Monday, April 25, 2011

Wild Ones!

As many people may know, there is a game on Facebook named "Wild Ones", and its named that for a good reason. On this game, you must try to blow up your enemy before they can blow you up. there are many different weapons you can choose from too. You can use a bees nest, a grenade(regular, bouncy, or tornado), a missile launcher, fireball, nuke, slime ball, etc. Sometimes, you might get in situations where you can not do much because everyone is stuck. This is exactly what you do not want to happen.
But, other times, when you blow up as many people as you can, you could end up on top and winning. Hard work does pay off!!
  1. Is this age the company markets appropriate?

__Yes________________________________

  1. Is it easy to set up?

_Yes__________________________________

  1. Is it fun?

___Very________________________________
  1. Can you explore it with ease?

____It's not much of an exploring game, but what you can explore, Yes. _______________________________
  1. Does it cost anything?

___No.________________________________
  1. Does it glitch much?

____It might glitch some, but not much._______________________________

7. Are there safety polices that the company posts?


For Facebook, but not the game alone.___________________________________


8. Is it educational?

No. ___________________________________


Thursday, April 21, 2011

Zach's Virtual world



The second Virtual world I went on was called Our world. This world is kinda hard game to learn how to play there is one side you have to pay for and the other side is free. This game is safe to a extent the rules say not to give out personal information, but it really doesn't in force the rule. It is a very fun game though. This picture is the condo you get when you first start playing the game. You can play games, too earn coins to buy furniture and new rooms to the condo. Right now I only have this room and I bought the bed.
This is one of the games I play too earn coins too buy clothes and more. These games are really I could probably sit on the computer and play these games for hours.






This is one of the places you can go to and chat with people, but you don't know if your talking to teen or an adult. This world is still fun for ages 13 and up.
  1. Is this age the company markets appropriate?
- yes the age is appropriate
  1. Is it easy to set up?

-yes it is very easy

  1. Is it fun?
- yes very fun to play could play it for hours
  1. Can you explore it with ease?
- no it is kinda hard too until you got the hang of it

  1. Does it cost anything?
no but to get more things it does

6. Does it glitch much?
-no not at all
7. Are there safety polices that the company posts?

-yes


8. Is it educational?
-no

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Do you like to play games on Facebook?

Sorority Life is a free game you can join with Facebook. Your actually a sorority sister in a sorority. When you first join you will have a big sister where you can type questions to ask for help. To become a big sister, you have to pass level 20. When you are on a tab and you unsure about something, you press the “What’s this” button.
As you organize more events, you can pass more levels. You can buy boyfriends and go on dates with them. You unlock new hair, clothes and shoes as you gain levels.
Its very easy to sign up and get going quickly! All you have to do when you sign up is make a nickname and pick your clothing. The cool thing about sorority life is you never have to log in to your account. You only have to log onto your Facebook account.
you can even have a sweetheart!

Evaluation

This is the evaluation form we have set up for testing virtual worlds. We will copy the evaluation and post it on our blog.

  1. Is this age the company markets appropriate?

I think the age the company is pointing at is 13 and older. I think this complies to teenagers and it is appropriate.

  1. Is it easy to set up?

You really don't have to set it up. You just go to your Facebook home page and search for it.

  1. Is it fun?

It was somewhat fun. I have had more fun on other websites.
  1. Can you explore it with ease?

I thought it was pretty easy. If i ever had a problem there was a button I could press to help me.
  1. Does it cost anything?
Sorority life is free but they have special brownies points. There is a deal going on currently and you can buy 85 brownie points for $11.99.
  1. Does it glitch much?

I never had a problem.

7. Are there safety polices that the company posts?

I might have been there but it was not very evident to me.


8. Is it educational?

I would not say Sorority Life is educational.









Monday, April 18, 2011

Active Worlds

Active worlds is my other virtual world. I signed up and played a little. I have tried to log back in for the for the last two weeks. It still hasn't let me log back in. It says that I all ready have an account in that address and will not let me go any further.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Swan- World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft is an online game in which you can play as many different types of characters and you can free-rome anywhere you want. in the beginning of the game, you choose who you want to be, like if you want to be a human, dwarf, night-elf, etc. Then you can choose what type of person you want to be, like if you want to be a warrior, hunter, a wizard or something.

