Take a photo of a pile of LEGOs with the Brickit app and it will identify all the bricks, generate a list of models you can build with them – no imagination required.
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What can I do with these LEGO pieces?
Brickit is great, but isn't the point of LEGO to open up a child's imagination, not just teach them to follow instructions? Look at any child playing with one of the world's favorite toys, and they soon go off course. They can start by following the instructions to build a LEGO Minecraft Panda Nursery, but soon enough they will be freestyled. Does an app like Brickit curb those creative urges? Or is there more to it?
"LEGO is a great way to develop a child's developmental skills through play. LEGO develops fine motor skills, visual motor skills, bilateral coordination and visual perceptual skills. When a child builds their own LEGO creations, they are using their imagination, but there are also benefits. copying designs from models," pediatric occupational therapist Michele Schwartz told Lifewire via email.
"When a child copies creations, either from the LEGO instructions, or an app like Brickit, they are forced to use their visual perceptual abilities. Visual perception is the ability to receive, process and interpret visual information. These abilities are important for academic tasks such as handwriting , reading, spelling, and math. They're also important in real-world tasks like driving, Schwartz says.
