Kinect Sesame Street TV

Kinect Sesame Street TV is an "interactive TV" project released by Sesame Workshop and Microsoft on September 18, 2012.

The project features Sesame Street content especially for the Xbox Kinect system, allowing players to interact and appear on-screen with various characters; including Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Bert, Ernie, Guy Smiley, Prairie Dawn, The Count, Abby Cadabby, Telly Monster and two new characters - Cooper, a digital Muppet character created from motion capture technology, and Paul Ball. Cooper also has two digital anthropomorphic objects as pals: Flash (a camera, used by the player to screen capture moments or objects in the episodes) and Mirror (a, well, mirror whose reflective function helps the player and Cooper play dress-up). Interactive versions of older material are included as well.

The first edition features 8 episodes, 30-minute versions of previously-aired episodes of Sesame Street from Season 42, featuring the street story and new interactive segments. The content is spread across 2 discs - labeled as "Volume 1" and "Volume 2" of "Season 1." The game additionally hosted a hub with access to classic Sesame Street clips, and seasons of Abby's Flying Fairy School and Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.

A second season, with eight episodes (from season 42), was released January 7, 2013 on the XBOX Marketplace. New segment features of the season include "Grovercise" and "Begin It To Win It," as well as new bilingual segments with Murray Monster. These episodes were also sold and rebranded as "Sesame Street Touch & Learn TV" for Windows devices.

The OIV ("Original Interactive Video") segments featuring the Muppet characters were filmed over the course of 17 days.

Contents

Season 1, Volume 1 - Growing Up

Picture	Description
	Elmozilla Sponsors: F, 6, "Throw" Segments Elmo and Paul Ball play catch on the farm. "Don't Give Up" with Bruno Mars Grover collects his six dropped coconuts. Song: "F is for Father" Elmo's World: Flowers, Plants & Trees
	Baby Bear's Doll Sponsors: K, 11, "Jump" Segments Cookie Monster finds K words at The Letter Tree. The Count presents the number 11. Cartoon: "Lonely 11 Song" Animation: Construction equipment builds a K. Ernie plays his bells while Bert's pants dry. "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song" with John Legend Elmo's World: The Beach
	Goodbye Pacifier Sponsors: V, 8 Segments Abby cuts a poodle's hair. Grover tries to sell Mr. Johnson V words. The Count presents the number 8. "I Love Words" Elmo's World: Violins
	Siblings Sponsors: C, 4, "Throw" Segments Grover collects his 4 dropped coconuts. Film: C words found in nature. The Count presents the number 4. Animation: Counting 4 flowers. Elmo and Paul Ball play catch at the circus. "1234" with Feist Elmo's World: Birthdays

Season 1, Volume 2 - Science

Picture	Description
	Humpty's Big Break Sponsors: D, 15, "Wave" Segments Just Fetching: Abby cuts dogs' hair into different shapes. "Elmo's Ducks" Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn present The Letter of the Day Show about the letter D. Cartoon: D is for Dance Elmo's World: Wild Animals
	Failure to Launch Sponsors: H, 5, "Throw" Segments Grover collects 5 coconuts. Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn present The Letter of the Day Show about the letter H. Film: H is for Home Elmo and Paul Ball play catch in the rainforest. "I Wonder" Elmo's World: Horses
	Rocco's Boat Sponsors: G, 3, "Wave" Segments Just Fetching: Abby creates hairstyles shaped like a rectangle, rhombus, and hexagon. Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn present The Letter of the Day Show about the letter G. Glee parody The Count presents the number of the day, 3. "(A Monster Went and) Ate My Red Two" Elmo's World: Water
	Bubblefest Sponsors: B, 9 Segments Cookie Monster retrieves B words from the Letter Tree. Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn present The Letter of the Day Show about the letter B. Cartoon: "B - Bottle Song" Ernie plays his gongs at the laundromat. "African Alphabet" Elmo's World: Frogs

Season 2

• "Shape-O-Bots"
• "Super Maria"
• "The Letter R Mystery"
• "What's In Big Bird's Nest!"
• "The Flood"
• "Cast Iron Cooks"
• "Observe, Record, Annoy"
• "Elmo Wants a Ball"

Video

Screenshots

Achievements

Like other Xbox games, the game features many "achievements" for the player to achieve for a higher Gamerscore.

Season 1

All the King's Cartons You found all the egg cartons in Humpty's Big Break! Baby Bear's Baby Doll You watched all of the interactive episode: Baby Bear's Baby Doll Bottle Bear You found all baby bottles in Baby Bear's Baby Doll! Bubble Pop You popped all the bubbles in Elmo's World Birthdays or Frogs! Bubble Raider You found all the golden bubbles in Bubblefest! Bubblefest You watched all of the interactive episode: Bubblefest Bunny Bash You found all the white bunnies in Goodbye Pacifier! Coconut Delivery Monster You helped Grover get all six of his coconuts back! Day at the Beach You touched all the fun beach stuff in Elmo's World Beach! Doggie Do You helped Abby cut lots of doggie hair! Dolphin, Dirigible, Dentist You got the right letters on the Letter D Show! Well clapped! Eleven - Ah ah ah! You stood still like a statue so the Count could count to 11! Elmozilla You watched all of the interactive episode: Elmozilla Failure to Launch You watched all of the interactive episode: Failure to Launch Farmer Elmo You threw Paul Ball to Elmo at the farm! Fashionista You stood in front of mirror and Cooper dressed like you! Float my Boat You found all the toy boats in Rocco's Boat! Go Deep You lobbed a high coconut to Grover! Gong Crazy You jumped up and down to play Ernie's gongs! Goodbye Pacifier You watched all of the interactive episode: Goodbye Pacifier Greener Thumb You watered all the seeds in all the jars in Elmo's World Flowers!

Hang Ten You went surfing in Elmo's World! Herd 'Em Cowboy You touched all the horses and cows in Elmo's World Horses! Humpty's Big Break You watched all of the interactive episode: Humpty's Big Break Jump, Jump, Jump You jumped lots and lots for the Letter Tree! Let's Be Friends You joined in Elmo's World with another friend! Liftoff You found all the launchers in Failure to Launch! Maestro You played all the notes on the piano in Elmo's World! Magnolia Dream You touched all the frogs in Elmo's World Frogs! Music Lover You hit all the notes in Elmo's World Violins! Palindrome Your jumping made a kayak fall from the Letter Tree! Pool Playtime You played with all the toys in the pool in Elmo's World Water! Ringmaster You threw Paul Ball to Elmo at the circus! Rocco's Boat You watched all of the interactive episode: Rocco's Boat Rooaaarrr! You touched all the wild animals in Elmo's World Wild Animals! Ruler Mania You found all the rulers in Elmozilla! Scribble Hunt You found all the crayons in Siblings! Siblings You watched all of the interactive episode: Siblings Sun and Moon You touched the sun and the moon in Elmo's World! Tingalingaling You helped Ernie play his bells! Viva Piñata You broke the piñata in Elmo's World! Wind Down You sat back, relaxed and enjoyed an Episode!

See also

• Once Upon a Monster

External links

• Interact With Elmo Via Xbox 'Kinect Sesame Street TV'. PCMag.org
• ToughPigs.com - More Kinections for Sesame Street
• Kinect Sesame Street: Digital salvation for an iconic brand? Financialpost.com
• Concept art by Michael Lapinski