I Educational App Review: Blurb Mobile

Blurb Mobile: 4/5 Stars 

Blurb mobile is a multimedia application that allows users to compile their audio, video, and photos into an interactive digital storybook.  Although the only form of presentation is in a film reel format, Blurb Mobile provides a very artistic approach to digital story booking.

When creating a story, users are able to upload photos and video from their device, or can use their device camera to capture photographs or record video to be included.  There are several framing formats that can be utilized to give a different layout to the visuals.  Once a video or photo is framed into the story, users can easily edit the content (rotate, crop, shrink, etc.).  Additionally, users have an option to provide narration over the story by recording audio on their device.  Text can be added to each piece of the storybook if users choose to do so.  After a story is complete, Blurb Mobile allows for Geo-tagging and users can add the location of the story to the story itself.  Finished products can be shared with others by adding friends to your "Story Stream".   

Overall, Blurb Mobile is a simple and fun to use application that even the most novice users can master quickly.  It provides plenty of room for individual creativity, and the stories available to view from other creators show how artistic and exciting this application can make digital storytelling.  Users of Blurb Mobile can enjoy works compiled by other authors and see what this application has to offer.  It is a truly unique way to compile multimedia and create your own digital story.

Pros:

• Overall ease of use
• Quickly import multimedia files to story
• Point and shoot photos or video to add to story
• Editing tools
• Voice narration
• Text titles
• Global sharing (Story Stream)
• Artistic and unique approach

Cons:

• Can not import audio files
• Cannot be viewed as a video slide show
• Limited audio time for each frame
• Limited themes