Ecobuddies – A new Virtual World for Kids
by Reenita Malhotra in Kids
The success of Club Penguin has spurred a series of new virtual world ideas for children, many of them thankfully address green living. Ecobuddies.com is the latest in eco-oriented online edutainment for kids.
Ecobuddies, a new virtual world for kids
Ecobuddies is a safe, online virtual word where kids can socialize, play games, create avatars, customize and purchase houses, and much more. Unlike Club Penguin which targeted tweens, Ecobuddies is designed for kids aged between 5 and 12.
There has been some controversy in the internet and gaming world as to whether kids of this age are in fact a viable audience. Many companies believe that parents do not allow young kids to spend much time on a computer, making this age-group a less interesting market segment. The flip side is that parents are becoming increasingly busy and are looking to convenient resources to make their kids independent at younger ages. This coupled with a need to instill green values in their children means that many parents are only to happy to expose them to a safe, eco-oriented environment which might perhaps do more good than harm at the end of the day.
Aside from the main website, the Ecobuddies blogspot also has a variety of fresh and interesting content for kids that is updated on a regular basis.
Check out the great website at www.ecobuddies.com.
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Posted on Jul 30, 2009
ecobuddies, gaming, Internet, Kids, parents, virtual world
About the Author
Reenita Malhotra
Reenita Malhotra Hora is an Ayurveda clinician and freelance writer. Native to Mumbai, she resides in San Francisco with her husband and two kids where she helps people to achieve their wellness goals. Reenita writes for a variety of sustainability media including Green Options, Green Living Ideas, National Geographic Kids, SustainLane and more. Check out her wisdom at www.reenita.com.2 Responses to “Ecobuddies – A new Virtual World for Kids”
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Jul 31, 2009
I really liked this idea of inculcating value of green in children by this way. They like cartoon characters very much and with such innovative idea they will even learn something good and important which sometimes becomes difficult for parents to teach them.
Ferma Ravn-Greenway
Jul 31, 2009
Thanks so much for writing about our site Reenita! We are really thrilled! EcoBuddies will be adding more green content in the next coming months- green educational information hubs that will be implemented right into our virtual world. Parents, kids, and teachers who would like to let us know what kind of information would be most useful can email me at ferma@ecobuddies.com.
Many thanks!
Ferma Ravn-Greenway, Co-owner/Co-Creator of EcoBuddies