MyToons (http://www.mytoons.com)

common sense media says

Fun animation site has closed its doors.


parents & educators say

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this site has closed its doors. Seasoned animators and novices alike can upload their animation work, art, games, and photos. Then users can view and critique each other's work. There's a filter that seems effective at keeping out the potty talk, and there are strict guidelines for what type of content can't be posted, including obscene, pornographic, hateful, racially offensive, and vulgar content. However, some not-so-good-for-kids content (female cartoons with really large breasts, for example) does get posted.

Educational value: Fantastic opportunity for teens interested in animation and computer graphics to network and learn.
Positive messages: Users typically give positive and constructive feedback to each other. Real sense of community.
Violence: Some submissions, like the game "Kitten Cannon," find humor in pretend violence.
Sex: Depends upon individual animation, art or game, but some contain slight sexual innuendo (female cartoons with large breasts, for example).
Language: Site's filter seems to work well.
Consumerism: Animators are allowed to promote their business within their submissions. Sparse ads on site.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not much, but depends on submission. The game "Beer Tapper Gone Wild" is an example.

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Talk to your kids
Families can talk about why a site like this one -- built around the users' love of animation -- is a more positive tool for social networking than some of the general teen online community sites out there. How does sharing an artistic or professional interest help build community? How can viewing other people's work help improve your own?

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
The site has sponsors like Animation Magazine and the animation itself sometimes has hints of promotional monikers attached by its creators, but none of the ads blatantly intrude on the site's overall look or main attractions. Comments posted on various works are refreshingly supportive and constructive compared to other social networking sites, and users can delete comments left by others on their own profile page. There's a filter and there are also guidelines about content that explicitly take into consideration that a lot of animation fans are young teens.

Some of the allegorical animation may be a bit deep for some teens to get, and other games like "The Urinal Game" or "Kitten Cannon" may be too shallow for some parents to appreciate, but overall this site is a gem among online community sites, especially for tooning teens.


This review was written by Dana Villamagna
 
 

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Leslie1
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Cozy up with cartoons, even let the kids learn a bit!
This is a great site for kiddos. For older ones there's a lot of funny, cute, independent animations (culture them a bit!). If they're on the younger side (like mine) there's a variety of older animations that we used to see on tv (betty boop, gi joe, etc.). It's a nice site to cozy up to and watch a few videos with the family. There's also a puzzle/tetris type game with the U.S. where you have to put the states in the proper place - good learning tool!

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