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.
Originally posted on January 23, 2007 @ 12:22 pm
Right now my son already lives in three virtual worlds… this CBBC would make it four.
Craziness.