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completely confused.. i did not see the point of the game.. i spent most of my time “shopping” for hair, eyes, and shoes–how does that promote green? and, i could never figure out how to plant a tree in Haiti (presumably the goal)…it was like a neverending cycle.
Other than paying for a subscription which helps plant trees in countries around the world, the game itself doesn’t seem to really be promoting green at all, other than the nature theme that runs throughout most of the mini-games. Reminded me a bit of Neopets. I suppose it would be fun for the target audiences (ages 5-10), though I don’t think the game really gets down to actually being about environmentalism.
This seems like a missed opportunity. Instead of taking time to teach kids facts about conservation, they just give them a typical online kid’s game. The fact that trees are being planted for the subscriptions is nice if it’s true, but they could’ve done a lot more.
I think this is a great way to educate young children with regards to the forever endeavor of the depletion of the rain forest. This is important because young kids are out future and their understanding of the loss in the rain forest is key to stopping environmental concerns. However, this game does seem to lack educational value with the idea that it is more the motions of planting a tree rather than actively participating in environmentalism.
The look of this website is beautiful, but it wouldn’t let me register to play the game. I like the alphabet–lovely trees–but as learning the ABCs is really something more for preschoolers, I think the text next to the pictures is too wordy. This might be a good game for certain environmental organizations to link to on their websites, i.e. the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation in Lake Worth, which does a lot of work going out to schools, educating kids on the Everglades, and planting trees.
I wish I could try the game to see how that is.
This game as soon as I saw it was a huge red flag for me. I get the fact that they are attempting to incorporate kids into going green and everything, but this is completely the wrong way. This felt like someone had created some subpar kids game and just tacked on the “green” aspect, if it is green at all. In supporting the game and registering you supposedly plant a tree in Haiti. Great. Awesome, this is exactly what I would be looking for. But passed that, I think the green aspect is completely lost. Another deterrent from this game is the fact that in order to play one must subscribe. I honestly didn’t want to, so I just went and looked up actual game play of it. I think they misconstrued having nature and it’s critters as being “green” which personally I think hurt it the most. In doing that, I think it just makes this game look and feel like a sham.
“Accesorizing” games aren’t really my thing, as it leaves me a little confused on what I can and should do, and the fact that I have to register doesn’t do it for me. I’m sure it’s good in its own way, but I just don’t think it’s for me.
After trying to join the game for over 40 minutes, I was unable to register. I did, however, look at the video explaining the purpose of the game. I do not think it would be a game I would enjoy playing, but it looks like a game that my 7 and 9 year old daughters would enjoy. I like the idea about teaching about environmental awareness through play.
Oh… my… god. My eyeballs are still bleeding slightly. This was like a horrible version of every free to play “dressing room” MMO… ever… (Which is sad, because these games are already horrible by their nature; not to mention, like this game, are not actually free). They wanted me to give me them credit card information so I could buy some “awesome” hair-styles. I hope the creators of this game get rickets. Sorry that was mean… I hope they suffer optical neuropathy (EYE FOR AN EYE YOU S.O.B.s)
To begin, they have only planted 614 trees in 21 countries, so far, which is 29 trees per country. I feel like I could do a better job by purchasing a package of seeds and ‘Johnny-Apple-seeding’ south Florida. I like the idea of helping plant trees, but I feel like getting kids to physically plant trees (at nature preserves, etc) is more effective and a better experience. I wouldn’t want my kids sitting in front of a computer playing games that are, in reality, unrelated to the environment (except in setting and characters), when they could be outside playing and planting real trees. The characters aren’t even that cute.
Honestly, I have two little brothers. They’re twins; 8 years old. And if they played it, they’d find it boring. Not enough explosions. And even the idea that all money spent on the game goes PARTIALLY towards trees around the world is kind of disheartening. I went into it looking for a little bit of hope, and came out rather disappointed. Good idea, but they aren’t doing enough.
What is really the best thing about this is that they take the effort to use their profits to give back to the environment. It’s really just an excuse for parents to let their kids have fun playing mini games in a RPG environment that’s promoting environmentalism. The message is good, but I don’t think the games really help teach the kids, it’s more for fun than anything else.
*Sigh* another of these games. I have been bored many times to have signed up for many games similar to this. They’re all the same. So I decided not to register. But judging by the previous comments and what I viewed, I believe I was right in my choice. Planting trees is all fine and dandy, but it seems to just be another game to waste time creating this alter-character and customizing whatever. And then using a credit card to purchase non-real items. Almost seems like a scam. Sorry, I don’t buy it. At least they planted trees…
After looking and reading through the gameplay I’ll have to say that this game is very stimulating and informative, providing kids with the knowledge about the environment giving them vital information about the environment and how to make it better.
Well the idea seemed like a positive thing, but its plagued with problems. I’m curious as to how the money they are asking for is really spent and the whole point of the game and website seem to take away from true environmentalism. Even if kids did get into it, I’m not sure there is anything they would come out of it with.
This game looked like fun. I was really interested in trying it out, but was unable to register and login. Maybe I’m not old enough…
I understand that we want to give back to the environment and stuff, but seriously. This is a bad way of attracting a child’s attention of ‘being green’. If you want to help your child give back to the environment, buy a tree and go plant one. It just does not seem legitimate at all.
I tried for a while on this site, but I could not manage to actually get into the game.
For some reason I was unable to access the game, but from what I observed ArboPals / Arboria leaves much more to be desired if it’s to be considered worthy of promoting the environmentalism cause. The concept of the game itself, buying items or playing mini games in a setting which a child could easily overlook as being ‘environmental’ doesn’t really seem much different from the games children play now on their iphones, which spam advertisements to buy more tokens and whatnot for item redeeming.I think the game could use improvements in being more direct with its approach to promoting environmentalism besides just ‘planting trees.’
Overall I think the concept of this site is great. I could see this being introduced into elementary and middle schools to get students involved in the process of being environmentally friendly. And the fact that with subscriptions and merchandise purchases, all proceeds go towards planting real trees, I think classes could make it a great learning experience. See which class could raise the most money and plant the most trees. It sounds like a fun idea.