Cutting-edge Java Games Launch at ToyLab

InfoMedia Introduces Seventh Family-Friendly Web Site

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EDMOND, OK, April 7, 1999 -- For the first time in the history of the Internet, web surfers can Bonk the Giggle, Whack a Bot, watch out for Splatberry Pie, or Match-a-Smiley, all for free, at ToyLab, the newest family-friendly web site from Internet pioneer, InfoMedia, Inc.

ToyLab (http://www.toylab.com) is a wild and wacky free gaming site for children ages 3 to 103. Visitors may select from a dozen fast-loading Java games, toys and toons to play online. Several items are available for download and free distribution.

Designed by graphic design guru, J. Scott Hamlin, and powered by Java code written by Patrick Chan, one of the members of the original Sun Java team, the game applets are stable, fast loading, and customizable.

"While people love to play games online, they do not like the long download times or installation typically associated with them", says InfoMedia, Inc. CEO, Joel Comm. "ToyLab triumphs over these limitations by creating fun games that load quickly and play great!"

ToyLab also features a large number of free downloads, including games, toys, cartoons, and screensavers. Created with Macromedia Flash, many downloadable games stretch the envelope of what the Flash technology was designed to do. ToyLab's games can be downloaded in both MAC and PC format and visitors are encouraged to email them to their friends.

Each game engine can be used to power any number of variations of the same game by using different graphics or sound. ToyLab offers licensing of existing games and custom games for other web sites.

ToyLab is InfoMedia's latest addition to the WorldVillage family of sites, which includes WorldVillage (http://www.worldvillage.com), The IdeaBox (http://www.theideabox.com), FamilySeek (http://www.familyseek.com), Family First (http://www.familyfirst.com), and Club WV (http://members.worldvillage.com).

InfoMedia's web sites welcome over 500,000 visitors each month, and have received numberous accolades from media and peer sites such as Yahoo/Internet Life, Family PC, CBS News, USA Today, Point Communications, Compuserve, Microsoft Network, Internet Underground, NetGuide, and MecklerMedia.

InfoMedia's WorldVillage
The Virtual World for Real People
http://www.worldvillage.com

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