After hearing about it a bunch of times in this class, I finally decided to check out what jodi.org is all about. I was first introduced to an interesting page of… well… flashing green symbols which appeared to be absolutely meaningless (so the <blink> tag is a form of art now, huh?). But, being the weirdo that I am, I decided to check the source code. The once pointless characters then turned into a browser’s interpretation of the page’s HTML code, which consisted of many ASCII drawings.

Check it out for yourselves (jodi.org is actually a compilation of several web artworks so use the URL provided in the screenshot to get to the page I’m talking about).

The website also redefines the function of our favorite browser button, the back button. Clicking that lovely green arrow (at least mine’s green) takes you forward to another work in jodi.org. Some of the sites include an interactive aspect where you must download and run files in order to fully experience the work. Oh, and if you’re wondering how to get out of the website, you can either use the drop-down arrow by the back button, click on your home icon, or just close the window. Go there and check it out for a while. It’s pretty cool.