Mokitown.net (http://mokitown.net)

common sense media says

Traffic safety virtual world has filtered chat.


parents & educators say
  • 60% say there are positive messages
  • 40% say it's educational

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this traffic safety-focused virtual world allows kids to chat with each other using either predetermined responses or through open channels, if they use the points they've earned on the site to purchase a "cell phone." The open chat is partially monitored and stays on topic and appropriate for tweens. Answering quizzes correctly and playing games wins mobility points, which can buy stuff for your avatar. There are no ads on the site, but it is sponsored by DaimlerChrysler.

Educational value: Kids learn all about traffic safety through games and by roaming around. How do you safely cross the road? How can you make sure motorists see you? What side of the street is safest to ride your bike on?
Positive messages: With any virtual world, kids can be ignored -- which can be tough for sensitive kids to understand and accept. Problems aren't handled the same way as they are in the real world.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: The open chat is partially monitored and stays on topic and appropriate for tweens.
Language: The open chat is partially monitored and stays on topic and appropriate for tweens.
Consumerism: Answering quizzes correctly and playing games wins mobility points, which can buy clothing, hairstyles, and other treats for your avatar. There are no ads on the site, but it is sponsored by DaimlerChrysler.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about chat etiquette, Internet safety, and virtual worlds. What's the best way to approach a new person online? Why would someone be mean to someone he or she never met? What can you say or do if another avatar (or real-life person, for that matter) is mean to you? Why is using words a good way to deal with a conflict?

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
At first glance, the site may look like zany cartoon fun, but it has a serious traffic safety message. The games are some of the site's most fun features, and also, its biggest benefit -- after all, if kids make the wrong traffic safety choices during a game, it's better than them making a wrong guess at a real-life intersection.

This review was written by Erin Brereton
 
 

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What parents & educators say

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Based on 5 parent & educator reviews:
  • 60% say there are positive messages
  • 40% say it's educational

Most useful reviews by all members

gorgeus1000
kid, 12 years old
 

plum_pie
kid, 12 years old
 
A perfect website for everyone
When I first joined I had lots of fun making new friends and exploring mokitown. It is very good if you want to sign up but are not sure whether you will like it or not so they have this thing where you visit as a guest. Mokitown is good for learning road sense. You can shop for clothes and shoes. You can buy a mobile, skate board, scooter and a bike. What would make it cooler though was if you could buy a car!!! But overall its fantastic.

Kiefer_Sutherl ...
teen, 14 years old
 
mad
it keep going too mobile kids site

blueguy101
kid, 13 years old
 
uhhhhhhh
reel boring but pretty fun i geuss....... not that stupid but actually realy stupid!

pascal
teen, 17 years old
 
its a ghost town
well no ones on here it is bad

13Jazz
kid, 13 years old
 
coolest place
I like mokitown.net wait I love it it is soooooo cool I made a acount two months a go and I have played on it every day a can. come on a join the fun today!

rosy_1
parent of 9 year old
 
help ass
plz my child will be sad and she is sad now uhh! how we log in and sign in on mokitown oh if you no please help us my child is sooooo saaaad she think the site is coool

lisa10987
kid, 13 years old
 
love it so much i can play it everyday if i have to

cozybear1
kid, 10 years old
 
awesome
its great

 
man how the hell do u get to the world

KikiKat
teen, 17 years old
 
Not as safe as you think.
I, personally, played mokitown when I was younger. I remember there was quite a lot of sexual chatting and such. Profanity was also an issue, so I would suggest not to let your children play. But if you do, make sure you monitor their entire playtime on the game.

ashbalx
teen, 14 years old
 
how do you login into mokitownit wont let me x

niyas123
parent of 17 year old
 
i have not played this game yet but i hope it is fun:)

jollyhow15
teen, 16 years old
 
omg how in the wrl do u even get on this stuiped game!!!!!!!!!

hottienow
kid, 11 years old
 
the best of all
i think this is the best but first of all the children need their parent permission first for protection

66890765
teen, 14 years old
 
i thought this was a good game at first but then peaple keep talking about sex and doing drugs and keep trying to make other peaple to do it. my parents thought it would be a fun sight untill this happend. so im telling you not a good game. there were lots of this im killing you stuff. ya not a good game for your kids. i think they should make another one but ages 8 to 13 that would be a good idea and when they say bad thing they get abonden just like secret builders. now thats a safe and good game.

x_zac_x
teen, 16 years old
 
its good bbut i havnt played it yet lol
its good although i havent played it but i think its good by the reading! :)

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