Can a Multiplayer Online Game Create a Secure Environment for Children?
Imagine walking down a street and meeting someone who at that same very moment lives in another town…another state…or even across the world. Think it can’t happen? Think again. It happens every day in MMORPGs, or massively multiplayer online role-playing games, as they are called. Hundreds of thousands of people from anywhere in the world can sign into an online game, create their own individual character, and “exist” together in a virtual world among other created virtual characters…all from the power of an Internet connection. The themes for these online games vary, but many contain the simple goal of advancing your character to the next level. Many online games today involve fighting and killing, much to the dismay of parents. “There’s enough of that in the real world,” says a concerned mom. “Why would I want my child to play a game that involves something I am against?” Many parents want games that they can trust…that they can depend on. As parents, most of us just want an
