Published September 19, 2012, 12:00 AM


In this Sept. 5, 2012, photo, Aidan Lain, 7, jumps while watching "Kinect Sesame Street TV" at the Sesame Street Workshop in New York. "Kinect Sesame Street TV", launching Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, uses Kinect, a motion and voice-sensing controller created by Microsoft, to give Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the Sesame Street crew a chance to have a real two-way conversation with their pint-sized audience. The effort represents the next step in the evolution of television, adding an interactive element to what's still largely a passive, lean-back experience. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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