From Tamagotchi to ‘Nintendogs’: Why People Love Digital Pets

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From Tamagotchi to ‘Nintendogs’: Why People Love Digital Pets
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These pets give us the companionship we crave, all without ever having to scoop poop or suffer from allergies.

horse rides through the countryside, as well as necessary interactions like feeding, petting, and grooming. I’ve already mentioned one fish games available. And for those looking for something even more off the beaten path, there’s the adorableToday and Tomorrow

With each new advance in technology, there will follow a virtual pet of some sort. Soon after Apple introduced the Touch Bar to the MacBook Pro, thecame along. Utilizing the thin space, you can feed your pet, toss a little red ball to play with it, and clean up after it. A cute idea, but barely enough to be considered a game. I’d file this virtual pet under “distraction” rather than companion.

The ability to rub your pet behind the ears seems an essential part of the design. Tristan Cooper owns the Twitter account “” which collects data from users on which video games allow players to interact kindly with dogs . “I think people who like to pet video game dogs do so with a range of perspectives,” he says. “Some players will see it as a nice break from increasingly complex and demanding standards of modern AAA gameplay.

offers adorable creatures to consider as pets, and being inside the VR headset gives players a full-sensory interaction experience. Here you can actually bend down to pet your animal, and physically swing your arm to toss a stick. Imagine your beloved pet living forever in virtual reality!is a horse racing and breeding site built on blockchain technology. Users spend real-world money to purchase, breed, race, and sell digital horses.

After looking at all of this, it’s clear that digital pets will always have something to offer us. They represent company when we otherwise might not have any. They nurture our needs to care for other beings. It’s an enjoyment we are quick to invite into our lives. The multiple species of brightly-colored fish in my virtual aquarium are proof that they provide something that would be impossible to achieve in real life.

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