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7 months
The dedicated website for “Descent” is live! (link below) The extra zoom of the “mega-thumbnails” allows to inspect the texture closely. HD video downloads are also provided in 1:1 and 4:5 aspect ratios. #asciiart #ascii #textmode @brtmoments @artblocks_io
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7 years
My old #ASCII playground has become my new homepage. Font by Norm / Lineto.
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Pixels…
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4 years
The circle is complete: the playground is open with ~40 examples and demos, a live-code editor, a manual, and many text- and ascii-art related resources. Long live ASCII Art! <3 Manual:
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Screen accident with “Towers”.
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Test IBM VGA 9×14
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Interpolation test
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3 years
Let’s test Twitter’s new video compression:
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3 years
Not there yet…
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4 years
Experiments with non-fixed-width fonts. #textmode #ASCIIart #realtime #javascript #es6
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@andreasgysin
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1 year
ASCII Moiré Explorer (2021) #ASCIIart #textmode #realtime #javascript (link below) ↓
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@andreasgysin
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2 years
This pharmacy cross has some real demoscene vibes…! #paris #led #pharmacycross #demoscene #canaaaal
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2 years
I just realized that there are only 18 “Towers” for sale right now on secondary… Generic reminder: “Towers” is web-app ready (can run in fullscreen on mobile) and is also slightly responsive: it becomes a bit thinner on narrow vertical displays like phones.
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2 years
Test of a few months ago for a low-budget window installation. We found discounted LED matrices (end of stock, a few had dead pixls) and built the frames with v. simple elements. Software runs in realtime on a single @Raspberry_Pi 4. #gysinvanetti #realtime #RGBmatrix #generative
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3 years
Some tests from last week… Started as a fluid sim (non compressible), but decided to keep only the simpler flow-field. Still a very w.i.p. It’s hard to get away form the organic feel… #textmode #asciiart #realtime #vectorfield
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@andreasgysin
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11 months
Towers are made of (svg) text that can be selected…
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@andreasgysin
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2 years
…and vertical 16:9 test.
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3 years
Started a small series called “Operators”. Each operator is dithered with a different algorithm. The colors are from the 6 bit EGA palette. #dithering #NFT #cryptoart #lofilifestyle cc @SuperRare
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2 years
“XY” Edition of 30 unique generative prints based on a font used by HP vector-graphics displays (1981). Grafite on gray paper. A custom program generates the patterns and prints them directly with an AxiDraw, in realtime. #generative #textmode #plotterTwitter #asciiart
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@andreasgysin
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2 years
Not for the superstitious! In @fx_hash_ beta we had to mint our own pieces before release to keep a few for friends&co. I still have a few low numbers left. Reply with your #tezos address to participate in tomorrow’s draw for Tower #13 and #17 ! #raffle #cryptoart #ascii #twister
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Testing our new custom LED matrix controller based on an ESP32 pico. It is extremely compact (top reducer: @alphonsemucha_ ) and powerful enough to drive lot of LEDs; it will be the heart of some of our new physical/digital editions. #gysinvanetti #nft #digitalart #tealtime
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Feedback test #ASCIIart #ES6 #Realtime 🎵 Double Helix by Emeralds
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Some unreleased tests for “LCD 1”. Bgm: Jung An Tagen #asciiart #lcd
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@andreasgysin
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3 years
Turn yourself into a DOS Punk (sort of…). My tribute to @maxcapacity ’s fantastic series. ↓ (Run again with Cmd/Ctrl–Enter to randomize palette)
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3 years
Test of all four “Operators” running on a square LCD (720×720). + - * / ↓ #dithering #errordifusion #NFT #cryptoart
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@andreasgysin
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4 years
Why RGB if you can #dither ?
