In an era where technology often gets blamed for increasing isolation, companies like Slay are taking a different approach. Their viral hit app Pengu has become the biggest AI character app in the US, ...

Peridot is adorable and can play fetch. It's also the debut of Amazon Anywhere and asks new questions about how to integrate AI and AR into games. Here's what it's been like so far. I started with ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Telehealth has grown by nearly 420% since 2019. It's become the go-to for many Americans when they feel sick and now it's available for your pets! Fuzzy provides digital vet care ...

I haven’t been the best father to Simon. Despite the nagging of Peridot’s incessant notifications, it’s been a whole two days since I last checked on my virtual pet. After logging off work yesterday I ...

A year after the AR pet game Peridot arrived on phones, Niantic is stepping into headsets with a little mixed-reality experience on the Quest. I want virtual pets now. Scott Stein Editor at Large I ...

Windup Minds raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding for a game studio focused on virtual pet games in virtual reality and mixed reality. The Seattle and Los Angeles company will make games for a ...

If you’re caring for a toddler or a tabby or a toy poodle, you’ve probably faced what Jim DeMarco calls “a fundamental rule of parenting.” “That rule,” says DeMarco, the father of four children and ...