Dear All,
I seem to remember that when I was young and had a tamagotchi, and it died one time, that I got really sad, and that it made me cry. But I'm not sure, I say to myself, would I have really cried over my tamagotchi dying? I mean it's just a toy. (I was probably 11 at the time, I'm now 21 and haven't played with a tamagotchi for a long time)
So I was wondering, has anyone else had a similar experience with the death of a tamagotchi: sadness, even crying? Or I am over emotional and just making something out of nothing?
And what about the joys that a tamagotchi gives: I remember having great fun seeing it grow up, nurturing it, taking care. Do alot of you relate to this, or do you like your tamagotchi for different reasons? Sometimes I felt like the tamagotchi was like a baby of my own...
My final question is this: is it really possible to have an emotional relationship with a small computer?
Thanks for your answers (and helping me get closure )
Laurence
I seem to remember that when I was young and had a tamagotchi, and it died one time, that I got really sad, and that it made me cry. But I'm not sure, I say to myself, would I have really cried over my tamagotchi dying? I mean it's just a toy. (I was probably 11 at the time, I'm now 21 and haven't played with a tamagotchi for a long time)
So I was wondering, has anyone else had a similar experience with the death of a tamagotchi: sadness, even crying? Or I am over emotional and just making something out of nothing?
And what about the joys that a tamagotchi gives: I remember having great fun seeing it grow up, nurturing it, taking care. Do alot of you relate to this, or do you like your tamagotchi for different reasons? Sometimes I felt like the tamagotchi was like a baby of my own...
My final question is this: is it really possible to have an emotional relationship with a small computer?
Thanks for your answers (and helping me get closure )
Laurence