ACiD Productions

{{Infobox organization

| name = ACiD Productions

| image =

| caption =

| formation = {{Start date and age|1990|09|01|df=yes}}

| origin =

| headquarters = United States

| leader_name = RaD Man

| key_people = RaD Man
Shadow Demon
Grimm
The Beholder
Phantom

| products = ACiD View
ACiDDraw
Empathy
PabloDraw
SAUCE
XBin
ACiDnews
ACiD Radio

| affiliations = Remorse ASCII
pHluid

| purpose = Digital arts: ANSI art/tracking/demo

| num_staff =

| website = [http://acid.org acid.org]

}}

ACiD Productions (ACiD) is a digital art group. Founded in 1990, the group originally specialized in ANSI artwork for bulletin board systems (BBS).{{cite web |url=http://www.defacto2.net/documents.cfm?id=183 |title=Online Software Piracy of the Last Millennium |first=Ben |last=Garrett |date=2004-04-27 |publisher=defacto2.net |quote=ACID (ANSI Creators In Demand) where the first of these international groups, trend setters who originally specialised in ANSI art and ANSIMation ads. They earned their reputation at being one of the best groups by creating art for the best pirate boards of the time.}} More recently, they have extended their reach into other graphical media and computer software development. During the BBS-era, their biggest competitor was iCE Advertisements.Hargadon, Michael A. "[http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/7341/ Like City Lights, Receding: ANSi Artwork and the Digital Underground, 1985-2000]." Concordia University, 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-10-18.

History

ACiD Productions was founded in 1990 as ANSI Creators in Demand{{cite AV media|title=BBS: The Documentary|chapter=Artscene|year=2005}} by five members: RaD Man, Shadow Demon, Grimm, The Beholder, and Phantom. Their work originally concentrated in ANSI and ASCII art, but the group later branched out into other artistic media such as tracker music, demo coding, and multimedia software development (e.g., image viewers). Membership rose from five members in 1990 to well over seven hundred by 2003.[https://web.archive.org/web/20050208130916/http://www.acid.org/100/eternal.html ACiD-100 All-time memberlist] (1990–2003)

In the mid-1990s, ACiD created subsidiary groups responsible for these broader areas. For example, Remorse is the official ACiD sub-label responsible for ASCII art and other text-based graphics. Similarly, pHluid is responsible for module tracking and music production, and ACiDic handles bulletin board software modification and enhancement.

Following the post dial-up BBS era, ACiD focused largely on the preservation of digital art history, talk radio news, the sale of their DVD-based artscene archives,{{cite web|url=http://cd.textfiles.com/darkdomain/whatisit.html|title=dark+domain: the artpacks.acid.org collection|website=cd.textfiles.com}}{{cite web|url=https://defacto2.net/commercial/dark-domain|title=Dark Domain - Defacto2|website=defacto2.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084534/http://defacto2.net/commercial/dark-domain|archive-date=March 4, 2016}} and sponsorship of demoparties.{{cite web|url=https://www.demoparty.net/news/13/|title=ACiD sponsors ansi/ascii compo - News|website=www.demoparty.net}}{{cite web|url=https://www.evoke.eu/2005/partners.html|title=EVOKE 2005 - partners|website=www.evoke.eu}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tmdc.scene.org/|title=TMDC11 - Text Mode Demo Contest XI|date=23 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723165945/http://www.tmdc.scene.org/|archive-date=23 July 2008}}

In 2008, the San Francisco gallery 20 goto 10 featured an exhibit of ACiD artists Somms and Lord Jazz.{{cite web |url=http://cnettv.cnet.com/ansi-art-masses/9742-1_53-32159.html |title=ANSI Art for the Masses video - CNET TV |access-date=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215102642/http://cnettv.cnet.com/ansi-art-masses/9742-1_53-32159.html |archive-date=2013-12-15}}{{cite web |url=http://blip.tv/getv/ansi-art-618816 |title=Watch ANSI Art | Geek Entertainment TV Episodes | Tech & Gadgets Videos | Blip |access-date=2013-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215101028/http://blip.tv/getv/ansi-art-618816 |archive-date=2013-12-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ansigallery.com/|title=ansi|date=21 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221175728/http://www.ansigallery.com/|archive-date=21 February 2008}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Early-computer-generated-art-revived-for-S-F-3232788.php|title=Early computer-generated art revived for S.F. exhibit|first=Ellen|last=Lee|date=12 January 2008|website=SFGate}}

In 2013, members from ACiD collaborated with 21st century ANSI art collective Blocktronics to produce "Blocktronics ACiD Trip", a scrolling ANSI measuring {{val|3266}} lines tall. This ANSI artwork debuted at Demosplash at Carnegie Mellon University where it was awarded first place in the ANSI and ASCII category.{{cite web|url=https://boingboing.net/2013/10/10/deeply-psychedelic-ansi-scroll.html|title=Deeply psychedelic ANSI scroller is longest ever|website=Boing Boing|date=10 October 2013 |archive-date=March 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312005717/https://boingboing.net/2013/10/10/deeply-psychedelic-ansi-scroll.html}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/10/11/4827136/join-r2-d2-and-hitler-on-an-unforgettable-ansi-acid-trip|title=Join R2-D2 and Hitler on an unforgettable ANSI acid trip|first=Aaron|last=Souppouris|date=11 October 2013|website=The Verge}}{{cite web|url=https://laughingsquid.com/blocktronics-acid-trip-a-super-long-piece-of-collaborative-ansi-art/|title=Blocktronics ACiD Trip, A Super Long Piece of Collaborative ANSI Art|date=10 October 2013|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.acclaimmag.com/art/blocktronics-acid-trip/|title=The Blocktronics ACiD Trip|date=13 October 2013|website=Acclaim Magazine}}

Works

ACiD has produced a variety of well-received works and services. A select list follows:

=[[Demo (computer programming)|Demos]]=

"Out of Sight, Out of Mind"{{cite web|url=http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=941|title=Out of sight out of mind by ANSI Creators in Demand|website=www.pouet.net}}