When you enter the world, you start off like everyone else. In the middle of nowhere. In this game you must find your way around, complete different quest, gain experience points, and get to a high level of ranking. The higher your level is, the more people want to know you, but in a way they also fear you a small bit.

In World of Warcraft, there are many different strange creatures that you can fight.








But, when you are not able to defeat your enemies, you then die and become a spirit. You then must float back to your body to a spot near where you have died.

Also, you can do quest. you do quest in order to gain experience, money, and many other things.









  1. Is this age the company markets appropriate?
You should at least be a teen to play_________________________________
  1. Is it easy to set up?
It takes a while to download, but it is worth it.___________________________________
  1. Is it fun?
___Extremely________________________________
  1. Can you explore it with ease?
___With much ease________________________________
  1. Does it cost anything?

___Yes. But, you can use it for free for ten days to see if you want to pay for it.________________________________
  1. Does it glitch much?

___Not with me.________________________________

7. Are there safety polices that the company posts?


Yes___________________________________


8. Is it educational?

_____No.______________________________

Zach's Virtual world


Super secret is a free Virtual world for teens the game is very fun and very safe. The Virtual world also has a chat that filters bad words and private questions. You can meet people from all around the world and play game to get your age higher. Right now I am only thirteen on the world. This world is really fun.
Also on the world there is very fun games that you can play from Dolphin Cup to I Tank 2. You play these games too earn age points and coins to buy clothes and furniture for your dorm.


This is my Dorm it doesn't have much except for a dog that i got when i turn 11 in the world. This Virtual World is very fun for a teen and you also learn a little bit of Digital citizenship.
  1. Is this age the company markets appropriate?
-yes the age is great
  1. Is it easy to set up?
- yes very easy

  1. Is it fun?
- yes very fun one of the best games I have played

  1. Can you explore it with ease?
- yes
  1. Does it cost anything?
- no
  1. Does it glitch much?
- no

7. Are there safety polices that the company posts?

- yes


8. Is it educational?
- no not really

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Small Worlds


Small worlds is about the simplest virtual worlds to sign up. In small worlds you can have relationships and create your own house. If you want to be on the VIP list and be able to buy gold, then you have to pay a curtain amount for each month.

Imvu

Imvu is one of my virtual worlds I am testing. I have been trying all week to play the virtual world, but I have not been able to get on. It won't let me play,it goes right back to the home page. You can become VIP but you must pay to get it. There are many ways to get free credits.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

The wonderful world of Fantage



Fantage
Fantage is a fun, colorful virtual world. This is very kid friendly and age appropriate for young kids.It is very easy to access and to play. Kids of all ages can play plus even teenagers because they have a 13 and older chat. Adding friends is very easy all you have to do is click on the friend you wish to add and click the plus button. To earn stars, you go to the world map to pick out the game for you and you play games which earns you stars. With the stars, you can buy furniture, clothes, hair styles, and many more. If you have problems with anything there is always someone around to help you and there are tutorials.
There is a downside to Fantage because when you purchase items many are marked as Premium Members can only buy these items. To become a Premium Member, you have to purchase an account.

I tried to test other virtual worlds like Kaneva but there was a problem every time I tried to log in and it was very hard to move around. It always said an administrator would be contacted but it looked like nothing changed and i did not receive and email.

Evaluation
This is the evaluation form we have set up for testing virtual worlds. We will copy the evaluation and post it on our blog.
  1. Is this age the company markets appropriate?
There is a chat set up for teenagers 13 and older and there is a chat for younger kids.
  1. Is it easy to set up?
It is very easy to set and it probably took me a max of 2 minutes.
  1. Is it fun?
It was really fun. They have a world map full of fun and games.
  1. Can you explore it with ease?
It is very easy to explore and if i ever needed help I could type in a question to other members that were on Fantage.
  1. Does it cost anything?
It is free to sign up but Fantage has many items you can buy marked for Premium Members only. The cost of a Premium Member is $69.99 a year.
  1. Does it glitch much?[b]
Every time I logged on I never had a problem.

7. Are there safety polices that the company posts?


When you sign in or sign up, there is a link to the company's safety policies on the bottom right hand side.


8. Is it educational?
I was only on this world for a short time so I played only a few games. There might be a couple of games that are educational but I didn't see them.




 










8. Is it educational?
I never really saw any educational games because I was only Fantage for a short time so there might be a couple out there.