Interactive TV gets animated

Copenhagen, Denmark-based Interactive Television Entertainment is launching several new interactive game shows, including two that will incorporate animation, based on the concept used for the series “Hugo the TV Troll.” “Tush Tush” will use real-time motion-capture animation to allow viewers to interact with the program via the Internet and telephone. “Yo-Yo,” developed with Los Angeles-based Dream Entertainment, will offer animated carnival-type games linked to video games which viewers can play simultaneously on consoles in their homes.