NEW AT 5 PM.
A PITTSBURGH-BASED COMPANY IS
GIVING KIDS A SAFE WAY TO
CREATE VIDEOS TO POST ONLINE.
AND IT CAME FROM A CARNEGIE
MELON GRADUATE.
SLICK WITH THESE A LITTLE
CHARACTERS, IT'S AN EASY SET UP
. YOU CAN CREATE VIDEOS FOR
YOUTUBE AND PUBLISH THEM WITHIN
SECONDS.
AT AGE 10 DEMAREE HAS MADE A
COUPLE OF CARTOONS.
HE IS NOT AN ANIMATOR AND
DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO USE A
PROFESSIONAL CAMERA.
BUT PROGRAM CALLED TOASTER PETS
IS ALLOWING HIM TO MAKE MOVIES
IN JUST SECONDS.
WITH A FEW PIECES INCLUDING
THESE ANIMAL CHARACTERS.
WHEN YOU PUT YEAR CHARACTER
IN THE SCENE YOU CAN ANIMATE
THEM BY MOVING THEM AROUND.
HE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TWO
YEARS AGO AFTER INTERVIEWING
HUNDREDS OF KIDS, MANY OF THEM
SAID THEY WANTED TO BECOME
YOUTUBE STARS.
A HOBBY THAT HAS BECOME A VIABLE
CAREER OPTION .
THEY ARE SEEING THE SUCCESS.
BUT NOT EVERY PARENT WANTS
THEIR CHILD FACE ON THE INTERNET
. THE CARTOONS ARE GREAT WAY TO
BE ANONYMOUS.
THE PROGRAM IS BEING USED AT
A SCHOOL IN FOREST HILLS.
IT IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.
WE GET THE ACADEMICS BUT THEY
ARE STILL HAVING FUN DOING IT.
? COULD THIS BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE NEXT GREAT ANIMATION ARTIST
OR THE NEXT BIG YOUTUBE STAR?
THIS IS HOW TOASTER PETS WORKS.
YOU PUT THE CHARACTER IN HERE,
AND YOU CAN ANIMATE THEM,
RECORD.
IT IS AVAILABLE IN SEVEN
COUNTRIES INCLUDING AUSTRALIA
AND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
