Schrödinger's Furby

The ladies time travel to the 90's to discuss the world's first simulated pets — the Tamagotchi and the Furby — and what lessons they have to teach us about our digital selves online. Digressions include a very "low brow" intro, a Binchtopia spit-take meet-cute, and the discovery that we might be your Tamagotchis.  SOURCES: Love It, Feed It, Mourn It Virtual Pets Are Back and Why We Need Them Most Now Love In The Time of Tamagotchi Taken By the Tamagotchi: How a Toy Changed the Perspective on Mobile Technology PUBLIC LIVES; Far From the Pleading Crowd: Furby's Dad Coded for Cuteness: How the Furby Conquered Hearts and Minds How to Turn Your Furby Evil by WikiHow A Dark Furby Theory May Reveal Them as Flesh-Devouring Predators What Happens When Your Furby Becomes Evil Into the Furby-Verse: The Narrative Production of Electronic Companions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.