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The History of Computing as Told by Pixelated Dancing Scientists (and Jim Guthrie) [Buckle Up]
Gizmodo — You might think the history of personal computing is way too complex to explain in under four minutes. But Canadian animators Superbrothers teamed up with singer-songwriter and all-around awesome dude Jim Guthrie to create this amazing music video that'll prove you wrong. The story: two heavily-pixelated scientists have a dance battle that echoes the transition from primitive '60s computers to today's cloud computing. The video is after the jump. DOT MATRIX REVOLUTION* from superbrothers on Vimeo.[io9] ...

"Dot Matrix Revolution", a pixel art history of computing
Boing Boing Gadgets — A history of computing and the internet, done up in blocky pixel chiptunes music video. This is so up my alley I had to sell my car. Be warned, though: it's more style than substance. Just kick back and enjoy it. [via io9] Previously • Paul Robertson's "Kings of Power 4 Billion %" Released to Unworthy Internet

YouTube Video of the Week: Computer history via interpretive dance
Tech Digest — DOT MATRIX REVOLUTION* from superbrothers on Vimeo. Again, not quite on YouTube, but I couldn't resist this adorable video of pixellated office workers taking you through the history of computing in the form of interpretive dance. The ...