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| Kota the Triceratops! |
Well, we lied. Sorry.
This little Playskool triceratops game was too cute to
resist.
I was looking for archaeology-inspired children's games when I stumbled upon the Playskool website. This company produces all sorts of plastic paradises for kids. However, none of the games or toys were strictly archaeological.
This Kota Adventure Game is clearly aimed at young children (mainly preschool-aged), but I found it so adorable that I had to write about it! In this game, Kota the Triceratops follows the mouse around the screen in search of glowing leaves. The goals of this game are simple: collect all ten leaves, and win a trophy! Then move to the next level and start gathering again. Complete with tribal background music and great sound effects, this little triceratops crashes into rocks, tramples over grass, and runs into coconut-trees! Who knew dinosaurs liked coconuts...
Even though this game is inspired by paleontology and not archaeology, like other children;s toys we've examined, this game also portrays an extremely simplified version of the ancient world to the public. The game presents a happy world where Kota runs around (usually bumping into things). Young children can enjoy this simple game that is easy to win and not possible to lose. Aside from teaching what a triceratops looks like, there is no educational content to this game--but with a target audience of five-year-olds, the instructional qualities of the game are probably not one its primary goals. While the game is cute, simple, and fun, it doesn't largely distort this presentation of the dinosaur era. Check out the Game!
Aside from offering an online game, Playskool also markets Kota as an automated toy! I thought this large, moving dinosaur was hilarious, and, if I'm being completely honest, probably would have been my dream as a child. Clearly this company has found some success drawing toy inspiration from ancient worlds and coordinating their games and toys.
I was looking for archaeology-inspired children's games when I stumbled upon the Playskool website. This company produces all sorts of plastic paradises for kids. However, none of the games or toys were strictly archaeological.
This Kota Adventure Game is clearly aimed at young children (mainly preschool-aged), but I found it so adorable that I had to write about it! In this game, Kota the Triceratops follows the mouse around the screen in search of glowing leaves. The goals of this game are simple: collect all ten leaves, and win a trophy! Then move to the next level and start gathering again. Complete with tribal background music and great sound effects, this little triceratops crashes into rocks, tramples over grass, and runs into coconut-trees! Who knew dinosaurs liked coconuts...
Even though this game is inspired by paleontology and not archaeology, like other children;s toys we've examined, this game also portrays an extremely simplified version of the ancient world to the public. The game presents a happy world where Kota runs around (usually bumping into things). Young children can enjoy this simple game that is easy to win and not possible to lose. Aside from teaching what a triceratops looks like, there is no educational content to this game--but with a target audience of five-year-olds, the instructional qualities of the game are probably not one its primary goals. While the game is cute, simple, and fun, it doesn't largely distort this presentation of the dinosaur era. Check out the Game!
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| I want one!! |
Aside from offering an online game, Playskool also markets Kota as an automated toy! I thought this large, moving dinosaur was hilarious, and, if I'm being completely honest, probably would have been my dream as a child. Clearly this company has found some success drawing toy inspiration from ancient worlds and coordinating their games and toys.
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