artifact that occurs when digital signals go wrong. The results can be astounding but the call over whether the results are beauty or chaos is up to you.In this week’s Stuff to Watch, I’ve scoured the web for the best videos to help grasp and even enjoy this exclusive digital movement.
The Art of GlitchThere’s probably no better video to watch first that this introduction to the scene from the PBS
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over at Newgrounds. Radiskull & Devil Doll (Joe Sparks)In the early 2000s, Joe Sparks created Radiskull & Devil Doll – a rather simplistic and crude Flash animation which soon gained traction and earned a loyal following. Joe initially worked for Paracomp a company who in the early 90s merged with Macromind to become Macromedia.
Joe was an intrinsic part of Shockwave.com and the development of rich media, with Radiskull & Devil Doll being his own personal project. He animated and recorded all sound and music himself, which served only to inspire further random animations. Joe now works for Google and has been featured in a huge range of publications, having worked on some fairly exciting projects. You can read his bio and watch the cartoon on his website.
StickDeath.com (Rob Lewis)There were a great number of stick animation websites back then, though StickDeath was probably one of the first to really gain traction – with many animated GIFs present that pre-date Flash. Once Flash landed, however, the site became infamous for its graphic and crude content (ok, some swearing and animated violence) which lit-up the faces of children in classrooms the world over.
StickDeath is unfortunately no longer online for one reason or another, so instead you’ll have to turn to the WayBack Machine in order to view the content.
Fat-Pie.com (David Firth)David Firth is probably best known for his weirdest creation, Salad Fingers, but also enjoyed success with many of his other webtoons. The dark, disturbing world of Salad Fingers (quote:
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