One of the great things about being married to a geek is you get to see all kinds of fun silly things right when they come out. Last night it was show and tell with iPhone apps and Wild Things was our pillow talk.
A fun, visually pleasing free app from Warner Bros., Wild Things gives you a peek at the upcoming movie, Where the Wild Things Are. It has photos, videos and music, and will link you to a featurette with the author of the book, Marice Sendak.
But the most fun to be had is with Carol, a lovable monster from the film. Carol will dance, eat pictures and contacts that you have stored in your phone and throw giant rocks back and forth. The app is quite beautiful and fun to mess around with.
Here are the items you can do from the menu:
- Switch scenery from day to night
- Have Carol eat the contacts in your iPhone
- Have Carol eat the pictures in your iPhone
- Play a song from your library and Carol will dance to it
- Throw rocks at Carol
- Make Carol howl and wave
*If you get the monster angry enough, Carol will crack your iPhone screen.
Here are a few things we found you could do with touch and movement:
- If you shake the phone, leaves will fall down and so will Carol
- Rub the tummy with your finger tip and the monster will giggle and shake
- Tap him and he reacts as if you have poked him
- Tilt the screen to either side and he will stand on one foot
Directed by Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things Are opens in theaters on October 16th, 2009.
(Photo from Wild Things app gallery)
