{"id":2001,"date":"2019-12-03T05:58:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T05:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottbranden.com\/?page_id=2001"},"modified":"2020-01-27T03:27:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T03:27:46","slug":"astorbug","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/index.php\/astorbug\/","title":{"rendered":"AstorBug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the future age of discards, an offspring of the chemopolyplastitic electrodynamic mating between an abandoned Astor Television set, a brand of television set that once sold in Australia, and a childs discarded \u2018Mr Potato Head\u2019 toy infused with the carcinogenic spirit of plastic has resulted in the emergence of a sentient television creature .\u00a0 .\u00a0 . the AstorBug!<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p>Able to seek out new frequencies and new television Stations the AstorBug is an Electroentomorph (C)* that has an indomitable voltage driven by the perpetual electron wishing to be converted into a colourful bunch of photons, along with a little sound!\u2028AstorBug has appeared at Experimenta House of Tomorrow Exhibition at the Black Box Theater, Melbourne Arts Centre September 3rd to October 4, 2003.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>Astorbug is an Electroentomorphic\u00a9 Machine Creature and Television device\u00a0that can receive Analog UHF television signals between channels 21 to 69 as well as receive a video line input. It has TV scanning buttons on its back and an optometric lens over its eye\/screen.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AstorBug-Front-Trimetric-Low-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AstorBug-Front-Trimetric-Low-view.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AstorBug-Front-Trimetric-Low-view-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><strong>AstorBug Front View<\/strong><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AB-Front-Horn-Tube-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AB-Front-Horn-Tube-1.png 600w, https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AB-Front-Horn-Tube-1-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In this view you can see the Optometric Screen, this is the TV screen where you can see whatever you are playing on the DVD that can be connected to the &#8216;Bug. The hole is the sound outlet port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AstorBug-rear-trimetric-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AstorBug-rear-trimetric-view.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AstorBug-rear-trimetric-view-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><strong>AstorBug Rear Trimetric View<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"653\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AstorBug-Lower-Rear-Trimetric-View-653x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AstorBug-Lower-Rear-Trimetric-View-653x1024.jpg 653w, https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AstorBug-Lower-Rear-Trimetric-View-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AstorBug-Lower-Rear-Trimetric-View.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><figcaption><strong>AstorBug Lower Rear \/ Left Hand Side Trimetric View<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AB-Plug-Panel-Closeup-P1010743.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AB-Plug-Panel-Closeup-P1010743.jpg 700w, https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AB-Plug-Panel-Closeup-P1010743-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Astorbug showing Control Panel Port access<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Astorbug-Concept-Smaill-300-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Astorbug-Concept-Smaill-300-.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scottbranden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Astorbug-Concept-Smaill-300--188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Original Concept Sketch, AstorBug 2003<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the future age of discards, an offspring of the chemopolyplastitic electrodynamic mating between an abandoned Astor Television set, a brand of television set that once sold in Australia, and a childs discarded \u2018Mr Potato Head\u2019 toy infused with the carcinogenic spirit of plastic has resulted in the emergence of a sentient television creature .\u00a0 .\u00a0 . the AstorBug! Able to seek out new frequencies and new television Stations the AstorBug is an Electroentomorph (C)* that has an indomitable voltage driven by the perpetual electron wishing to be converted into a colourful bunch of photons, along with a little sound!\u2028AstorBug has appeared at Experimenta House of Tomorrow Exhibition at the Black Box Theater, Melbourne Arts Centre September 3rd to October 4, 2003. Astorbug is an Electroentomorphic\u00a9 Machine Creature and Television device\u00a0that can receive Analog UHF television signals between channels 21 to 69 as well as receive a video line input. It has TV scanning buttons on its back and an optometric lens over its eye\/screen. In this view you can see the Optometric Screen, this is the TV screen where you can see whatever you are playing on the DVD that can be connected to the &#8216;Bug. 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