Comic-like characters to teach teens about safe sex
February 13, 2010
THE CANADIAN PRESS
LONDON, ONT. – The public health unit in London, Ont., is using comic book-themed superheroes and a villain named the evil "Sperminator" to teach teens about safe sex.
Visitors to their website can play the game "Adventures in Sex City," by choosing one of the characters: Wonder Vag, Willy the Kid, Power Pap or Captain Condom.
The goal is to then correctly answer 25 questions about sexual health and defeat the evil Sperminator, a character with penises for arms.
Shaya Dhinsa, manager of sexual health at the Middlesex-London Health Unit, says they worked directly with teens to develop a resource that would catch their attention and teach important information.
If players answer a question wrong the Sperminator shoots their character with sperm, but if the question is answered correctly their character uses a "condom shield" to shoot the sperm back at the Sperminator.
The game begins by saying: "In the dark of the night Sex City is in panic because of the terrible Sperminator, whose sole mission is to infect all citizens with various sexually transmitted infections."
The game can be viewed at: www.healthunit.com/sectionList.aspx?sectionID378.
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