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[shao]

Beginning with early Atari and Nintendo video games, the 8-bit aesthetic has been a part of our culture for over 30 years. As it moved through the generations, 8-bit earned its independence from its video game roots. The idea of 8-bit now stands for a refreshing level of simplicity and minimalism, is capable of sonic and visual beauty, and points to the layer of technology that suffuses our modern lives. No longer just nostalgia art, contemporary 8-bit artists and chiptunes musicians have elevated the form to new levels of creativity and cultural reflection.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYL1DsY8GMI&feature=youtu.be



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[Medevenx]

Halfway through the video, why are they showing pixel art that ISN'T 8-bit?

[Slow]

Because they're all hipsters who think they know what they're talking about.

[Cobralad]

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[1982]

Because they're all hipsters who think they know what they're talking about.

Oh humanity!

[Elk]

It's more of an advertisement for those musicians I think lol

[Medevenx]

This kind of feels offensive when they spoke about 8-bit pixel art..

[moi]

it's true that the term "8-bit" is not really adequaetely used here, and mostly used by younger generations who were not around at the time of the real 8-bits.

[DavidCaruso]

Anamanaguchi, Jesper Juul, complete disregard to any of the restrictions that actually define "8-bit" and without which you just have a bunch of bad MS Paint saturated-color drawings with no excuse, the "art" undercurrent in the background ("some people use it just for fun, other people use it to create works of art"), an "8-bit painting" of the Twin Towers complete with "subversive" explanations...it's like this video was made for the express purpose of trolling me. The other PBS game shorts I saw in the past had pretty much the same effect on me.

While I'm here, if anyone wants a real introduction to the technical aspects and restrictions of "8-bit music" then I thought this dude's presentation was pretty good (though long.)

[Delko]

This video really bunched my panties.

[Kramlack]

I've been avoiding watching this video for the reasons people have already mentioned. I would probably lose my shit if I heard someone passing off 16bit for 8bit.

[Eigen]

I've been avoiding watching this video for the reasons people have already mentioned. I would probably lose my shit if I heard someone passing off 16bit for 8bit.

Yeah, don't watch it. They consider anything with large pixels to be 8-bit. Even if it's ... 3D

Instead, take a look at this, even though you've probably seen it and it has very little to do with the topic but it's frickin' awesome!

[rek]

I think you're all overlooking the word "evolution" in the title. It doesn't mean "strict adherence to the original", y'know.

[i wanna be the guy]

I think you're all overlooking the word "evolution" in the title. It doesn't mean "strict adherence to the original", y'know.

except that """"evolution""""""" doesn't actually apply to a strict set of graphical and/or audio limitations???

changing anything about those limitations automatically stops that thing from being 8-bit

E: going by your thought process, 3d models are pixel art just because i said so and also because art has evolved to the point where 3d models are now possible

[brettchalupa]

I really wish they just referred to the art as pixel art and not 8-bit art. It is almost like 8-bit is a buzzword or something.