Pasadena, California-based Numedeon is introducing a new premium subscription service in which kids can learn money management and pet care in its kids virtual world Whyville.net.
Users can redeem Pearls for virtual objects, real products and in-world benefits. If kids choose to buy WhyPets, another new feature, they must learn how to properly care for their pets, such as feeding and exercising. Training the pets is a new feature that uses AI tech where the pets learn to associate actions with chat phrases and rewards.