{"id":481126,"date":"2022-08-04T18:09:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T15:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/stray-cat-video-game-brings-some-benefits-to-real-cats\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T18:09:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T15:09:08","slug":"stray-cat-video-game-brings-some-benefits-to-real-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stray-cat-video-game-brings-some-benefits-to-real-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Stray\u2019 cat video game brings some benefits to real cats"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d56cb64320\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d56cb64320\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stray-cat-video-game-brings-some-benefits-to-real-cats\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Stray_cat_video_game_brings_some_benefits_to_real_cats%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;\u2018Stray\u2019 cat video game brings some benefits to real cats&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Stray_cat_video_game_brings_some_benefits_to_real_cats%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;\u2018Stray\u2019 cat video game brings some benefits to real cats&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The virtual cat hero from the new video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> sensation \u201cStray\u201d doesn\u2019t just wind along rusted pipes, leap over unidentified sludge and decode clues in a seemingly abandoned city. The daring orange tabby is helping real-world cats as well.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to online fundraising platforms, gamers are playing \u201cStray\u201d while streaming live for audiences to raise money for animal shelters and other cat-related charities. Annapurna Interactive, the game\u2019s publisher, also promoted \u201cStray\u201d by offering two cat rescue and adoption agencies copies of the game to raffle off and renting out a New York cat cafe.<\/p>\n<p>Livestreaming gameplay for charity isn\u2019t new, but the resonance \u201cStray\u201d quickly found from cat lovers is unusual. It was the fourth most watched and broadcast game on the day it launched on Twitch, the streaming platform said.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers watch as players navigate the adventurous feline through an aging industrial landscape doing normal cat stuff \u2014 balancing on railings, walking on keyboards and knocking things off shelves \u2014 to solve puzzles and evade enemies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Stray&quot; cat video game benefits real shelter cats\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5EHUP5HZY28?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>About 80% of the game\u2019s development team are \u201ccat owners and cat lovers\u201d and a real-life orange stray as well as their own cats helped inspire the game, one creator said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI certainly hope that maybe some people will be inspired to help actual strays in real life \u2014 knowing that having an animal and a companion is a responsibility,\u201d said producer Swann Martin-Raget, of the BlueTwelve gaming studio in Montpellier, in southern France.<\/p>\n<p>When Annapurna Interactive reached out to the Nebraska Humane Society to partner before the game\u2019s launch on July 19, they jumped at the chance, marketing specialist Brendan Gepson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole game and the whole culture around the game, it\u2019s all about a love of cats,\u201d Gepson said. \u201cIt meshed really well with the shelter and our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shelter got four copies of the game to give away and solicited donations for $5 to be entered into a raffle to win one. In a week, they raised $7,000, Gepson said, with the vast majority of the 550 donors being new to them, including people donating from Germany and Malta. The company also donated $1,035 to the shelter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Stray-homepage.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In this image provided by Annapurna Interactive, art from the &quot;Stray&quot; video game, developed by BlueTwelve Studio and released on July 19, 2022, is seen.\" class=\"wp-image-23329042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Stray-homepage.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Stray-homepage.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Stray-homepage.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Gamers are livestreaming \u201cStray\u201d while raising money for real-world animal shelters. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was really mutually beneficial,\u201d Gepson said. \u201dThey got some really good PR out of it and we got a whole new donor base out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Annapurna also bought out Meow Parlour, the New York cat cafe and adoption agency, for a weekend, as well as donating $1,000. Visitors who made reservations could buy \u201cStray\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d merchandise and play the game for 20 minutes while surrounded by cats. (The game also captivates cats,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatsWatchStray\" class=\"\">videos<\/a>\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> show.)<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Legaspi, Annapurna Interactive\u2019s marketing director, said it made sense for the game\u2019s launch to do something \u201cpositively impactful and hopefully bring more awareness to adopting and not shopping for a new pet.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Annapurna declined to disclose sales or download figures for the game, which is available on PlayStation and the Steam platform. However, according to Steam monitor SteamDB, \u201cStray\u201d has been the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/topsellers\/2022W30\/\" class=\"\">No. 1 purchased game<\/a>\u00a0for the past two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>North Shore Animal League America, which rescues tens of thousands of animals each year, said it hadn\u2019t seen any increase in traffic from the game but they did receive more than\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/tiltify.com\/@ladystabbington\/furgetmenot\">$800 thanks to a gamer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a happy coincidence, the shelter had just set up a profile on the platform Tiltify, which allows nonprofits to receive donations from video streams, the week the game launched. The player channeled donations to the shelter, smashing her initial goal of $200.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are seeing Tiltify and livestreaming as this whole new way for us to engage a whole different audience,\u201d said Carol Marchesano, the rescue\u2019s senior digital marketing director. Usually, though, organizations need to reach out to online personalities to coordinate livestreams, which can take a lot of work, she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Stray-embed.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In this image provided by Annapurna Interactive, the &quot;Stray&quot; video game, developed by BlueTwelve Studio and released on July 19, 2022, is seen.\" class=\"wp-image-23329041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Stray-embed.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Stray-embed.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Stray-embed.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cStray was the fourth most-watched game the day it premiered on Twitch. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About nine campaigns on Tiltify mention the game \u201cStray,\u201d the company\u2019s CEO Michael Wasserman said. JustGiving, which also facilitates charity livestreams, said it identified two campaigns with the game.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Gepson from Nebraska reached out to an Omaha resident who goes by the name TreyDay1014 online to run a charity livestream. Trey, who asked that his last name not be used, has two cats, one of which he adopted from the shelter.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, he narrated to viewers\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/1543729934?filter=all&amp;sort=time\" class=\"\">watching live on the platform Twitch<\/a>\u00a0as his cat character batted another cat\u2019s tail and danced along railings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I found out my cat was outside doing this, I\u2019d be upset,\u201d Trey said, as his character jumped across a perilous distance. Moments later, a rusty pipe broke, sending the tabby down a gut-wrenching plunge into the darkness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is a poor baby,\u201d Trey said somberly, \u201cbut we are okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A $25 donation followed the fall, pushing the amount raised by Trey for the Nebraska shelter to over $100 in about 30 minutes. By the end of four and a half hours of play, donations totaled $1,500. His goal had been to raise $200.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has opened my eyes to being able to use this platform for a lot more good than just playing video games,\u201d Trey said.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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