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The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
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The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
| Art Director & Creative Explorer
PENGUIN
AUDIOBOOKS
Product Innovation
Audiobooks have transformed the book world. But many readers don't like audiobooks, because they lack the interactivity of physical books and ebooks. So how do we make audiobooks more interactive? Introducing SAGE by Penguin, the Smart Audiobook Guided Experience. Using AI powered smart technology, listeners can learn new words, ask questions about characters or places in the book, save their favorite quotes and characters, record their thoughts, learn the definitions of certain words, hear quotes from the author, and answer book club style prompts.
THE RESEARCH
THE FEATURES
Sage is automatically enabled when the smart device detects the audiobook is a Penguin book. Listeners can interact with the book using these commands.
Author Commentary
At certain points in the book, the listener can choose to hear the author's commentary.
SAGE, what does the author have to say about this chapter?
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
Auto Pause
SAGE automatically pauses the audiobook when the listener starts speaking to SAGE or another person.
AUTO PAUSE
Book Club Prompt
SAGE, what's the book club prompt for this chapter?
At the end of each chapter, the listener can answer a book club style prompt.
BOOK CLUB PROMPT
Bookmark
SAGE, add a bookmark here.
The listener can bookmark a passage and view it in their Penguin account.
BOOKMARK
BOOKMARK
BOOKMARK
Change Speed
SAGE, play The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy at double speed.
The listener can ask SAGE to change the speed of the audiobook's narration.
BOOKMARK
CHANGE SPEED
CHANGE SPEED
Character Glossary
SAGE, who is Zaphod Beeblebrox again?
The listener can ask SAGE to remind them of who a character is.
CHARACTER GLOSSARY
Comment
SAGE, I'd like to add a comment on this passage.
The listener can comment on a passage and view their comments in their Penguin account.
COMMENT
Dictionary
SAGE, what does gourmand mean?
The listener can ask SAGE what a word means.
DICTIONARY
Favorite Character
SAGE, remember Marvin as a favorite character because I like what he said...
The listener can ask SAGE to save their favorite characters to their Penguin account.
FAVORITE CHARACTER
Highlight
SAGE, highlight that last bit starting at I don't want to die now.
The listener can ask SAGE to highlight a passage and view it in their penguin account.
HIGHLIGHT
HIGHLIGHT
Keyword Search
SAGE, go back to the lest mention of Trillian.
The listener can ask SAGE to search for a certain point in the book using a keyword.
KEYWORD SEARCH
Map
SAGE, where is Betelgeuse Five in relation to Earth?
The listener can ask SAGE where a location in the book is in relation to another.
MAP
Object Glossary
SAGE, what is a Babel fish?
The listener can ask SAGE what an object is or what an object means in the book.
OBJECT GLOSSARY
Repeat
SAGE, repeat the last minute.
The listener can ask SAGE to repeat the last sentence or a specific amount of time.
REPEAT
REPEAT
Rewind
SAGE, rewind to the beginning of chapter 3.
The listener can go back to a previous chapter or timestamp.
REWIND
Skip Ahead
SAGE, skip ahead to the next chapter.
The listener can skip ahead to a future chapter or timestamp.
SKIP AHEAD
SEE SAGE IN ACTION
Learning New Words (Dictionary)
Asking Questionsa About Characters (Character Glossary)
Hearing Quotes from the Author (Author Commentary)
Answering Book Club Prompts
THE WEBSITE
CREDITS
Art Direction: Krista Stanley (me)
Copywriting: Lauren Sitterly
Creative Brand Management: Cody Colvin