Technostalgia and the Aesthetic of Glitch: Transcoding Audio into Video using CRT Monitors
Location
Room 2908
Session Format
Performing Arts or Visual Arts
Research Area Topic:
Humanities & Social Sciences - Performing & Visual Arts
Co-Presenters and Faculty Mentors or Advisors
Dr. John Thompson (faculty advisor)
Abstract
Technostalgia is the longing for what many consider outdated technology. Technostalgia also coincides with the glitch aesthetic: an anti-movement of the polished, slick, perfect digital era. Transcoding or translating audio signal into video signal through DYI VGA cables embodies both of these aesthetics. By soldering audio jacks onto the VGA header, audio signal can drive RGB and Vertical and Horizontal Sync of a Cathode Ray Tube computer monitor. The research studies how different audio waveforms, frequencies (both audible and inaudible), and audio signal processing create vastly different visuals on these repurposed CRT computer monitors from yesteryear.
Keywords
Technostalgia, Glitch, CRT, Audiovisual, DYI, Installation
Presentation Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Start Date
4-24-2015 1:30 PM
End Date
4-24-2015 2:30 PM
Recommended Citation
Bryant, Matthew S., "Technostalgia and the Aesthetic of Glitch: Transcoding Audio into Video using CRT Monitors" (2015). GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholars Symposium. 86.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2015/2015/86
Technostalgia and the Aesthetic of Glitch: Transcoding Audio into Video using CRT Monitors
Room 2908
Technostalgia is the longing for what many consider outdated technology. Technostalgia also coincides with the glitch aesthetic: an anti-movement of the polished, slick, perfect digital era. Transcoding or translating audio signal into video signal through DYI VGA cables embodies both of these aesthetics. By soldering audio jacks onto the VGA header, audio signal can drive RGB and Vertical and Horizontal Sync of a Cathode Ray Tube computer monitor. The research studies how different audio waveforms, frequencies (both audible and inaudible), and audio signal processing create vastly different visuals on these repurposed CRT computer monitors from yesteryear.
