Whyville
Whyville is an educational Internet site geared towards children from ages 8–14+ founded and managed by Numedeon, Inc. Whyville engages its users in learning about a broad range of topics, including science…
31 December 1999
Whyville is a quiz/trivia, released 31 December 1999 on Web browser.
What Whyville is
Whyville was released in 1999. It is available on Web browser only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Whyville is an educational Internet site geared towards children from ages 8–14+ founded and managed by Numedeon, Inc. Whyville engages its users in learning about a broad range of topics, including science, business, art and geography. Whyville's users (Whyvillians) engage in virtual world simulation based games and role play sponsored by a wide range of governmental, non-profit, and corporate entities. In 2009, the website had a registered base of more than 7 million users.
What it launched against
Whyville launched on 31 December 1999, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.
Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.
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When did Whyville come out?
Whyville was released on 31 December 1999 for Web browser.
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