Neopets in Time Mag.

[Fizzy]

I think a lot of people are missing the point. It's not whether or not we think immersive advertising is annoying or not, it's whether or not immersive advertising is harmful to young children--along the lines of 5, 6, and 7--who can't tell the difference between advertising and fun.

That said, the article is just like most written about Neopets in that there's a lack of understanding about the site in general, and no attempt to get opinions from a broader group of Neopets users.

Do kids 5-6 years old actually play Neopets? 7 year olds I can understand, but 5 or 6 seems to be a little young. At the very least, they'd need a parent/sibling to help them.
This is just an important reminder that parents need to be involved in and aware of what their kids are doing.

[raudf]

This is just an important reminder that parents need to be involved in and aware of what their kids are doing.

Yeah, as a parent, this is why I do have a problem with that bill. I want to control what my kid sees or does, not let the government do it!

[SpiraLethe]

I think a lot of people are missing the point. It's not whether or not we think immersive advertising is annoying or not, it's whether or not immersive advertising is harmful to young children--along the lines of 5, 6, and 7--who can't tell the difference between advertising and fun.

When I was a child, I could. It's the parents' responcibility to educate their children and watch which sites their children are visiting. I can't stand how these days the media has become the scapegoat for problems that are rooted in bad/negletful parenting. If people aren't willing to be their for their kids and teach them "right" from "wrong," then they shouldn't complain about the big bad real world leading them astray.

Advertisement is everywhere, included "immersive" advertisement. Almost any major movie will have real life products that a company paid for to appear in said movie and used by the characters. Eg: In one of the Superman movies (I can't remember which one in particular), one of the super villians crashes into a Marboro billboard while a couple walks out of Burger King carrying food items. Or in some film, a character is drinking froma Coca Cola bottle. This type of advertisement is everywhere. Adults can't avoid it, and neither can children. It's part of reality. Why are people making a big fuss about Neopets and their methods? Probably because it's new. It's new and innovative, thus it must be bad and now we have something new to blame for our already existing societal problems. Give me a break.


Thiis not necessarily a responce to the quoted post.

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[Jens]

I think a lot of people are missing the point. It's not whether or not we think immersive advertising is annoying or not, it's whether or not immersive advertising is harmful to young children--along the lines of 5, 6, and 7--who can't tell the difference between advertising and fun.

That said, the article is just like most written about Neopets in that there's a lack of understanding about the site in general, and no attempt to get opinions from a broader group of Neopets users.

Do kids 5-6 years old actually play Neopets? 7 year olds I can understand, but 5 or 6 seems to be a little young. At the very least, they'd need a parent/sibling to help them.
This is just an important reminder that parents need to be involved in and aware of what their kids are doing.

kids like to play the neopets games, trust me i know a lot of people that let their kids play on their neopets accounts

but you got to understand that at the age of 6, i was able to do everything on neopets myself and i eventually ended up with a christmas zafara from level 4!