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Testing tiny screens (runs in real-time, usb cable is just for power). #ASCIIart #realtime #textmode #generative
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2 years
New edition of “Linea” for a private collection. 10 synchronized realtime algorithmic animations running on LED panels. They originate and return to a line. 1. Line 2. Circle 3. Grid 4. Rect 5. Sinusoid 6. Snake 7. RGB 8. Operators 9. Dot 10. Tail #gysinvanetti #realtime
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3 years
The first side is working…
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Casual ASCII art in Paris… Thanks to @alphonsemucha_ for the opportunity (and videos). #ASCIIart #generative #led #ledmatrix #Paris
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Proportional font test: twister with block elements. #textmode #ASCIIart #realtime #javascript #es6 #Times
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Code is sorted. Three attempts/fails for the seventh real-time experiment: this SVG tries to sort its own source. 2D sort instead of linear… (The code is parsed and evaluated only on load). #textmode #javascript #concrete #svg #tautology #realtime #CDATA #cryptoart #nft #quine
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Intersection test…
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10 months
Raw close-up from “AGH 1”, Berlin, 2023. #textmode #realtime #ASCIIart
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@andreasgysin
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The “LCD 1” dutch auction starts in ~24h. Below a last mini-thread about the project. #ASCIIart #Textmode #LCD #NFT 1/n
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3 years
“Tower 3” was the first of the “Towers” released. I was working on the ASCII playground () when I started to experiment with proportional font widths and center aligned text. ↓ ( @zaphodok )
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“Operators” (Shaky w.i.p. from 2021) Each operator * / + – is rendered with a different dithering technique. #LED #realtime #dithering
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Controlled dither study. #genuary2022 #genuary
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Optical extrusion for HP X–Y
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Installation view of Prismatic Billboard 1 and 2 during @arselectronica Lugano Garden. It was an old dream to build a project with these mechanical billboards. #gysinvanetti #optical #kineticart #prismaticbillboard
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LCD 1 The official page is updated! ↓ NOTE: all images on the page are photographs (no renderings–except the animation overlay). #textmode #ASCIIart #cryptorart #NFT #realtime #ESP32
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Testing “Towers” on @fx_hash_ . Rewrote the 2D renderer for SVG output. Results may vary slightly as I decided to use system fonts… #textmode #generative #realtime #svg #NFT #cryptoart
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@andreasgysin
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ertdfgcvb has a “screensaver mode”: it removes the navigation and leaves only the floating 3-letters words… #alt #wed #fly #let ↓ See below for the OS settings and link (any webpage or your favorite generative artwork can become a screensaver).
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“64 Pixels” ↓
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Restored our flip-dot display from 2014. #genrative #kineticart #realtime #gysinvanetti
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“Introspection” in 4k. For @brtmoments ’ Finale. ↓
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HP X–Y stroke lerp
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POST 2 running on a @Raspberry_Pi in fullscreen Chromium, kiosk-mode. Pixel is upscaled 2× and margins are enabled. Real-time version on @FeralFile : ↓ #ASCIIart #Lofi #CryptoArt #textmode #NFT #VGAfont #kinetictype
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Sorry, but I can’t get enough of those tiny screens… POST 1 runs in realtime on a @Raspberry_Pi with a @pimoroni HyperPixel (800×480). @FeralFile #Realtime #Generative #ASCIIart #Lofi #CryptoArt #Textmode #NFT #VGAfont #KineticType
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“Local Echo 3” is the final piece of the “Terminals” series. Grayscale only. Pocket version running on a @raspberry_pi with a Hyper pixel 4.0 display. ↓ #Textmode #ASCIIart #statemachine #NFT #CryptoArt #Lofi #kientictype @SuperRare
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“LCD 1” runs a version of the “Terminal” code for embedded systems. The release is slightly postponed, meanwhile the w.i.p. thread is in the pinned tweet. (It’s very hard to film with my unprofessional gear and my amateur skills). #LCD #NFT #Textmode #cryptoart #ASCIIart
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@andreasgysin
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Series of “generative” posters/flyers designed almost 10yrs ago. Single color silkscreen on colored paper (it had to be cheap). ↓ #graphicdesign #generative #gysinvanetti #procedural #posterdesign
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Unused grid-deform studies for a client project from a few months ago. #throwback #realtime #javascript @threejs_org
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Fast vector renderer unlocked… can handle 1M segments with individual colors and weights on my old MacBook. …not bad! The grid is ready to be broken! #webgl #instancing #realtime #textmode
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Daytime projection test.
