From: "boba.fett@dial.pipex.com"
Subject: I agree entirely..
I agree about tamagotchi .
I program and would love to make a cyber pet. The farm is a great Idea.
But unlike most virtual pet software / hardware Tamagothi is appealing
because its EVERYWHERE.. it totally depends on you (to a certain extent
of bad programming) This is why it does so well.. o course theres the
cuteness appeal but i find it hard to belive people think a few pixels
are cute.
I'm in with the programming..
-Sam
From: hiltonnc
Subject: tama
I agree on everything you said. I got one 2 days ago with a friend.
We made a bet on who can keep it alive the longest and we set the same
exact time on it and everything was the same. They would poop at the
same time, sleep, be hungry, sad, and even grow at the same time. what
really sucks is thet you cant even wake it up when it is sleeping. You
cant even work out a brd time for it. The only good thing about it to
me is that I can have my own pet without buying it real food and
cleaning up realpoop. Well thats all I can think of now so I better go.
sincerly,
Josh
From: Garry Haworth
Subject: Tamagotchi
Hi! I'm telling you right now that I am only 11 years old. ok?
But...I agree with you about the Tamagotchi.
I got mine two days ago and it grew into the rock guy.
My neighbor is 7, and he's here right now. He agrees with
you too.(Just now our Tamagotchis were hungry at the same time, and we
both gave them food. Then they were happy.) Poo!
We got them at the same time too.You were right. They go to
bed at the same time, and do everything else at almost the same time!
Just wanted to to let you know that.
From: [address withheld]
Subject: A list
A list of reasons why you shouldn't buy a Tamagotchi:
10.If you buy one in Japan, it might cost you $100 in U.S.
dollars.
9.If you in class and your Fu@*#^#g Tamagotchi starts beeping
you will either:
be serving detention
going into the principal/counciler's office
the teacher takes the Tamagotchi away
call parents
ALL OF THE ABOVE!
8.Your friend messes with it by giving it too many shots.
7.Your girlfriend starts playing with it and you don't spend
anytime with her anymore.
6.Your mom and dad want to see it rather than you and see if it is
all right.
5.Some weirdo steals it from you.
4.A crowd of people want to see it like if it was a puppy.
3.People start calling you a wuss (if you're a guy).
2.Some people see it with you and give you stares.
AND THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY NOT TO OWN ONE IS:
1.You don't like it and you start making a webpage like Chris did
and you give out your E-Mail address and people start make
hate mail.
From: Casey
Subject: tamagotchi
To the man in charge of the plan,
All in all I think this whole tamagotchi craze is the biggest load of
horseshit I have ever seen. This whole Virtual Pet thing has been done
before, for example the Dogz/Catz PC programs.
Living here in Hong Kong and attending school in the local English
system, it has been relatively easy to spot the rabble on the horizon.
The Tamagotchi fad has really boomed locally, and most chinese public
schools have banned the toy, as it supposedly 'Retards learning, due to
continuous interuption during school classes'.
In HK there are web sites that have been dedicated and devoted to the
everlasting memories of these dead little 'VR pets'. Here is an example
of the sort of garbage, and naivety that the locals have posted....
"To my Cutie Tamagotchi, I miss you very much. I hope you have a good
time in heaven"- Mo Boi Guan....
..and if this isnt enough, the Samaritans have dedicated a hotline for
distressed children to call if their pixelated pets have passed on...
Well anyway, I think the page is great although I feel that a section on
the sheer stupidity of Tamagotchi fans should also be included...
Good Luck etc.
James Casey
Subject: Opinions on Tamagotchis (I agree!)
From: WebKitty
Hi,
I just went through your site and, I must say, you've brought up very
valid points. I have one myself (didn't pay for it, though. My
boyfriend just found it in a parking lot and we've been taking care of it
ever since). I personally would not pay more than 20 US dollars for it.
I'm just glad I didn't have to give up my money to get one.
I think the real appeal (and what makes these darn things so popular
among young ladies in Japan) is that it gives them a chance to see how
their mothering skills stack up. I certainly was curious to see which
form the thing would turn into, if only to see how much I fussed over it.
According to the charts, I make a pretty good parent... *shrug*
I do agree that the interface is way too simplistic. Amazingly, some of
the Tamagotchi knock-offs seem to have better things to do with your
"pet" (giving it a bath, giving it a scarf if it gets cold, etc.) than
the original BanDai pets.
