Blot: Ink Kitten

Blot is a black ink-on-paper kitten who lives in your phone for real. He gets hungry, bored and messy and falls asleep at night — even while the app is closed. Check in a couple of times a day and he'll purr back. How it works: • Four needs: fullness, energy, cleanliness and mood. Time runs in real time; at night he sleeps and everything drops more slowly. • Food and water. Drag kibble into the bowl or pour water — he'll come over and eat. Treats can be given by hand. • Petting. Stroke his head and back and he purrs (with haptics). The belly is at your own risk — he may swat. • Care. Brushing, a three-step bath, cleaning the litter box and a dropper of medicine if he's sick. • Play. A laser pointer and other toys: he chases the dot and pounces. • Walks. In the yard he finds pebbles, feathers and other treasures — build your collection of finds. • Rooms. Kitchen and living room; he…