# GDC Classic: Multiple character interaction in Petz games

*Source* · `src-gamedeveloper-2015-petz-multiple-characters` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Talk / video |
| authors | Game Developer staff |
| venue | Game Developer (republished GDC paper) |
| date | 2015-11-09 |
| url | https://gamedeveloper.com/design/gdc-classic-multiple-character-interaction-in-i-petz-i-games |
| accessed | 2026-10-28 |

## Notes

Petz touch, hold, fight, hug, and mate with each other; help and support produce friends, buddies play, share food and toys, and are sad to part; enemies growl, fight, and steal toys and are glad when the user disciplines the other; adults comfort and carry scared young Petz; owners modify behavior through positive and negative reinforcement; states the original Dogz was released in 1995.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Petz (Dogz and Catz)](../game/petz.md)

## Citation

Game Developer staff (2015-11-09). *GDC Classic: Multiple character interaction in Petz games*. Game Developer (republished GDC paper) https://gamedeveloper.com/design/gdc-classic-multiple-character-interaction-in-i-petz-i-games

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