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Draw in the Air

A learning platform where children aged 3 to 7 learn by moving, not tapping.

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At a glance

Discipline
Product, brand, web
Market
UK and Nigeria
Year
2026
Product, design and build
Justin Ukaegbu

The problem

Most screen time for children aged 3 to 7 asks them to sit still and tap glass.

What we decided

  1. Use the webcam as the input, so the movement of a child's hand is the lesson.
  2. Run in the browser, so a school can try it with nothing to install.
  3. Follow the Early Years Foundation Stage, so teachers can map it to what they already teach.
  4. Add Class Mode and a teacher dashboard for whole-class use.

What happened

  • Approved on the Chrome Web Store.
  • Running in a UK primary school pilot.
  • A television version on a Raspberry Pi compute module has reached design freeze.

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