Hi Everyone
We began our Halloween festivals with a new background and homepage. Look for more activities as the day approaches .
What would you like to see and play in Shidonni this Halloween ?
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
New Car in Shidonni
Hi
News! you can draw new cars to your pets in Shidonni.
Click on the new Car button and draw a car. You can even test drive it and change it so it will be super fast !
Tell us what you think
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Shidonni on Spanish Version
Hi Everyone, Hola niños,
Boy o boy – loads of news from us today
Follow the pattern of lights and sounds in this new challenging game!
It’s fun, single and multi player. Let’s see who has the best memory !
3. Shidonni Pro clinic
Wow! Check out the new clinic!
Be your pets’ doctor, give them a full check up and keep them healthy and happy! Pro users have it all the time but we will offer to to everyone once in a while.
Notice the new menu button with the doctor’s case.
Your animal will be checked and we will tell you what you need to do to make them better.
4. A super- spaceship!
Want to send pets to your friends in a glowing super cool spaceship?
Add 3 friends and upgrade your spaceship!
5. New music for your worlds and New pets voices
Win more cool music and voices for your pets and worlds !
Make your pet talk in a grumpy monster voice, or sing in beautiful piano voice…
Surprising voices are waiting for you now in the gifts stars!
6. PrimaryGames Users – we have a new TV for you !
Shidonni TV will not feature animals that were sent only from PrimaryGames.
Log to Primarygames and click on Shidonni.
You will see a new TV planet :
Click it, Choose one your pets (you can choose only pets with passports)
Click on the “send to TV” button.
If you animals is chosen you’ll be able to see it in the Primarygames Homepage TV in exactly 24 hours !!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Shidonni releases a white paper on the empowerment of children’s creativity
Hi,
We just released today a new white paper on the empowerment of children’s creativity in virtual worlds and games.
The white paper, aimed at parents and educators, addresses questions that interest anyone who is working in the field of children’s education, such as, “can fun and engaging games contribute to a child’s mental and creative growth?”
If you would like to download a copy of the white paper, please visit:
http://www2.shidonni.com/s/pages/shidonni_whitepaper_final.pdf
We will keep the link on the right side of our blog links for a while.
We will be happy to get your comments.
Read the full PR here :
http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200903/1237478263.html
Friday, August 27, 2010
Please make Shidonni better again
Hi everyone
Please help us make Shidonni better by filling out this set of questions. We appreciate your thoughts and feedback !
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cElSYUlncHdkdXJyUlFoQ0d5RGJDTnc6MA..
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Shidonni get award and press love
Hi everybody,
We are excited to update that we were chosen as one of the top 10 Israeli internet startups in Israel at the TWS event. We were chosen out of 70 startups by an amazing set of judges who reviewed us. Techcrunch wrote about Shidonni, as well as Ezra from 1938Media (who is giving away 1 month Shidonni Pro subscriptions). Following the win , Virtual world news had a QA session with Guy.
At the event Nir was showing what we do to many visitors and even had a kid to show and play
Guy presented Shidonni to the panel and had to answer a lot of questions.
We always enjoy the real time feedback and we always like to hear from you about your ideas and suggestions. Thank you everyone for the love and support we get.
See you in our next event !
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
New Feature and new update on Shidonni
Hi everyone,
As you all noticed the new Shidonni version is up. A set of new fun features were introduced as well as premium features which we will roll during December.
Some of the new features to check out are:
1. New editing tool for pets
2. Clothing to your pets
3. Taxi to move your pets between worlds
4. Beds to put your pets to sleep and wake them up when you want to play with them
5. Passport for your pets, while they travel the world
We are now also asking to get an email for your account in order to make Shidonni safer and easier to use. This means that we also comply with Internet standards for games for under 13 years old.
Note: if you did not put an email or you entered a bad email, we will provide you with a way to edit them again in the next 24 hours.
Notice the new features for Shidonni Pro artists. We will roll these features in the next two weeks.
We will introduce in this news blog new features next week, one by one. We hope you enjoy them .
As you all noticed the new Shidonni version is up. A set of new fun features were introduced as well as premium features which we will roll during December.
