PixelJam: North America's newest demoparty
category: parties [glöplog]
http://pixelj.am/
Posted on behalf of the orgos, although I am not an orgo.
PixelJam is North America’s newest demoparty, organized by Froggy and others. Building on the traditions that Blockparty started at Notacon, their goal is to provide a forum where creative expression in the digital world can thrive and earn recognition.
PixelJam exists as a distinct entity within the Notacon arts and technology conference, an annual event now in it’s eighth year in Cleveland, Ohio. Notacon strongly believes in and wants to support the demoscene.
In previous years, Notacon/Blockparty has attracted 400 people. This years attendance is anticipated to be around 500. With over 15,000 square feet of conference space available, an awesome audio system and gorgeous projector, the organizers want PixelJam to be thought of as one of North America’s premier demoscene events.
As always, though, we can’t do it without your help… or your compo submissions! So get coding already!
Posted on behalf of the orgos, although I am not an orgo.
PixelJam is North America’s newest demoparty, organized by Froggy and others. Building on the traditions that Blockparty started at Notacon, their goal is to provide a forum where creative expression in the digital world can thrive and earn recognition.
PixelJam exists as a distinct entity within the Notacon arts and technology conference, an annual event now in it’s eighth year in Cleveland, Ohio. Notacon strongly believes in and wants to support the demoscene.
In previous years, Notacon/Blockparty has attracted 400 people. This years attendance is anticipated to be around 500. With over 15,000 square feet of conference space available, an awesome audio system and gorgeous projector, the organizers want PixelJam to be thought of as one of North America’s premier demoscene events.
As always, though, we can’t do it without your help… or your compo submissions! So get coding already!
What? No Apple2/TRS80 demo compos? Boooo!
Looks like PixelJam takes place one week before the easter parties which leads me to the conclusion it'll happen one week before easter.
Looking back at the last decade of German easter parties one notes that there often were quite some above medicore/below state of the art demos that could impress people in the less filled competitions at smaller parties but were thrown away just to show "we are here".
Seeing the US market as one of our most interesting export markets within the next couple of years, I'd like to see this party having success. Remote entries are allowed, and if you manage to get someone of your group to the party place (or someone at the party place to join your group) you have the chance to receive some cash.
(Message to ODD: There hasn't been a *mus release in the United Staates yet!)
Looking back at the last decade of German easter parties one notes that there often were quite some above medicore/below state of the art demos that could impress people in the less filled competitions at smaller parties but were thrown away just to show "we are here".
Seeing the US market as one of our most interesting export markets within the next couple of years, I'd like to see this party having success. Remote entries are allowed, and if you manage to get someone of your group to the party place (or someone at the party place to join your group) you have the chance to receive some cash.
(Message to ODD: There hasn't been a *mus release in the United Staates yet!)
i'm not sure if subcontracting promotional activities is a good starting point for a successfull demoparty... so far, i'm sticking with the plan to attend blockparty as my inaugural US demoscene event ;)
Is there going to be a live stream for us benighted souls who cannot attend?
Ooh, thread revival! IC was working on a ustream feed, guess he will say something if and when it works. There probably won't be much to watch, other than a Bits demo. :D
Ok, the net connection here is heavily burdened, but if we are successfully streaming, it will be at this url: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pixeljam2011 1.5 hours to compo deadline. Compos at about 23:00 local(GMT -5).
BB COOOODE! (ANGY FIST)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pixeljam2011
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pixeljam2011
AHgh my brain!
:)
\o/ Nice work, appreciated.