Earth: A Primer puts text and simulations side by side. Earth: A Primer
What’s the best way to teach a kid about the forces that shape the Earth? You could let her read about the subject, or give her some diagrams to look at.
Or you could just let her have a go at doing the shaping herself.
That’s the thinking behind Earth: A Primer, a new interactive book for the iPad. It covers the basics of geology—how volcanoes form, how erosion works—but instead of simply telling you about these processes, it actually lets you control them. Each topic’s page pairs text and a simulation, distilling millions of years of geologic activity into a bright multitouch plaything. Like a deity in training, you can sculpt mountains, summon rain storms, and move tectonic plates with your fingertips. It’s a novel way to learn about our planet, certainly. But it’s also an inspiring design experiment, and a reminder that interactive media is a young and undeveloped world itself.
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