HOBBY
Ansi-ART
In the context of ANSI graphics and BBS (Bulletin Board System), ANSI art played a significant role in the early days of online communities and BBS culture. ANSI art refers to graphical art created using ANSI escape codes and characters, often displayed on text-based interfaces of BBS systems.
BBS sysops (system operators) commonly used ANSI graphics for system banners, welcome screens, and menus to give their BBS a unique and visually appealing identity.
There were groups of artists who specialized in creating ANSI art, forming collectives or groups known as "ANSI art groups." These groups often had their own unique styles and released packs of artwork.
Some BBS systems featured text-based games that utilized ANSI graphics for in-game visuals. These games were often multiplayer and part of the BBS experience.
Keep in mind that the heyday of ANSI art on BBS systems was primarily in the 1980s and 1990s. As graphical interfaces became more prevalent, ANSI art gradually faded in popularity. However, it remains a nostalgic and artistic part of the early online community culture. Today, there are still enthusiasts and retro computing communities that appreciate and preserve ANSI art as a form of digital art history.
During my teenage years I was affiliated with Triloxy, iCE Advertisments and Fuel under the moniker 'Cd' short for 'Count Drakula'.
A few years ago I took a short trip down memory lane and did some more artwork for a revived Fuel.
Awards
- 1st Place Demosplash Demoparty 2019 (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) [results]
- 2nd place Wired Demoparty 1995 (Université de Mons-Hainaut, BE) [results]
- 3rd Place Wired Demoparty 1997 (Université de Mons-Hainaut, BE) [results]
Coding projects
I started coding around the age of 9 in MSX Logo on the Philips MSX-I, moved
on to AMOS Professional on the Commodore Amiga 500 (which is still in a working condition!) to finally move on to C/C++ somewhere in the late 90's for implementing
BBS mods.
Ever since I got some proper C/C++ skills I have been collecting, revisiting, improving and updating the interesting bits in some libraries and lately also for python in the
form of a framework for creating C/C++/python build files and projects for a wide range of platforms. [Currently looking into setting up AI-scanbot-free repositories :-|]
- Project Skeleton X - roll-my-own project generator built out of frustration over CMake. [Python]
Tinker projects
Sometime during the Covid pandemic I started experimenting with electronics; here are a few simple projects I did:
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Zannupi - Refurbishing a vintage Zanussi portable television with a Raspberry Pi (For my son).
- Clusterpi - Compact raspberry pi kubernetes cluster (For fun and kubernetes experimenting).
- Design: Walter Horsten - Will not serve you any cookies -