Everyone loves themselves a good movie, just like a good realtime-rendered scene - and as we do with the latter, some people take their passion obscenely far in making their favourite movies the best they can be. We talk with Bobson Dugnutt about fanedits, a small scene that might seem familiar in all but its final products.
Links for this Episode:
Fanedit.org: https://ifdb.fanedit.org/ (they also take donations!)
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Credits:
Hosts: Axel, Okkie and Ziphoid
Production and Editing: Shana and lug00ber
Cover Art: Critikill
As we learn in this episode, the executable graphics competition just celebrated their 18th birthday! High time we talk to one of the most regarded creators of those little programs - yx is joining us to talk about the creation process and the community behind it.
Links for this Episode:
in4k on Github: https://in4k.github.io/wiki/about
Selection of 4k Executable Graphics: https://executable.graphics/
PoshBrolly: http://www.poshbrolly.net/
Shadertoy: https://www.shadertoy.com/
iq’s Tutorial for “Hoody”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8--5LwHRhjk
Maurogik’s Storm (Revision 2023 Winner): https://demozoo.org/graphics/322479/
yx’ Page: https://moonbase.lgbt/
yx’ Releases on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/77056/
Blossom on Github: https://github.com/lunasorcery/Blossom Credits:
Hosts: Axel, Okkie and Ziphoid
Production and Editing: Shana and lug00ber
Cover Art: Critikill
Whether it is to divert expectations, provoke, bend the rules or simply have a good time and be creative: humour, satire and gimmicks are a long-standing tradition in the demoscene.
But is there more to it than just blatant knee-slappers and cheap audience-pleasing? Does humour free oneself from too many expectations and limitations? Or is it limiting in its own ways? With the topic so close to his own heart, okkie chats with jco, who has been leaving audiences somewhere between laughing and confused about story-driven productions with characters such as Kevin and Evilbot, all while also developing impressive tool chains and technologically apt productions that don't have to hide behind the absurdity... or do they?
Productions and Demosceners mentioned:
ps’ Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjxyPjW-DeNVaQ0nwU3azdhpCOVYDnK2z
jco’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/1981/
Winner Demo: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=12029
Sidlove by North Star & Razor 1911: https://demozoo.org/productions/252347/
Kickreset Intro by Razor 1911: https://demozoo.org/productions/46129/
Limp Ninja: https://demozoo.org/groups/5355/
Spacepigs: https://demozoo.org/groups/6156/
Cocoon’s Demo Glon243: https://demozoo.org/productions/58093/
Widdy’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/7134/
Archee’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/3718/
Losso’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/6777/
Logicoma’s Wrecklamation: https://demozoo.org/music/185107/
Parties mentioned:
TRSAC (Acid and Gabber Music Compo): https://demozoo.org/parties/4489/
Kindergarden (Gabber Music Compo): https://demozoo.org/parties/2209/
Underground Conference: https://uc12.party/index.html
Boozedrome: http://dekadence64.org/boozedrome/
Other resources:
KLF’s “How to make a number-one hit the easy way”: http://klf.de/home/publication/manual-number-one-easy-way/
It was the end of the year, so our producers joined the hosts to wind down, have some fun and reminisce about their first year as part of the team.
We give some insights and thoughts from behind the scenes, talk about our favourite episodes, parties and anything that happened in 2022 - and give some first hints what's to come for 2023.
Credits:
Hosts: Axel, Okkie and Ziphoid
Producer: Shana
Editing, Jingles and Sound Engineering: lug00ber
Artwork: Critikill
fr-08 loader music: kb
After long summer nights, it's getting cold outside again and the demoparty calendar gets sparser. In this special, we invite two guests to discuss a topic intimately, as you might catch the conversation close to a bonfire after a good compo night:
Our two guests hardly need an introduction - Kiero (MadWizards, Elude) and H0ffman (Logicoma, Unstable Label) share their experiences, feelings and anecdotes about competitions.
Do they release for the fun of it, or to win? Do they still get compo jitters? Do they ever feel dissatisfied with a production? Is our voting system fair? Do they namevote? And how do they work towards that moment, when their prod is finally shown at the bigscreen?
