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Interactive story time

Watch your stories
come alive!

Tell a story out loud, and MOYJOY draws it as you go, in a sky of glowing light. Bouncing frogs, tiny purple dragons, melting snowmen: if you can say it, it appears.

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How it works

No buttons to learn. Just talk.

  1. Tap the book

    MOYJOY starts listening.

  2. Tell a story

    Make one up as you go.

  3. Watch it come alive

    Everything you mention swirls onto the screen.

Made for doing together

MOYJOY isn't an app to hand over and walk away from. It's shared, interactive screen time: you tell the story, your little one watches it come alive, and you talk about it together.

Side by side

A grown-up tells the story and the child points, giggles and joins in. It's something to do with your child, not just something for them to watch.

A visual aid for first words

Say "apple" and an apple appears. Seeing a picture the moment they hear a word helps toddlers connect the two.

Colors, sizes and actions

"A tiny purple frog, jumping!" Every describing word changes the picture, so colors, sizes and action words become something kids can see.

Creative, not passive

There are no levels, ads or autoplay. Nothing happens until someone speaks, so every picture comes from your family's imagination.

Storytelling tips

MOYJOY shows one thing at a time: what it is, how it looks, how it feels and what it's doing, and for a moment, what it does to something else. Things mentioned in passing (under a tree, out the window) pop up beside it, and your character stays the star. Stories made of those come alive. Little details don't show (yet).

Works great

  • Things to see: animals, food, vehicles, people, creatures. There was a dinosaur.
  • How it looks and feels: colors, sizes, feelings. The dinosaur was tiny and purple. She was so sleepy.
  • What it does, with its whole body: The bunny hopped. The rocket zoomed. The fish swam away. (Hopped hops a few times; was hopping keeps going.)
  • What it does to something: The cow ate a cookie. The dog chased the ball. The bunny hugged the bear. The other thing joins in for a moment.
  • Where and when: In the forest, at night, it started to rain.
  • Tricks: The monkey did a somersault. He fell down. She took a bow. The dog shook it off.
  • Bedtime: He brushed his teeth. She took a bath. Then he went to bed.
  • Fun words: Boom! Splash! Vroom! Blast off! Dance party!
  • Names: A snail named Pip. Then just say Pip.
  • The end clears the board for the next story.

Won't show (yet)

  • Little movements and body parts: He raised his left arm, she wagged her tail, he scratched his nose. MOYJOY moves the whole picture, not its parts.
  • Counting: three ducks shows one duck.
  • Where things are: on top of the table, behind the tree, left and right.
  • Small details: a dog with a red collar is just a dog.
  • Big ideas: he learned to share, tomorrow, because. Words with nothing to see change nothing.

Telling tips

  • Short and simple. One new thing per sentence, then a little pause.
  • Build it up. There was an owl. The owl was little. The owl was brown. Each sentence adds something you can see.
  • Say who it's about. Name the thing again, or use he, she or it.
  • Got a word wrong? Just keep going, or say it again.
  • Stay close. Keep the computer near whoever's telling the story.
  • Let little ones join in. Doggy, woof and moo make pictures too.

Watch it on your TV

Story time is even better on the big screen. Your computer does the listening, so keep it close to whoever's telling the story.

Google TV & Chromecast

  1. Put your computer and TV on the same Wi-Fi.
  2. Open moyjoy.com/storytime in Chrome.
  3. Click Chrome's ⋮ menu → Cast, save, and share → Cast… and pick your TV.
  4. Press F for full screen, then tap the book.

Apple TV & AirPlay TVs

  1. On your Mac, open Control Center → Screen Mirroring and pick your TV.
  2. Open moyjoy.com/storytime in Chrome.
  3. Press F for full screen, then tap the book.

Many Samsung, LG, Sony and Vizio TVs have AirPlay built in.

Any TV with HDMI

  1. Connect your computer to the TV with an HDMI cable.
  2. Mirror your display, then open moyjoy.com/storytime.
  3. Press F for full screen, then tap the book.

The sharpest picture. Keep a laptop's lid open so it can hear you.

Good to know

Which browsers work?

Chrome on a Mac or PC works best (Edge is good too). Safari mostly works. Firefox can't listen to speech, so it won't work there.

Is it private?

MOYJOY has no accounts and keeps nothing you say. (We count page visits anonymously, without cookies, so we know how many families find it.) In recent versions of Chrome, listening happens right on your computer, so no audio is sent anywhere (Chrome downloads its speech model the first time). Where that isn't available, Chrome uses Google's speech service to turn speech into words.

What can it draw?

Nearly 2,000 things: animals, food, vehicles, toys, people, places, weather, flags, and more. Many have several different looks, so say "another one" to see a new version.

Tips for little voices

A quiet room helps a lot. Short sentences and clear words work best, and grown-up narrators tend to be understood more easily than very small voices.

Does it cost anything?

No. MOYJOY is free to use, right in your browser.

A note from Casey

Hi, I'm Casey Saran. I built MOYJOY for my daughter, who is one and a half and just starting to find her words.

I wanted something we could do together: I tell a story, she points and shouts, and the screen keeps up with us. Every bunny, banana and bouncing dragon comes from our own imagination, not from an algorithm.

I hope it brings your family some of the same joy. I'd love to hear how you use it, what you wish it could draw, or anything that didn't work.

Casey

Email me any time: casey@moyjoy.com

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