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Nice particles
rulez added on the 2005-03-28 10:09:00 by px 
damn this one rules!
Particle Storm !
great
great music, great effects, great art design.
thats it!
want video !
PARTICLES!!! Well,.. music and design rulez too!
- Mother, mother! May I pack those particles into my pocket?
- Yes, Mr. Zulu.
- Thank you, mother.
- Hey, Mr. Zulu! Show me your thumb!
- Nooo, mother. I swear I washed my hands...
- No arguments, Mr. Zulu. Show me your thumb.
- Eeeeh...
- Yes, Mr. Zulu.
- Thank you, mother.
- Hey, Mr. Zulu! Show me your thumb!
- Nooo, mother. I swear I washed my hands...
- No arguments, Mr. Zulu. Show me your thumb.
- Eeeeh...
:) cool
masterpiece =)
awfully great!
Forget all your minimalistic experimental bullshit, THIS is as artistic as the scene gets!
The music was a bit too cliched Aphex Twin for my tastes but the demo is awesome!
The music was a bit too cliched Aphex Twin for my tastes but the demo is awesome!
Booom! :-)
Video (or fix for crappy gfx cards) pleaaaaaaaaase.
OH MY! They seam too change style with every production and somehow they always delivers top notch stuff! Brilliant!
awesome design of the scenes in the demo with a very good synching to the music and lots of small details.
bestest particles ever
this totally flashed me during compo preparation :)
i was like hovering a few centimeters over the ground for the next 30 minutes.
i was like hovering a few centimeters over the ground for the next 30 minutes.
I hate mfx so much!
generally boring. it does look quite impressive during certian scenes, just isnt my thing.
I probably need to watch it again... drunk.
good
:O
Boring long scenes of "wannabe artsy" visuals, with aphex twin cloned music. Not interesting this time, guys...
douppii shittii
cool
Ace! Probably even better if I can find a machine that can run it at full framerate..
Best realtime explosion effect ever imo :D
was there a single production at bp not made on drugs ? :D
excellent, the end is too good. MFX has release an another master piece
Words fail me. You guys fucking rule.
Awesome. My favorite of the compo
it's rare to see a production where everything falls together so well as in aether. instant classic.
best demo at breakpoint!!!!
Some very nice scenes but I don't like the music too much.
the music...
and the blue stuff looks so awsome volumetric.
and the idea with all the pictures at the end to creat a "end-of-filmroll"-like effect...
and the blue stuff looks so awsome volumetric.
and the idea with all the pictures at the end to creat a "end-of-filmroll"-like effect...
ooooooh!!!! RULEZ!
MOOOOZIK !! the colorscheme ... *sigh* :)
Wow? almost lost for words. That was an incredible experience. Stunning.
Watching this made my day ! Wish I could have seen it on a big screen.
Best from bp05. Love the time morphing stuff with speed and direction, both with the visuals and music. Was sorry to see it end.
Breathtaking experience. Just stunning.
Even better than I remembered. The "should've won" production of BP05 :)
Don't like this one bit. Music is ok though.
Scene-Award-Candidate for best direction. Not the best MFX Demo overall I've see but the effects rocked!
I just wish I could thumb this up... must... resist... ARGH!
*cuts his thumbs away*
*cuts his thumbs away*
Fabulous. Period.
Far and away the best "demo" of the year so far..
hmm... really great stuff, but it somehow didn't press the right buttons for me. I think it needs more viewings perhaps.
for me the real winner of the demo compo.
technically stunning, breathtaking visuals, great sound track and this dancing-like thingy is just teh siht
technically stunning, breathtaking visuals, great sound track and this dancing-like thingy is just teh siht
nice (and it works on my gf4200ti)
mmmm
MASTERPIECE
gfx are mind-blowing but the music is too broken for my taste...
Wahey! So great! Thx.
geile sau !
++ music, colors, sync
+ time stretched animations, particles
/ not sure if the visualice sketches fit in nicely
- There seems to be problems with z-buffer on mobile ATI9700. Some layers are missing or cropped.
At the compo I was soooo impressed. This is my favorit demo 2005. I wish I could do half as good.
