Explore Family History In Facebook Game Family Village
Facebook gaming and genealogy are intertwined with Tuesday’s official launch of Family Village, a free Facebook game from Funium that had been in beta-testing since April 2011.
Facebook gaming and genealogy are intertwined with Tuesday’s official launch of Family Village, a free Facebook game from Funium that had been in beta-testing since April 2011.
Family Village allows players to explore their family histories while simultaneously building virtual online communities, and Funium said play time averages 14 minutes, or nearly three times the industry average.
Players in the game build businesses and houses, help family members immigrate, and assign jobs, with Family Village matching that data with relevant real-world documents about living and deceased relatives, including newspaper articles and census records, which can then be printed, examined, or stored.
Family Village also offers real historical documents for purchase, alongside virtual goods .
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