Some of the new features to check out are:
1. New editing tool for pets
2. Clothing to your pets
3. Taxi to move your pets between worlds
4. Beds to put your pets to sleep and wake them up when you want to play with them
5. Passport for your pets, while they travel the world
We are now also asking to get an email for your account in order to make Shidonni safer and easier to use. This means that we also comply with Internet standards for games for under 13 years old.
Note: if you did not put an email or you entered a bad email, we will provide you with a way to edit them again in the next 24 hours.
Notice the new features for Shidonni Pro artists. We will roll these features in the next two weeks.
We will introduce in this news blog new features next week, one by one. We hope you enjoy them .
Shidonni New version
Hey boys and girls,
We are excited to update you on the news from Shidonni. The team is hard at work to add new things to do, make the things we already have better and add in new good surprises.
In the front page, you’ll be able to see weekly new animals that we loved. Keep sending us your animals !
Last but not least, we have a new parking game featuring your animals as drivers. Can you win the game ?
Anyone without Silverlight should get now a better user experience. We advise to check our extensive Silverlight help page, if anything goes wrong.
Enjoy and keep creatin’ !
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
new drawing lessons on Shidonni
Hi everyone,
We posted new drawing lessons. You can check them out at the editors top left area:
You can now learn how to draw an elephant, mouse and a dinosaur.
We have more lessons and loads of good surprises coming in next week , so make sure you come in to check them out.
Monday, August 23, 2010
A New Submarine Game on Shidonni
Hi Everyone,
We just found another game planet. It is a great game planet with a submarine game.
All you have to do is manage the submarine and pick up all the dirt that boats drop, to keep the sea clean.
Beware of the bombs !
To get this game, keep playing and drawing and finish the missions.
Good luck in keeping the planet’s seas clean !
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Shidonni story making movie
The amazing Kelly Irish from Michigen is teaching 1st and 2nd graders the art of story telling. She started using Shidonni and edited with the 6th graders the following movie:
New feature on Shidonni
Did you know you can share your world with your family and your friends ? Did you know you can send grandma or Ben from down the road a way to look into your world ?
Here is how
Click the telescope planet
When you choose one of the worlds you can share, notice the button on the bottom of the page, looking like an email
When you’ll click it, you will be able to fill the email of anyone who you’d want to see your creation.
Click OK and you are set. They will get an email with a link to go and see the lovely world you have done.
It is that easy. Enjoy.
Video Shidonni Introduction
We have uploaded a new video, featuring new elements from the game and giving a quick glance into what Shidonni is all about. See it :
Is Shidonni Safe ?
Shidonni is Safe?
Shidonni is a safe place for children and is in line with the U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Principles for the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA).
We do not collect personal information from non-registered children.
We provide a secure registration, the minimum information collected on each account.
In particular, we have only that children know to connect the other user name.
We carefully monitored, that every institution is released worldwide by our trained team.
Our strict privacy policy here.
Shidonni is a safe place for children and is in line with the U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Principles for the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA).
We do not collect personal information from non-registered children.
We provide a secure registration, the minimum information collected on each account.
In particular, we have only that children know to connect the other user name.
We carefully monitored, that every institution is released worldwide by our trained team.
Our strict privacy policy here.
Who is playing Shidonni?
Shidonni is ideal for children aged 4-12. We have Shidonni as secure access to the "Internet Literacy", even for our youngest users,
Younger children enjoy doodling and playing with their creations as they come to life, while primary school children will be able to enjoy more complex games and text-based activities such as the animated book.
Shidonni deliberately used as a minimum, written text as possible, so that children of preschool age to play and enjoy Shidonni independent.
Younger children enjoy doodling and playing with their creations as they come to life, while primary school children will be able to enjoy more complex games and text-based activities such as the animated book.
Shidonni deliberately used as a minimum, written text as possible, so that children of preschool age to play and enjoy Shidonni independent.
What do professionals, educators and parents say about Shidonni?
What do professionals, educators and parents say about Shidonni?
