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I was actually just thinking about a Tamagotchi-like program that required regular productive activities in order to keep a virtual pet alive, healthy and happy
by inetsee 4y ago
I was actually just thinking about a Tamagotchi-like program that required regular productive activities in order to keep a virtual pet alive, healthy and happy. A computer program would not need to deal with all that messy real world hardware; it would all be virtual.
You could also add a function that makes your virtual pet unhappy if you spent too much time reading Hacker News. Instant productivity boost.
- jfim 4y agoThere's this app for Android that's similar to the idea you mentioned. When you want to focus, you plant a tree in the app, and if you leave the app (eg. to browse the internet or check social media), the tree dies. If you focus for long enough, the tree grows to be a full one, and you can plant a forest. https://www.forestapp.cc/ https://www.forestapp.cc/
- grigri907 4y agoHabitica might scratch this itch to gamify your tasks. https://habitica.com/ https://habitica.com/