Winnipeg, Canada – Media RendezVous Inc. and Toronto-based Positive Productions Inc. have released their third interactive mobile application as a multi-platform companion to their nationally televised and award-winning children’s series Planet ECHO. Now available on the Apple iTunes Store, Dr. Greenie’s MadLab Trivia is an entertaining and educational iOS app starring all the characters of Planet ECHO. The MadLab’s latest iOS game app is sure to tickle the trivia senses of all kids, parents and teachers who play it.
Planet ECHO is a television series hosted by brothers Chuck and Andy Clement featuring enviro-themed stories and humorous eco-adventures presented by a cast of funny and wacky characters. The 4th season of the show is currently airing in Canada on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). The season finale of the 4th season is a special episode where all of the show’s main characters converge into the MadLab to compete in an earth-saving game show called Save the Planet…Or Else! It is this episode that serves as the launch pad for this new iOS trivia game app.
Once again this year, as part of the Canada Media Fund’s convergent program, the Planet ECHO production team collaborated with the multi-talented Winnipeg-based app developers ID Fusion and the designers at Coelement to create a new mobile game called MadLab Trivia. This app is being released on the heels of the MadLab’s two previous iOS apps: Dr. Greenie’s MadLab and Dr. Greenie’s Magnotronic. This unique partnership has expanded the reach of the Planet ECHO television series while also providing an entertaining and educational destination for kids to learn about the wonders of our planet.
Dr. Greenie’s MadLab Trivia is a free interactive quiz game app that extends from the season finale of Planet Echo Season 4 – an episode called Save the Planet…Or Else! In that episode, Chuck tries to save Andy from the evil SKINK by facing off against her in a quiz game show hosted by everyone’s favourite mad scientist – Dr. Greenie! The game features many all-time greatest videos from Planet Echo’s 52 episodes followed by trivia questions that will test the players’ knowledge of the stories. And the more questions they answer correctly, the more they help get the earth back to optimal health!
Chuck Clement, Executive Producer of Media RendezVous Inc. and host of Planet ECHO stated, “We travelled far and wide through four seasons of Planet Echo, we met so many cool people and discovered so many amazing eco-projects, and the MadLab Trivia app is a great way to re-trace our steps with bite-sized videos and bring our fans along for the ride!”
While the previous two games released by the Planet Echo team focused on wacky and funny runner-type games, this trivia app has a more educational focus. Christopher Greaves, Executive Producer of Positive Productions Inc. added, “First and foremost, the main focus with all our digital media extensions is for the players to have fun, but with MadLab Trivia we wanted to add a educational dimension that would enable kids, parents and teachers to use the app as an interactive teaching tool.”
About Planet ECHO:
Winner of the prestigious Parent’s Choice award in 2012 & 2013 and hosted by Winnipeg brothers, Chuck and Andy Clement, Planet ECHO is a mash-up of colourful stories about people, places and things from the natural world infused with high adventure, cool factoids and working science all connected to the environment. It’s fun, entertaining and uses positive story-telling to showcase cutting-edge environmental technologies along with old-school traditional knowledge. Planet ECHO is broadcast on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), CTV2, Knowledge Network in British Columbia, CITY TV Saskatchewan.
About Dr. Greenie’s MadLab Trivia:
Dr. Greenie’s MadLab Trivia is an entertaining and educational iOS app starring the characters from the TV series Planet ECHO. It’s an interactive app featuring 50 videos sourced from Planet Echo’s 52 episodes followed by a series of trivia questions. The application was produced by Media RendezVous Inc. (Winnipeg, MB) and Positive Productions Inc. (Toronto, Ontario); developed by ID Fusion Inc. (Winnipeg, MB) and designed by Coelement Inc. (Winnipeg, Manitoba).
About Positive Productions Inc:
Positive Productions is a full service multi-platform broadcast content provider. Established in 2009, Positive Productions continues to grow its roster of high quality productions in both the traditional broadcast market and in multiple digital content platforms. Content ranges from high concept environmental science kids series to innovative lifestyle, long form documentary and interstitial programming initiatives.
Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* 156 MB
Pricing and Availability:
Dr. Greenie’s Trivia 1.0 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.
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Dr. Greenie’s Trivia 1.0
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Media RendezVous is one of Canada’s leading Aboriginal-owned full service multi-platform content producers. The company was launched in 2007 with the goal of producing innovative, entertaining and enlightening programs for audiences in Canada and around the world. To date, over 200 episodes of network television have been produced. Media RendezVous produces shows in English, French and Aboriginal languages and has worked in many genres including children’s, documentary, music and variety as well as sports. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Media RendezVous. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.