The name Voki comes from combining the word 'vox,' Latin for voice, and 'Loki,' a prankster from the Norse Mythology.
Voki was created by the same group of people at Oddcast, a New York company with a history of creating speaking characters on the web.
Voki is free and the creators plan to keep it that way. However, they offer special items and characters for sale, and downloading the program to your phone costs you.
The folks at Voki believe their product is solely and exclusively for personal, non-commercial use. So, if you plan to use it for educational purposes, let the fun Voki times roll!