Merkat

0 days old

Happy & Bouncy

Exhaustion Recovery in Progress Guaranteed recovery: 45s

Fullness

85%

Energy

90%

Happiness

85%

Calmness

80%

♨️ TAP TO WARM

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HEAT-PRO

22°C Clear

Meals & Treats

Tap to feed, or drag directly onto Merkat! Varied meals keep Merkat resilient.

Care & Remedies

Playful remedies relieve symptoms. All illnesses resolve naturally through rest and basic care.

Activity Score: 0

Activity Hub

Choose a fun activity to play with Merkat!

🐾

You're Back!

"I woke up and noticed you were gone for a while! Did you bring back any tasty insects or snacks for me?"

Settings

Sound & Volume

Master Volume

Mute All Audio

Motion & Shake Sensor

Enable Device Shake

Shake Sensitivity

Weather & Location

Select City

Sleep & Nap Schedule

Night Bedtime (Hour)

Morning Wake (Hour)

Afternoon Nap (Hour)

Nap End (Hour)

Accessibility

Reduced Motion

AI Companion (Highly Experimental)

Connect to an OpenAI-compatible endpoint (e.g. local Ollama, LM Studio, or vLLM). Suggested models: smollm3:latest, smollm2:latest, or smollm2:360m.

Enable AI Companion

Endpoint URL

Model Identifier

API Token / Key (Optional)

Request Timeout 240s (4m)

30s 60s 120s 180s 240s

Rename Pet

About & Credits

Merkat Virtual Pet v1.1.0

A living HTML5 virtual pet game inspired by the timeless charm of Tamagotchi and Pou, featuring reactive animated physiology, touch stroking, device motion, astronomical calendar moon phases, and live environmental weather.

Design & Architecture

Pet Simulation: Pure vanilla ES6 modules with decoupled rendering, storage, input, audio, and weather services.
Visuals: Responsive vector SVG meerkat with dynamic morphing postures, astronomical calendar-based moon phases, and scenic indoor window weather view.
Audio Engine: Custom procedural Web Audio API synthesizer - 100% lightweight and zero external audio file latency.
Weather & Reverse Geocoding: Powered by the privacy-focused Open-Meteo API and BigDataCloud free reverse geocoding API.
AI Companion (Experimental): OpenAI-compatible local/remote LLM integration (smollm3, smollm2).

Notice: All medicines, remedies, and symptoms in this game are entirely fictional mechanics designed for whimsical pet-care play and do not represent real-world medical advice.

Dev & Simulation Panel

Primary Needs Overrides

Fullness: Energy: Happiness: Calmness:

Hidden Internal Values

Resilience: Hydration: Thermal Comfort: Wetness: Exposure Load: Digestive Load: Sleep Debt: Stress: Outdoor Yearning: Fun:

Force Weather Condition

Force Time of Day

Illness State Machine Controls

Recent Environmental Events

Welcome to Merkat!

A tiny curious meerkat has arrived. What would you like to name your new virtual companion?