Monday, 16 April 2012

Angry Birds – A Universal Language



Wednesday April 11th

This is a slightly more light-hearted blog post.

Some of the local kids [including our cook’s son, Ishmael] found my iPhone. It’s a testament to how easy they are to use that within 3 minutes they were sat round playing Angry Birds – and LOVING it. They don’t speak a word of English, as none of them have started school yet. It’s a brilliant testament to the user interface of Apple products that even young children in rural Malawi who have never touched, let alone seen, a computer before can work out how to play games on one of their products in 3 minutes.

Not the most insightful post perhaps, but it’s been fascinating to watch.

Dan



P.S. For those of you who’ve never heard of Angry Birds – shame on you!!

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