Abstract: Various embodiments include a toy comprising a processor; a memory for storing at least one group of data, each said at least one group comprising of a plurality of expressive responses, and each said group representing a respective theme; an output for said expressive responses; the toy being adapted to exchange such expressive responses with another such toy; an interface for receiving an instructive response from a user; and a suitably programmed processor and associated memory for altering the exchange of expressive responses between the toys in dependence upon the received user instructive response.

Abstract: The present invention relates to toys that are enabled to interact with other such toys, and in particular a toy comprising: a processor for generating interactions between such toy and at least one other toy capable of interacting with such toy; an interaction tracking engine for generating data related to the interactions; and a memory connected to said interaction tracking engine for storing said data. The invention further relates to a server comprising: means for communicating with a plurality of toys, means for receiving data related to each said toy; means for processing said data; and means for allocating points to each said toy in dependence on said processed data.