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A virtual world (also called a virtual space) is a computer-simulated environment [1] which may be populated by many simultaneous users who can create a personal avatar [2] and independently explore the virtual world, participate in its activities, and communicate with others. [3][4] These avatars can be textual, [5] graphical representations ...
Whyville is an educational Internet site geared towards children aged 8–14, founded and managed by Numedeon Inc. Whyville engages its uses in learning about a broad range of topics, including science, business, art and geography. Whyville's users (Whyvillians) engage in virtual world simulation based games and role play sponsored by a wide ...
MiniMonos was a virtual world for children six and above. Players created a monkey avatar on MiniMonos, socialized with other monkeys, and played mini games. The game incorporated themes of environmentalism and encouraged "green" activities among its players, both online and offline. The game was popular with children around the world ...
The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks Virtual World was officially launched on Christmas Eve 2009. The site says that "Some of the features players can experience in the game are building and designing culture-inspired houses, owning exotic islands, throwing parties, performing a range of cool actions, adopting unique pets, wearing clothes from different countries, meeting famous people from the ...
Adventure Rock (previously known as CBBC World) was a virtual online world for children based on Ketnetkick, [2] and created by the BBC in association with Ketnet, owned and operated by the Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT), Flanders' public broadcaster. [3] The game was originally aimed at the Belgian market, but was redeveloped for a UK ...
Poptropica is an online role-playing game, developed in 2007 by Pearson Education's Family Education Network, and targeted towards children aged 6 to 15. Poptropica is primarily the creation of Jeff Kinney, later known as the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. As of 2015, he remains at the company as the Creative Director. [2]
Metaverse. Avatars socialising in the virtual world Second Life. The metaverse is a loosely defined term referring to virtual worlds in which users represented by avatars interact, [1] usually in 3D and focused on social and economic connection. [2][3][4][5] The term metaverse originated in the 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash as a ...
JumpStart 3D Virtual World: The Quest for the Color Meister (originally JumpStart World 2nd Grade) The games feature the user maneuvering a character through a 3D world, going on missions, and playing educational activities. Unlike the other JumpStart games, each JumpStart 3D Virtual World game comes with a limited number of levels when purchased.