"Streamer and her dog, a long-haired dachshund named Pea, recently went viral after the UK-based content creator uploaded a clip from one of her latest streams. Pea features heavily in poopernoodle's content, a near-constant livestream presence in a doggy bed in the background ( poopernoodle or wearing a lobster costume), but this new Pea era is a special one. Poopernoodle revealed she had rigged a button attached to her PC that Pea could press with her paw."
""Pea, can you press the button?" poopernoodle asks, a treat held aloft. Pea obliges, and a star is born. Every time Pea is asked to press the button, she does so and gets a delicious reward for it. The fact that she does all of this while half tucked under a heart-patterned blanket makes this even more precious."
"They jump into an actual game, and Pea occasionally presses the button without being prompted, which is clearly the dachshund showing some healer initiative. Poopernoodle gave Pea a treat nearly every time she performed the button press, which could make high-level gameplay a bit difficult, but I will lose every competitive game if it means Pea is on my squad."
A Twitch streamer rigged a PC-mounted button that a long-haired dachshund named Pea can press with its paw to trigger healing for teammates in Marvel Rivals. Pea performs the press on command and sometimes presses unprompted, earning treats as reinforcement. The dog contributed measurable in-game healing, totaling 892 in one match. Frequent treats after each press could complicate high-level competitive play, but the presence of a pet healer created a feel-good streaming moment. The situation raises the idea that reward-based incentives might encourage human players to assist teammates more consistently.
Read at Kotaku
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