Largest Virtual Water Fight!

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 27 — Gaia Online, the fastest
growing online hangout for teens, today announced its first annual virtual
Summer Festival. More than two million teens and their custom avatars will
have the chance to participate in the world’s largest virtual water balloon
fight in addition to shooting squirt guns at each other, swimming in a new
community pool, relaxing in the hot tub, and witnessing the first ever Gaia
Online animated short film. Before school starts, this is a chance for
teens to truly savor the last moments of summer in true Gaia fashion.

Gaia Online’s hosting of the largest virtual water fight allows users
to receive free water balloons through out the site simply by inviting
their friends to join, participating in various games, and hanging out in
the towns. Over 350,000 users have already been granted virtual water
balloons in pre-festival activities. Gaians are actually able to take their
water balloons, enter towns, and throw them at other users. In addition to
this, they are able to engage in an intense and exciting water war between
four of the cities in Gaia. First, users have the ability to decide which
city they would like to ally with, and then receive points on behalf of
their city by throwing water balloons at alternate enemy city members.
Gaians who choose to participate in these exclusive events are constantly
accumulating points towards receiving a special limited edition item that
will only be released during this year’s Summer Festival.
“We are so excited to launch the first Gaia Summer Festival as it gives
our users a truly unique way to interact and enjoy the latest features that
they had a huge part in implementing. We will be continuing to add virtual
events like this in the future due to the overwhelming positive response
from new and old members alike,” Gaia CEO Craig Sherman said.
After taking part in the world’s largest online water fight, users can
visit Gaia’s towns, where they can jump right into a swimming pool or stay
warm in a hot tub. New Summer Festival emotes and toys range from
traditional water guns and water balloons to the ability to pee in the pool
and place candy bars in the pool as well. These options are available to
Gaians in an effort to further enhance their interaction with other users.
Another Summer Festival addition to Gaia Online is the release of the
first film in the Gaia Online Trilogy. Over the years, Gaia has introduced
a number of fun and entertaining characters who have been shown and
portrayed through a series of Gaia comics. This first film is viewable
solely by Summer Festival participants and will continue to follow the
lives of Gaia’s characters with action scenes and moments never previously
seen.
Go to http://www.gaiaonline.com to check out all of Gaia’s Summer
Festival activities.
About Gaia Online
Founded in 2003, Gaia Online is the fastest-growing hangout on the web.
Millions of teens come to Gaia every month to make friends, play games,
watch movies in Gaia’s virtual theaters, and participate in the world’s
most active online community. Gaia provides a fun, social environment that
inspires individuality and creativity. With everything from art contests to
discussion forums on poetry, politics, celebrities and more, to fully
customizable profiles, digital characters and cars, Gaia is a place where
teens can create their own space and express their individual style. For
more information, visit http://www.gaiaonline.com.
Gaia Online is a trademark of Gaia Interactive, Inc. in the United
States and other countries.

SOURCE Gaia Online