Wired

December, 1996

Alien LifeThe next time you catch yourself verbally abusing your computer, remember: It has feelings, too. Or at least it could have, thanks to a new wave of interactive software based on artificial life, which uses computers to re-create biological phenomena. PF. Magic used simple AL principles to develop its popular Dogz and Catz programs (both allow you to tame--and maintain--PC pets). But a new software title from Fujitsu Interactive, Teo the Magic Planet, is taking multimedia in a new direc...