Was point­ed to this by Ianus. Alexan­dra tweets

So far it seems this year’s #SXSW key launch has been an app you play with your cat. Maybe now is the time to let Lin­don and Berlin shine.”

So yeah, a mar­ket­ing game about cat food. Ho hum. It’s a shame there’s not much more going on here beyond slap­ping at a screen as fast as possible.

The piece also men­tions “Friskies hailed the game as the world’s first ever duel-species game.” Not true. I won’t talk about Pig Chase, ‘cause that’s not a playable game yet. But there’s plen­ty of pri­or art. My favorite: Bee­tle Wrestler (2008), by Chris Woe­bken, Natal­ie Jere­mi­jenko, Lee Von Kraus and Leigha Dennis.

(via First Ever iPad Game Lets You Play Against Your Cat — DesignTAXI.com)

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