Disney's Club Penguin A recent New York Times article (Web Playgrounds of the Very Young, 12/31/07) reported the frenzied creation of virtual worlds on line aimed at very young children. Disney, Time Warner, and several major toy manufacturers rank among the big players. There has already been lively discussion among DemosNews members on this site reacting to adult virtual worlds like ‘Second Life’, or to the pros and cons of video games and role playing games in youth that co-opt traditional playthings like chemistry sets, erector sets, blocks, dolls, ball games, the out of doors (see M. Brun’s article ‘On the Communal Aspect of Video Games,’ and the extensive comments following ‘Fondly Recollected Toys and Pa... See full document!

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Making Money on the Very Young	sakurachan	Document	Critical	1753	4.86	26-Jan-08
On the Communal Aspect of Videogames	M. Brun	Document	Critical	1578	4.83	18-Sep-07
Re: Re: Do You Have a Second Life?	Herb Poole	Document	Creative	1525	4	6-Jul-07
Re: Do You Have a Second Life?	Anita Spertus	Document	Creative	1731	4.5	4-Jul-07
Do You Have A Second Life?	anouk	Document	Critical	1582	5	22-Jun-07
Styling Documents in Demos	DemosNews	Document	Critical	1370	2.5	22-May-07
Microcosm of Grid	DemosNews	Picture	Creative	1374	1.67	9-Apr-07