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I find it fascinating that the "spliced" screen animation, an phenomenon unique to CRT screens, still persists as a cyberpunk trope. No doubt it's because cyber
by Dirlewanger 7y ago
I find it fascinating that the "spliced" screen animation, an phenomenon unique to CRT screens, still persists as a cyberpunk trope. No doubt it's because cyberpunk imagery has its origins in the 70s/80s when all we had is analog screens. I think it will continue to be one of those weird anachronisms future generations won't know why it exists unless you do some deep digging (or were around for its origins).
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoYeah, totally. I was thinking about that in my other comment. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20928597 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20928597) Cyberpunk as a visual aesthetic is rooted in the '80s. It's funny watching the flamewars on r/cyberpunk about what does and doesn't count as "cyberpunk." Some people hate it when real-world images pop up there. They can't get their heads around the fact that cyberpunk isn't strictly sci-fi anymore; we've been living in it for at least 20 years.
- ebg13 7y agoI didn't know what you were talking about until I switched browsers on a hunch. That animation doesn't work in Safari.