BBC does Second Life for kids
CBBC World is an online world for kids from BBC hitting the internet this Summer, with a full launch during the Autumn. The online game won’t have any of Second Life’s economical aspects, as well as being a completely safe environment without chatrooms where things can go astray.
“It will give children a chance to move around a safe, secure world where they can not only interact with familiar characters but have an opportunity to make that world a more fascinating place with their own imaginations.”
CBBC is a BBC TV channel for kids 7-12 years old, and CBBC World is of course a PR spin more than anything else. Still, it’s interesting to see how online worlds have had an impact, and this is certainly a proof if any.
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Right now my son already lives in three virtual worlds… this CBBC would make it four.
By Minic on January 24, 2007 9:49 am
Craziness.
By David Krug on January 24, 2007 10:04 am
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