Good luck with the site, and here's hoping you get some more intelligent
messages,
Michelle
From: lrdpsycho
Subject: The little buggers got no brains.
Heh, I must admit I found your page very amusing. Ahhhh some people can
be so ignorant and downright vulgar.
I do agree with the fact that the programming is simplistic, and I
agreed with that classy reply from the fellow that said they WERE aimed
at a younger audience. I bought one, and I do find it simple but for
some reason I'm still strangely interested in it. Maybe it's just to
try to get it to grow up into the different adult types and see how each
of them reacts. =
I guess it's artificial life in it's most simple form and for that pure
and simple fact is probably the reason why they're so interesting....to
be able to carry that type of thing around is probably what attracts
people.
If you actually want to see a great programming feat in the artificial
life category (I don't know if it's already been released in your area
or not, or if you already have it) read up on Creatures=AE by Millenium
Interactive. That's some deep stuff. It uses neural networks in
conjunction with Biochemistry to simulate the lives of the little
"Norns." (the creatures you raise in that game) They can learn and when
the meet new situations, they make decisions based on previous
experience to get through that situation. EXTREMELY interesting and
most definetly a breakthrough in entertainment, if not artificial life
in general.
Sorry to babble on endlessly but thanks for listening, and again, great
page!
Thanks,
Jer
From: Sander Kapper (s.kapper@student.utwente.nl)
Subject: the Netherlands
Greetings from the beautifull Netherlands (that's in Europe, look it up)
!
My name is Sander Kapper and I totaly agree. I'm a student (!?!) at a
university and i bought one. To be correct our whole house bought one
(that's four 'pets' at a total of 160 dutch guilders (= about 85
bucks)).
By now I don't have to tell you that it it also our experience that they
all performs all the functions at the same time. Our house contains 3
student in (Business) Information Technolgy. We had heared that the eggs
would contain the latest in AI. HAHAHAHA
Like you mention on your page: there is no AI what so ever. It has no
learning capacity what so ever.
We talked about it with the Information Techbology students and we
decided that they did a pretty lousy job. They could have made much more
of the idea.
I'm am the proud owner of a Psion 3a so if you really have some kind of
AI pet for the 3a I would be really interested to learn more about it.
From: Michael
Subject: Tamagotchi
Dear Site Owner,
I must say, your site influenced me a great deal in buying my
9-year-old daughter a Tamagotchi. After reading through your opinion, I
decided that a Tamagotchi might be bad for my daughter, but after her
constant begging, I let loose and got her one. I agree with you in
saying, "It was a mistake." My daughter, who is very intelligent and
uses the computer very often, got bored with it very quickly, let it
die, and threw it under her bed in her room, never to be seen again. And
that was it, $15 down the drain. My daughter told me that like your
Tamagotchi, her best friend's Tamagotchi had the exact same schedule as
my daughter's. Well, honestly. I also think that the makers of
Tamagotchi could have given some personality, at least a tiny bit
distinct, to every one. I now await what other stupid little toy will
work its way into my daughter's brain and scream, "Buy me! Buy me!"
From,
An Annoyed Mother
From: jrfc1@ix.netcom.com
Subject: tamagotchi
I COMPLETLY AGREE WITH YOU I AM A 13 YEAR OLD AND HAVE A SISTER THATS 5
YEARS OLD WE BOTH GOT ONE AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS KINDA NEAT BUT NOW I
HAVE HAD IT FOR 4 DAYS AND THE THING IS SITTIN IN THE CORNER. IT BEEPS AT
EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF THE DAY AND WHEN I TURN THE SOUND OF ITS STILL
ANOYING!!!
NOW YOU PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO REPLY TO ME WITH DEATH
NOTES SAYING THAT IM TO OLD FOR THE TAMAGOTCHI PET ARE DEAD
WRONG!!!!!!!THATS WHY I INCLUDED MY SISTER SHE IS 5 YEARS OLD AND
ABSOLUTLY HHHHHAAAAAAAAATTTTTTEEEEESSS HER TAMAGOTCHI! AT FIRST SHE LOVED
IT BUT KIDS DO NOT HAVE EVERY SINGLE HOUR OF THE DAY TO TAKE CARE OF THE
DIGITAL PET EVERY TIME IT NEEDS SOMETHING!!!
AND REMEBER I AM ONLY 13 BUT I THINK I UNDERSTAND THIS BETTER THAN
MOST PARENTS OUT THERE...... YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE SO PROTECTIVE OF THE
THING I SWEAR YOUR SUPPOSED TO BE THE ADULTS HERE YOU KNOW LET ME THINK
THE WORD IS MATURE!
YOUR CHILDREN DESERVE MORE THAN A DIGITAL PET. YEAH MAYBE THEY LIKE
THEM MAYBE THEY DON'T BUT COME ON PEOPLE IT IS A LITTLE EGG SHAPED THING
YOU DISGUST ME AS A CHILD OF THE FUTURE IF I EVER HAVE ANY CHILDREN I AM
GOING TO TEACH THEM A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF LIKE MANNERS ECT. ECT. BUT NOW I
KNOW WHAT OUR WORLD IS COMING TO SWEARING PARENTS AT A PERSON ON THE
INTERNET WHO IS JUST GIVING HIS OPPINION ( HELLLLLOOOOOO!!!! THIS IS
AMERICA AND IT IS A FREE COUNTRY HE CAN SAY WHAT HE DAM WELL PLEASES JUST
LIKE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )
YOUR CHILDREN DESERVE A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN A DIGITAL PET WHETHER
OR NOT IT TEACHES THEM RESPONSIBILITY......................THEY DESERVE
YOUR LOVE AND KNOWLEDGE NOT THE LATEST HOTTEST NEW TOY ON THE MARKET NOW
I BELIEVE THAT ME AS A 13 YEAR OLD THAT CAN UNDERSTAND THAT IS WAY AHEAD
OF THE PEOPLE THAT WILL PUT UP SO MUCH ENERGY AND TIME TO DEFEND A TOY
ARE NUTS, CRAZY!!!!!!! WHY DON'T YOU PUT SOME OF THAT ENERGY INTO
SOMETHING USEFUL LIKE CLEANING UP OUR EARTH STOPPING POLUTION DID YOU
EVER THINK OF THAT huh!!!!!!!!
I DIDN'T THING SO!
From: "The Zimmermann's" (ruppzimm@hicom.net)
Just want to thank you for your exhaustive discussion about the little
critters. I teach 5th grade in New Jersey, USA, and my students are crazy
about tamagotchis. I printed your page for posting in my classroom. It's
sure to spark some lively debates!
P.S. Are students in Scotland allowed to bring these toys to school?
There's been some debate over here about inattention to lessons due to the
care and feeding of tamagotchis.
From: Keyser Soze (yensid@hooked.net)
Subject: Side by side test between U.S. domestic tam, and new Japenese "Tam2"
Well, like I said, I started these two cyber creatures side by side,
and come to this conclusion: "Same computer chip, different image".
Here's what happened. I'm also posting this by "minutes" so if you like
you can test your tam to these findings see if it acts the same in its
first hour of life. If you do test yours, please add your story here
too, I'd love to see the outcome (even though I think I already know =-)
So here we go:
Time set and both 'eggs' hatched at same time. Twelve minutes after
hatching both eggs 'peep' at same time. After feeding, both at Hungry x2
& Happy x0 hearts, both fed meal twice and plaed with.
18 minutes after hatch: both 'peep' same time again. Both have hungey
hearts x2 (all heart numbers mean "full hearts from this point on), and
happy hearts x2. fed & played with.
33 minutes after hatch: both 'peep' again at same time (see a
pattern??) Both at hungry x0, and Happy x1 hearts. Both get 4 meals, 1
snack, and played with (games) 4 times.
45 minutes after hatch: both 'peep' yet once again at same time. Hungey
x0, and Happy x2 hearts. Fed each 3 times.
50 minutes: Sterio 'peeps' again. Both have Hungey x3, and Happy x0.
Each is played with 4 times.
56 minutes: Both fall asleep at same time (just like they were on the
same clock!!! Hmmmm.) Lights out on both.
1hour 1 minute: Both wake up and 'peep' once again in "Tamagotchi
Sterio". This is where I concluded they're both acting the same, and
slid the "battery blocker" back into the side of the eggs.
