Shadow Move is a free app that I hate. Â I should probably confess that the apps that I hate are usually the ones that challenge me the most – quite often demanding some kind of spatial acuity that I seem to lack. Â Also in this category are the apps that become addictive, that I stay up late at night trying to problem solve my way through to the end. Â I have not stayed up late, yet, to work my way through Shadow Move. Â But the weekend is quickly approaching, and I foresee an evening spent trying to wrestle some shadows into submission.
The concept of Shadow Move is simple. Â Turn the object in the center until you can replicate the shadow pattern in the top left of the screen. Â Initially, many of the challenges seem impossible when one first views the object to be turned. Â But, rotating it slowly can usually help you to get an idea of what direction is optimal.
I was playing this app on my iPad at my daughter’s dance studio, and had three 10-year-old children watching over my shoulder, giving me advice on which way to turn the object. Â They asked me the name of the app several times so they could download it on their own devices when they went home.
Shadow Move is a great app for developing spatial and problem-solving skills, as well as perseverance. Â It reminds me a bit of Pictorial, another fun, spatial reasoning app. Â For other apps that I have recommended, you can click here for an archive of my posts on apps, or you can also visit my Pinterest boards.