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August 15, 2005

Sometimes a glitch is just a glitch

Although I wouldn't call it Art per se, there is a certain nostalgic appreciation for what some call "Glitch Art" from The-inbetween. Remember back in the day when an NES game got too dirty (you didn't buy the $11 cartridge cleaner kit?!) and wouldn't load up correctly? Junk data would often show up on the screen as non-graphic data was interpreted as graphics. Modern day 3D game engines can also show their own form glitch art. (ever turn off clipping and try to walk off the screen?) Some were bland but some had some interesting colors and shapes and such. Its not talent, just mildy interesting.