Next we have a demo of a the Floppotron 3.0 (https://youtu.be/kCCXRerqaJI?si=JkBxeb-RJZdnTlj5), a combination of obsolete computer hardware (512 floppy disk drives, 16 hard disks and 4 scanners) created by Polish engineer Paweł Zadrożniak
#LaEsoterica #Floppotron #PawelZadrozniak #music

“The Incredible Machine” (1968) (https://youtu.be/iwVu2BWLZqA?si=6OJuWpaeOnFaJkRp) is an industrial film about computer communications technology developed at the famed Bell Telephone Laboratories.
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For the curious: YES. The use of “Daisy Bell” in “2001: A Space Odyssey” (https://youtu.be/c8N72t7aScY?si=MNV-Uk7n2YWczzgZ) is a nod to its use at Bell Labs
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Up next is the super short “The Adventures of André & Wally B.” (1984) (https://youtu.be/a_9Tsbduk9E?si=i6gC4VwybGCkIJLq) from The LucasFilms Computer Graphics Project
#LaEsoterica #TheAdventuresOFANdreAndWallyB #LucasFilms #animation

Here’s a demo by the Japanese music project Electronicos Fantasticos! (https://youtu.be/iSq3y1WzfK0?si=xkP7gZ1ColRh3P86), who are known for their use of recycled computer technology
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And now our feature presentation: “The Mind’s Eye: A Computer Animation Odyssey” (1990) (https://youtu.be/RMCA8C-Macg?si=4JBHYUBCPdvtabZs) compiled/directed by Jan Nickman
#LaEsoterica #TheMindsEye #animation

“The Mind’s Eye: A Computer Animation Odyssey” (1990) is a collection of experimental computer animation featuring the work of over 300 animators that originally served as a demo for the possibility of CGI art. It was later released on home video to multi-platinum multi-sequel sales success.
#LaEsoterica #TheMindsEye #animation