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23 Apr 2024 18:24:30 EDT (-0400)
  Re: city buildings-- animation WIP 2  
From: Kenneth
Date: 12 Aug 2017 15:35:00
Message: <web.598f57f3c78f585a883fb31c0@news.povray.org>
Stephen <mca### [at] aolcom> wrote:
> On 8/12/2017 8:00 AM, Kenneth wrote:
> > (along with those of Isao
> > Tomita, a true master.)
>
> At last, someone I recognise. :)
>
> As for Floyd-Steinberg dithering. Why, other than for artistic or
> historical nostalgia is it used?
>

I would say, 'Art for the sake of art', if for no other reasons. (Like the old
MGM movie logo says, 'Ars Gratia Artis.') And it also seems like an interesting
technical challenge on older hardware.

I would guess that 'ASCII art' still has its lively practitioners as well.


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