Strangers & Grooming
Half of minors talk to strangers online. Predators pose as peers, build trust through games and DMs, then isolate a child from the adults who protect them.
K-12 digital safety, reimaginedempowering the AI Ready Generation
empowering the AI Ready Generation
and creating digital Safety at Scale
A cinematic, story-driven curriculum where kids learn to navigate the digital world alongside Myra and her friends — built on the SHIELD framework and trusted by educators.
50+ standards aligned·CASEL · ISTE·FOSI · NCMEC
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DIGITAL DANGERS
A Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight
Harmful Content
Exposure to violent, sexual, and extremist content starts younger every year — often before a child has the context to handle it.
Deepfakes & Manipulation
72% of kids can't tell real from AI media. Synthetic images, voices, and videos make lies look real, opening the door to manipulation and extortion.
Data & Identity Theft
66% of apps track kids for profit — harvesting personal, biometric, and behavioral data that can follow them for life.
Bait & Malware
Free game rewards and “prizes” are used as a hook to plant malware, hijack accounts, and steal logins.
Hidden Platforms
Apps designed to vanish without a trace keep kids one tap away from unmoderated spaces no adult can see.
SHIELD FRAMEWORK
- Built on leading global frameworks: Common Sense Media, FOSI, NCMEC, ISTE, CASEL, Esafety, Council of Europe
- Continuously monitors and adapts to state, national, and international regulations—while adhering to evolving AI safety guidelines.
- Aligns with 50+ state and international standards and delivers measurable student outcomes.
- Develops AI literacy and digital resilience at every grade level—ensuring students understand, navigate, and responsibly use AI.
Fully Compliant AI-Powered Digital Learning
AWARENESS TO ACTION
Gamified Digital Learning Across Grades
Foundations
- Learn privacy, safe gaming, and basic cyber hygiene
- Introduce AI awareness and ethical online behavior
- Meet characters like Captain Phish-Hook and T.K., the Troll King to understand threats
Critical Thinking
- Build media literacy, empathy, and digital resilience
- Understand AI risks, deepfakes, and online manipulation
- Navigate scams, cyberbullying, and inappropriate content safely
Real-World Leadership
- Explore ethics, consent, privacy, and AI transparency
- Analyze real cases and ethical dilemmas
- Develop digital leadership and responsible online decision-making
See it in action
Step inside the mission.
Watch how research becomes a story kids actually want to play — then step into the world yourself.
Experience the live demo
Play the opening episode at demo.masknextgen.com — no signup.
How It Works — Process Overview
From Research to Real Gameplay
How globally trusted digital safety standards become the story-driven, skill-building missions students actually play.
- 1Foundation
Global Research Sources
9 internationally trusted organizations form the evidence base for every design decision.
Common Sense MediaAustralian eSafetyCouncil of EuropeNCMECFOSIHey KiddoBARKISTE Standards for StudentsCASEL SEL Framework - 2Framework
The SHIELD Standards
6 core domains of digital citizenship — the SHIELD framework — mapped across 3 developmental grade bands.
SSafety
Protecting from digital harm
HHabits
Healthy digital routines
IIntegrity
Ethical behavior online
EEmpathy
Impact on others
LLiteracy
Critical thinking & media
DDefense
Recognize manipulation
Elementary
Awareness & Safety · Exploration
Middle School
Identity & Support
High School
Case Studies & Leadership
- 3Game Design
The Mission Architecture
Every episode follows the same four-part structure — from story through to real-world application.
Step 1Story Hook
Step 2Teaching Games
Step 3Boss Battle
Step 4Power-Up
- 4Curriculum Mapping
Standards Become Missions
Domains and learning objectives are mapped to SHIELD standards across 12 weeks for each grade band.
Curriculum Input — Middle School
- Domain
- Cyberbullying Continued
- Learning Objective
- Early Cyberbullying Awareness
- Description
- Students identify early warning signs — subtle exclusion, repeated negative comments, spreading rumors — and practice intervening as a target or bystander before situations escalate.
SHIELD MappingGame Episode — Week 6 — Middle School
Story Hook
Jaylen's fumble goes viral — memes spread to every phone in school. He watches his notification count climb. He doesn't touch his phone.
Teaching Games
After each story node, students engage in puzzles to check what they've learned!
Boss Battle
Jaylen finds his coach — a trusted adult. Meanwhile, in Cyberspace, Myra faces off against the AI villain who has been amplifying the meme of Jaylen into a full-blown cyberbullying campaign in a player-controlled boss battle!
Power-Up
The student levels up on two fronts. In real life, they learn examples of trusted adults. In the game, the player's Myra unlocks new abilities reflecting their journey.
- 5The Experience
A Living, Breathing Game
Game mechanics, progression, and teacher/parent tools make safety learning stick across every grade.
Points & Badges
Earn per level, unlock mastery badges per mission · optional class leaderboards.
Character: Myra
Central guide character threading through all 12 missions, K–12.
Teacher Guides
Week-by-week classroom plans with activities, boss battles & discussion prompts.
Parent Guides
Home challenges & family hooks from FOSI, BARK & Hey Kiddo.
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