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Title: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: Shockwave on January 13, 2008
I was looking at the new Northern Dragons textmode demo
Clockwerk (http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=43567) and I love it, it remined me of the one they released last year..

Signal To Droids (http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=28665)

I have always had a soft spot for textmode demos, and I've seen loads of them that have better things in them than Signal To Droids but for me the demo just totally rules! I really wish I had been the one who made it. I think it's probably the music that makes it rule so much.

The ascii effects are pure ascii and not some frame buffer > ascii conversion and I really believe that in the future I will code in this way too.. I love ascii demos and I'd really like to make one.

I love Cerror's tunes, he's my second favourite musician. His songs rule in both of the demos above.
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: benny! on January 13, 2008
Yeah. Cerror's tunes rock indeed.

Concerning ASCII demos I totally agree. They are very creative. Furthemore,
they are what the scene should be about - creating effects which are not
seen in every 2nd pc game.
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: slinks on January 13, 2008
I think I just came.

Very strange to see an all-positive set of votes on pouet, isn't it? Just shows the level of genius that went into that demo.
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: rain_storm on January 13, 2008
For me it would have to be  A Deepness in the Sky  (http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=8282) by mfx. This is my all time favourite demo it is absolutely mind blowing. I would really have loved to have had a part to play in its creation.
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: Voltage on January 14, 2008
@rain_storm:  I haven't seen that demo before, very nice.

I've always liked the glow/gloom effect, it looks fantastic.  How would you code it though? 

I was thinking...

1) Draw lots of bright - Like maybe change each pixel intensity from 0.0 to 1.0, to something like 0.0 to 2.0 but have a cut off at 1.0. 

2) Then post process the 2d image, by blurring it vertically, then horizontally.

Does that sound right?
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: Voltage on January 14, 2008
.... and I wish I had the stuff to make this http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=32194 (http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=32194) 1K masterpiece. (Tracie by TBC)
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: Shockwave on January 15, 2008
Tracie is immense. I couldn't believe how good it is.
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: benny! on January 15, 2008
Yep. Tracie truley rocks  !!!
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: frea on January 15, 2008
Quote from: Shockwave on January 13, 2008

The ascii effects are pure ascii and not some frame buffer > ascii conversion and I really believe that in the future I will code in this way too.. I love ascii demos and I'd really like to make one.
if you didn't know this probably could be used for this :).
http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aalib/
i wouldn't be surpriced if they did use that.
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: Shockwave on January 15, 2008
Northern Dragons always have great Ascii demos frea, probably they have thier own routines. A lot of ascii demos are framebuffer conversions though
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: Pixel_Outlaw on January 15, 2008
I don't know many publishers or demos but to answer the question.

You know, many times before I found this place I wanted to create an effect that had no purpose and I felt that there was really no logical format to do it in and gain any acceptance. Now I can create an effect or series of effects just to see them work and call it a demo rather than some useless piece of junk. :updance: One of these days I want to finish my 3D scene generator but not during the current compo.

Stupid question, but what are the main sources for demos?
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: Shockwave on January 15, 2008
www.pouet.net
www.intro-inferno.com
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: Shockwave on January 15, 2008
Btw make sure you watch this;


http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=31571
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: rain_storm on January 16, 2008
Excellent demo really love the visuals definately would have loved to have been in those credits
Title: Re: What demo do you wish you had written?
Post by: Dr.Death on January 16, 2008
No that was a cool demo from last year shockwave   :goodpost: