Loving Care (Short Film)
A college student goes through her day to day life while caring for a virtual pet. However, when the stress of all of the work becomes too much, the virtual pet ends up being the one to take care of her...!
This was my capstone film from 2023. It's been over a year since I had made it, so I figured it was a good enough time to share it with the world. Still very proud of how it came out!
I am also making a comic involving these two characters... their story isn't quite over yet! If you're interested to see more of them, well... unfortunately it's still a work in progress. But, you can see what pages have been made so far through my Ko-fi page: ko-fi.com/peytonpartyhorn/tiers
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honestly i thought the essay she typed was gonna be like "I like hamburgers and playing and taking bubble baths and watching plants grow :D" lol, this is really cute
@tiramisalem
11 күн бұрын
in my opinion it'd be more like "ksifiwp2urhd the wvegowpa0q7euv hkejtjt kti 😄💕"
I know what "Power fantasy" is, it's when author's interpretation of perfection is fullfilling desires of said author. But what do you call a type of fantasy when all of your life's problems are solved by something outside of our boring reality?
@ManDancingMoji
12 күн бұрын
Maybe we could call it "eudaemonic fantasy"? When you put it that way, I ended up thinking of that manga where an office worker get's taken care of by a fox girl. And both that manga and this film has a supporting partner to help manage many of their needs - self-care, relationships, and health - and problems - personal vices and flaws, and work, mainly - that allow them to not only work well, but live fulfilled at all. Plus, both of them feature an overworked person.
@ajregalia1334
12 күн бұрын
@@ManDancingMoji That's a word I hadn't heard before, but it honestly sounds a lot better than a power fantasy!
@ManDancingMoji
11 күн бұрын
@@ajregalia1334 Eudaemonia is a greek word that means fulfilled life or ultimate happiness, if I remembered correctly. I learned it recently, mostly from an ethics topic on Aristotle's Virtue Ethics.
@milx7210
11 күн бұрын
@@ManDancingMoji i remember Helpful Fox Senko San! Super cute honestly, I loved the manga artist neighbour girl
@meeb_consumer
11 күн бұрын
This sort of thing is about glorifying childlikeness. Adulthood is foolishness, and immaturity is foolishness. Be mature, yet be a child. Be creative and dream, yet be disciplined enough to keep those things from staying dreams. Make it real. This ideal is what has given me the ability to make a full homemade trading card game at the age of 16.
I love how the virtual pet looks. Thicker outlines are my weakness.
See, this is why you always gotta take care of your virtual pets, cause one day, they will take GOOD care of you like you did with them
@KalaamNozalys
11 күн бұрын
The only way to prevent and AI uprising.
@AlphaTheBird
11 күн бұрын
Unless it's pal
Came from Twitter post with a clip and im so glad I watched the full film!! It's wonderfully sweet seeing the care put into this: the backgrounds, sound design and the textures of the different times of day❤
Okay I have to admit, the checkovs gun of the virtual money was SUPER cool and cute, mad props.
i am charmed to bits by this sweet little film! i love the sea slug character so much, their design is adorable and aa!! they're so precious and cute i just wanna squeeze em!! i also love how all of the sea slugs motioned are accompanied by beeps and boops, that's so clever!! i am a huge fan of this world, and i cannot wait to see these two's adventures carry on in the comments
You can really feel the love here; it's adorable and sweet and I can't get enough.
😭😭😭 I love them. I’m sure this hits a lot of students hard. I love the pixelated design of the little slug and how you translated that into the real world! The game sound effects as it moved were so good too, just so cute and nostalgic and shows so much care for every detail. I love this little guy. I know video games for sure carried me through many an essay (and as a literature student there were a lot). Shout out to Antonio from animal crossing, you’re a real one.
so lovely 💗
You don't know how long I've been waiting for you to post this film... And it's so cute and well animated too!! ❤️💕
I love this short film so much; it’s so sweet and adorable! The backgrounds are beautiful and I love the animation!! The sound effects add so much charm, and the music is incredible! Amazing work! 😄🩷
so cute yaaay!!!!
This is one of the most wholesome things I have ever seen.
Love it! ❤
I think I’ve found my new favorite comfort video. ☺️
❤❤❤
SOMEONE MAKE THIS A REAL SERIES PLS ITS TOO CUTE AND GOOD AAA
Super wholesome. Love everything about the virtual pet's animation and expression-work.
there was something so particularly touching about this. i caught myself just on the edge of tearing up at the very end. phenomenal work, incredibly charming :)
Incredibly cute! I adore little stories like this one, especially when they come in the form of bright-minded student projects!
This was just too cute, fantastic work~!❤️
Very cute
so cuteeeeee 💟
Absolutely brilliant! The chiptune sound design and music are so whimsical and sweet. The pet's character design is incredible. Thank you for sharing this!
awww this absolutely adorable ❤😊
Super cute and well animated!
This is amazing!
So cuteeee ❤
OMG IT IS SO CUTE ❤❤ ALSO, THE MUSIC REMEMBERS ME OF MIKU I love that the Tamagotchi takes care of the boy/girl.
This is SO cute, and the animation is really smooth and full of life. This is an excellent short film, and I hope you got an amazing grade
Amazing
i adore every second of this short
This is so cute!