So I came up with this conclusion: Same chip, different screen. Now
don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing tams, nor am I saying that they
would have grown up into the same character, but I did find this rather
odd that a domestic tam, and a "Tam2" from Japan did 'peep' at exactly
the same time side by side for the first hour of their little
cyber-lives. This was true even though the games played with each was
different. I Japenese "Tam2" the game is a "high low" number game. A
small number sit in the upper left corner of screen, then you choose if
the next number will be higher or lower than that one. Numbers are
between 1 and 9. This is just FYI. I still think tams are cool, and
wouldn't give up my tam for the world. Again, if you try this with your
tam to see if they are on the same sched. please post it in here. I'd
like to see if anyone comes up different. Bob
From: s972155@ipe.tsukuba.ac.jp (Gitsubusu Shiyanon Ri)
Subject: daisansei
that means "huge agreement" in japanese....
i live in japan, i have for over a year (hence, disappearance of my
capital letters). i was here when the tamagotchi thing started. you
are right, they are basic things, and quite frankly, i find tetris more
stimulating. you say you don't know why japanese people say they get
attached to them. this is because you don't know japanese people......
japanese people latch on to EVERY fad and EVERY new gadget they can get
their hands on. the society is almost completely driven by the mass
media, chiefly magazines and comics. and they are mainly aimed at teen
girls. you know how teen girls are. japanese teen girls are worse than
average. they recently all took to dressing like prostitutes (pretty
much) because they were copying how a really bad singer (namie amuro)
dressed. so, these japanese girls latched on to this phase, and off it
went......quite frankly, although i do love japan, i find them a little
peurile, childish, morally void. i'm sorry, that's the way it is. what
else can you say about a culture when 30 year olds where "hello kitty"
bags, 13 year olds sell themselves to old men for chanel, and guys
generally don't care about anything except plucking their eyebrows and
looking goooood. tamagotchi is NOT the dumbest fad i've seen since i
arrived in japan, and it won't be the last........
i hate them too....
From: PSYCHO (pchris@geocities.com)
Subject: (no subject)
Hi.
I've seen that several people have said that buying a Tamagotchi is
better than the real thing.
This is definately not true. I have a rabbit that is one year old and
true, I do have clean him up and he requires a lot of attention but
believe me, he is a HECK of a lot more rewarding then a mixture of blue
plastic and electronics.
Tamagotchi...... why do they bother?
From: Paula and Amber Mason (106550.2404@compuserve.com)
Subject: tamagotchi
It also seems that Tamagotchis are supposed to change out of the baby
thing into healthy or unhealthy mid term tamis. My 8 year old daughter,
whos responsibility it is (who gets very annoyed when the thing bleeps
just as we are about to go out/sleep/eat/etc) has so far only bred
unhealthy looking ones, as shown on an internet page which showed how
they evolve. Anyway I spent a whole day feeding/playing/etc making sure
that the thing didn't have to beep and lo and behold what happened? Yet
another unhealthy one. Hah!!! what a waste of time. When they leave they
are supposed to go back to their own planets. I think ours will be going
via a first floor window and we shall stick to the four legged type of
pet.
From: "B. Grothkast" (grot@emmi.physik.TU-Berlin.DE)
Subject: Tamagotchi
Hi!
I just read your text concerning the simple algorithm of Tamagotchis and
I strongly agree with you! Interestingly, I own not an original
Tamagotchi but a "Smart Chick" (surfing the web I've found out that the
same electronics (graphics -> and software?) seem to be used in several
designs). Its "character" meets exactly the specifications you describe.
:-)
Greetings from Berin,
Bj=F6rn
From: "Greg" (pimsadm@en.com)
Subject: Tamagotchi programming details
It is my experience being a computer programmer to add a few counters to
your list. First of all at the time it will morph, it does not look at the
happiness, discipline, hunger, or weight. They are irrelevant. Instead it
uses two counters as a ratio. Counter number 1 is the number of
opportunities that you had to take care of it. Counter number 2 is the
number of times you actually did take care of it. Then counter2 over
counter1 would give you a percentage. If you are 50% or above, you get the
good semi adult stage. Otherwise you get the bad semi adult stage. Then
it divided the percentages up more for the last stage. Also delete that
part on your page that says the weight is in pounds and ounces. There are
16 ounces in a pound. That means that it would go 1 to 16 before the
pounds would go up. It doesn't. At 20 ounces, when it would go down 1
pound and 15 ounces, instead it goes to 19 ounces. By the way, i have one
and must agree with everything you say. There is another Japanese toy that
i like much more. It is called Eternal Luck. Try to buy one, im sure you
will like it more. ok good luck.
From: awagster@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us
Subject: Tamagotchi (of course)..
