Canada's human services team have created an interactive narrative/game designed for 5-10 year-olds and their parents to learn about internet safety.
Available at: http://humanservices.alberta.ca/badguypatrol/default.htm
Narrative & Flow
Users follow Blockin' Betty the bull and her animal friends through a series of questions and games, There are four stages and answering the questions correctly and completing the games will earn you a flag. Once you collect all four flags the user can then download a certificate and access additional information.
Interactivity
The interactivity of the piece comes from the questions and games. The user cannot progress unless they click the correct answer on the questions and compete in the numerous games on each level. There are also little interactive buttons and animations along the way to keep the user interested.
Visual Style
Again the visual style of this piece is very cartoony and child friendly - again because of the 5-10 year old target market and this is what suits the audience. The colours and animations used are very lively and eye-catching.
Users follow Blockin' Betty the bull and her animal friends through a series of questions and games, There are four stages and answering the questions correctly and completing the games will earn you a flag. Once you collect all four flags the user can then download a certificate and access additional information.
Interactivity
The interactivity of the piece comes from the questions and games. The user cannot progress unless they click the correct answer on the questions and compete in the numerous games on each level. There are also little interactive buttons and animations along the way to keep the user interested.
Visual Style
Again the visual style of this piece is very cartoony and child friendly - again because of the 5-10 year old target market and this is what suits the audience. The colours and animations used are very lively and eye-catching.
