BustoBot, a modern pop-up book.

January 30, 2006 5:38 PM

BustoBot, a modern pop-up book.
posted by monju_bosatsu (20 comments total)

Very cool.
posted by Mr_Zero at 5:43 PM on January 30, 2006

there sure were a lot of words for a popup book.
posted by wumpus at 5:46 PM on January 30, 2006

Nifty.
posted by Gator at 5:55 PM on January 30, 2006

this is incredible. seriously. now my "Pop Up Book of Phobias" has some serious competition for my attention.
posted by shmegegge at 6:08 PM on January 30, 2006

Nice

(also, reminded me a little of this site, advertising the videogame Fable)
posted by ZippityBuddha at 6:11 PM on January 30, 2006

Three of my favorite things: dinosaurs, robots and popup books. Thanks so much for this.
posted by brundlefly at 6:15 PM on January 30, 2006

Clever (but not as good as the real thing).
posted by ryanhealy at 6:18 PM on January 30, 2006

It's good, but it's no

posted by Armitage Shanks at 6:28 PM on January 30, 2006

That's a nifty idea.
posted by Smedleyman at 6:32 PM on January 30, 2006

Wonderful.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 6:36 PM on January 30, 2006

Bizz-AR
I thought the dinosaur said "and I don't even want to talk to you" and it made me laugh. But I think this was obviously made for a kid, so that wouldn't really be appropriate, I guess.
posted by Citizen Premier at 6:39 PM on January 30, 2006

Very sweet.
posted by mygothlaundry at 6:52 PM on January 30, 2006

After the first animation, I expected the next frame to show me how it could have been implemented in paper.

The next animation let me know that it isn't really about popup books.
posted by StickyCarpet at 6:57 PM on January 30, 2006

It seemed a little too wordy to be aimed at little kids, but the moral was too fey for older kids. I really enjoyed the tab animations, except that the animations featuring dialogue required a very fine set of motor skills.

FOR KIDS? OR NOT FOR KIDS? YOU DECIDE.
posted by jenovus at 7:01 PM on January 30, 2006

Yeah, I thought it was great, so my 4-year-old and I started reading it. By the end, we were skipping all the dialogue (which was a pain in the ass to attempt to read) and I just wanted it to be over. The drawings are great, the animation is very clever, but man, could it ever use some editing.
posted by ulotrichous at 7:17 PM on January 30, 2006

I love pop-up books and this is very cool.
I agree that there are too many words but the idea is original and great. Can't wait to see it used in other ways.
Thanks for the link, monju_bosatsu.
posted by bru at 7:27 PM on January 30, 2006

Terrific.
posted by hooray at 9:01 PM on January 30, 2006

Thanks for a great link.
posted by narebuc at 10:50 PM on January 30, 2006

Argh? Popup DIALOGUE? That part was annoying.
posted by Eideteker at 6:34 AM on January 31, 2006

Here's a pop-up book for adults only.
posted by MsVader at 8:11 AM on January 31, 2006