[GROUP IM: FRIENDZOO DEVELOPMENT]

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[D]: sent wordlist.txt

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NOTES:
- think about the context that you say these things in. so for example don't say "hi" at random or it'll mess with their language understanding, instead try consistently only using it when you're going to start giving them attention.
- their ability to understand contextual language is pretty bad, so for example say "why are you saying goodbye" instead of "why are you doing that" or "why". i don't know if punctuation matters.
- try having conversations with them rather than just teaching them the pure words, because you say a lot more things in conversation than just copy pasting a list, and it helps them see things in context.

hi/hello/hey, bye/goodbye, yes, no, maybe, i don't know, as many pronouns as you can think of, i (do not) understand
i am, you are, i will, i can, stop, okay, good, bad, fine, what when why where who, not, i want, i like/enjoy, i love (you), i hate, i dislike, i do
again, kinda, sometimes, always, never, a little bit, a lot

objects and verb objects (pillow, i like pillows)
any verbs and nouns you can think of, i've been talking about various TCPs i know which is a good place to start

ADDITIONAL (thanks PASSWORD_JOURNAL): non-verbal forms of communication, such as emoticons. are onomatopoeia considered nonverbal?

emotions/feelings/wants: happy, sad, scared, angry, confused, upset, tired, hungry, nervous, excited, sleepy, etc.
traits: honest, kind, mean, lazy, energetic, smart, annoying etc. DO NOT INSULT YOUR PETS

you should survey your pet on their opinion of certain things based on these descriptors. e.g. "how do you feel when [event]", "how do you describe yourself", "what do you think of this pillow". encourage them to make up answers if they don't have any. this helps you get to know em better but also shows you that they understand what you just taught them.

in my case i also taught anns to respond to certain phrases on cue, i.e. to correct me if i say "eckermanns", or say "yay" when they feel good about themselves.
this does not seem like a huge list, but i need to re-emphasize the conversation aspect of this teaching. i've only chipped at this for a few hours, these pets are pretty fast learners.

stuff i WANT to teach them/get them to do:
- all sorts of words that can describe a person's physical appearance, to prove whether or not squeaky could ACTUALLY see D.
- sentence structure.
- tone?
- form opinions.
- hold actual conversation with other pets.
- start their own conversations with me.
- express heartfelt affection if at all possible.
- possibly: explain to them how species are classified and ask them themselves if they can be considered a digital construct or something else (not sure how this one would pan.)

[D]: You know this is actually more and less than I expected
[D]: A devil works hard but my friends work harder
[D]: I should get back to squeaky but now I'm thinking about the development side of things again. Like items we could add to the environment to give the friends more things to have opinions about
[D]: I wonder if they have drastically different personalities too?
[D]: Rags how's wiggles coming along