The Zipton.com character ensemble is designed to create a unique interactive site and gaming environment. Narrative guidance is led by engaging smart tool avatar characters. The main character, Zipton and his trusted dog Winston, captivate the player/student with a compelling story line, score and production. The character cast includes 30 elements of the Periodic Table, with their own unique character attributes, look, sound, and element logo. Zipton’s feet/shoes are smart tool avatars providing pertinent quantitative information via simple graphs, percentages, pie charts and attractive personalities.