Poptropica is an online game, targeted at children ages 6 to 15, where players can travel, play games, compete in head-to-head competition, and communicate safely with each other. There is a role-playing component as players are encouraged to finish island missions and get medallions. Poptropica was developed by the Family Education Network, a division of Pearson, which also owns kids' site FunBrain.com. Poptropica has an Alexa internet rating of 2,169. Its official launch date was in September 2007. It now has over 75 million registered users, 35 million of whom are in the 15-25 age groups. This is one of many games which are proving very popular amongst the webs youngest users and parents appear to be happy as it is seen as extremely safe.
Other games in this mould or games aimed at a similar audience are Club Penguin, Roblox, Blockland, Mine Craft, Virtual Family, and The Sims series. It is worth noting though that parents might want to conduct a little bit of research before allowing their children to play such games as, although they are similar in nature with plots, challenges and characters, they might not all be suitable for the kind of age group which enjoys Poptropica.
Other games in this mould or games aimed at a similar audience are Club Penguin, Roblox, Blockland, Mine Craft, Virtual Family, and The Sims series. It is worth noting though that parents might want to conduct a little bit of research before allowing their children to play such games as, although they are similar in nature with plots, challenges and characters, they might not all be suitable for the kind of age group which enjoys Poptropica.
