We had to give up on that machine in the end. On one machine running Windows XP SP2, although the installation said that it had found the Funkey the game itself insisted that it wasn't there. Install the software and at the appropriate moment plug the mother Funkey into the USB and you should be away.

This contains the mother Funkey, two Funkeys and a CD containing the virtual world software. To enter the Funkey world you have to buy a starter kit. Slide one into a slot in the head of the mother Funkey and it's code is sent to the computer. Each baby Funkey has a set of metal contacts on the base. This acts very much like a card reader - where the little Funkeys are the cards. They do this through a 'mother of all Funkeys' (my name for it) which is much bigger and connects to a spare USB port on your computer. To allow the physical Funkeys to unlock areas of the virtual world on your computer, they must first be able to talk to your computer. The characters act as keys (hence Fun keys) that unlock different parts of the Funkey world. Rarity is important because unlike other virtual worlds you can visit, Funkeys have a manifestation in our world in the form of small plastic collectable characters. Each facial design designates certain characteristics or skills. For a start it isn't based on the Internet, a big plus if you're worried about just who they are talking to on-line! Instead this make believe world is inhabited by automated Funkeys, strange little people that come in a range of colours and facial designs. My daughter is often to be found travelling various make believe worlds on the Internet, her favourite being Habbo World where she wanders round, buying 'furni' and chatting with friends.įunkeys inhabit a slightly different kind of world. Internet based game worlds are fairly popular these days.

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