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MokuZoku - Getting Your Children Off the Computer
You might wonder what a game for kids got to do with alternative energy opportunities. It does not have anything directly to with alternative energy, but in my opinion, has a lot to do with the larger concept of sustainability. And the opportunities such a market presents.Worldwide, the sustainability movement is gathering pace, with alternative energy being one of its components. While the core theme of sustainability is on how to lead a life that is more environment and society friendly with an emphasis on aligning ourselves with nature, I feel the concept extends to how humans get to spend more time outside - visiting places, playing outdoor games and spending time at parks and gardens instead of at McDonalds and in front of giant TV screens.
More and more parents worldwide will be keen that their children grow up to be more eco-friendly than they themselves were. This will make them encourage kids to shun video and games and "go and play outside". I think there will be sizable markets for products that enable such activities.
MokuZoku is one such. Read what it does:
“MokuZoku is tackling a growing problem facing childhood development– too much time in front of computer and television screens, and not enough unstructured outdoor play. We’re revolutionizing how kids learn and play by creating an interactive world where online games motivate kids to get outside and learn about their environment. In doing so, we hope to stimulate a movement back to a simpler, healthier form of play and adventure that extends far beyond their computer. By partaking in our unique hybrid of online gaming and outdoor activity, children develop the connection with nature that is so essential to human mental and physical development.”
What I like about MokuZoku is that it presents a seamless way in which it leads kids from what they are currently doing (computer games) to what they should be doing (playing outside).
Source credit - Eco Child's Play
posted by Ecacofonix at
9:49 PM
Monday, June 22, 2009
4 Comments:
Thanks very much for this post. We too think that the possibilities are endless and it's important to teach kids about the environment by engaging them with it. It's not good enough for kids to know that the rainforest is burning down, they need to know what it sounds like, smells like and feels like. We're just getting going over at MokuZoku (been funded less than 10 months) but our mission is clear: A 1:1 online and outdoor gaming ratio. I'd welcome your comments as we're trying to build the best site possible and the only way we'll do so is your feedback!
http://mokuzoku.uservoice.com/pages/19169-general
Josh Baylin
Co-Founder and CEO
MokuZoku.com
Thanks Josh for your kind comment. All the best with your efforts and do keep us posted on your progress
Narasimhan Santhanam
Alternative Profits
Thanks for the post. It was nice to read this. It was detailed and factful.
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This blog gives more ideas that why we have to tell our children that they have to play outside.In this day mosy of children always stay in the home and spending their time either on the T.V. or on the computer.From this they are not able to know about their outside's environment.So we have to encourage them to go and play at outside so they show and learn what happen in outside of their home.
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