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Sinclair and Me


    Alex May
NEW
Sinclair and me
ZX81 BASIC
CHAPTER 11
The Code       The Result
OBSESSED
ZX81
•   Broken audio
•   RAM Pack Wobble
•   Loose power plug
•   SCROLL = animation!
•   UNPLOT = best name!
EX81
  From the end of Chapter
  One:

  “Regardless of what you
  type in, you cannot
  damage the computer.”

  This was not altogether
  true…
Sinclair and me
Games
The Promise           The Reality
Lovely Games
Sinclair and me
Ubiquity


    A cassette tape found
    discarded on the grass
    outside    St.    Andrews
    Primary School, Steyning
Contemporary(70/80s) Computer Graphics

   Sunstone (1979)    Tony De Peltrie (1985)
Film
TRON (1982)          Star Trek II (1983)
ZX3D
ZX Mandelbrot
Copy Protection
Lenslok
Peripherals
What did I see?
• I knew this was what I wanted to do!
• An intrinsic link between code, language, and
  image
• My interests crossed boundaries between
  code, art, math, music, and science
• Programming was much more fun than
  homework (or school in general)
• Crashing computers then was much more fun
  than crashing computers now
1988-2012
The Result
• Programming for over 30 years
• Visiting Research Fellow: Artist in Residence at
  Hertfordshire University
• Co-director of Quadratura, creating audio/visual
  installations with sound artist Martin A. Smith
• Head of Projective Geometry at the Institute of
  Unnecessary Research
• Exhibited work at the V&A, Science Museum,
  Science Gallery, amongst others.
The Power of Pixels
Miner Willy (1984)   ANSI Gringo (1991)
994,138 (2010)




      Each pixel represents a single human life lost
      in the UK during the first World War
Out of White (2009-2011)
Shadows of Light (2009-2011)
Animation Decathlon (2009)
Other Work
My Robot Companion    Recyclowave
    (2011-2012)          (2009)
Thoughts
• A generation was given the opportunity to write
  code and experiment with computer graphics,
  sound, and other I/O
• General knowledge of the entire machine was
  both possible and invaluable
• My artwork investigates the relationship between
  artwork, author, and viewer
• I’m trying to communicate the feeling of
  externalisation that is both exciting and terrifying
• Programming is not art
Lovely Pixels
Sinclair and Me
Alex May

            Website: www.bigfug.com

            Email: bigfug@gmail.com

                Twitter: @bigfug

Performing AV show at Watermans Gallery on June
  23rd for Alan Turing’s 100th birthday celebration

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Sinclair and me

  • 1. Sinclair and Me Alex May
  • 2. NEW
  • 5. CHAPTER 11 The Code The Result
  • 7. ZX81 • Broken audio • RAM Pack Wobble • Loose power plug • SCROLL = animation! • UNPLOT = best name!
  • 8. EX81 From the end of Chapter One: “Regardless of what you type in, you cannot damage the computer.” This was not altogether true…
  • 10. Games The Promise The Reality
  • 13. Ubiquity A cassette tape found discarded on the grass outside St. Andrews Primary School, Steyning
  • 14. Contemporary(70/80s) Computer Graphics Sunstone (1979) Tony De Peltrie (1985)
  • 15. Film TRON (1982) Star Trek II (1983)
  • 16. ZX3D
  • 21. What did I see? • I knew this was what I wanted to do! • An intrinsic link between code, language, and image • My interests crossed boundaries between code, art, math, music, and science • Programming was much more fun than homework (or school in general) • Crashing computers then was much more fun than crashing computers now
  • 23. The Result • Programming for over 30 years • Visiting Research Fellow: Artist in Residence at Hertfordshire University • Co-director of Quadratura, creating audio/visual installations with sound artist Martin A. Smith • Head of Projective Geometry at the Institute of Unnecessary Research • Exhibited work at the V&A, Science Museum, Science Gallery, amongst others.
  • 24. The Power of Pixels Miner Willy (1984) ANSI Gringo (1991)
  • 25. 994,138 (2010) Each pixel represents a single human life lost in the UK during the first World War
  • 26. Out of White (2009-2011)
  • 27. Shadows of Light (2009-2011)
  • 29. Other Work My Robot Companion Recyclowave (2011-2012) (2009)
  • 30. Thoughts • A generation was given the opportunity to write code and experiment with computer graphics, sound, and other I/O • General knowledge of the entire machine was both possible and invaluable • My artwork investigates the relationship between artwork, author, and viewer • I’m trying to communicate the feeling of externalisation that is both exciting and terrifying • Programming is not art
  • 33. Alex May Website: www.bigfug.com Email: bigfug@gmail.com Twitter: @bigfug Performing AV show at Watermans Gallery on June 23rd for Alan Turing’s 100th birthday celebration

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