virtual Life

[Maviarab]

Hi all,

Came accross these while I was generally searching the net (as I do) and thought they looked interesting...not AI in the sense that Hal is but interesting nontheless.

http://www.mopyfish.net/index.html

It appears to be basically a "virtual AI" fish that lives in a tank on your desktop but what interested me (as with most primitive AI "cyber" pets is the reaction or lack or response depending on how you treat it.

Almost like a virtual tamogotchi for the pc...and anyone who bought/played with creatures (pc game) might enjoy it if only for a limited time.

Gonna see what its like myself and ill let you know how I get on...but dont expect too much from a simple free prog lol

[Art]

Marius,

You going to try the spider too? lol!

[Maviarab]

I'm very tempted too yeah as I have a keen interest in spiders/insects/reptiles etc...would have to be good though in order to fork out the £££'s

[KnyteTrypper]

I've gotten really spoiled by Creatures, recently. As far as a-life is concerned, I haven't found anything to top it. I've recently learned how to IQ test my Norns, so I now have a ship full of Norns that are all smart enough to talk to the hand. You just can't beat a virtual pet that laughs, dances about, and tells you it loves you when you pet it (as opposed to one that just doesn't die if you care for it properly).

[Maviarab]

Knyte,

Could not agree more with that statement...I'm still addicted to Creatures2 delux ed lol...something strangely interesting in watching the lil critters grow up lol.