Numedeon

Numedeon

Numedeon Inc. is a Privately held, Pasadena, California Based, virtual world creator. They are widely known for creating "Whyville" the online world for 9-15 year olds, which features "N.I.C.E." The Numedeon Interactive Community Engine.

Whyville

Main article: Whyville

Whyville claims to have over 3 million users however, Whyville has not released actual statistics about active members. Numedeon has created several different websites. Whyville, run on N.I.C.E., the above mentioned software that "Runs on a standard web browser, and can be run on a 56K modem.[1]" according the Numedeon Website.

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References

  1. ^ Numedeon Inc. (Publish date unknown). "About Us". Numedeon Inc. Website. http://www.numedeon.com/smmk/frontOffice/aboutUs. Retrieved 2007-08-06. 

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