Podcasts about pixeljam

Art Tools is our new segment on experimental digital tools of creation. We speak with Olivia Jack on her browser-based visual live coding synthesizer called hydra. Episode notes Today we're kicking off a new segment called Art Tools, a series of mini episodes with the creators of innovative and experimental software for making art, music and other creative expression. In our very first episode Critical Code we spoke with the artist Sarah Groff Hennigh-Palermo, who created her own library and language La Habra for making live visual artwork with code. Today we're speaking with the artist and programmer Olivia Jack on her browser-based visual livecoding software Hydra. Hydra is a web-based video synthesizer. Olivia describes live coding as writing code in real time to make visuals and/or music as part of a performance. Originally begun as a series of explorations in the browser, Hydra is now used by a large community of live coding performers who perform in clubs and other venues, as well as in online streamed performances throughout the pandemic. There are many resources for getting started with Hydra, and a number of spin-off projects including PIXELJAM, also by Olivia, which allows multiple performers to do live coding together. There are also periodic online meetups where live coders worldwide meet up to talk and show off their works created with Hydra. In this episode Olivia speaks on her background, the experiments that led to the creation of Hydra, and the choices she's made in its design that has led to adoption by a large community of live coders creating visual works in the browser with Hydra.

Based out of Asheville, NC, Miles Tilmann and Rich Grillotti make up the leadership of PixelJam, an indie game development company. Since 2005, they've created their own video games mostly in the retro pixelation format that defined the look and feel of 1980s console games such as Gamma Bros., Dino Run, and PotatoMan Seeks The Troof. However, some games have other visual styles like Glorkian Warrior, show they can shed the retro feel and still make an engaging game. They've also produced mobile games for late night cable station, Adult Swim, such as Hipster Kickball and Pizza City.

Based out of Asheville, NC, Miles Tilmann and Rich Grillotti make up the leadership of PixelJam, an indie game development company. Since 2005, they’ve created their own video games mostly in the retro pixelation format that defined the look and feel of 1980s console games such as Gamma Bros., Dino Run, and PotatoMan Seeks The Troof. However, some games have other visual styles like Glorkian Warrior, show they can shed the retro feel and still make an engaging game. They’ve also produced mobile games for late night cable station, Adult Swim, such as Hipster Kickball and Pizza City.

Based out of Asheville, NC, Miles Tilmann and Rich Grillotti make up the leadership of PixelJam, an indie game development company. Since 2005, they’ve created their own video games mostly in the retro pixelation format that defined the look and feel of 1980s console games such as Gamma Bros., Dino Run, and PotatoMan Seeks The Troof. However, some games have other visual styles like Glorkian Warrior, show they can shed the retro feel and still make an engaging game. They’ve also produced mobile games for late night cable station, Adult Swim, such as Hipster Kickball and Pizza City.

Episode 023! A day late but not a dollar short! Download MP3 Song 1 Moving On by Pixeljam from the game Potatoman Seeks the Troof. https://pixeljam.bandcamp.com/album/potatoman-seeks-the-troof-ost Song 2 Triumph by Gaijin Games(Choice Provisions) from the game Bit.Trip Runner. https://gaijingames.bandcamp.com/album/bit-trip-runner-original-soundtrack Song 3 Blob on Earth by Mark Van Hecke from the game A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Blob:_Trouble_on_Blobolonia Song 4 as requested by listener @PainterlyMe Character Select by Koji Kondo from the game Super Mario Bros. 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._2 Song 5 Alice: Madness Returns Theme by Marshall Crutcher from the game Alice: Madness Returns. http://amzn.com/B004ZJDRSO Song 6 Superhighway by Nathan Allen Pinard from the game Technobabylon. http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/technobabylon/ Song 7 The Wizard by Disasterpeace from the game Famaze. http://music.disasterpeace.com/album/famaze-osthttp://oryxdesignlab.com/famaze/ Subscribe via RSS  or  Subscribe via ITUNESFollow me on Twitter, I'm @EricsVGMixtape.Or check out my personal webpage, Frumpous!

We're in Cleveland, Ohio for the PixelJam demo party! Part 1 will feature lots of stuff. We have a video stream, so tune in!

Holmes talks with PixelJam co-founders Rich Grillotti and Miles Tillman about the creation of their company, early Flash games and their work with Adult Swim, as well as their current project, Glorkbot Adventures.

Jon talks with comic artist and writer James Kochalka, currently working with PixelJam on Glorkbot Adventures!