Dassault Systems on Friday announced the release of the Cosmic Blobs widget, designed to work with Mac OS X v10.4 “Tiger’s” new Dashboard functionality. Cosmic Blobs is 3D graphics software especially designed for kids.
The Cosmic Blobs widget includes access to a library of Cosmic Blobs material like models, tutorials and educational curricula, according to the developer. Cosmic Blobs isn’t yet available for the Mac, but it will be released in June, according to Dassault. The Dashboard widget is available, however.
Cosmic Blobs is billed as “digital modeling clay for children” ages 7 to 14, and it includes features that let young users design and animate 3D creations. Cosmic Blobs can be pre-ordered for US$44.99.