ZulaWorld.com(TM) - A Thrilling Virtual Environment for Kids Developed in Collaboration With IBM - Blasting Off Now on Computer Screens Everywhere!

ZulaWorld.com(TM) - A Thrilling Virtual Environment for Kids Developed in Collaboration With IBM - Blasting Off Now on Computer Screens Everywhere!

BURBANK, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Fire up your rockets and blast off with ZulaWorld.com(TM), an incredible new online destination where kids ages six and older, along with their peers, parents and teachers, can spend hours exploring the Galaxies in fun and challenging ways. From racing around Saturn's rings while playing the Bumper Spaceships Game, to riding a skateboard at Greater Crater Planetary Park, ZulaWorld.com(TM) offers out-of-this-world entertainment that encourages discovery and excitement. www.zulaworld.com.

ZulaWorld.com(TM) was developed in collaboration with IBM by the creators of The Zula Patrol, the 2008 Parents Choice Award-winning TV series whose colorful alien characters and intriguing science-based content have won legions of fans. The Zula Patrol airs Saturday mornings on NBC as part of the qubo programming block and weekdays and weekends on public television stations.

"ZulaWorld.com(TM) is an amazing virtual environment that's a perfect blend of adventure and learning," said Dr. Deborah Manchester, creator of The Zula Patrol. "Our goal is to inspire young kids' natural curiosity about science so they become inquisitive lifelong learners. IBM has been the ideal collaborator to extend our mission by working with us to create one of the most entertaining, content-rich kids' sites available today."

Inside ZulaWorld.com(TM), users create their own avatar, fly their own spaceship, and make intriguing discoveries about how things work as they explore the cosmos. "Fun" is the operative word as kids team up with their peers, parents and teachers to problem solve, play games, and immerse themselves in an outer-space community that will be ever-expanding with new activities. The creative, technical and educational team which developed ZulaWorld.com has designed all the games to engage kids while at the same time promoting critical thinking skills. By collaborating with IBM Research, many of these features have been made possible through the Emerging Business Opportunity (EBO) program with IBM's Virtual World Administration software tools for the creation of ZulaWorld.com and for ongoing site management.

Recognizing the value of social interaction, the site's developers have designed it to offer a high degree of team play. To allow this, ZulaWorld.com(TM) has been built around proven concepts of protecting children in online environments.

Basic levels of game play on the site are available for free. A subscription to ZulaWorld.com(TM) unlocks many more levels of exciting activity. Subscription rates are: $5.99, one month; $29.99, six months; and $49.99, one year.

Zula USA, LLC produces a package of entertaining, educational products that are designed to provide science education and reading literacy for children in pre-school through third grade - a group for whom early exposure and intervention has proven most effective. For more information, visit: www.zula.com

IBM is in the forefront in exploring virtual worlds. Hundreds of IBM researchers, consultants, and developers are developing and providing new ways of learning, collaborating and doing business in virtual worlds. For more information, visit: www.ibm.com

Source: ZulaWorld.com

CONTACT: Ann Schwarz and Nina Stern, both for ZulaWorld.com,
+1-818-990-9242

Web Site: http://zulaworld.com/
http://www.zula.com/
http://www.ibm.com/us/en

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