A tiny computer dreams of becoming a cowboy in this adorable animation
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Do androids dream of electric sheep? Who knows — but tiny computers certainly dream of bitmap horses!
At least this computer does. In an animation titled "a computer dreams of being a cowboy," your heart will take the hardest hit to the feels from an inanimate object since The Little Toaster.
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This short animation is the work of illustrator, musician, and storyboard artist Louie Zong. In it, the digital dream of a computer sings his longing for another life of riding horses and yeehaw-ing, set to the tune of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver.
It even changes one of the lyrics "West Virginia, mountain mama," to "I've seen a bitmap, but not for real" just to drive home his little heart's yearning. Ouch.
Zong used a virtual singer software to create the robotic vocals, which he's previously done for an animation about a similarly forlorn yet hopeful computer, "hello world."
We suggest you check out his other work if you're into bright, chiptune-y melodies and animations that are filled with heartwarming characters on incredible journeys.
In the meantime, we'll be here trying to find a way to get this little rootin-tootin computer to the country roads. 01011001 01100101 01100101 01101000 01100001 01110111 0001010 (Yeehaw.)
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