Internet predator edugame heads to Kentucky schools

A new computer game designed to teach children about the dangers of internet predators is on its way to local middle and high schools next fall, reports Kentucky.com. Titled Missing, the game sees a young boy go missing after establishing an online relationship with a mysterious person known as Fantasma (protip, kids: don't hang out with a guy called Fantasma). Players are tasked with finding clues about the boy's whereabouts, thus seeing how they could find themselves drawn into similar situations.

Funding for the game totals $300,000, which was secured by an earmark in the recently passed omnibus spending bill in Washington. In response to the general criticism received by earmark spending, Kentucky Representative Ben Chandler stated that he tries to limit his requests to worthwhile projects, saying, "Any project that is going to protect our young people, in my view, can be easily defined as a good project."

Frankly, they could probably save a lot of money by scrapping the project and doling out a few copies of Hogan's Alley. We've been spotting predators since 1985, son.


[Via Kotaku]