Osmo is adding physical and sociable elements to children’s tech by taking the principles of older games and dragging them into the present using a tablet, accompanying app and AR. With screen time increasingly under the microscope, could it help reposition gaming as a productive pursuit for kids?

Although 2.2 billion people play video games, sitting down in front of a console is still seen by critics as a sedentary activity that does little to improve one’s mind. Nintendo is tackling this perception with Labo, a series of cardboard kits that encourage more active play with DIY accessories.

Gen Yers may have swapped playgrounds for office spaces and Gameboys for smartphones since the mid-’90s, but it seems they’re playing the same old games. What is it aboutPokémon GOthat’s gotten audiences of all ages hooked on a craze that many grew out of before the turn of the century?

Tech has transformed how we study, socialise and partake in sport – and it’s also having a huge impact on storytelling. Yet predictions that e-readers and video would supersede the written word have proven simplistic. So how exactly are the ways we write, publish and read stories changing?