{"id":64159,"date":"2014-05-11T08:44:56","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T06:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=64159"},"modified":"2014-05-11T08:46:47","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T06:46:47","slug":"gaming-has-gone-to-the-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/64159-gaming-has-gone-to-the-dogs","title":{"rendered":"Gaming has gone to the dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you feel guilty leaving your dog at home alone? Worry no more, because you can buy your pet&#8217;s love the same way your bought your step-son&#8217;s affection &#8211; by getting it a gaming console.<\/p>\n<p>CleverPet is a glorified treat dispenser that will reward your canine pal with with delicious titbits when it presses pads with its paws as they light up. The CleverPet is currently on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1453211280\/cleverpet-a-console-that-teaches-and-feeds-your-do\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter<\/a>\u00a0where its creators are looking to raise $100,000 (R1,033,800) to get the project off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The gameplay starts simply: the dog pushes any of the touchpad buttons and receives a treat. Then, only the lit buttons deliver a snack. The puzzles evolve from there, gaining complexity and involving different lights and colors.<\/p>\n<p>CleverPet adapts to the skill level of the dog so it doesn&#8217;t get too frustrating or too easy. The device connects to Wi-Fi and is monitored through an app. You can check how your dog is doing and keep track of how many treats are going down the hatch.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re concerned about fattening up your pooch, then the CleverPet can be used like a dog bowl instead, doling out a regular meal serving over the course of a day.<\/p>\n<p>Check out a video of the Kickstarter pitch.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1453211280\/cleverpet-a-console-that-teaches-and-feeds-your-do\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Who&#8217;s a good boy? Let us know in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n<h6>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/level-pup-cleverpet-is-a-gaming-console-for-dogs\/\" target=\"_blank\">CNET<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/64103-need-for-speed-not-coming-in-2014.html\">Need for Speed not coming in 2014<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/64057-norwegian-army-drives-tank-with-oculus-rift.html\">Norwegian Army drives tank with Oculus Rift<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/64067-is-the-ps-vita-worth-buying-yet.html\">Is the PS Vita worth buying yet?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man&#8217;s best friend needs some entertainment while the family is out. What better solution than a doggy gaming console?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":64173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[12393,12391,21],"class_list":["post-64159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-cleverpet","tag-dog-console","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64253,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64159\/revisions\/64253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}