“Skin Matrix S” by California Institute of the Arts – ACM SIGGRAPH HISTORY ARCHIVES

“Skin Matrix S” by California Institute of the Arts




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Title:


    Skin Matrix S

Conference:


Company / Institution / Agency:


  • California Institute of the Arts

Description:


    Energy leaves traces in many forms: organic, inorganic, electronic, visual, audible. This videotape is a tapestry of such traces, organized to express aspects of the texture of our world.

Hardware:


    HARDWARE: Bally arcade ($50 at a discount store with
    4K RAM)

Software:


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: BASIC.EMSHWILLER


Additional Contributors:


    Video, computer graphics and music: Ed Emshwiller
    CMX editor: Garth Spruiell
    Produced at: California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California 1984


Additional Information:


    Format: 7:20; 3/4″; sound

    Technical notes:
    The computer provided moving keys to combine
    video images in various ways

Animation / Video Overview:


Type:



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