Chickie - A Virtual Companion

The Project

Chickie is a virtual pet game combined with a mental wellness app. In the game, your goal is to take care of your pet, Chickie, by managing their various stats. This is done through various activities, such as feeding, showering, exploring, and napping. The game includes several self-care features, such as a journal and a "self-care task" system, which rewards the user for completing various self-care tasks with in-game currency. The most prominent feature of the game however, is the AI chatbot, implemented using Inworld AI's Unity SDK, that can hold realistic, human-like conversations.

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Team Comments

Self-care management and mental well-being are extremely important in modern society, and I believe that these technology can help in this, by gamifying self-care and using AI as an alternative to traditional human therapy for the shy.

This was my first time using Unity and C#, but I slowly learned through online tutorials, and virtual one-on-one lessons. I had trouble finding a free and easily implementable AI model, but after researching for a while, I found the free Inworld AI Unity SDK on the Unity Asset Store.

I hope to eventually change to a different AI model, or create my own, as current free Inworld AI model runs on a limited daily quota. I also want to add more pet care activities, as well as a "Create Your Own Self-Care Task" feature, to allow users to make personalized self-care activities.