About Us
Dizzywood is a fun virtual world for kids where you can play free games, explore unique and imaginative areas in a fun virtual world, and meet new friends in a safe environment. Whether it’s a visit to a Mayan-themed jungle or a super power challenge to defeat Emperor Withering, Dizzywood offers children ages 8-12 the opportunity to create their own adventure, cooperate with other players in exciting games and challenges, and have fun while learning.
Dizzywood launched in November, 2007. It's currently free to use and there are no advertisements on the website. To learn more about Dizzywood, please explore this site. For more information, questions, or just to say hey, feel free to contact us.
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Stuff to Do
Dress Up Your Avatar
In Dizzywood, you can customize your very own animated character! Show off your style with personalized hair styles, clothing and other cool Dizzywood items.
Play Games
There are lots of fun games to play in Dizzywood. Test your skills against the riddle master Archimedes. Beat the Mechano-Drill 9000 by bouncing magical balls of elixir. Or help Chef Pierre collect tasty bugs for his famous Tanglevine Stew!
Use Super Powers
Get incredible super powers such as levitation and invisibility to overcome obstacles and explore new areas. There's no limit to the things you can do in Dizzywood. Let your imagination lead the way!
Discover and Explore Many New Worlds
The world of Dizzywood is full of new virtual places to discover and explore. Many of them are strange new places with mysterious and magical creatures. It's a world full of activity and wonder, with fun surprises and adventure waiting for you in every corner.
Hang Out with Friends
You can meet up with your friends and also make new ones along the way. Add friends to your buddy list and explore the world of Dizzywood together!
Have Fun Being a Kid!
In Dizzywood, the focus is on fun. Whether it's racing around on a skateboard, playing a game of soccer with your friends, or just hanging out, Dizzywood is a great, safe place to be a kid online. We're always adding lots of new activities and games for you to enjoy. Our site is completely age-appropriate and safe for kids.
Company Mission
Our aim is to create a website for kids that inspires a sense of imagination, discovery, exploration, and most of all, fun. Frankly, when we took a good look at what was already out there, we felt that kids deserved a lot better. Our hope is that through a commitment to quality storytelling, creative vision, and technological innovation, Dizzywood will deliver an outstanding entertainment experience for young people that inspires the imagination in a safe environment. Our goal is to be the most popular web destination for kids in the 8-12 age range. It's a lofty goal, to be sure, but we're all about dreaming big.
Work for Dizzywood!
Want to work for a company where fun and imagination are core values, where each day presents new adventures, and where playing games and storytelling is part of your job? Join our team of designers, developers and imagineers during this exciting, startup phase. Located in San Francisco, we're currently looking for candidates to help us fill the following positions:
Dizzywood Jobs
About the Founders
Scott Arpajian
Scott was destined to be an entrepreneur from childhood. At age 10, he took all of his little sister's favorite dolls and sold them at a garage sale, pocketing the proceeds. He has since made amends, but hasn't lost the drive. Scott has built over 15 years of experience with consumer Internet properties. Most notably, he spent a decade overseeing CNET Download.com, which he founded in 1996. During his time at Download.com, he grew the business to over 50 million monthly users and $40 million in annual revenues. Scott graduated in 1992 from Boston University with a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication. He is author of How to Use HTML 3, which won the Computer Press Award for Best How-to Book in 1997. He lives in Tiburon, California with his wife and two children.
Sean Uberoi Kelly
Sean creates the architecture and executes technology and strategy for the web experience, including the delivery of the site content and tools. He is a technologist specializing in social software and rich media who graduated from Princeton University in 1992 and completed his Masters in Interactive Telecommunications in 1998 from NYU. Until 2003 he was a developer at Microsoft Research specializing in large-scale multi-user software systems, including MSR’s Virtual Worlds Project focusing on 3D authoring tools and multi-user interfaces. He was the inventor/cofounder of the social media company Wallop and CTO of Wallop.com in 2005-6.
Ken Marden
Ken Marden is the creative lead overseeing content development, design and production for Dizzywood. Before creating the imaginative world of Dizzywood, he worked on creative content strategy and execution for several game companies including Hasbro Games Inc. Prior to pursuing a career inspired by his imagination he graduated from Columbia University in 1994. After graduation he lived in Japan for a year and then worked for a company compiling market research so that he could travel the world. He visited 80 countries and explored famous sites like the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, and the Egyptian pyramids (as well as many not so famous but equally amazing places) before retiring his battered suitcase. For the next five years he worked for the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard. He now lives with his girlfriend in Oakland, CA and in his spare time is writing a children's book series.
