Tot's TV and TellyTubbies creator join up with Auntie for MMO
Ragdoll, BBC Worldwide and CBBC have selected Nice Tech to produce and develop an MMO children’s world that will compliment their forthcoming CBBC Children’s programme, Tronji.Nice Tech, an MMO and virtual development studio, with its groundbreaking AliceServer technology, is making excellent progress on a unique Children’s MMO based around the Ragdoll IP: Tronji. With only a 12 month development schedule, Nice Tech is on schedule to complete the game in early 2008.
Tronji is now ready for its first focus testing sessions which will involve many children over the next four months. A pre-alpha testing strategy was adopted to allow early feedback and to ensure that the development meets its tight deadlines. The team at Nice Tech is able to rapidly re-think any design issue that needs moderation based on the feedback from the young testers.
From my expereince of kid's TV tie-ins, the first thing they need to do is make sure the damn thing works in native support modes for your OS. If I have to run one more bloody game in Windows 95 Compatibility mode I'm going to scream.
Oh, and for anyone worried about their kids being online in an MMO, Disney have been doing it for ages successfully and safely but the usual sensible use rules still apply: Don;t let your kids game unattended, it really is that simple.
