Have you ever wanted a pet that didn’t shed, bite, whine, or secrete waste all over your room? Well, for children of all ages, but with parent consent for those younger than thirteen years, anyone can own one! However, these are not the usual house pets that we think of, such as dogs and cats. These animals have vibrant colors with unique characteristics. Although they are only accessible through the Internet, they are fun and exciting animals to play and interact with.

Water Fun w/ Neopets. Source: Neopets

This report is on the interactions between various communities and people that occur when engaging in this website. Neopets, originally NeoPets, was created in 1999 to allow anyone to create an account, obtain a virtual pet or pets, and take care of them with food, clothes, toys, and accessories that paid with cash that is earned through game playing and real-world purchases on the website.

The main purpose of creating this webpage is to enlighten others about the social community of Neopets and determine how this individual Internet culture influences the people who interact in it and how this affects our daily lives. Does this virtual pet world make a difference in how people live their real lives? One can only wonder how far a person can care about a cute furry pet, even one untangible. In order to answer the questions that I pose, I will search for blogs and discussion posts that contain Neopets users. Directly immersing into the conversation of Neopets fans will help to understand the population better.

This website will focus on the ethnography and interaction aspects of this object of study. The pages of this site include information on Internet Culture, the Population of Neopets users, Community Interaction of this population, and my Personal Experience with Neopets.

Enjoy! 🙂