Editing ACiD Productions (section)

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

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 mode|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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cd.textfiles.com/darkdomain/whatisit.html|title=dark+domain: the artpacks.acid.org collection|website=cd.textfiles.com}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> and sponsorship of [[demoparty|demoparties]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.demoparty.net/news/13/|title=ACiD sponsors ansi/ascii compo - News|website=www.demoparty.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.evoke.eu/2005/partners.html|title=EVOKE 2005 - partners|website=www.evoke.eu}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

In 2008, the [[San Francisco]] gallery 20 goto 10 featured an exhibit of ACiD artists Somms and Lord Jazz.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blip.tv/getv/ansi-art-618816 |title=Watch ANSI Art &#124; Geek Entertainment TV Episodes &#124; Tech & Gadgets Videos &#124; 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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acclaimmag.com/art/blocktronics-acid-trip/|title=The Blocktronics ACiD Trip|date=13 October 2013|website=Acclaim Magazine}}</ref>