Stuff/NZPA: Digital pets come alive
Peter Griffin posted in art • Doug Easterly • microorganism • science • tamagotchi • tardigotchi • tardigrade • Tiago Rorke • VUW on August 17th, 2010.
A next-gen Tamagotchi has been developed by VUW researchers and a US colleague, and features a living microorganism (a Tardigrade) in a plastic casing, with which its owners can interact both virtually and in real life. The project, called the Tardigotchi, was awarded first prize in the digital language category at the 2010 Electronic Language [...]
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