Having a parrot as a virtual pet on the desktop of a Windows PC is a pleasure that people have. Especially those who are limited to not being able to have a real pet either due to time or work.
It has always been a fun attraction among Windows users to be able to count on this type of pet for good times. They bring some creativity to the desktop for those who work from their pc, and are a lot of fun for kids these days.
What is a virtual pet for Windows PC desktops?
Virtual pets are nothing more than a simple pc program that adds a preselected pet to the Windows desktop. The pet will walk around the desktop, giving it a little more life and interaction to entertain anyone who uses it.
Some users choose to choose a parrot as the virtual pet design because of its cute colors and cute appearance. But the truth is that this kind of program caters to everyone’s tastes, offering a wide variety of designs for pets.
Parrots are the ideal new pet when it comes to wanting to be entertained by the features of a Windows computer.
Its function is none other than to entertain both children and adults with the interaction that is made with them. Nowadays many people spend long working days in front of a PC, some simple entertainment is needed.
Usually this class of old programs would be incompatible with Windows 10 and make their installation on this system very complicated. But they are basic programs that casual users download to entertain themselves and cause a few laughs after a long time on PC.
You can’t miss this opportunity to fill your desktop with a little life and fun with a cute virtual pet. Some are capable of emitting voice sounds that make their interaction more than just a few digital pixels.
How to have a virtual pet on the Windows PC desktop?
There is a wide selection of programs that allows you to have a character in the form of a virtual pet for the Windows desktop. Each one with its own characteristics and peculiarities that make taking care of our virtual pet more entertaining.
One of the best apps to download from the Microsoft Store is eSheep, which will be installed in the process. It is not necessary to be registered on the official Microsoft page to download it and it is totally free for any user.
Once downloaded and installed, we will confirm that it is among the list of installed applications on the PC and we will launch it. Important to save this location in case you need to change the location of the installed application’s folder.
We will know that the application is running efficiently when the configuration panel that the application has is opened. By clicking on the “Add new eSheep” option, the virtual pet (by default a sheep) can be displayed.
To select a parrot as a virtual pet, all you have to do is change eSheep’s “classic” sheep to the parrot design. More can be added and the variety of pets can be expanded, each with unique features that characterize them.
This class of programs, like many others, are extremely simple and do not pretend to be ambitious with their functions. Which is advantageous for those people who just want to enjoy a virtual pet occasionally on their Windows desktop.
Some of the functions that these pets have are to walk around the screen, jump on it or run. They can also yawn, fall asleep, fall through the screen, as well as sit or look at us while we do our PC activities.
