Ragdoll and UK developer to create Tronji MMO
Uhhh…we don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Or cry from laughing. The same folks who brought you “Teletubbies” and “Rosie and Jim” (yes, the “Hello big banana!” duo) joined forces with Nice Tech, the Online Games specialist, to create a Massively Multiplayer Online Game for their upcoming children’s program “Tronji”. Yes, this isn’t the first time.
The television series to launch this 2007 is commissioned by BBC Broadcast and aimed at children aged six to nine years old. Probably gathering from the concept of “Tron” and “Jumanji,” the characters in the show will be able to exist in the real world while also being able to enter a surreal computer world.
Nice Tech will be developing the AliceServer technology-based MMO game to launch in parallel with the show to broaden the training and interaction of children. The kids will be able to enter a more immersive Tronji world where they can engage in similar comical situations as viewed on the show, only this time they do all the detective and solving work.
Paul Baker, CEO of Nice Tech, announced:
We are delighted that Ragdoll Worldwide have decided to commission an MMOG to support the launch of Tronji. We are confident that our expertise and enthusiasm will enable us to deliver a truly innovative online experience. To partner two leading players … in the ChildrenÂ’s sector such as Ragdoll and BBC Worldwide, and be offered the opportunity to exploit our development skills and technology to contribute to the Tronji vision, is an exciting and terrific opportunity.
The game will be available in the early part of 2008 and will be accessible in the UK through the Children’s BBC website.
Uhhh…we don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Or cry from laughing. The same folks who brought you “Teletubbies” and “Rosie and Jim” (yes, the “Hello big banana!” duo) joined forces with Nice Tech, the Online Games specialist, to create a Massively Multiplayer Online Game for their upcoming children’s program “Tronji”. Yes, this isn’t the first time.
The television series to launch this 2007 is commissioned by BBC Broadcast and aimed at children aged six to nine years old. Probably gathering from the concept of “Tron” and “Jumanji,” the characters in the show will be able to exist in the real world while also being able to enter a surreal computer world.
Nice Tech will be developing the AliceServer technology-based MMO game to launch in parallel with the show to broaden the training and interaction of children. The kids will be able to enter a more immersive Tronji world where they can engage in similar comical situations as viewed on the show, only this time they do all the detective and solving work.
Paul Baker, CEO of Nice Tech, announced:
We are delighted that Ragdoll Worldwide have decided to commission an MMOG to support the launch of Tronji. We are confident that our expertise and enthusiasm will enable us to deliver a truly innovative online experience. To partner two leading players … in the ChildrenÂ’s sector such as Ragdoll and BBC Worldwide, and be offered the opportunity to exploit our development skills and technology to contribute to the Tronji vision, is an exciting and terrific opportunity.
The game will be available in the early part of 2008 and will be accessible in the UK through the Children’s BBC website.
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