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In this strangely fascinating talk, you can follow along as [Natalie Silvanovich] reverse engineers some Tamagotchi. Even if you have no interest whatsoever in digital pets, you’ll probably pick ...

hand-held “pets” who survive only if you feed them, play with them and even wash them (don’t worry, there’s a keypad). As with all video games, the goal is educational: leave a Tamagotchi ...