让孩子们爱上家务的软件
<p><span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pry">pry</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couch">couch</span>─<span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chore">chore</span> <span word="apps">apps</span>, <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="under">under</span>-12 <span word="set">set</span>, <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="makers">makers</span>, <span word="laundry">laundry</span> <span word="folders">folders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="toy">toy</span> <span word="picker">picker</span>-<span word="uppers">uppers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="collectible">collectible</span> <span word="monsters">monsters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="redeemable">redeemable</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="coins">coins</span>.</p><p>没有多少家长会把电子游戏当成让孩子们离开沙发的好办法，更不用说让电子游戏来激励孩子们在家里发挥作用了。不过如今有了新一代的主要针对12岁以下孩童开发的家政软件，这些软件通过为孩子们提供奖励，比如可收集的好玩怪兽或者可兑换的电子货币，希望把孩子们变成整理床铺、折叠衣服和收拾玩具的“高手”。</p><p><span word="Brooke">Brooke</span> <span word="Wise">Wise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dallas">Dallas</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> $3.99 <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="You">You</span> <span word="Rule">Rule</span> <span word="Chores">Chores</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="Justin">Justin</span>, 12, <span word="Rafaela">Rafaela</span>, 9, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Will">Will</span>, 4, <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="housework">housework</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chores">chores</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="laundry">laundry</span>, <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loading">loading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unloading">unloading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dishwasher">dishwasher</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="app">app</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="avatars">avatars</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pink">pink</span> <span word="kitty">kitty</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robot">robot</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intergalactic">intergalactic</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span>.</p><p>达拉斯的布鲁克•怀斯(<span word="Brooke">Brooke</span> <span word="Wise">Wise</span>)说，一款售价为3.99美元的叫做“家务，你说了算”(<span word="You">You</span> <span word="Rule">Rule</span> <span word="Chores">Chores</span>)的智能手机软件真的让她的三个孩子──12岁的贾斯廷(<span word="Justin">Justin</span>)、九岁的拉斐拉(<span word="Rafaela">Rafaela</span>)和四岁的威尔(<span word="Will">Will</span>)──开始比赛谁可以做更多家务了。孩子们帮助妈妈完成待做的家务，包括洗衣服、清理宠物狗的排泄物、把脏碗碟放进洗碗机、将干净的碗碟收好，等等。每个孩子都在软件中选择了一个自己的虚拟化身，可供选择的化身一共有六个，包括一只粉红色小猫、一个机器人科学家和一名星际警察。</p>
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