Poem Field
Encyclopedia
Poem Field is the name of a series of 8 computer-generated
animations by Stan VanDerBeek
and Ken Knowlton
in 1964-1967. The animations were programmed in a language called Beflix
(short for "Bell
Flicks"), which was developed by Knowlton.
It is notable as a feature of one of the earlier SIGGRAPH
conferences.
Computer-generated
The term computer-generated most often refers to a sound or visual that has been created in whole or in part with the aid of computer software...
animations by Stan VanDerBeek
Stan Vanderbeek
Stan Vanderbeek was an American experimental filmmaker.- Life :VanDerBeek studied art and architecture first at Cooper Union College in New York and then at Black Mountain College in North Carolina, where he met architect Buckminster Fuller, composer John Cage, and choreographer Merce Cunningham...
and Ken Knowlton
Ken Knowlton
In 1963, Knowlton developed the BEFLIX programming language for bitmap computer-produced movies, created using an IBM 7094 computer and a Stromberg-Carlson 4020 microfilm recorder. Each frame contained eight shades of grey and a resolution of 252 x 184....
in 1964-1967. The animations were programmed in a language called Beflix
BEFLIX
BEFLIX is the name of the first specialised computer animation language, invented by Ken Knowlton at Bell Labs in 1963. The name derives from a combination of Bell Flicks.-External links:*...
(short for "Bell
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
Flicks"), which was developed by Knowlton.
It is notable as a feature of one of the earlier SIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH
SIGGRAPH is the name of the annual conference on computer graphics convened by the ACM SIGGRAPH organization. The first SIGGRAPH conference was in 1974. The conference is attended by tens of thousands of computer professionals...
conferences.
External links
- Tate Intermedia Art: La Mode, Science Friction, Breath Death, Poemfield # 2. Artist biography and streamable films (Flash video format).