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Poet - Murray Lachlan Young SCHOOL pupils have helped create an interactive fairytale experience, which has been described as Hans Christian Andersen meets Pokemon Go. Brightlingsea Primary School and Nursery teamed up with BBC6 Poet in Residence Murray Lachlan Young to develop an augmented reality story called The Chronicles of Atom and Luna. Mr Lachlan Young, who says the experience is Hans Christian Andersen meets Pokemon Go, and director Nina Hajiyianni worked with young people online to help develop the story. He said: “We want to inspire and enable children to get lost in language, learn how to create their own stories and develop a love for live performance.” ....
“It has a similar feel to Raddlesham Mumps but this is less Gothic and more traditional folk-tale. It focuses on the idea that children can shape their future whatever life throws at them.” Writer, performer and storyteller Murray Lachlan Young says that by using Pokemon Go technology he hopes that this will result in storytelling for a tech savy younger generation. Currently, six audio tales are available now to listen to free of charge (visit funnelwicklimb.com) and will be followed in the autumn by a book and, hopefully, some live performances. The poster for Quest For Old Mother Redbeard the latest project for writer-actor Murray Lachlan Young ....