What is Dinosaur Junction?
Dinosaur Junction is an online virtual world in which your child can take control of an alien paleontologist and explorer on an hunt for dinosaur fossils. Children can interact with one another and make new friends - all while learning about how it may have been when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. When first creating an account, they will be able to create their own Alien, selecting the color and name of their choosing. Within the game, there are several mini games and quest that are designed to educate, entertain, and encourage creativity. By playing these games and completing quests, the child is awarded virtual currency, in the form of Gems. With the Gems, they can purchase accessories for their Alien, Dino Pets, and furniture for their home tent in their virtual world.
Who is Dinosaur Junction?
We are parents of children who love all things prehistoric. We discovered that using dinosaur and prehistoric creatures was a creative manner in which to educate our own children about a range of concepts from letter sounds and spelling to the complex features of paleontology.
Why choose Dinosaur Junction?
Dinosaur Junction is the first museum-like game of it's kind. By using friendly characters in a unique setting, kids not only can, but want to learn, explore, and play with others, all while in a safe environment.
What are your chat features? Is it Safe?
Yes, it is safe. Dinosaur Junction, Inc. employs several highly trained staff to monitor chat and other various activities within and outside of the game, and provide personalized player support. As part of its commitment to creating a safe online environment for children and their families, we offer two forms of chat with restriction, monitoring, and parent controlled settings. Two chat settings that we offer are: Basic Safe Chat and Premium Safe Chat. Basic Safe Chat limits what users can say to a predefined menu of greetings, questions and statements, as well as emotion icons (ie. happy faces, sad faces, etc.), and actions. Under the Basic setting, the player will only be allowed to see other Basic Safe Chat messages. Premium Safe Chat allows players to type their own messages to other users. Every message is filtered to allow only pre-approved words and phrases, and block attempts to communicate a phone number or other personal information. Although the filter is continuously updated, comments that could be offensive to some players may occasionally get through. In order to limit these situations and further protect the security of the players, moderators monitor what's going on and receive player reports of misconduct. When a player uses innapropriate language, the parent will be informed when they look in the Parent's Corner. Players who engage in inappropriate behavior can be silenced or banned. Please read the FAQ for more information.
What personal details does Dinosaur Junction collect, and are they safe?
We collect only the necessary information to enable users to play the game safely - email address to confirm, and a username. We do not use any personal or contact details for any kind of solicitation, and we do not sell any of our contact information. We have a strict Privacy Policy, and we voluntarily conform to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Principles.
Safety First!
Safety is of the utmost importance to us and our staff. Children will be able to gather with friends, and make new ones, as they explore the online world. By using our child-friendly chat feature, they will be able to take interaction to a new level in a safe way. Not only are the conversations moderated, but we have created a filter system that will censor any foul language, and will notify the parent in the Parent's Corner, of what has been said. We continually search for new ways to keep yours and our children safe while playing Dinosaur Junction, and we always encourage you to talk with your children about internet safety.
Important Safety Tips:
1. Don't tell anyone your real name, where you live, where you go to school, your telephone number, or your email address.
2. Don't choose a username that reflects who you are in anyway. Avoid names that are in any way suggestive, even if they seem innocent to you.
3. Tell your parents if someone says or does something on the Internet that makes you uncomfortable, or if someone asks you for personal information.
4. Never share your password with anyone except your parents. Someone might pretend to be you, give out your personal information or do an action that may get you into trouble.
Dinosaur Junction is an online virtual world in which your child can take control of an alien paleontologist and explorer on an hunt for dinosaur fossils. Children can interact with one another and make new friends - all while learning about how it may have been when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. When first creating an account, they will be able to create their own Alien, selecting the color and name of their choosing. Within the game, there are several mini games and quest that are designed to educate, entertain, and encourage creativity. By playing these games and completing quests, the child is awarded virtual currency, in the form of Gems. With the Gems, they can purchase accessories for their Alien, Dino Pets, and furniture for their home tent in their virtual world.
Who is Dinosaur Junction?
We are parents of children who love all things prehistoric. We discovered that using dinosaur and prehistoric creatures was a creative manner in which to educate our own children about a range of concepts from letter sounds and spelling to the complex features of paleontology.
Why choose Dinosaur Junction?
Dinosaur Junction is the first museum-like game of it's kind. By using friendly characters in a unique setting, kids not only can, but want to learn, explore, and play with others, all while in a safe environment.
What are your chat features? Is it Safe?
Yes, it is safe. Dinosaur Junction, Inc. employs several highly trained staff to monitor chat and other various activities within and outside of the game, and provide personalized player support. As part of its commitment to creating a safe online environment for children and their families, we offer two forms of chat with restriction, monitoring, and parent controlled settings. Two chat settings that we offer are: Basic Safe Chat and Premium Safe Chat. Basic Safe Chat limits what users can say to a predefined menu of greetings, questions and statements, as well as emotion icons (ie. happy faces, sad faces, etc.), and actions. Under the Basic setting, the player will only be allowed to see other Basic Safe Chat messages. Premium Safe Chat allows players to type their own messages to other users. Every message is filtered to allow only pre-approved words and phrases, and block attempts to communicate a phone number or other personal information. Although the filter is continuously updated, comments that could be offensive to some players may occasionally get through. In order to limit these situations and further protect the security of the players, moderators monitor what's going on and receive player reports of misconduct. When a player uses innapropriate language, the parent will be informed when they look in the Parent's Corner. Players who engage in inappropriate behavior can be silenced or banned. Please read the FAQ for more information.
What personal details does Dinosaur Junction collect, and are they safe?
We collect only the necessary information to enable users to play the game safely - email address to confirm, and a username. We do not use any personal or contact details for any kind of solicitation, and we do not sell any of our contact information. We have a strict Privacy Policy, and we voluntarily conform to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor Principles.
Safety First!
Safety is of the utmost importance to us and our staff. Children will be able to gather with friends, and make new ones, as they explore the online world. By using our child-friendly chat feature, they will be able to take interaction to a new level in a safe way. Not only are the conversations moderated, but we have created a filter system that will censor any foul language, and will notify the parent in the Parent's Corner, of what has been said. We continually search for new ways to keep yours and our children safe while playing Dinosaur Junction, and we always encourage you to talk with your children about internet safety.
Important Safety Tips:
1. Don't tell anyone your real name, where you live, where you go to school, your telephone number, or your email address.
2. Don't choose a username that reflects who you are in anyway. Avoid names that are in any way suggestive, even if they seem innocent to you.
3. Tell your parents if someone says or does something on the Internet that makes you uncomfortable, or if someone asks you for personal information.
4. Never share your password with anyone except your parents. Someone might pretend to be you, give out your personal information or do an action that may get you into trouble.
