Author’s note: this article was originally published at general interest blogazine Harry Yack’s Orchestrated Muppetry on 14 December 2009. It is reproduced here with the permission of Batman. Nah, not really – I wrote it myself. Starting today, the teletext service known as, erm, Teletext, will close forever. The process will be all but complete…
Oh my, how could I have missed this? As of 27 July, you can collect Steam trading cards featuring designs by Illarterate from Railslave’s NPPD Rush: Milk of Ultra Violet game. Apparently that date has passed, but I wouldn’t know – I live in 1994. But then, you can probably tell from the style of…
In previous years, I have posted detailed walkthroughs of my entries for the last two editions of the International Teletext Art Festival. They didn’t necessarily need to be explored in such detail, but because of semi-obscure references to things like little-known island Rockall and the largely forgotten Good Times virus, I felt the need to…
With the Finland leg of the 2013 International Teletext Art Festival underway, Illarterate decided to quiz participating artist Anders Carlsson on… everything but teletext art. Well, he is a fairly prominent figure in the world of chiptune music, at least in his homeland of Sweden, so to dwell on such a small part of his…
Fancy a spot of time travel, Marty? Forget the fact we’re now in March 2014, because there’s unfinished business – it’s time to hop into our hyperspeed DeLoreans and head all the way back to… well, 2013. Ladies and gentlemen, ITAF Finland is underway, with artwork from last year’s International Teletext Art Festival now on…
Hold everything right there! Kiss Ltd. have issued a press release regarding the forthcoming indie smash NPPD Rush: The Milk of Ultra Violet, which is due to hit virtual shelves this Thursday, 13 February 2014. Illarterate approached Dylan Barry, founder of Railslave Games, for a quote, but sadly he was unable to comment as he…
Hey, sir (or madam)! Have you been going through life without experiencing the joy of video games? No? Then, Mr Snow, I believe it is high time you stopped believing all that nonsense about games ‘rotting your brain’ or ‘wasting your life’. While this may be true, you are conveniently overlooking the positive aspects of…
Fashionably late as usual, I posthumously bring you news of my contribution to Digital Arts Online‘s interactive design column. Kind of. Earlier this year, I was delighted to participate in a short interview regarding the current/most recent iteration of the International Teletext Art Festival and my own working practices. And you can read it here,…
It was with great delight I learned the International Teletext Art Prize would be returning for another year of 8-bit scanline-tinged nostalgia. That’s not to say I wasn’t slightly apprehensive, as this home-brewed festival had grown appreciably in popularity from its relatively humble beginnings of ITAF12. With recognition brings pressure, a niggling “you have two…
Today sees the launch of the International Teletext Art Festival 2013, a Europe-wide event celebrating that forgotten medium of artistic expression, Videotext. Or, if you live in the UK, that method of watching the cricket in text format while making your lunchtime beans on toast. Don’t tell me you’ve never done it! Naturally, your (least)…
A selection of my teletext graphics can currently be viewed on page 106 of the At The Races teletext service. Here’s a couple of pieces to whet your appetite, but you’ll have to go and look for yourself to see what other stuff I’ve been working on. 😉 Oh no, I can’t get analogue teletext…
I first heard about International Teletext Art Festival 2012 through the Teletext Mailing List a couple of months back, but the desire to have works published via public teletext first arose some five years ago, during the research stages of my Pixel is Power dissertation. I considered contacting British teletext broadcasters to discuss the possibility…