+ time stretched animations, particles
/ not sure if the visualice sketches fit in nicely
- There seems to be problems with z-buffer on mobile ATI9700. Some layers are missing or cropped.
At the compo I was soooo impressed. This is my favorit demo 2005. I wish I could do half as good.
Porn.
da shit.. I was sure this was going to win.. Great style!
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BOOM!
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BOOM!
i think the place i put this in the compo does say all that needs to be said.
pure dope.
pure dope.
really really nice! everything is so nice... :)
pixtur: can you elaborate on "There seems to be problems with z-buffer on mobile ATI9700. Some layers are missing or cropped."?
The demo was developed on laptops with mobility radeon 9600 & 9700.
The demo was developed on laptops with mobility radeon 9600 & 9700.
not sure yet.. i need to watch it more times and then i'll decide..
hit use with style. lovely.
please fix the undersyncs and the oversyncs on the final version ^^
Hail to the king!
uncle-x: I made some screenshots: http://www.pixtur.de/pub/aether.html
The black areas in the front are not that bad in other resolutions. Maybe it's a bad driver or some weird display-setting of mine. All other productions work fine, though.
The black areas in the front are not that bad in other resolutions. Maybe it's a bad driver or some weird display-setting of mine. All other productions work fine, though.
pixtur: ummh.. looks nasty. i'd suggest you try other (newer or older) drivers (what version do you have?). We did not encounter any such behaviour on any of the machines we tested the demo with.
nice flow of colours and nice music, but its seems to miss something. the synch in the end-scene was pushing the demo a bit up in the end, but not enough for me to thumb it up. nice idea though.
KURWA!
lovely
should have won actually. nice demo, good sound
Brilliant.
![[self-ban]](https://content.pouet.net/avatars/intro.gif)
Nice work MRG!
nice. would be even better with a constant "flow"
uncle-x: I have a benq Joybook700. Mobile Radeon9700 AGP / 400mhz/ 64mb
Driver-Version: 6.14.10. Direct-X 9.0c.
I first thought it might be a weird display-settings but reseting to default didn't help. I looks like the z-buffer is messed up / clipped to 4bit.
I will have to watch it on my desktop PC ;-)
Driver-Version: 6.14.10. Direct-X 9.0c.
I first thought it might be a weird display-settings but reseting to default didn't help. I looks like the z-buffer is messed up / clipped to 4bit.
I will have to watch it on my desktop PC ;-)
Its nice..!
Hmm, some effects was very cool, but i didnt like the democoncept that much.
very nice :)
ace!
really good! curly brace - I wanted to meet You at the party and after watching BP photos I realized that You were sitting behind me when compos were shown.
Anyways good job and congratulations for landing in a GDC'05 conference ATI paper by Alex Evans!
Anyways good job and congratulations for landing in a GDC'05 conference ATI paper by Alex Evans!
i lost my heart...
Holy shit. Blew me away at the compo.
Excellent. Great ambience and "fucked up"-feeling.
thumbs up for the artistic ideas and for the great effects. nevertheless i have to say that the soundtrack is a bit soulless. a few playful musical gimmicks don't necessarily create a nice atmosphere.
tentaclemonster bringing some BOOM
one of the best demos i have seen in a loooong time.. simply excellent!
Really not my style. But get an "is ok". :)
Really not my style, I was bored really soon. But gets an "is ok". :)
the usual kickass quality from mfx
That octopus thing es la polla!
You just can't ask more from a prod. I stood on my floor watching this with awed.
like it
Thanks for making me überwet. Again. As usual.
i can't remember much of this (i was bored senseless because of the 50000 other pc demos) but this was the best pc demo at breakpoint
Hmm.. I don't get it, I didn't find this very interesting for some reason - it's like it misses something, but I can't put my finger on what it is.
The grey dustball thingie was very nice though.
The grey dustball thingie was very nice though.
Wow. Absolutely fantastic prod. Got goosebumps watching this with the soundtrack cranked up, and when I saw the dancing shadebob thingie in the second half I made a huge grin. Wicked demo.
