Cassegotchi: Arduino Nano Tamagotchi

Adafruit Blog is highlighting a nostalgic DIY project: a Tamagotchi emulator built on Arduino Nano and housed in a three D printed shell. The open-source design, shared on Instructables, recreates the beloved digital pets from the nineteen nineties—devices that were surprisingly ahead of their time. Tamagotchis pioneered the concept of affective computing, getting us genuinely invested in the fate of tiny pixels, and they featured autonomous behavior and infrared communication. This Arduino-based version lets modern makers relive the simple joy of digital pet ownership.

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