In addition, for each task they complete, they get a portion of a story book. When they've completed enough tasks, the whole story book is available and they can read it at the library. These books are interactive with creative stories to keep the child entertained.
When they have completed all the tasks in a "world" and earned all of the various available story books, they can move on to the next "world" and do different things.
I left my daughters playing this game together for about 90 minutes and their favorite part was going down the water slide in the pond and changing the avatar's clothes. I think the rest will come with time, but I was amused to see what they found fun!
This should definitely be on your Christmas list if you have young children in pre-school or who are getting ready for kindergarten. I think this software is fun AND educational, which is a difficult combination to get right. Once again, Knowledge Adventure proves that it's the leader in the educational software arena with JumpStart 3D Virtual World: My First Adventure!
We worked with this game on a Windows Vista machine, but I'm sure it works just as well on Windows XP or a Mac!
JumpStart 3D Virtual World: My First Adventure is rated EC (Early Childhood) by the ESRB. This game can also be found on the Mac.
Article comments
1 - paul
Thanks for the comments. In addition to the PC games that are available at retail locations, JumpStart just launched an online version of our adventure-based learning games. We invite everyone to go to www.jumpstart.com and experience the first immersive 3D virtual world for kids. We also have created Fan Clubs on Facebook and MySpace to help parents connect with others and share their thoughts and experiences about their children's success at school and at play.