Building a Bitzee-Inspired Virtual Pet With a Raspberry Pi Pico

Matthew Berman shows a prototype made with his son, a Pico development kit and AI-assisted coding.

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Matthew Berman
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2026年6月11日
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Matthew Berman describes making a personalized virtual-pet prototype after his son became interested in Bitzee toys. He shows a Pico development board, asks Codex to build an initial version, and iterates with his son; a 3D-printed enclosure is still planned.

  1. 1The motivationHis son’s interest in Bitzee toys inspired a custom virtual-pet project.
  2. 2The hardwareThe shown Pico development kit has a screen, buttons and joystick and uses a plug-in board.
  3. 3Iterating togetherBerman used Codex to create a simple first version, then refined it with his son.

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  1. A Pico development kit combines a display and controls for the prototype.
  2. Berman says he used Codex to generate an initial version and then iterated with his son.
  3. The prototype was unfinished, with a 3D-printed enclosure planned next.
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A virtual pet project

Berman explains why he decided to make a Bitzee-inspired device. He shows the development kit and its controls.

My son loves Bitzee virtual pets, which remind me of the Tamagotchi I played with as a child. He wants several, and I say they cost around $40 apiece, so I decided to make a virtual pet of my own. That price is my observation at the time, not a current price guarantee.

The Pico development kit
スライド 1 / 2The Pico development kitThe board combines a display with buttons, a joystick and a socket for the Pico.

I bought a Raspberry Pi Pico development kit with a touchscreen, buttons and a joystick. The board I show accepts the Pico as a plug-in module, so this particular setup does not require me to solder it. The video is a project overview, not a full parts list or assembly guide.

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Building and next steps

He describes prompting Codex and refining the prototype with his son. The enclosure remains future work.

The virtual-pet prototype
スライド 2 / 2The virtual-pet prototypeThe screen shows an early version of the custom pet interface.

I connected the device to my computer, opened Codex and asked it to build me a Bitzee-inspired pet. The first version was simple, and my son and I iterated until it matched more of what he wanted. It is not finished: I plan to 3D-print a house for the device and show the result later.

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