https://github.com/riandyrn/desktop-kitty

A desktop kitty that keeps you company. Ported to Go (with some enhancement) from the original project: https://github.com/daywa1kr/Desktop-Cat.
https://github.com/riandyrn/desktop-kitty

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A desktop kitty that keeps you company. Ported to Go (with some enhancement) from the original project: https://github.com/daywa1kr/Desktop-Cat.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/riandyrn/desktop-kitty
• Owner: riandyrn
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-01-14T16:22:12.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-01-16T15:16:21.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-21T20:06:43.630Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: cats, desktop-app, desktop-pet, go, golang, kids-learn, kids-programming, pet, pixel-art, weekend-project
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.05 MB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Desktop Kitty

![Kitty](docs/idling.gif)

Desktop kitty that keeps you company.

Ported to Go from [Desktop Cat](https://github.com/daywa1kr/Desktop-Cat) project written in Python by [daywa1kr](https://github.com/daywa1kr).

Intended as fun project to spark kids & teens interest in Go programming.

## Features

- Kitty animation: idle, sleeping, walk to left, walk to right

- Make kitty stop sleeping or walking when user left click into it

- Draggable kitty

- Exit button

## How to Run

This project is built using [Ebitengine v2](https://ebitengine.org/). So make sure it is installed properly before running this project.

To run this project, type following command in console:

```

go run *.go

```

Upon successful execution the kitty will appears on your desktop just like shown in [Demo](#demo).

## Demo

![Demo](docs/demo.gif)