Preschool SVOD app Hopster has launched a new digital playroom hubcalled Senseto help kids, particularly those with autism, develop sensory processing skills. Along with the extension of the app, Hopster is also debuting original content focused on accepting and tolerating differences.

The playroom will appear inHopsters special themed area, andwill be available on April 2 at the launch of Hopsters Celebrating Differences and Similarities campaign.

New original animated fare supporting the initiative includes Punky, about a young girl with Down Syndrome; Mouk, a show introducing kids to different cultures and customs; African cultural showBino and Fino; The Adventures of Zee, about Arabic culture; and Signed Storiesclassic fairy tales told throughnarration and sign language.

The extension hopes to both relax kids and let them play. Itincludes nine screens with various textures, sights and sounds that kids can interact with by using their fingers. It is designed to helpdevelop fine motor skills, especially when it comes to rotation and positioning.

On the relaxation side, asection of the app includes calm and meditative animations using water and bubbles, as well as relaxing instrumental music and sounds.

Sense has undergone intensive user testing and Hopster consulted with parents andspecial educational teachers to create a product that best fits the needs of kids with autism. In that vein, there are two color options within the appfor kidswith sensitivity to light and color.

The news comes just after Sesame Workshop debuted its first autistic character on the seriesto expand its autism initiative.

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Hopster launches digital playroom for autistic kids - Kidscreen