Dizzywood Earns the National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold
San Francisco, Calif.—September 23, 2009—Dizzywood, a virtual world and online game for children ages 8-12, today announced that it has earned the prestigious NAPPA Gold award in the software, Website and video game category.
To earn the coveted NAPPA, Dizzywood underwent a rigorous review process by independent expert judges and a team of children of various ages who select the most entertaining, appealing, safe, educational and age-appropriate products. Prior winners of the award include Club Penguin and the Word Girl PBS Website.
"Dizzywood’s virtual activities build self-confidence and encourage self-expression, which make it truly stand out from the crowd,"said Barbara Smith Decker, NAPPA manager."It is a great example of how technology can create positive change, allowing kids to practice good citizenship online."
"We’re thrilled to receive this honor,"aid Dizzywood CEO Scott Arpajian."Our virtual world offers children a safe place where they can explore and engage in positive and rewarding activities, and it’s wonderful to receive this recognition from NAPPA."
Dizzywood was launched in November 2007. The imaginative, story-driven world offers kids a safe environment where they can engage in challenging activities that develop self-confidence, as well as cooperate with others and find a sense of belonging.
Dizzywood is free to play. Subscriptions are available to access premium content, and pricing begins at $4.95 per month.
About NAPPA
NAPPA – the National Parenting Publications Awards – is the “go-to” source for parents and professionals seeking the best children’s products. The NAPPA seal signifies that the winning product has been rigorously evaluated against stringent criteria and that it stands out among hundreds of other products from all around the world. Only the best products win the prestigious NAPPA recognition.
NAPPA’s team of independent expert judges and family testers (parents and kids) select the most entertaining, appealing, safe, educational, age-appropriate and enduring products as NAPPA Gold and Honors winners. View all NAPPA winners at NAPPA.Parenthood.com.
About Dizzywood
Dizzywood's mission is to inspire young people to use their imagination and have fun, while learning real-life values and skills. Dizzywood's creative, story-driven world offers children a safe virtual environment where they can explore worlds unlike any other, engage in challenging activities and cooperate with others, while developing important cognitive skills. Because Dizzywood's games and activities have endless variation, each experience is new and unique – keeping kids captivated and engaged. Kids are appropriately challenged with games and activities that earn players unique super powers and other creative rewards. For more information, visit www.dizzywood.com.