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A little pre-launch spoiler: owners of “LCD 1” can stream the display-data through the serial port (to big screen!). Two custom applications (for now), more to come: - browser (Chrome only) - console (Python) Source code & protocol will be available to allow custom viewers.
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While it’s ok to export frames as PNGs [key ‘s’ or ‘S’] the true #texmode lover just uses copy and paste. ↓ Live version: #kinetictype #lowfi #ascii4life #cryptoart
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Calibrating… “Zürich GA Flap” #splitflap #realtime #procedural
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Extruder test with constant stroke width. height of char = hex value of char 0x0 → 0xF #realtime #textmode #generative
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A neew edition of “64 pixels” is in the works. This piece runs on a 64×64 LED matrix and uses only 64 pixels at the same time. (Pictured below the prototype from 2021) #gysinvanetti #realtime #LED #matrix #generative
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Not all pieces are, or can be, responsive: in digital art the most popular format outside 16:9 is probably the square. An opinionated mini-guide for our curator- and show organizer friends. (w.i.p.)
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“Tower 10” minted the 15th of August, 2021 on @SuperRare . #textmode #asciiart #perfectloop #generative
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We had a presentation yesterday and could show a few older mechanical pieces along with some recent work! Prismatic Billboard 1 2021
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Screen captured while listening to Growing…
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Added a window on the backplate of “64 Pixels” (and of “Recursive Tile” as well) to expose its core: our own LED driver which is the heart of the project and where the real-time code is executed. #realtime #generative #nft #kineticart @verse_works
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Test with reduced density.
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Goodbye Carlos Cruz-Diez, your work inspired and inspires me. Image: Couleur Additive, 1989, Marseille
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Soft raytracer test (vanilla JS). Pretty smooth at 64×64… #realtime #ES6 #javascript #lofi
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“Device 1” configured for RPI with Chromium in kiosk mode with the “embed tool”. Big margins… ↓ #textmode #cryptoart #asciiart @fx_hash_
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Test for an upcoming project. Written in JS, rendered in HTML. The animations are approached as they were running in a fragment shader; this made implementing 2D SDF functions and their combining operations trivial. #reinventingthewheel #ascii #webdesign #generative #realtime
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Shipping the first batch of “LCD 1” next week (some delay due to an issue with the packaging silkscreen… had to fall back to a label). Still fine tuning the firmware (v1.0). Firmware and the “Terminal” software (token) can be upgraded!
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Testing “Smooth Steps #161 ” on my new OLED monitor (second hand purchase) and it runs in 5120×2880 at 60fps at max. quality…! ↓ #relatime #webgl #nft
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…something is not right.
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Testing some (old) ASCII art on Ledger’s e-ink display…  #NFT #cryptoart #textmode #asciiart #eink @Ledger @_MontyPreston
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Test with a different type of pixel.  #texmode #asciiart #webgl #realtime #haptic
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Working on v2.0 of the ASCII playground; found some unpublished demos in the archive…  “Plasma Tower” (Blueprint for some of the early “Towers”). #textmode #ASCIIart
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“64 Pixels” uses only 64 pixels for all the images it displays; it is part of our upcoming show “Materialized” at @verse_works . It’s a physical or purely digital #NFT . Below a prototype on our studio wall with the latest iteration of our custom designed LED driver. Thread ↓
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Some tests…
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Crush 2023 AGH 1, Funkhaus, Berlin 13th December, 18h CET on @highlight_xyz Edition of 256 #ASCIIart #textmode #generative #realtime #javascript #AGH #AGH1
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“64 pixels” Prototype for a small series of realtime applications running on a square low resolution LED matrix. (The echoed pixels are a camera-lens artifact). #gysinvanetti #realtime #LED #lowfi #kineticart
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Invitation card with generative graphics for an event. Laser-cut, silkscreen & offset print. #gysinvanetti #graphicdesign #silkscreen #generative
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“Gyricon” is my contribution for @Ledger ’s “Art on Stax”. A mini thread. ↓
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Code is form and form is code
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