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Dizzywood
Common Sense Media says
Safe, fun virtual world promotes positive social values.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that many of the games in this virtual world reward kids who can work together to achieve a common goal. Communication tools are policed using filtering technology and selective staff monitoring. The site is free, but access to enhanced features and content costs $9.95 per month, with discounts offered for multiple-month sign ups.
What's it about?
Many hands make light work. DIZZYWOOD takes this concept to the online world with games and activities that encourage kids to work together. The site offers a wide range of activities and games, from story-driven missions to creative opportunities. Kids will have the most fun roaming around in the guise of their customized avatar exploring, meeting friends, finding missions, playing games, or tricking out their own personal environment. The site bases many of its activities on values-based themes like
friendship and kindness to animals and also sponsors "Quests for Change,"
a series of monthly events that encourage children to participate in
activities like virtual food drives, clothing donations, and helping
the environment.
Is it any good?
There's lots to do in Dizzywood -- and getting there is half the fun. The activities -- from archaeological digs to mini-scripted stories -- are interesting and well-devised. Tweens and younger users will certainly enjoy wandering the site, gathering up coins, and spending them on
fashion gear and other fun items. At the end of the day, the success of the collaborative games will depend on how many people your child can persuade to work with him. And if the site truly rewards good behavior, it'll be interesting to see whether the good behavior spills over to the offline world.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how it feels to work with others to solve a problem. When you collaborate in a game, does it make you want to find ways of cooperating in the real world? What would make you feel confident asking others for help -- either online or in life?
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dont join
it is now secret builders and you can say anything you want, do not join.
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is a sexual problem
a person told my kid that he was going to put his willy in her mary.
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Good for ages 8-13, but can get a bit boring
Ok, I'm just going to be bluntly honest here: My daughter used to love this site. Addison's nine, and she joined Dizzywood about a year ago. It seems to be a pretty positive site, true, but it doesn't have a chat filter. A lot of... Inappropriate behavior is demonstrated on this site, and now they've got all this Silver and Gold membership junk. Addy and I remember Dizzywood before this, and we loved it, but now that they've got restrictions on what you can and cannot do without a membership, it's just plain irritating. Overall, it's ok, but with it comes a price. Literally.
However, the games are a lot of fun (not very educational, but fun) and there are a lot of interactive quests and such. Addison absolutely loves these, but she wishes there were more actual competitions and stuff like that. (She's rather competitive; She especially wishes they had writing competitions.) Dressing up and personalizing the online avatar is fun, too, and I think this may be her favorite part of the site.
Overall, it's a cute site but it's not my favorite.
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Kid, 12 years old
July 1, 2010
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Judger says:
Thank you Serenity! If you think markingall the concerns buttons are outragous, let me tell you whyi pressed ALL of them!
Violent/scary: Roleplay - A little too graphic
Sexual behavior: Kissing, "sexual exersises" (if you know what i mean...), hookers/strippers, virtual marrage - they do ALL this in one room (or if its lonely)
Language: Switch letters LIKE ship,carp,beach, as hole, ECT
Product placement: Its REALLY noticeable- they dont let non members buy anything!so - why not convince them to buy a membership??
Drinking , drugs: PRETENDABLE!!
Messages: Cursing at each other!
Safety: An issue! come on? kissing?! (refrain) KISSING?!
User content: Make FAKE ages to go on dates.
Please, don't let us be this way...
Dizzywood will now be reccomended to teens/teenagers.
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Kid, 12 years old
March 17, 2010
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Good for 8 to 12 kids 13+ might get bored
This game is Great for kids because they have a great filter and its just fun for kids! I have no negative comments but one. The game can get boring and sometimes the game runs rather slow and the chat filter is very very sensitive which can also be a good thing for some.. I would think this game would be enjoyable to 8 to 12 because 13 and up would get bored on the game.
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Kid, 12 years old
March 4, 2011
AGE
mmm not too good
well, i recently visited this site it used to be dizzywood it is now "secret builders". which makes this site.... not as nice or fun. when i visited there were lots of "yall byatchas" and "wanna be my gf" or "i had saxx and saw his p" i think this is horrible and shoukld be monitered and adults shouldnt be on! it would be much safer
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Dizzywood* = HELL for little kids
I absoulutely HATE Dizzywood*. Too much sexual commenting, people are fake smoking drinking, there are kid hookers, there are also play bars, and an item (orange tree), if kids, enlarge it and grow it, it looks just like a stripper pole. there are also kid strippers. FYI.
If you want your kids to keep their mind pristine, please do NOT play dizzywood*
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Kid, 11 years old
May 29, 2010
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BORING NOT FUN
boring play for a day then got tried of it
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Great game, but could be better.
I've heard of this game, but didn't play it until a few days afterwards. Anyways, Pros and Cons time. Pros: 1 Month Membership for $1 (For now), Cool graphics, SUPER POWERS, Great places to explore, lots of Missions, cool Mini-games, and lots of stuff! Cons: Sometimes people will Zap you, most of the time by accident, it's hard to dig something out without other people, you can't complete some quests without being a member, and I'm not sure how to make a Bake Sale. Overall, 4/5.
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