Takes it time to get into gear, but as soon as it is, this rocks you away. Only downside is that it's a bit obviously set between Protozoa and We Cell, visually as well as musically.
fucking 3 multitexture units requirement. any chance for a version which works with two?
nice weird music&atmosphere, good fix, non-isual visuals. it's a special thing.
hmm...
best designed demo at BP05, but i cant see any progress... its the same old hat...
particles, cheap objects, overlays...
we have seen this from mfx/kewelers alot of times...
mfx/kewlers demos look allways the same, like visualice ex-hjb now fr his do...
and it seems unfinished, sloppy cuts...
so, thumb down...
best designed demo at BP05, but i cant see any progress... its the same old hat...
particles, cheap objects, overlays...
we have seen this from mfx/kewelers alot of times...
mfx/kewlers demos look allways the same, like visualice ex-hjb now fr his do...
and it seems unfinished, sloppy cuts...
so, thumb down...
wow !
..and it rocked really really hard on the bigscreen
best mfx demo yet
oh yeah, and it's good to see demos with a real design up that high in the compo, which means the 'mainstream' audience may be finally getting to be able to tell real art from 3d nonsense...yay!
best mfx demo and the sound is really driving
has its own style, is different, lookes superb. smooth ass soundtrack. shaved visuals.
i just have to add, after watching the vidcap over and over. I HATE YOU. it looks soooooo smoooooth!
Pretty fucking awesome. Altough the music didn't really make me feel anything. I just can't understand how I can't remember this at all from the compo. I wasn't even (that) drunk. Not my favourite from mfx though.
very very stylish. great music and cool flow!
:)
sweet like candy
Very cool and stylish.
A little bit boring at the beginning and somewhat repetitive though.
A little bit boring at the beginning and somewhat repetitive though.
video kthx!
far better than this X-mix failure...that's the way
I wanna see a PC in action...
I wanna see a PC in action...
it works smooth on fx5600 and im still levitating
I can't get this wicked demo out of my head. Lovely visuals and music, and the direction is a well-tweaked cascade of synchronization. hail to mfx.
I can't get it out of my head. The visuals are lovely, so is the music, and the direction is a cascade. hail to mfx for the impressive amount of tweaking.
so pouet tries to fool me and tells me I'm not logged in, huh. well, now it's said twice. better remember the thumb this time.
one of the best demo productions i've seen so far.
the greatness of a well done demo manifests itself for me when I'm stopping to analyze the techniques and effects used to create and just start to delve into it. This prod definitely did this for me not only due to the excellent track and the sweet graphics but foremost due to the outstanding sequencing.
best prod at breakpoint
i found the middle part with the two cubes too long
great visuals. but for the first time i find a lb-track a bit dissapointing. it's not bad, though. ;)
mfx are kings. To me, this is the real deal.
As every MFX demo a true original!
... you can all go away. kewlers and mfx dominates scene too much. nobody cant compete with them :D
Perfect example of how to make a good demo without using shaders. Works perfectly on GF5600.
<3
I have now seen this outside the party place.
I do NOT know why I didn't remember it. But I have absolutely no recollection of seeing this on the bigscreen (:
I do NOT know why I didn't remember it. But I have absolutely no recollection of seeing this on the bigscreen (:
Fantastic! I love the mix of rendering effects; they make each scene seem so rich.
I have to admit, my first impression was much greater than subsequent viewings. However, this is a great demo. The use of 2D sketches floating around in 3D space was nifty.
video version available at: http://www.kahvi.org/v03.php
The best demo since planet risk.
Awesome graphics, delightful effects, delicious music, excellent direction/scene cuts.
Do i love this demo ? I think so.
Do i love this demo ? I think so.
I rewatched this. And this time, it really blew my mind like a nuclear bomb. Effects beyond description.
yeah
yune reminded me of protoza
great sync and directing
could show this on music tv
but visuzals didnt impress me much
great sync and directing
could show this on music tv
but visuzals didnt impress me much
yune=tune
Awesome! Music didn't left me impressed much (not that it's bad) though.
