Saturday, November 24, 2007

Letter to all Kids and Parents

Hello all Children and Parents,

It's been a very exciting month for us all here at Woogi World. We officially opened up the new Service Center where kids can go and "check out" service activities to work on and learn about the value of service and the importance of getting off the computer and into the community. Once their service is completed they go to their new Woogi World Journal in the Family Center in their WigWam and report about what they did and how it worked. Once they do this they earn valuable service points that help them in their progression to higher levels in Woogi World. The Service Center and Journal are already making a big difference for these kids - they are starting to realize that you can have fun at a place like Woogi World and still do something good at home, school or in the community.

You won't find another kids site out there that does that!

We also launched a new Adventure - the Service Adventure! In it we teach kids through a series of four missions, with online and offline components, that service is a major benefit to all parties. They learn why service matters, the importance of personal service and serving in the community, and that you should always look for opportunities to serve anywhere and anytime.

The kids are loving this Adventure in Service!

The next major addition to Woogi World was a new type of kids online game - the MMOEG (Massive Multiplayer Online Educational Game). Its called Shark in the Water. This revolutionary game is the closest thing online to the types of group games we used to play as kids on our neighborhood streets - games that were fun, engaging and taught us alot about teamwork, problem solving, sportsmanship and how to get along with others.

Last week we did a pre-launch of this game so Dr Wiggenstein and Weegor could do some testing with alot of kids playing. For those of you that got to play, you can see that its going to be a great addition to the fun learning at Woogi World. We also apologize for the many times that we had to reload Woogi World as we were testing last week. You kids were great sports and real quick to get logged back on again!

The objective of this game is to teach kids how to Interact in a social environment and learn 21st Century life skill sets such as Communication Skills (kids will learn how to communicate quickly and effectively as they hunt or flee), Computer Use Skills (kids learn how to more effectively use the computer), Human Relationship Skills (team building practice), Problem Solving Skills (learning how not to get caught and how to catch), Science Skills (learning about the natural food chain in the oceans) and Teaching-Training Skills (kids will learn to teach other new kids how to play).

We have taken down the Shark game for further fine-tuning and will be putting it back up shortly.

Here at Woogi World you are just starting to see the revolutionary ways we will be helping you and your child navigate the "shark infested" waters we call the Internet.

There's so much more to tell you about that's coming this next month but I've taken up enough of your time. We'll fill you in on all those details in the next update.

Thanks kids for playing on Woogi World - and thank you, Parents and Guardians, for helping your child use the Internet properly to prepare themselves for the future.

Sincerely,

Big Wig

13 comments:

PATCHEYE said...

I can't wait until the next update!

Anonymous said...

This is Vivian:

1. The service center is great!

2. So is the service adventure! I've learned so much about service!

3. The shark game rulez!

4. Big Wig, you and your team do so much for us! Thankie! ^-^

Walgor said...

Wow, Big Wig! You really have your hands full! Nice to see the Service Center after all these weeks of waiting. I wouldn't say it's working 100%, but then again, it's amazing to see how much progress you've gotten so far.

As a fellow Woogi, I'm trying my best to keep in contact with human children as much as possible. I've set up a human email address [woogiwalgor@gmail.com]so that anyone who wants to get in contact with me can. Big Wig, Dr. Wiggenstien, and Weegor are all so busy, so I hope answering some of the smaller questions will take a load off their inbox. I know there's been a lot of crazy things going on with the new MMOEG causing some issues, but Big Wig will prevail. [us Woogies are a hard working bunch]

Until the Shark game comes out, go play Wooglings! Wigor's very proud of the work he's done on it, and it'd be a shame if you missed out on the fun. It's important to brush up on your community management skills, because Wooglings is going to be making it's way to the arcade shortly, with more levels than ever!

Peace Out, Fellow Woogies!
Walgor

Anonymous said...

I can't wait for the shark game to come back! I've had fun doing service, and it is a little easier because i am in cub scouts. Can you add a new multiplayer game sometime? Sharks in the water is sosososososososososososFUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNN!
sincerely,
wing,the pirate king (bobobo3)

Alice Osborne & Jeanne Wolfley said...

My grandchildren absolutely LOVE Woogi World and have had lots of fun with this game! I'm impressed at the influence Woogi World is having on them--for the good. I've overheard them talking about "balance--we need to serve today and not spend so much time on the computer," and have noticed kinder behavior towards each other. Thanks Big Wig! You're sure BIG in my book!

Anonymous said...

hey the bros here A.K.A Builder_luigi & Dr.mario we want a picture of us on your blog and great letter!

PATCHEYE said...

that must have taken a long time to write! lol

Anonymous said...

cool bigwig,but you have to hear builder's internet experience,really

Anonymous said...

hi mr. big wig i love the new games,the woogi wallet and the new elevator. But could you make more worlds to play in? Thanks for taking your time to read this!


Your friend, toothfairy7

Anonymous said...

hey everyone! it is doomy. thanks for all your stuff bigwig, but when are we going to get the science lab?. hoep you have a great day.
check ya later
<_>

Anonymous said...

hey how can i chat in woogi world pls some one tell me :(
-jannes
username in woogi:pogi_ako

Jessie said...

Hi BigWig!

I'm just wondering - how do I get to my journal on Woogi World? I can't seem to find it. I am Nininino. :D You rock BigWig!

pianostar said...

1.the service station is losing popularity.
2.sharks is gaining popularity!
3. bigwig, you've tought us so much! i'm really happy with what you've taught us about the internet!
from,
Pianostar! :)