Stage
I Create a Switcheroo |
1. Go to the Switch Zoo website by typing switchzoo.com into the address line of your browser.
2. To get the Switch Zoo app, click the "Download App" button on the home page. To play online, click the "Play now" button on the home page.
3. The
zoo game will open and you'll see the entrance scene and hear the music
playing. In the distance, you can see all of the different habitats
in which the animals live.
4. Wait
until you see the map, which is a big rock with colorful buttons showing
the nine central animals. Click on the button for the animal that you
want to use as your main animal. This choice will determine what body
your switcheroo will have, as well as the landscape in which it will
stand.
5. You
will see a path scene on your way to the habitat.
6. When you arrive in the habitat, click on one of the nine buttons that depict
animals' heads in the upper row on the fence or in the Quick Switch
panel in the sign on the left. (Use the scroller to see all the choices).
The animal's head will change into the new animal you selected. Or
you can leave the original head of your animal as it is.
7. When
you are finished choosing the head, look at the lower row of buttons
and you will see a little diagram of an animal's body that is separated
into three parts: "Head, "Legs" and "Tail".
Click on the "Legs" button.
8. Notice
that the upper row of buttons and the Quick Switch panel now show images
of each animal's legs. Click on one and watch your animal change. Try
clicking other buttons and decide which legs you want for your switcheroo.
9. Now
move on to the selection of tails, by clicking the "Tail" button
in the lower row. (If at any time you don't like the choices you have
made, simply click on a different body part in the lower row and select
a new part).
APP TIP:
Use Stop-action Animals |
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(Only available in the Switch Zoo App.) The arrows on the fence can be used to select and freeze any moment of the animal transformations. That allows you to use the hiding animals that only appear while an animal is changing. For example, the sheep is hiding in the zebra scene. To use it in a combination, go to the zebra and choose the bear head. You will see the sheep in passing.
When the bear head has finished changing, you can click back to the sheep by using the left arrow on the fence. Use the right arrow to click in the other direction and select the exact image you want to use. Once you have stopped on the sheep head, you can select different legs and tails in the usual way to make new combinations. |
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10. If
you decide to use a different animal body, you can click the "Map" button
in the lower row. That will take you back to the map where you started
and you can go to a new animal habitat from there. Or you can click
the "Animal List" button which will let you make a new animal
and go to a new habitat at the same time. Then just click the button
for the animal you want to make or visit.
11. Now
that you have completed your creation, you are ready to print. Click
the Photo button on the fence to enter the Photo Workshop. You can
include a title and story in your print, you can choose to print the
zoo's facts along with your animal, or you can turn them all of and
print your animal with no text.
12. After
you are satisfied with your text choices, click the Print button.
Now you are finished creating and printing your unique animal.
Stage
I: Create a Switcheroo |