11 Comments

What an utterly fantastic idea!
Dan Clarke
2011-07-18 10:48:07

Love it. Although I agree - headphones for the child would be a MUST.
Andrew
2011-07-18 12:11:54

what happened to a good old sing song?, or who can spot a yellow car first?
I think looking down at a little screen whilst in the back of the car is a great way to bring on car sickness too.
Marion
2011-07-18 13:01:38

Agree with the above comment; car sickness alert. Poor boy never saw any of the real world out of his window and probably has no idea where he's 'really' been. Mind-numbingly pointless.
Jonathan
2011-07-18 18:06:03

So the kid goes to School on Monday, his mate Pao asks him what he got up to, "Did you not see my Tweet?" replies the kid. No, said Pao... I was too busy climbing trees, playing football like any other normal kid our age.
Rob
2011-07-19 15:33:05

Seems to be a bit of confusion in the write up. "A split-screen shows the real world view at the top and a cartoon version below."

I'm pretty sure that was just the demo video explaining the concept, not the actual game.

Oh and "Mind Numbingly pointless" Jonathan? Do you have children? I'm guessing not.
MC
2011-07-19 15:33:24

@MC

You're right, sorry. I've removed that to avoid confusion
 PatrickBurgoyne
2011-07-19 15:37:29

Having children does not mean you have to accept pointlessness as a given. If anything, you should be even more engaged with the point of things - things like actually engaging with the real world.
Willie Ryan
2011-07-19 17:13:38

For me, the question of what I think of ToyToyoya is neither here nor there. However, it got me thinking... Is this an issue of morality? Kids deluged with yet another tech feed? If it is, shame on Toyota. On the other hand, if parents relinquish and delegate technology to mind their children and Toyota doesn't have a conscience, Toyota is brilliant. Ay...there's the rub.
Howard
2011-07-20 02:25:06

Is it just me or is this 'cleverness' for the sake of it. Seriously, there are far better games out there for kids. why would they bother with this. Strikes me as a perfect example of something that adland gets all excited about but real people will simply not use/care about it
Nev
2011-07-20 16:03:17

Is it just me or is this 'cleverness' for the sake of it. Seriously, there are far better games out there for kids. why would they bother with this. Strikes me as a perfect example of something that adland gets all excited about but real people will simply not use/care about it
Nev
2011-07-20 19:34:59

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