{"id":533267,"date":"2022-12-30T19:01:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T16:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/virtual-animals-game-requires-you-to-go-out-for-walks\/"},"modified":"2022-12-30T19:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T16:01:40","slug":"virtual-animals-game-requires-you-to-go-out-for-walks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/virtual-animals-game-requires-you-to-go-out-for-walks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Virtual animals game requires you to go out for walks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 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-6af2e6ab07ace\" 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-6af2e6ab07ace\" 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\/virtual-animals-game-requires-you-to-go-out-for-walks\/#%E2%80%9CVirtual_animals_game_requires_you_to_go_out_for_walks%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Virtual animals game requires you to go out for walks&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CVirtual_animals_game_requires_you_to_go_out_for_walks%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Virtual animals game requires you to go out for walks&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/-get-you-out-for-a-wal.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/-get-you-out-for-a-wal.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The game BitPet offers several different challenges with animals. This screenshot is from a competition to collect as many coins as possible. You can play against other people or AI-controlled animals you find on the map. Credit: BitPet\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/-get-you-out-for-a-wal.jpg\" alt=\" get you out for a walk\" title=\"The game BitPet offers several different challenges with animals. This screenshot is from a competition to collect as many coins as possible. You can play against other people or AI-controlled animals you find on the map. Credit: BitPet\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> BitPet offers several different challenges with animals. This screenshot is from a competition to collect as many coins as possible. You can play against other people or AI-controlled animals you find on the map. Credit: BitPet<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Are you getting fat from playing way too many computer games? If so, we have good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for you. The game of BitPet requires you to move around in order to do well.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                BitPet is a company with its roots in the gaming environment at NTNU. Now BitPet is launching a game where you have to take care of virtual animals. These animals only thrive if you take them outside and are <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the game is reminiscent of Pok\u00e9mon Go, a game that Alf Inge Wang has studied carefully.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pok\u00e9mon Go has a positive effect on players&#8217; physical, mental and social health, but the effect only lasts as long as you keep the game going. I wanted to find a game concept that provides similar positive health effects over a longer period of time,&#8221; says Wang, a professor in NTNU&#8217;s Department of Computer <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So while your Pok\u00e9mon can thrive on your list for years without you doing anything for them, BitPet requires you to actually move and actively care for your animals. This feature is the main difference between the two games\u2014and is what can make a big difference for you.<\/p>\n<p><b>BitPet gets you up and out<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For example, you can find and feed the animals, pet and groom them regularly, ensure that the animals&#8217; home area is well-kept and do activities with them,&#8221; says Wang.<\/p>\n<p>The activities may require you to move to a specific area. Maybe you want to go on a treasure hunt, or look for useful objects. Or you can meet someone else who has the game and let their animals play together or challenge each other. They do this in augmented reality (AR), where you can see the animals moving around in the real world using the camera on your mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;AR is one of the big trends in games, and we think the timing for BitPet is good right now,&#8221; says Wang.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Wang invented the well-known and popular quiz game Kahoot! in his time. This time he has teamed up with several others, including Mathias Gr\u00f8nstad, who completed his master&#8217;s degree in entrepreneurship at NTNU in 2021. Gr\u00f8nstad is now <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager of BitPet. The company currently has five employees in Oslo, Trondheim and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s challenging for start-up companies to obtain qualified and skilled employees. But BitPet found a solution to the challenge in Ukraine,&#8221; says Gr\u00f8nstad.<\/p>\n<p>Since they formed the company during the pandemic, when many people had to work from home anyway, working from different places has not been a particular challenge. The greater tension was linked to the fact that Putin and his allies invaded Ukraine on February 24 this year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This came as a shock to all of us in the company, and we feared the worst. So far, fortunately, BitPet&#8217;s employees in Ukraine haven&#8217;t experienced the war up close. But they have endured power cuts, regular air raid sirens and similar incidents,&#8221; says Gr\u00f8nstad.<\/p>\n<p><b>Launched during major event<\/b><\/p>\n<p>BitPet launched the game on November 17 and 18 during Slush 2022 in Helsinki. This is a world-renowned event for start-up companies. This year it brought together 2600 investors, 4600 representatives from various start-up companies and 400 media people.<\/p>\n<p>BitPet is one of eleven companies that were specially selected to launch their product during the event. They competed against hundreds of other companies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our goal is to offer a game that can be played globally by many millions of players. We hope this results in better social and physical health for the players,&#8221; says Gr\u00f8nstad.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve this goal, BitPet needs to bring in investors. 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