I read your page on why not to buy a Tamagotchi, and having one of my own,
I gotta say, you're right. I thankfully didn't buy one with my own money,
opting instead to rob a bank- er... weasel the money out of my parents. It
was fun for the first life, since hardly anyone else had one, and I could
get chicks and stuff with it (one of the good side-effects). Then it died.
Mine was pretty long lived, it lasted to eighteen years of age, and it was
in one of the "good" stages. I wasted no time in resetting the egg, and
took care of it for the day. Then I forgot about it. Several times. After
it died the first time, I just lost interest in it. I wish I had known
ahead of time... ah well.
And (assuming the pinheads who are tempted to write you messages
laced with profanities are reading this), if you *are* going to write a
message, don't write a nasty one! For god's sake, do you see you're just
worsening your image? You like yours, he didn't. Lay the F--- off.
From: shafriry@erols.com
Subject: Tamagotchi
Dear Chris,
I pretty much agree with you about your website. I also agree with
most of your "pro" mail. I think that Tamagotchi was just by luck such a
hit product. I must admit, I have been a collector of Beanie Babies due
to their amazing popularity, but I consider them more as collectors
items. The many imitations of these Beanie Babies have been, as far as I
have seen, scorned and disrespected for their obvious lack of
originality. So much is true for the imitations of the Tamagotchi
product, but in this case, many of the imitations are better than the
original. For example, a classmate of mine has a toy rather similar to
Tamagotchi, but hers has a few more functions. There is an educating
tool, and her pet cries when you use it. It must be taught to like
schooling. Also, there are a few more games to play with her pet. And
you have a choice of giving it a meal, snack, or a drink. Lastly, her
pet goes through "phases" or "moods", such as when it always loses at
the game, or when it won't eat, or when it craves attention. I think her
pet is a much more appropraite virtual pet.
As too Tamagotchi's claim, "The Original Virtual Pet", there have
been many other virtual pets, such as the PFMagic "Dogz", "Catz", and
"Oddballz", which are much more advanced programs for about the same
price.
Dear Chris,
I pretty much agree with you about your website. I also agree with
most of your "pro" mail. I think that Tamagotchi was just by luck such
a hit product. I must admit, I have been a collector of Beanie Babies
due to their amazing popularity, but I consider them more as collectors
items. The many imitations of these Beanie Babies have been, as far as
I have seen, scorned and disrespected for their obvious lack of originality.
So much is true for the imitations of the Tamagotchi product, but in this
case, many of the imitations are better than the original. For example,
a classmate of mine has a toy rather similar to Tamagotchi, but hers has
a few more functions. There is an educating tool, and her pet cries when
you use it. It must be taught to like schooling. Also, there are
a few more games to play with her pet. And you have a choice of giving
it a meal, snack, or a drink. Lastly, her pet goes through "phases" or
"moods", such as when it always loses at the game, or when it won't eat,
or when it craves attention. I think her pet is a much more appropraite
virtual pet.
As too Tamagotchi's claim, "The Original Virtual Pet", there have
been many other virtual pets, such as the PFMagic "Dogz", "Catz", and "Oddballz",
which are much more advanced programs for about the same price.
From: MAX BANKS (MAX.BANKS@XTRA.CO.NZ)
Subject: Well, take a guess
Congrats. on being rock enough to stand up to those saddos who have
nothing better to do than sit around, pressing buttons, and watching a
little 'lovable egg', do it's shitting, and eating. Yes I bought one,
yes at the start, I wanted one. Now, there is nothing I would rather do
than stick it up Mr. Bandai's large, money filled arse. [I never used to
think ill of anybody, and after 15 days with this bastard thing, I am
=A310 poorer, and sporadically beeping at my girlfriend] :( !
And if anybody has the idea to invent a Tamagotchi Smiley, then I will
personally hunt them down, and ram the aforementioned plastic ball so
far up their crack, they could use their tonsils to press the buttons.
I'd like to make it clear that this guy
is the only one who's getting away with a blatant advertisement for his homepage.
I've even put a hyperlink too.
From: Catsu!t
I have a Tamagotchi. I like it. I'm glad I read your site before making the
purchase, however. It gave me a more subjective and realistic perspective on
what owning and caring for one is like. I went into the entire thing
expecting a somewhat simple-minded but fun device. I have had fun with it,
and I'm glad that I could own a "first generation" model of something I see
as being big in the future. The way I see it, this is just a budding idea,
much like Pong being the first step toward having video games in your home.
