Work, Eat, Sleep, Repeat: Become a Human Tamagotchi
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Summary
Maker Terence Grover has created a Raspberry Pi-powered simulator of the 90s virtual pet toy the Tamagotchi, rewriting it from the ground up in Python to include elements of mundane real-life chores, Adventures in Capitalism.
Rather than tracking hunger and pooping, the customiseable on-screen avatar must balance money, earned through work or education, against the need to eat, sleep and socialise, with death possible through overwork.
The UI is hand-coded and, along with perfect sprite movement and a working buzzer, there are also mini-games to replicate the boredom of repetitive jobs.
The entire project is open source and available on GitHub for those who want to recreate it or develop it further.
