Re: LOGO-L> Digital Pets

[Michael Tempel <michaelt@media.mit.edu>]

I've also worked on digital pets project with a class of 13 and 14 year
olds. The color, sound, and flexibility of the MicroWorlds environment are
certainly better than what you;ve got on the Tamagotchis.  It's a nice
little project with some interesting limitations:

1. The real pets run continuously.  Unless you program the Logo version in
StarLogo you have to stop it when you want to use the computer for
something else.

2. The appeal of these pets seems in large part to be that you carry them
around wherever you go. Except in schools where kids have their own
laptops, this aspect can't be mathced.

Still, I found it to be a good project with a strong appeal, especially to
girls.

-Michael

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