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

Digital pets are distinct in that they 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. 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.

Digital pets can be "simulations of real animals, as in the Petz series" or "fantasy ones like the Tamagotchi". Unlike biological simulations, the pet does not usually reproduce. They generally do not die.

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what are the instructions on how to play LITTLEST PET SHOP Digital Pets?
Q. my friend gave it to me for my b-day but she didnt give me the instruction manual so i have no idea what im suppose to do with it.
Asked by Alanna K - Sun May 18 19:36:22 2008 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. One of these should help you play:
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can your digital pet connect with diffrent kinds of digital ptes ?
Q. i really want to know because i have one and i want to connect it to a tomagoti but it is not a tomagotchi it is a diffrent kind of digital pet!
Asked by R136A1 Blowup - Thu Apr 5 23:15:21 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. yes, my digital pet connects with different kinds of digital pets
Answered by sai s - Fri Apr 6 02:27:19 2007

What would be a good handheld digital pet?
Q. for a 8yr old girl. Thanx
Asked by xoxo - Sun Dec 21 15:10:57 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. tamagotchi for sure, i used to love those things! they're only about $20. all of the other ones are too complicated or make little kids lose interest, but my sister always stays hooked with her tamagotchi
Answered by lks m - Sun Dec 21 15:15:01 2008

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