VIDEO CALIBRATION
A deep dive into the hauntological properties of a particular VHS TV recording that intersects with my earliest childhood memories.
Exhumed in Decker for smilejam on the theme of “your first memory” (although arguably too discursive and longwinded to fit the “short and direct” criteria…)
Assets:
Thanks to a comment from @SuperJSP over on Youtube for identifying the specific channels involved in the ghost signals.
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Install instructions
Playable in HTML graphical interface format above in browser. Downloadable in .HTML and .DECK formats for offline play either in a web browser or in native Decker.
Development log
- Changed distracting background GIF!1 day ago
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absolutely phenomenal. loved exploring a memory with all the little anecdotal inclusions, which felt necessary+enriching+fun so I'm grateful you shared them. carpet texture and nightmares are all part of the vhs terroir
I’m really glad you enjoyed it and all the digressive details, mills! It’s hard to know what will connect with people, but seeing all the cool curated stuff pile up in your “memoirs” collection partially inspired me to try out more personal anecdotes!
oh thanks! nobody felt luckier than me making that collection right before the smilejam prompt went up
This is exceptional. Strange and wonderful.
Thank you big Ah, I really appreciate it!
digressive indeed but delightful all the way through. i can’t help but think on the soft-bodied digital experiences from my own life that will or have already resisted convenient fossilization…
True, although who knows what traces really win out in the end (whatever that means!)… Thank you for burrowing in!
That polka thing… any relation to the Irish Pooka rabbit?
Good question… POOKA POWER