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From: Veronica Karlsson <ascii_girl@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: ASCII Animation? How is it done?
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 21:57:51 +0200
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Spylocke D wrote:
>    I am so interested in this. What do you need to do Asciimation? I really
> want to try my hand at it! Is there a special program for it? Where can I get
> it?

ASCII animation is just like other animation - a series of ordinary
pictures. THEN, when you've made those, you can start worrying about
getting them to move. There are different techniques. Right now the most
popular ones are those that work on the web. There is Javascript:

http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/pics/ascii/junkyard/creative/animations/gargani.html

and Java:

http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/pics/ascii/junkyard/creative/animations/java/dum.html

and probably some other ways...


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