A digital pet, also known as a virtual pet, is a type of artificial human companion. They are usually kept for companionship or enjoyment. People may play with a digital pet in lieu of a real pet.

These are distinct from robot pets and other entertainment robots in that they have no concrete physical form other than the hardware they run on. Interaction with virtual pets may be goal oriented. If it is, then the user must keep the virtual animal alive as long as possible and often help it to grow into higher forms. In order to keep the pet alive and growing the owner needs to feed, groom and play with the pet. If the interaction is not goal oriented, the user can explore the character of the pet and enjoy the feeling of building a relationship with it. Often these games use realistic visual effects or interaction to make the pet appear alive and give a sense of reality to users.

Genuses of digital pets

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If n e 1 tells u about Foopets, leave em be! So addivtive! Virtual reality pets & u earn points to trade for toys/food
Mistraldancer (Mistraldancer) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:41:12 -0000
If n e 1 tells u about Foopets, leave em be! So addivtive! Virtual reality pets & u earn points to trade for toys/food
Reach For Your Wallet Dept.: On Wednesday, World of Warcraft began offering two virtual pets — the first in-gam.. http://bit.ly/1SreMX
WOW_player (wowplayer) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:56:18 -0000
Reach For Your Wallet Dept.: On Wednesday, World of Warcraft began offering two virtual pets — the first in-gam.. http://bit.ly/1SreMX
@serenitymeimei Aww... *pets* I wish I could help you out with that... I send you virtual cookies.
jaydenaubrey (Jayden Scott) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:28:05 -0000
@serenitymeimei Aww... *pets* I wish I could help you out with that... I send you virtual cookies.
RT @aaronwhite: Big news in the virtual goods space: Blizzard now selling virtual pets ($10) for WoW. http://bit.ly/3XgLAB
CaseyChesh (Casey Cheshire) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:27:59 -0000
RT @aaronwhite: Big news in the virtual goods space: Blizzard now selling virtual pets ($10) for WoW. http://bit.ly/3XgLAB
well u cant expect me 2 take care of those virtual pets evry single minute
Jamifloge (Kirie Ritchie) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:45:17 -0000
well u cant expect me 2 take care of those virtual pets evry single minute
...messing around with my virtual pets...!!!!!
Cuetzi (Cuetzi) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:18:35 -0000
...messing around with my virtual pets...!!!!!

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