New “egg friend” is addicted to Vape: if smoking, he dies.
Before these mobile phones all, the children (90s) had a Tamagotchithat digital “egg” they had to feed, clean and with whom they had to play with, just like a digital pet.
The classic Tamagotchi
Now, a more adult version was born: one that needs its owner to continue to “pull” the electronic cigarette.
The device developed by two former engineers (one of them, former goal employee) was one of the most bizarre inventions and commented on the Nyu Stupid Hackathon, a 12-hour event in which participants purposely create ridiculous gadgets.
Between tables that go up 24 hours a day and printers that print legal contracts for “little girl’s promises”, it was Tamagotchi “Vape or Die” that stole the attention: only survives if the owner continues to smoke.
The pair initially developed the device with an unquestionable purpose: help one of the engineers responsible for the Engenhoca to smokeBut “it’s more fun and more stupid if we use this power and enjoy it to evil and become more addicted,” joked the creator (and smoking) Rebecca Xun, to conversation with.
Unlike the classic Tamagotchi, which requires a series of routine care, such as food and personal care, this version lives only for one thing – smoking of electronic cigarettes. If the owner fails to inhale the smoke with flavors, the digital pet It gets upsetwith excited tears dripping from his eyes.
The initial prototype involved connecting a vape to a computer with Tamagotchi software. Subsequent iterations have become more compact, culminating in an autonomous unit that resembles a pink vape with a small visible screen and wiring-similar to a carton C4 block.
In an interview with, Xun admitted that both she and the other engineer involved had health problems due to frequent testing. “Because we tested so much, we were both sick because of the vaping.”