As far all of those dorks that need to rail against your sexual interests
and the size of your genitals go, they need to wake up. Funny how they find
a constructive site detailing a person's opinion of the Tamagotchi and what
could make it better so offensive that they need to mail you their spew
about it. You know these are the same kids that spend 20 bucks at the arcade
playing Killer Instinct and Mortal Kombat, and own a Nintendo 64 and a Sony
PlayStation, but if you brought out Pong or an old Amiga and played a game
of Dig Dug, they would call you a butt licker for playing with something so
simple minded when the stuff today "rocks". Well, when a serious "virtual
pet" is developed, we can giggle at these poo-poo-heads twiddling their
thumbs on a Tamagotchi.
Then again, hatemail is what web publishing is all about!
Thanks for the page! It provides some insight for consumers. It's not an
info page written by some drooling fan that just thinks it's the COOLEST
thing, and it's not a slobbering idiot saying "Tamagotchi fucking sucks! I
hate it! It's so stupid. It's for fags and girls and dumbasses".
You might want to try out other virtual pets such as NanoPet and GigaPet,
and weigh them against the Tamogotchi, although I doubt the shoddy
knock-offs are much better.
I myself would love to see a genetically modeled virtual pet that actually
changed its own code and "learned", even if only in a VERY simple fashion.
My friend The Attitude Adjuster experiements a bit with genetic programming
and life simulation, and often complains about the lack of quality insuch
programming.
And now for geeky stuff:
I liked your web design. Thanks for not insulting me with frames and Java
applets galore. Very pleasing. I often get hassled for my "first generation
HTML" attitude, but I like to keep it old skool. :)
You might want to visit my site, it's rather entertaining, you may just get
a kick out of our "Hatemail In A Box" feature.
http://www.bright.net/~catsuit
Great page!
-Catsu!t
Ohio, USA
From: Nina Alexandera
Chris,
Thanks for posting this webpage. As for the mail that certain people sent to
you saying some pretty crude stuff, they just make me want to tell them how
stupid they really are. I purchased my Tamagotchi 5 days ago (AND JUST
CLARIFYING THIS FOR OTHER PEOPLE, I BOUGHT MINE AT TOYS R US FOR $14.99, NOT
$20.00, NOT $40.00. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEYRE GETTING THEM FOR 20-30 $ AND WHY
THEY WOULD PAY SO MUCH!) The first day i had it, i was lightly amused and
satisfied with what i had bought. The damn thing woke me up at 8:00 in the
morning, and from that time on, I hate the things. How you have to play that
stupid little game with it. How dull they are because they have NO
personality. As for other brands (Nano, Giga-pets) They may have a few more
features than Tamagotchi, but theyr'e no better. I think the only logical
reason people defended tamagotchi to that extent was this: They have no life
whatsoever! These are people who life in a pink bubble world with daisies and
bunnies. If they find that much enjoyment, personal satisfaction, and
spiritual fulfillment in these cheap, little toys, they deserve to be locked
up or something. I'm a 14 year old girl, and when i went to my youth group
yesterday, every GUY (ages 14-20) In the group had a Tamagotchi. I found this
funny then, but after reading the mean mail some Guys put on this page, I find
it hilarious!!! Thanks again, and please withdraw my e-mail adress form this
letter if you decide to post it.
Regards,
Nina Alexandera
From: Colin McNairney
Chris,
My congratulations to you in creating one of the finest web sites I have
seen to date.
Your compilation of e-mail that you have received is hilarious. You certainly
have got
balls to blatantly advertise so much personal information on the web.
Especially with
so many blood thirsty Tamagotchi-loving nutters out there.
I must admit, being a graduate of Computer Science myself, I found the
Tamagotchi
code very disappointing. I actually wrote an OO Tamagotchi simulator in C++
with additional
behavioral attributes and methods. This took me all of 1 hour 20 minutes,
however, I have
not created a graphical front end for this at present. It shocks me to think
that Bandai are
making phenomenal amounts of money from this (at it's best) very simplistic
"toy".
I agree with your ideas for enhancing the AI routines and randomness of events.
I especially
like the environmental influence concepts such as hot & cold weather, motion,
shock detectors
etc. I actually thought that they were based around a small ANN, like "Dogz".
However, I
had to learn the hard way.......All the best!
P.S. If you really want to knacker your Tamagotchi, try placing it near an
Nokia Orange phone.
This will transform you little pet into an eternal egg. (At least I don't have
to clean up its shit anymore).
Regards
Colin
