Als Geek Lab | Back to the BBS - Part 8: The Art scene #ANSI #asciiart @AlsGeekLab | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
In the 80s and 90s, people found a way to make art from text. And they would share this art online on Electronic Bulletin Boards (BBSes).This episode talks about how art is made from text, the various art types, about what this art scene is like today, as well as what it was in the past. This episode also meets some of the people and art groups, and shows you how you can get involved too.
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CREDITS NOTE: Looks like the renderer screwed up again. The credits have disappeared at the end 😥. I will be uploading a fixed version of this, however I am in Australia on holiday at the moment so won't be able to fix until mid January. Apologies for this inconvenience.
Featuring:
Rowan Lipkovits (cthulu) of Mistigris & ACiD
Willie Noveck (Mel Farr Superstar) of Lazarus & Fuel
Ivan Segaric (AVG) of Blocktronics
Amir Donenfeld (odd / oddfirefox) of Mistigris & Legacy Crew
Jeff Corcoran (BLK_JACK)
Doug Moore (lordscarlet)
Timeline:
0:00 Pre Introduction
0:41 Opening Credits
1:16 Introduction
10:06 Art Groups & Affiliations
15:21 'Zines
16:14 The Future of ANSI
32:47 Drawing ANSI art
43:42 Collaboration
50:02 ASCII art
57:47 The future of the scene
1:12:16 16 colors website
1:15:58 Conclusion
1:20:49 Credits
#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #ANSIart #warez #ascii
In the 80s and 90s, people found a way to make art from text. And they would share this art online on Electronic Bulletin Boards (BBSes).This episode talks about how art is made from text, the various art types, about what this art scene is like today, as well as what it was in the past. This episode also meets some of the people and art groups, and shows you how you can get involved too.
Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new great videos come out that you'll like! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile!
If you really like my stuff and fancy joining this channel to get access to perks, you'll be helping me develop the channel for the future with new equipment and spurn me on for more content:
Donate on Patreon for early access to my videos and more member perks!: patreon.com/alsgeeklabyoutube.com/channel/UCpa_ZxyIl8u1TS3-rS1bTrg/join
Or buy me a quick coffee on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab
On the web & social media:
alsgeeklab.com
Twitter: twitter.com/alsgeeklab
Facebook: facebook.com/alsgeeklab
Instagram: instagram.com/alsgeeklab
CREDITS NOTE: Looks like the renderer screwed up again. The credits have disappeared at the end 😥. I will be uploading a fixed version of this, however I am in Australia on holiday at the moment so won't be able to fix until mid January. Apologies for this inconvenience.
Featuring:
Rowan Lipkovits (cthulu) of Mistigris & ACiD
Willie Noveck (Mel Farr Superstar) of Lazarus & Fuel
Ivan Segaric (AVG) of Blocktronics
Amir Donenfeld (odd / oddfirefox) of Mistigris & Legacy Crew
Jeff Corcoran (BLK_JACK)
Doug Moore (lordscarlet)
Timeline:
0:00 Pre Introduction
0:41 Opening Credits
1:16 Introduction
10:06 Art Groups & Affiliations
15:21 'Zines
16:14 The Future of ANSI
32:47 Drawing ANSI art
43:42 Collaboration
50:02 ASCII art
57:47 The future of the scene
1:12:16 16 colors website
1:15:58 Conclusion
1:20:49 Credits
#retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #ANSIart #warez #ascii
