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Tamagotchi

1994 · 2 min

A tiny, curious provocation that leaves you unsettled by how much you want to care for a pixelated creature.

Directed by
Tomáš Mašín
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The circumstances surrounding the creation of the work Tamagotchi are not entirely clear. The electronic toy of the same name was released in 1996, but the author and other contemporaries place the film’s creation a few years earlier. The animated dog character in the film calls for the viewer to feed it. The inability to respond to the virtual pet’s needs reveals the nature of the emotions evoked in the viewer by this digital interaction.

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Directed by
Tomáš Mašín
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • technology
  • obsession
  • identity
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Directed by
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Runtime
2 min

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