An afternoon of scrolling
- Sitting still
- Thumbs only
- Headphones in, on their own
- A feed that never ends
Free · 2 players · Ages 5–12
Less scrolling.
More jumping.
Hopadoo is screen time on their feet. Two kids stand in front of your laptop's webcam and race, jumping hurdles and dodging crates with their whole body, while the runners on screen copy every move. Free, with nothing to install.
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Try it: press Space or tap the track. In the real game, you do the jumping.
Why Hopadoo
Same screen.
Different afternoon.
Kids are going to have screen time. Hopadoo makes it the kind where they're up on their feet, out of breath and laughing at each other.
An afternoon of Hopadoo
- Jumping, dodging and racing
- The whole body, not just thumbs
- Side by side with a sibling, or with you
- 60-second rounds with a finish line
How it works
Laptop out.
Kids up.
No console, no controllers, no downloads. If your laptop has a webcam, you already own everything you need.
Open it on a laptop
Put it on a table or TV stand, open hopadoo.app and allow the camera. That's the whole install.
Step back
Two kids side by side, 2 to 3 metres from the screen. The kid on the left runs the left track, the kid on the right runs the right.
Race!
Jump the hurdles, step sideways for coins. Rounds last 60 seconds. Most coins wins, then everyone demands a rematch.
The clever bit
Your kids are
the controller.
They move, and the runner copies. The webcam finds shoulders, hips and feet many times a second, right on your laptop. No suits, no sensors and no controllers to lose down the back of the sofa.
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JumpClears the hurdles.
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Step left or rightDodges the crates and grabs the coins.
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Raise a handCatches stars in no-jumping mode. Made for flats with neighbours downstairs.
Privacy
The camera
stays home.
Hopadoo works out where arms and legs are on your laptop, then throws each video frame away. We never see your kids, and we never want to.
No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Kids never see a price or a shop in the game, and buying anything will always sit behind a grown-ups-only button. Read the privacy policy.
What leaves your laptop
while they play
Video0 bytes
Photos0
Body tracking data0
Names and emails0
Ads shown0
Trackers0
TOTALNOTHING
Printed on your laptop. Staying there.
What you need
You probably have
all of this already.
A laptop with a webcam
Windows, Mac or Chromebook. Tablets and phones aren't supported yet.
Some floor
About 3 by 3 metres. Push the coffee table back.
Two kids
Ages 5 to 12. Grown-ups are allowed, and will be out of breath.
Chrome or Edge
Up to date is all. Nothing to download.
Questions
Things parents ask us.
Isn't this just more screen time?
It's screen time on their feet. They jump, dodge and race with their whole body, and rounds end after 60 seconds instead of an endless feed. We'd still rather they played outside when they can. Hopadoo is for rainy days and "I'm bored" afternoons.
Is it actually free?
Yes. The running game is free and stays free. Later there'll be an optional one-time Family Unlock for extra games. No subscriptions. See pricing
Do I need to make an account?
No. There are no accounts at all. If you ever buy the unlock, you get a key by email and that's it.
Where does the camera video go?
Nowhere. It's processed on your laptop and thrown away frame by frame. Nothing is recorded or uploaded.
Will it work on our iPad?
Not yet. For now it needs a laptop or desktop with a webcam.
Who's behind this?
A small independent team. We read every email: hello@hopadoo.com
Clear some floor.
Swap the next scroll for a race. Two kids, one laptop, sixty seconds on the clock.