{"id":283754,"date":"2024-06-21T16:12:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T14:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=334711"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:18:32","slug":"this-game-wants-to-be-like-words-clippy-but-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/this-game-wants-to-be-like-words-clippy-but-good\/","title":{"rendered":"This game wants to be like Word’s Clippy, but good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Virtual assistants are a great idea poorly executed. Few people feel any affection for Clippy, Word’s virtual assistant, and there are some good reasons for that<\/strong>. Intrusive, unhelpful, and giving users a sense of condescension, we really don’t want it there. The alternative, AI virtual assistants that have only a voice, are so impersonal that we don’t even count them as assistants. Because their real value lies in something that has been discarded too quickly: a little friend that actively accompanies us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the idea under which Weyrdworks Studio decided to operate. It’s a small indie studio that decided to create a game that would be a small life simulator that combines Animal Crossing, Tamagotchi, and virtual assistants like Clippy<\/strong>. The result is a game that is positively sweet and charming, and also surprising that no one has ever thought of something like it before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Named Weyrdlets<\/a>, the game has two modes. In the game, we can customize our pet, take care of it, and train it in the style of Tamagotchi. We can interact with other pets and decorate their houses, which is the Animal Crossing factor. And what makes it similar to Clippy is that it, too, acts as our virtual assistant. Now our pet will be on our desktop all the time, playing and doing its thing, allowing us to set up to-do lists, timers, and other productivity resources for work or stud<\/strong>y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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