Links in the episode:
Back in Time: https://backintime.no/
Pouet: https://www.pouet.net/index.php
Kiero on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/467/
H0ffman on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/1525/
Demoscene Discord: https://discord.gg/76nuRVzqS3
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Welcome to our biggest episode yet!
We can all agree sceners are a peculiar bunch, and our scene is a community like no other, juggling creativity and technical prowess, often even within the same individuals.
What does it do with us to create, compete and socialise in this environment, and how can we take care of our own and others’ wellbeing?
We explore the psychology behind the demoscene, demoparties and demomaking with Tom, who does not just create amazing Atari-demos with Genesis Project, Effect and SMFX, but also lectures on Community Psychology at the University of Leeds.
We appreciate that even two hours can’t do justice to all angles of this complex topic. If you would like to share your thoughts, stories and questions, send them to zineradioshow@scene.org or to our social media accounts. If you are interested and we receive enough feedback, we might produce a follow-up in the future.
**Disclaimer**: If you are in distress or have a medical emergency, please seek out professional help immediately: https://findahelpline.com/
Links in the episode:
Back In Time, Bergen: https://backintime.no/
TRSAC Demoparty, Denmark: http://trsac.dk/
Demoscene Discord: https://discord.gg/76nuRVzqS3
Sommarhack Party: https://dhs.nu/sommarhack/2022/
Tom on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/73804/
Credits:
Hosts: Axel, Okkie, Ziphoid
Producer: Shana
Editing and Sound Engineering: lug00ber
Cover Art: Critikill
The Scene is Dead! Or is it? How do newcomers experience the demoscene when joining these days, and how did the pandemic and lack of physical events impact them?
We are talking to Tobach, famed for sheep and fantastic demos on exotic devices - and give Okkie a good while to talk about the release of his first demo (he did it, people!!)
Links in the episode:
Demoscene Discord Server: https://discord.gg/76nuRVzqS3
Tobach on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/89891/
Nova Demoparty: https://novaparty.org/
The Meteoriks Awards: https://2022.meteoriks.org/
FieldFX Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/fieldfxdemo
Credits:
Hosts: Axel, Okkie, Ziphoid
Producer: Shana
Editor and Sound Engineer: Lug00ber
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For the past couple of years, demos in JS, running in Web Browsers have become a fixed part of the demo compos. We invite Ninjadev to chat about their work, their own tool nin and other groups and productions.
Join us for an all-new episode after our longer break - it's great to be back!
Links from the episode:
PS’ Webdemo Presentation (http://tinyurl.com/webdemos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxJ0RzR6zEM&t=1s)
Ninjadev Website (https://www.ninjadev.org/)
Ninjadev on GitHub (https://github.com/ninjadev)
Dwitter (https://www.dwitter.net/)
Cables (https://cables.gl/) and Tooll.io (http://tooll.io/)
Join us for the next demoparty! (www.demoparty.net)
Support Us and Donate:
Echtzeit - Digitale Kultur (www.echtzeitkultur.org)
SceneSat Radio (www.scenesat.com)
Credits:
Hosts: Axel, Okkie & Ziphoid
Editing and Sound Engineering: lug00ber
Producer: Shana
Cover Art: Critikill
25 years ago in Northern Germany, an Amiga/C64 demoparty called "Symposium" and a PC demoparty called "Mekka" decided to merge into one common demoscene event on Easter, bringing the home computer and PC demoscene under one roof - Something almost unthinkable at the time.
This was the beginning of a tradition that was eventually carried on by Breakpoint and resulted in Revision, the world's biggest pure demoparty.
Ah, the kids we were...! But wait, what about kids today? In the second half of the episode, we explore how kids perceive the digital world today, how they enter it, concepts and pitfalls of current media education, and if the demoscene can still be relevant for this generation.
So what better time of the year to invite Steeler, orga of Mekka & Symposium as well as a media education advisor these days, looking all the way from the 1980s and compare it to the next generation's approach to creativity and tinkering.
Lean back and get ready for a MASSIVE episode!
