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A virtual pet (also known as a digital pet, artificial pet,[1] or pet-raising simulation) is a type of artificial human companion. They are usually kept for companionship or enjoyment, as people may choose to keep a digital pet instead of a real one.
Digital pets have no concrete physical form other than the hardware they run on. Interaction with virtual pets may or may not be goal oriented. If it is, then the user must keep it alive as long as possible and often help it to grow into higher forms. Keeping the pet alive and growing often requires feeding, grooming and playing with the pet. Some digital pets require more than just food to keep them alive. Daily interaction is required in the form of playing games, virtual petting, providing love and acknowledgment can help keep your virtual pet happy and growing healthy.[2]
Digital pets can be simulations of real animals, as in the Petz series, or fantasy ones, like the Tamagotchi or Digimon series. Unlike biological simulations, the pet does not usually reproduce.[1]
^ abRollings, Andrew; Ernest Adams (2003). Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design. New Riders Publishing. pp. 477–487. ISBN 978-1-59273-001-8. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
^"From Tamagotchi to "Nintendogs": Why people like digital pets". Corinspired. 14 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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