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[Over at virtual worlds site WorldsInMotion.biz, we’ve restarted the Worlds In Motion Online Atlas, originally written by the now Kotaku-tastic Leigh Alexander, and now penned by ‘Scotsman in Canada’ du jour Mathew Kumar. First up - an intriguing overview of Moshi Monsters, a educational, social MMO aimed at “little kids and big kids alike” from Mind Candy - yep, the company who originally did Perplex City.]
Name: Moshi Monsters
Company: Mind Candy
Established: April 2008
How it Works: Flash; it runs directly in the browser window with no installation required. All navigation and gameplay is performed through use of a mouse.
Overview: In Moshi Monsters, users “adopt” one monster from a range of six species to care for. Users are placed in charge of ensuring the monster remains happy and fed by purchasing goods from the local town (either food or furniture and items to decorate their monster’s home) and raises money to purchase […]
Original post by editors@gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless) and software by Elliott Back
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