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For the first time in a long while, we are venturing beyond our own realms, and invite a guest from a scene not so different from ours: We have a chat with Alex McLean, a key figure of the Algorave movement, about the similarities and differences of our scenes and creative process. Let's see if we can draw some inspiration from each other!
Algoraves have been an ever-growing trend over the past ten years, in which musicians livecode their music to please the dancing masses.
Also, we chat about the Revision Satellites, share some exclusive insights into the survey they held earlier in the year, and reflect on Lovebyte that just happened prior to recording (and get Okkie to say "...in DOOOOOS" one more time.)
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Links in this episode:
Revision Satellites: https://2022.revision-party.net/
TOPLAP.org: https://toplap.org/about/
Awesome Livecoding Repository: https://github.com/toplap/awesome-livecoding
Euler Room YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Eulerroom
Credits:
Hosts: Axel, Okkie and Ziphoid
Audio Engineering and Editing: lug00ber
Production: Shana
Cover Artwork: Critikill
As David Attenborough would put it: Today, we look at life at the smallest scale. Superogue from Marquee Design joins us to tell us more about Tiny Intros, the pleasures of hunting that last byte, and why it is not just for hardcore coders. Also, we finally get an answer to okkie’s burning question on the origins of TPOLM’s group name and wallow in memories of a time where we were not only immature teenagers, but also produced some awesome diskmags.
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Links in the episode:
Tiny Intro Playlists on Pouet and Demozoo
Episode Credits
Welcome to Season 3!
After the success in Finland and Germany, Poland just enlisted the Demoscene as Intangible Cultural Heritage - in this episode, we learn more what all of that means, about the process behind it and how this can help our scene and future adventures.
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Episode Credits
We have delivered the 12th episode this year, as we promised: Our producers, now having satisfied their promise, join for the last episode to explain their motivations, their view on effort and discipline, and share their approach for creating and delivering projects.
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We kick off this month with an audience question: Are themed music compos a net positive or net negative? Is there a loss of interest in music compos in general? After that, a discussion about demos using stock assets and commercial engines - is it worth it? Should it be shunned upon? Finally, the legend himself, IQ joins us to tell us the story and beginnings of Shadertoy, how he views the growth of the site and what makes it special, and retells some parts of his stellar career, how his beginnings in the scene allowed him to have it, and his views on the direction of the scene.
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The versatility of the scene can be overwhelming, but also a sprawling playground for those who want to experience more and more of the possibilities of it all, and none has done more sweeping work across many areas than Ferris, who joins us to talk about his beginnings, his motivation to oscillate between oldschool and newschool platforms, his struggle to give up artistic control, and his desire to look for the next challenge.
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The scene is nothing if not a giant ball of sobbing about how everything was better when computers were just growing their eighth bit - but is that a good thing? Are we taking up the space from the future with the past? What's better, to make a fresh demo on an old platform, or an old demo on a fresh platform? The show dives into these weighty questions while, naturally, reminiscing about old times, because of course.
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There's just no denying it: over the last few years the livecoding craze took the demoscene by storm - but what is it? Is it part of the scene? How does it project onto the scene? Where does it meet the scene and where does it avoid it? We sit down with Flopine, the perhaps most prominent personality of the livecoding community, to gain more understanding of what it is and what it isn't, and what her experiences are in the field. Finally, we also have a call to action for you.
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Most of us have been in the scene for a decade or more - so much that it's become second nature. But in 2021, with the massive reach of social media and various other computer art outlets gaining popularity - why would anyone else start making demos? Are we just doing it out of nostalgia and muscle memory? The show takes a look at the shifting relevance of the scene!
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The turn of the millennium pushed the demoscene to cover a lot of online ground, but now 20 years later modern Internet habits and centralization is putting undue pressure on the actively used websites, while other sites just wither out once the maintainers leave. The show discusses the reasons, the problems, the prospects, and possible solutions to this ongoing conundrum.
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The curve of vaccinations slowly gives us hope of crawling back to regular party season as we look at yet another wave of online parties, and a few potentially IRL ones as well; we also discuss the aging out of demoscene websites, some cool new projects and why it’s so hard to find people to help with such projects. Then, Noby joins the show to talk about what direction means in the demoscene, what principles one should follow, and why it matters in a demo.
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