*_____*
For a few moments I felt like watching some good Amiga demo of 1995-1998 era.
Despite I don't generally like mfx demos, this one just RULEZ.
Despite I don't generally like mfx demos, this one just RULEZ.
Music that sounds like Plaid, lots of aggressive and explicit sync, lush colours and just a bit of creepiness. Strong thumb up.
dope!
Rocks
Really good build up to sort of climax of effects at the end. The only thing is that the track isn't the best in the world...
Cute! I like the music and the visuals, expecially the cloudy stuffs.
I want that dancing squiddie!
I want that dancing squiddie!
Real masterpiece!
Very nice explosions and good sync. But I don't like the music and the demo is too long. Sorry, only piggy.
some nice visuals, but somehow the music didnt match my taste
amazing music, amazing edition
one of my favorites so far from 2005.
too bad i fell asleep during the democompo at bp and missed all the good demos :(
anyway, ten thumbs up and hope you get shitloads of scene.org awards for this one.
too bad i fell asleep during the democompo at bp and missed all the good demos :(
anyway, ten thumbs up and hope you get shitloads of scene.org awards for this one.
such sexy particles :)
that's just so good..
Excellent work.
awesome!
rulez! A 2nd thumbs up for that final last half-second XD
*wow* - awesome
Yep, thumb up for this one! Music is a tad repetitive, but the effects and general feel of the demo are very good!
it was entertaining
this music owns me
OMG
OMG
OMG
an instant classic :) the music, effects, synching et al are pure <3
no complaints.
it's on the top of my list for various styles mfx has.
it might be worth buying an new pc only for watching this smooth.
it's on the top of my list for various styles mfx has.
it might be worth buying an new pc only for watching this smooth.
really REALLY REALLY smooth and nice visuals! it's too bad that very rarely the different object/scene elements in demos mix together well. iconoclast is another good example of such demo where they do.
the middle part was a bit too static, the best part was the beginning and ending. i didn't really like the music (it was ok but not great), but the visuals created a very coherent and great mood.
the middle part was a bit too static, the best part was the beginning and ending. i didn't really like the music (it was ok but not great), but the visuals created a very coherent and great mood.
great. really stunning.
Cute? no, gorgeous!!
inspired!
cool athmosfere!
did somebody say mindcandy?
Nice visuals but much too boring.
wow this is beautiful
This is something i like - Coolness, Strong Music and overall a pleased feeling after finishing watching. Mega Thumb up from me!
What a trip.... And the music roxx as always!
Doesn't deserve the best soundtrack nomination in Scene.org Awards, but rules anyway.
My ears and eyes were starting to self-lubricate
This demo suxx mayor time, that this demo won the price as "best demo" of the year 2005 is the biggest scene-joke i have ever heard.
absolutely rules
Hell is this demo bad. One sucks isn't enough by far. How could this be the best demo in 2005? Sick music, nae stroke that, noise and psychedelic Particels. Has the scene so degenerated ince my active days or has simply taste vanished 8(
Judging by your avatar, you're not the paragon of taste either.
You got to recognize the skill behind this and the music is simply great. Them objects are a bit boring though and I think I prefer "Dieties" over "Aether" design wize.
Nice!
Cool.
excellent
wonderful sync!
stunning music and breathtaking design/direction
technically most of it is particles+geometry, nothing really new.. but the rest overcompensates !
stunning music and breathtaking design/direction
technically most of it is particles+geometry, nothing really new.. but the rest overcompensates !
Simply great.
I find that the shape used again in Ballet Dancer really found its purpose there.
I find that the shape used again in Ballet Dancer really found its purpose there.
Great!
I love this.
Love it!
Love it!
and the music is one of my favourites ever.
total respect, intelligent demo
original effects
indeed
No doubts - it’s a great demo from an art, effects, sync and style point of view. Thumb Up! But I can’t really enjoy this demo style – it feels “exhausting“ in some way and there is not really a pleasant anticipation if someone is going to show it again. Do you know the trailer of “The Simpsons Movie” ? – it’s not a sign of real taste – but I like the part with he bunny.
