Virtual worlds for children in the test.

Besides all the Orc and Elfenbrutstätten for adults, there is now an impressive number of virtual worlds, exclusively designed for children. The magazine GEE has visited five of these refuges, and tested how expensive, safe and fun they are.

 

Children and the Internet - this is a highly acclaimed and hotly-debated topic. Never before had children the opportunity to get together with people from all over the world, learn from and play with them.

Virtual World Papermint Children: anonymity of the network also introduces risks

But at the same time poses the anonymity of the network threats, and it was just the uncertainty, not knowing who is behind a pseudonym really is.

Parents are now in a dilemma: on the one hand, they fear for their children, on the other hand, they want to give them confidence and they do not watch the whole time. A general ban would not be useful: It would take the kids not only about the slight chance of playing on-line entry will - it could also isolate the class community.

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Love For Games

June 2009

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Currently appearing more and more online worlds, which want to solve the problem by focusing specifically on children. They said the operator, they may, among themselves, undisturbed surf, chat with peers and familiar with the network, without its dangers to be.

Such protection zones for the smallest user of the Internet jungle are a great idea - but how to finance these worlds with item sales, advertising, Abogebühren? What control options are the guardians of action? And most importantly: how is good, besides all the security measures, the actual game world?