ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Digital life form

A digital life form is like a pretend animal or person that lives inside a computer. Imagine a little creature that only exists in a world made up of numbers and letters on a screen.

Just like how we have to breathe and eat to survive, digital life forms need things like electricity and computer programs to keep going. They can be programmed to do lots of different things, like talk to people or help with tasks.

But unlike real animals or people, digital life forms don't have bodies or emotions. They are only made up of computer data, so they can't feel happy or sad like we can.

Think of it like a toy robot that you control with a remote. You can make it move around and do different actions, but it's not actually alive like a real person or animal.