The World’s First Infant Safety Computer Game

Kiddiesgames.com has just released the world’s first infant safety computer game - a game to practice dialing emergency on the telephone.

(PRWEB) November 2, 2004 -- Kiddiesgames.com believes that it is offering the world’s first infant safety computer game - a game to practice dialing emergency on the telephone. At least 2 North American children under the age of 5 years old successfully dialed 911 on the telephone in an emergency this year (2004). A paramedic spokesman in one of the cases is cited as saying that the child's actions are a compelling illustration of the need to train children in emergencies.

After hearing these stories and in response to a customer request for safety software for infants, Kiddies Games created the computer game “Call 911”.

Actually, there are a few versions the game. “Call 911” is for USA and Canada. There is “Call 999” for England and the UK, “Call 000” for Australia, “Call 111” for New Zealand and “Call 112” for Europe.

Children who are that young dial the telephone by remembering the positions of the buttons to press on the telephone rather than by actually recognizing the numbers. Thus, the game is carefully designed to emphasize button positions and sequence.

As with all KiddiesGames, the game is designed to be fun and always positive, subtly showing the child the correct answer when necessary and cheering the child when they do dial the correct numbers. Thus, while subtly teaching new skills to small children, the game is always one of open-ended exploration and positive feedback for the self-esteem, which KiddiesGames believes are the most important ingredients of good infant software.

KiddiesGames provides various free online educational computer games for babies and preschoolers at http://www.kiddiesgames.com. Offline download versions of the games can be purchased at http://www.kiddiesgames.com/en/downloads.php. You can sign up for a newsletter announcing new games at http://www.kiddiesgames.com/en/babygames.php#enter_email. To see the full text of this press release or to sign up for press release announcements, please visit http://www.kiddiesgames.com/en/pressreleases.php.

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