Does corporate America keep tabs on kids?
CO: Often corporations will add cookies to track kids behavior. For instance, when kids are encouraged to play video games that are part of a site that features a sugared cereal. Musings: Tell me about the game that was featured at the Grand Theft Childhood event? CO: Activision released an E 10+ game based on the Bakugan TV show. The game is called Bakugan: Defenders of the Core. (Review of the game to come. My 7-year-old son screamed and clapped his hands together with glee when he saw the game. He loves playing!) Musings: After all the talk about ratings and blood and gore in games, what is right with games? CO: There are many positives in games not labeled as educational. For many games, kids are required to figure out a problem/solve a mystery. There is a frustration factor to games where kids play a long time to get payoff. Kids in early elementary school like to collect and sort and categorize. Memorize the names of characters, objects, etc. Kids like to sort, which is a necessa