THIS IS SO ADORABLE!!!! i love the virtual pet so much T^T
That was lovely!!
Fascinating
SO CUTE AWW
lovely animation!
1. LOVED the Spongebob reference xD 2. The different animations and music were FANTASTIC And 3. I was so glad this had a happy/cute ending. ^^
This is so sweet WTF!! This makes me really excited for the comic, I’d love to see more of these guys and their friendship
I love this
Such a simple yet great short film, truly wonderful. Making me wanna take extra special care of my own virtual pet 🥺
That was so adorable and i really need to see them doing more silly things!!
This is adorable and heartwarming. Thank you for posting this
Aw :) What a lovely animation, very cute
This is so cute and wholesome that am crying
This is so cute and well done. The art style reminds me of older Warner Brothers cartoons though I can't put my finger on why. All of the attention to detail, especially with sound choice is fantastic.
Absolutely adorable film! I have a few friends who have gone to college, I chose not to and went straight to working instead. But every now and then, I get text from them, exhausted from their constant school work. And I am from working too, but I do have the energy and time to give them motivation and talk to them, convince them to take breaks and take care of themselves more so they don't get burnt out. So I kinda feel like I'm the tamogachi to them! To anyone out there struggling with their school work or any other work in general, please take care of yourself and have breaks. You got this
absolutely adorbs!! love your animation style
Love the mickey mousing!!!
This is so cute!!! Amazing animation keep up the good work!!!
As a guy headed to college and has been stressing about it, I needed this, thank you
This is so cute and the animation is so pretty and fun!
This is genuinely incredible. It's so cute!
SUCH a cute animation
Post the comic once it's finished on youtube PLEASE!!! This is TOO cute! 😊
This is SO cute!!! I love this so much
PARTYHORN BANGER LETS GOOOOOOOOOO
I've pondered on how this is so underrated,even from the start
Lovely! What a masterpiece! I love the digital pet's design. They're so cute!! Wonderful job, this must have taken lots of work!
This is incredibly charming and entertaining, amazing work!
This is incredibly charming :D
lovely work!
amazing
The college life....is PAINFUL!!! This animation was absolutely fantastic! Wonderful job! Though, I'm kinda scared about the grade that she got on her assignment! Darn college nerves!!😂😂
very cute
Diablo me encantaaaaaa me gusta todo! It's so funny and cute! Jejeje me gusta!
the cuttesttt thingg!!!
Oh my gosh what a cute film!! It’s so smooth and I love the design of the virtual pet :D
that was the cutest thing ever i love it so much its insaneee
this was so charming! im not a college student, nor am i even in school right now because its the summer, but i relate to this because i have a credit recovery class i fear i wont have the motivation to get finished :( this animation is very cute and heartwarming! the ending made me smile and even tear up a little.
had to come here from twitter to see her reaction, this is awesome!!!
oh my goodness this is so cute i love this so much
i love this so much thank u
YOOOOOOO YOU ATE WITH THIS DAMNNN
I love the simple sound design in this
this is so cute im gonna die... i wish this was an entire tv show.. these cuties mean the world to me!!!!!
This is ADORABLE!! Oh how I love this RAHGH
gosh that was wholesome
THIS IS SO CUTEEEE
this is so cute i love it!
I saw your clip on twitter, I LOVE this film! Thank you for sharing it with us all 💖
4:05 This lil devil is wanted in 14 states for larceny (they stole my heart ❤) This animation work is phenomenal, to put it simply. There are just... too many details and aspects I like about this that I could ramble on about for hours, but I think my favourite part had to be 1:42. The music progression, the darkness closing in around them, the constant flipping between day and night, their plants dying, the place continuing to get dirtier, the stress and expressions on their face and also conveyed through their movements, and that final CLASH when everything just... collapses, and hits you all at once... it was too relatable, and it reminded me once again how powerful animation is at really reaching to a person's inner emotions and mind. You crushed it with this Peyton, and I know it's been over a year since you made it, but I hope your results reflected the effort and quality of this animation and more, whicy is to say, I hope you got 1000% score :)
This so awesome
I really wanna see more of these two's adventures. It'd be a cute mini series. Edit: Right after I typed this I saw that youre making a comic!!!
THIS IS SO SWEET
came here from twitter bc i had to see the rest of the short film and did not regret it one bit!! its so cute and well made and honestly has such a great message! i love the detail in the expressions and the texture of the virtual pet and also the backgrounds!! tbh, made me wish i had a tamagotchi hahah
This is fire
My cat woke up to watch this with me then went back to sleep. Beautiful short!
this was sooo sweet i like your artstyle!! also i love the little sounds the virtual pet made when it moved :))
Oh my goodness that was so adorable and I lord the animation/art style! :D
this is so important and precious ((':
I wish you could like something more than once!! This is such a cute premise, and the silent storytelling is done wonderfully. The art style is charming and the sound design is adorable!! Fantastic work :) If only a cute little virtual friend came to life to give ME a chill day lol
good animation! reminds me of the old 10 year+ old animation from film festivals.
This is so cute I love this!
Oh this is delightful! I saw your progress on the comic on twitter and it’s really cool to see the original film! Your character designs are always so satisfying
thats so cute, i really loved the background and history congrats💖
Absolutely adorable😍
just saw the clip on twitter! this is so cute 🥹 the sound design is very great, i love