Millsberry

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Millsberry

Developer(s) General Mills
URL http://www.millsberry.com
Software license Proprietary
Engine Flash
Status Active
Platform Web Browser
Minimum Subscription Cost Free Subscription
Free Trial Yes
Avatar-based Yes
Multiuser Yes
Interactive Yes
Immediate] No
Use and Demographics
Primary use(s) Gaming, Marketing
Active users 8000
Target Audience(s) Children, Pre-teens
Language(s) English


Theme
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Features
Private spaces No
Graphical and Content Features
Communication
E-mail Integration No
Voice Chat No
Management and Privacy
Age Restrictions Yes
Privacy Policy Yes

Millsberry is an online virtual town where virtual buddy can explore, play games, visit museum, learn, and shop. The user can choose its buddy, what he looks like, and where he lives in the town.

Millsberry features a complete money system (named Millsbuck). Users must play games or participate to social event to earn money. They can use this money to buy food, clothes or furniture for their house.

Millsberry has a wide range of games, from basketball to unscrambling words, via sudokus, math problems and skateboarding.

Users must also take care of their body. Every buddy has 4 indicators that should be kept at their top level : fitness, civic involvment, health, and intelligence.

Users can also visit their friends in town, find their address in the address book, see their house and send them postcard.

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Publisher's Description

Millsberry is a fun virtual city for you to explore. You create a citizen of the city and discover Millsberry through his eyes. You'll need to make sure he takes care of himself, so you'll need to get food (from the shopping area) and make sure he exercises (by playing games), but you'll also get to go on adventures, solve mysteries and have all kinds of fun while visiting Millsberry!

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