Did someone say particles ? And that soundtrack is lovely.
should've won.
shit. no thumb. this rules. and i love the music.
same. here.
here's the long lost thumb! this is just as fresh today as when it was released in 05! a timeless classic comprising everything what exceptional demos are all about ...
Kill the DJ
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Love. ..!.,
nasty.!
how DARE I miss adding a thumb for this! master piece.
Possibly the best soundtrack in a demoscene prod ever.
I love the ballet dancer effect - your camera angles and floaters make it just beautiful.
The rest was good, of course; but that effect - definately worth a thumb itself :D
The rest was good, of course; but that effect - definately worth a thumb itself :D
I like the original better than excess' remake
Delicious, still one of my favorite modern demos after all this time.
Amazing sync! (and a fucking good music)
whoouuu missed that perfect demo. the style I absolutely love.
goood shit
WTF no thumb? :S
One of the best demos of the last 3 years. Can't get tired of it's detail.
One of the best demos of the last 3 years. Can't get tired of it's detail.
Great demo - really well put together, and some new engine style thing going on.
This is what I expect from MFX.
Good for its time.
Great...the music is cool and effects awesome!
![[HamsTeR]](https://content.pouet.net/avatars/cyber.cow_mini_16x16.gif)
by the way the music fits very well here. if only all MFX demos had such good moody music.
music could fit the mood better, but the rest was just great.
another great demo from MFX =)
and the song is awasome.. little bitchard rulez!
and the song is awasome.. little bitchard rulez!
hmm, i simply forgot to thumb it up.
strange since this is one of my favorite demos.
ace in every aspect!
strange since this is one of my favorite demos.
ace in every aspect!
nice, especially the soundtrack
pure gold
one of those odd masterpieces
Little Bitchard. Demo is great too - love the particles
Interesting, nicely done.
thumb cos I LOVE the music
LOVE <3
LOVE <3
great
Sure!
one of my favourite mfx demos
love
the integration of hand drawn art! beautiful.
Needs more thumbs.
Has great effects, but everything else is a bit downer for me :/
How the hell have I forgotten to thumb this piece of beauty up! Bad, bad me.
Beautiful, powerful, remarkable. A landmark.
cool stuff
one of the best demo of all time ("of all time")
gr8.
very tight synch without being annoying, still rocks hard, oh and fantastic soundtrack :)
1280x720 h264 MP4
1280x720 h264 MP4
heart.
Just found this demo, wow... a great work on the sync, particle effect is really nice, usage of handmade 2D graphics is elegant, even works on new ATI 5770 hardware, 5 years later... that's an impressive work!
<3
awesome! and i just can't stop humming that song, even though it is hard to hum it...
wtf, man (better late than ..)
Like it
still just unfairly good :)
mfx
mfx mfx mfx
mfx is mfx
mfx as mfx
mfx in mfxish style
So... mfx up! :)
mfx mfx mfx
mfx is mfx
mfx as mfx
mfx in mfxish style
So... mfx up! :)
This demo is timeless. A personal favorite ever since its release.
Damn sad compatibility with nVidia cards broke at some point. :\
Damn sad compatibility with nVidia cards broke at some point. :\
Best soundtrack/Visual combination ever in a demo I think. I remember I did not like this on the big screen at breakpoint. It was just too much for my already melted brain. But NOW! After watching a million times at home and at parties! Must be among my top 5 demos.
Oh I miss the golden days of the PC-demo area.:D
Oh I miss the golden days of the PC-demo area.:D
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote:
It's stunning and mystifying and completely unique; and I only hope my speakers live up to the name.
Great demo, one of my top 5 from the pc era.
Forgotten thumb
this one was years ahead of its time.
i want those speakers
After reconsideration even though I still think there are slight mistakes, this very much deserves the thumb to go up.
awesome
overrated, boring and ugly.
cool
looks nice but completely ruined by the "music" :(
music was nice :)
imagine a elbee + funktion vinyl.
I like the drawings.
oi jes
Awesome work guys! I especially adore the music sound quality; a masterpiece!
Nice demo
still here, 2021. i enjoyed this today and yesterday!
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