simple, things you might ask someone that you just met, like: “What’s your favorite color?” (purple). The storybook revolves around one particular whale, and he’s got personality. He’s afraid of sharks, never far from his mom, likes tacos… actually shrimp tacos -- actually without the tacos -- okay, just shrimp. Sing-Whale gives families a chance to be silly.
While scientists in the real world don’t yet know how to decode whale songs, in this make-believe one we find that if we can speak their language, we can be friends.
Sing-Whale is my Master's Thesis, and a work-in-progress.
Much love and thanks to:
Nancy Hechinger, my adviser
William Jennings, whale expert, brilliant mind, other half.
Alia & Layla, Sansan & Keon for the whale sounds
The Open Frameworks community, Steve Varga, James George
Amanda Macari & Betsy Kerlin,
The Church St. School of Music and Art
Thesis Group 8
Red Burns & ITP
My parents Tony & Asela and my sisters, Minay and Ylai.
And for their indispensable advice, thank you:
Lisa Holton, Cristina Limlingan, Vickie & Benjie Dela Pena, Valentina Camacho & Nancy Mercado, Kathy Wilson, Marianne Petit, Marina Zurkow, Dan Shiffman, Ron Goldin, Patrick Hebron & Rune Madsen
































