<s>
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
for	O
children	O
six	O
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
created	O
a	O
monkey	O
avatar	O
on	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
,	O
socialized	O
with	O
other	O
monkeys	O
,	O
and	O
played	O
mini	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entrepreneur	O
Melissa	O
Clark-Reynolds	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
an	O
environmentally-themed	O
virtual	B-Application
world	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
her	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clark-Reynolds	O
worked	O
with	O
interactive	O
media	O
producer	O
Deborah	O
Todd	O
and	O
game	O
designer	O
Noah	O
Falstein	O
to	O
create	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
launched	O
an	O
in-real-life	O
game	O
card	O
system	O
on	O
26	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cards	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
membership	O
,	O
give	O
the	O
user	O
special	O
xPowers	O
(	O
a	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
creation	O
)	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
in	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clark-Reynolds	O
revealed	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
on	O
29	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
had	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
mini	O
games	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
something	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
helping	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
recycling	O
trash	O
,	O
cleaning	O
up	O
a	O
lagoon	O
,	O
or	O
growing	O
fresh	O
strawberries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
mini	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
was	O
"	O
Monkey	O
Flight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Monkey	O
Fist	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
high-thrill	O
game	O
on	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
Island	O
where	O
players	O
went	O
head-to-head	O
against	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
offered	O
players	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
find	O
objects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
trash	O
and	O
jewels	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
find	O
or	O
earn	O
game	O
currency	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Banana	O
Chips	O
and	O
Shells	O
)	O
which	O
they	O
could	O
use	O
to	O
buy	O
other	O
objects	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
costume	O
elements	O
for	O
their	O
avatars	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
store	O
,	O
Traderz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
created	O
an	O
in-game	B-Application
feature	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
users	O
could	O
do	O
tasks	O
,	O
(	O
ranging	O
from	O
simple	O
to	O
difficult	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
earn	O
"	O
Top	O
Caps.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
was	O
primarily	O
aimed	O
at	O
children	O
,	O
so	O
several	O
safety	O
features	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
site	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
founder	O
Clark-Reynolds	O
ran	O
her	O
company	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
ideals	O
being	O
taught	O
in	O
her	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
server	O
was	O
taken	O
offline	O
during	O
Earth	O
Hour	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
donated	O
clean	O
drinking	O
water	O
to	O
children	O
in	O
India	O
for	O
every	O
new	O
paid	O
membership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
players	O
also	O
adopted	O
Orangutans	O
,	O
and	O
donated	O
to	O
WWF	O
through	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
costumes	O
and	O
campaigned	O
to	O
save	O
tigers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popular	O
EcoMonkey	O
program	O
saw	O
players	O
create	O
over	O
900	O
real-life	O
eco-projects	O
,	O
giving	O
an	O
online	O
reward	O
on	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
for	O
offline	O
sustainability	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
gave	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
four	O
stars	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
environmental	O
themes	O
and	O
attention	O
to	O
child	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DIY	O
Father	O
praised	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
for	O
making	O
environmentalism	O
an	O
integral	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
without	O
browbeating	O
the	O
players	O
with	O
the	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechCrunch	O
calls	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
"	O
a	O
..	O
fun	O
'	O
Green	O
 '	O
game	O
for	O
boys	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReadWriteWeb	O
commended	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
for	O
its	O
commitment	O
to	O
reward	O
offline	O
sustainability	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Climate	O
Mama	O
gave	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
its	O
Climate	O
Mama	O
Seal	O
of	O
Approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
on	O
Elephant	O
Journal	O
,	O
MiniMonos	B-Protocol
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
engagement	O
with	O
players	O
,	O
sustainability	O
and	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
