RetroFunPL, 11 months ago

@psychotimmy and @peter point to PDP-8/15. Intriguing!

I am guessing the code was actually used in the movie to render the pixelated vision effect of the robots. The white grid between the pixels might be light getting through a very thin area that didn't get colored.

peter, 11 months ago

@RetroFunPL @psychotimmy I don't know what type of Mainframe they used for that effect but it was one of the first (if not the first) CGI usages in film.

https://web.archive.org/web/20180903013517/https://www.tested.com/art/movies/512325-whitney-family-pioneers-computer-animation/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(film)#:~:text=Westworld%20was%20the%20first%20feature,his%20son%20John%20Whitney%20Jr.

RetroFunPL, 11 months ago

@peter @psychotimmy
something from Information International Inc. for sure :-)

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/how-michael-crichtons-westworld-pioneered-modern-special-effects - I just found this interesting piece of backstory!