Here are just 2 quotes from the many comments we have received:
“Shidonni is an amazing way for kids to express themselves creatively. ... I am really in awe of this site and its capabilities. The site is simple enough for kindergarten students to use but will keep even 5th grade students intrigued.
(iLearn Technology )
“The intrinsic reward that comes from creating something from nothing with one’s own hands and sharing it with others is timeless and priceless……the makers of Shidonni bring the simple concept of creative illustration to life online. Bravo!”
(Linda Young, Ph.D., Counseling Psychologist and family cyber-safety expert)
More can be found here.
Here are just 2 quotes from the many comments we have received:
“Shidonni is an amazing way for kids to express themselves creatively. ... I am really in awe of this site and its capabilities. The site is simple enough for kindergarten students to use but will keep even 5th grade students intrigued.
(iLearn Technology )
“The intrinsic reward that comes from creating something from nothing with one’s own hands and sharing it with others is timeless and priceless……the makers of Shidonni bring the simple concept of creative illustration to life online. Bravo!”
(Linda Young, Ph.D., Counseling Psychologist and family cyber-safety expert)
More can be found here.
Why is Shidonni better and different?
Why Shidonni is better and different?
Shidonni highlights the creativity and promotes creative thinking.
Shidonni moves away from preset positions, templates, and a currency based on commercial activity. Children are not only ready-made parts and assembling win "money", as in other sites.
We encourage the children to actually create and develop their own genius worlds. You can go where she takes her fancy. We believe that the promotion of creativity is essential in the fight against today's "ready-made culture." Besides creativity, promote our games and activities of the basic values, responsibility and friendship.
In addition, associated Shidonni helps to the right hemisphere of the brain that is closely linked to creativity and imaginative thinking to develop. You can read more about this by our White Paper, which you can download free here.
Shidonni highlights the creativity and promotes creative thinking.
Shidonni moves away from preset positions, templates, and a currency based on commercial activity. Children are not only ready-made parts and assembling win "money", as in other sites.
We encourage the children to actually create and develop their own genius worlds. You can go where she takes her fancy. We believe that the promotion of creativity is essential in the fight against today's "ready-made culture." Besides creativity, promote our games and activities of the basic values, responsibility and friendship.
In addition, associated Shidonni helps to the right hemisphere of the brain that is closely linked to creativity and imaginative thinking to develop. You can read more about this by our White Paper, which you can download free here.
What is Shidonni ?
Shidonni is a ideal for children aged 4 until 12 years old, but anyone can play like 17+. This is why we have added many layers of safety and privacy. We monitor any creation that is being shared globally and at this point, we are not allowing any type of chat or messaging.
What can you do in Shidonni?
In Shidonni, children can draw their own imaginary worlds and animals and play with them as they come to life through animation.
Shidonni based on three main elements:
1st Child support drawing editors - fun and easy, simple editing tools, the drawing of animals, worlds and other designs.
2nd A virtual world - your children's drawings come to life in a virtual world. The user can then interact with their drawings of care, feeding, dressing and playing with them, all in a series of challenging and entertaining games.
3rd A secure network for the exchange - children can other people know it, both family and friends and tell them to combine their animals and worlds through a secure internal network. Adding the social aspect of sharing designs encourage children to create large drawings, and in turn trigger further their imagination.
We reward creativity - any creative work is rewarded with additional design tools a child improve user experience allows for even more imaginative fun!
What can you do in Shidonni?
In Shidonni, children can draw their own imaginary worlds and animals and play with them as they come to life through animation.
Shidonni based on three main elements:
1st Child support drawing editors - fun and easy, simple editing tools, the drawing of animals, worlds and other designs.
2nd A virtual world - your children's drawings come to life in a virtual world. The user can then interact with their drawings of care, feeding, dressing and playing with them, all in a series of challenging and entertaining games.
3rd A secure network for the exchange - children can other people know it, both family and friends and tell them to combine their animals and worlds through a secure internal network. Adding the social aspect of sharing designs encourage children to create large drawings, and in turn trigger further their imagination.
We reward creativity - any creative work is rewarded with additional design tools a child improve user experience allows for even more imaginative fun!
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