WORD FORCE
MY ROLE: Creative Direction, UX, Game Design, Lead Designer, Character Design, Voice actor for Unicorn man and the Narractor.
WORD Force is an Early Literacy app teaching the foundations of reading. It was originally designed for kids who had fallen through the cracks and were a little bit older than most “learn to read” apps were designed for. It has since been adopted by many curriculums as a foundational reading tool.
WORD Force follows the adventures of a team of friends who live in a space station treehouse and help to solve global issues, all while learning to read!
They comprise of:
Unicorn Man!
Ed Trotter, a mild-mannered ordinary Unicorn by day, when duty calls he transforms into…. UNICORN MAN! He uses his magic horn to cast spells that allow him to help those in need whether it be saving a town from an imminent volcanic eruption or helping a child learn to read.
Tina the Turtle!
Tina is a master inventor and engineer. Her history is a long line of firsts. First turtle to fly across the ocean. First turtle to fly to space. First turtle to complete a marathon in less than 2 hours (with the help of her bionic turtle legs). Tina now uses her abilities to maintain the space station and help people to see that they can do anything they set their minds to!
Capn’ Taco!
Chosen by the Intergalactic Taco Federation as the Ambassador to Earth (or at least that is what he claims), Cap’n Taco’s mission is to see that everything on earth can learn to read and appreciate tacos. The Cap’n takes everything seriously and the one word he can’t spell is quit!
Octavia Octopus!
Bubbly and happy by nature, Octavia is always looking for ways to help those around her. Octavia is always joking and trying to turn everything into a game! Octavia can use her many arms to do 8 times as much as an eel can, and she has dedicated her life to using her arms to spread hope and joy.
The Clump!
The mysterious Clump was discovered in the space station when the rest of the WORD Force found it. Some say he is one of an ancient race who have long been protecting humans from themselves… some say he came from the drain in the space station shower. He is learning to read along with the students and has recently added the word DETERMINATION to his vocabulary!