Showing posts with label Computer Graphics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Computer Graphics. Show all posts

18/01/2010

Early Computer Graphics

Early Computer Graphics from Sheikh Ahmed on Vimeo.

A series of films showcasing early uses of Computer Graphics. As part of the Past-Potential-Futures series of events held in May 2008 at the Tate Modern.

Films shown include Larry Cuba's 'Two Space', Lillian Schwartz and Kenneth Knowlton's 'Googolplex' and (shown here as the last film) the amazing 'Cibernetik 5.3' by John Stehura. Soundtrack is 'Tango' by Tod Dockstader.

29/11/2009

Lillian Schwartz - Olympiad (1971)

Still image from the 1971 video/film work "Olympiad", soundtrack by Max Mathews.

03/11/2009

A. Michael Noll & others - Simulated Basilar Membrane Motion (1966)

Produced at Bell Labs in 1966 by Robert C. Lummis, A. Michael Noll and Man Mohan Sondhi.

"The basilar membrane is a pseudo-resonant structure that, like strings on an instrument, varies in width and stiffness. The "string" of the basilar membrane is not a set of parallel strings, as in a guitar, but a long structure that has different properties (width, stiffness, mass, damping, and the dimensions of the ducts that it couples to) at different points along its length. The motion of the basilar membrane is generally described as a traveling wave. The parameters of the membrane at a given point along its length determine its characteristic frequency (CF), the frequency at which it is most sensitive to sound vibrations. The Basilar membrane is widest (0.42–0.65 mm) and least taut at the apex of the cochlea, and narrowest (0.08–0.16 mm) and most taut at the base. High-frequency sounds localize near the base of the cochlea (near the round and oval windows), while low-frequency sounds localize near the apex." - Wikipedia.

This movie is to be viewed with eyes crossed to produce a 3-Dimensional visual effect.

02/11/2009

Joe Reitzer - Limbo Land (1984)

Developed at the Electronic Visualization Lab (EVL).

28/10/2009

Rebecca Allen - Musique Non Stop (1986)







Stills and production shots from Rebecca Allen's music video for Kraftwerk's "Musique Non Stop".

27/10/2009

Uncredited Artist - Architectural structures can be moved about (1979)

Taken from "The Computer Graphics Primer" by Mitchell Waite. View the full book HERE.

22/10/2009

Chromatics Incorporated - CG Series Computer (1979)

"Chromatics color computers pack the kind of features you would expect in a $50,000 system. Besides its amazing 512 × 512 dot resolution, it has optional hardware for color shading, and superfast hardware generation (normally vectors driven by software). ZOOM and PAN are provided, and the display memory can contain up to 131,092 bytes of dynamic RAM. Four independent windows are allowed" View the source HERE.
 
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