High Definition Ascii Art. sorta'

Art has always found new and exciting ways to rethink existing technologies. Whether it be reinventing recycled materials, or that tradition evolving into a commerical enterprise,
the concept of using the context of a work, both in a sense of setting or materials, to define the impact of the work is not new. Digital arts, whilst still in there infancy, are no different.

An extension of that can be found at the telnet site towel.blinkenlights.nl. Telnet, a functional, text based context, clearly associated with power users who fall into the nerd category has been matched with another geek phenomenon, Star Wars.

The site reproduces a Star Wars movie, using animated ascii art, and delivered via a telnet connection. Whilst this is cute, the main appeal for me was the concept that somebody would spend the time and energy to create it, not so much the value of the final product.