Videokoodeille

Videokoodeille is a term used in digital and video art to describe a family of works in which moving images are created primarily through computer code rather than pre-shot footage. In videokoodeille, the visual content emerges from algorithms, procedural generation, and real-time rendering, often controlled by parameters, interaction, or data streams.

Origin and scope: The term is a neologism that blends “video” with a coined element reminiscent of “code” and “palette.” It appears in contemporary media-art discourse and festival catalogs to categorize works that foreground software processes as a central artistic medium. While not universally adopted, the concept is used to distinguish code-generated visuals from traditional video editing or staged footage.

Techniques and characteristics: Common tools include GLSL shaders, Processing, p5.js, Max/MSP/Jitter, TouchDesigner, and other programming environments. Videokoodeille works can be single-channel videos, immersive installations, or online pieces that evolve in real time. Typical characteristics include procedural rule sets, feedback loops, generative textures, kaleidoscopic patterns, glitch-like artifacts, and sometimes integration of sound or environmental data. Interaction with the viewer or performance context is often a component, influencing the visual output.

Reception and context: Critics and practitioners emphasize process-focused aesthetics and the exploration of authorship through code. Discussions frequently address originality, reproducibility, and the relationship between algorithmic systems and human intent in the finished work.

See also: Generative art, algorithmic art, video art, glitch art, shader programming.