jco information 413 glöps
- demo Windows ▶ by Ümlaüt Design [web]
- top notch sound design, <3 the footsteps! very effective suspense. mocapped camera movement? SCP-31337
- rulezadded on the 2023-09-16 23:13:38
- game Amiga AGA Worms VBI by AttentionWhore
- The combination of weird technologies is strong with this one :D Awesome to have a "tech demo" in form of such an enjoyable end product!
I wonder if it's possible to transmit sound over videotext by causing audible intermodulation artifacts in the receiving-end CRT or sth... (until the transformer overheats).
What features might be hidden in the undocumented proprietary teletext extensions? =) - rulezadded on the 2023-08-22 08:42:01
- demo Windows The Legend of Sisyphus by Andromeda Software Development [web]
- Quote:
Regarding the vocals, as I both wrote the lyrics and sung them, I always understand them from the get go, and at the same time since I’m not really a singer (lots of pitch correction in Reason)
I wasn't aware of that, well done and bonus thumb for courage! I can relate from personal experience. It will get easier the more you do it ;) Balance is a stylistic question too. If you compare 80s tunes to modern ones, the difference is very apparent...
I also remember many times when I got completely lost in details like 1dB differences in compressor thresholds and things like that :D with vocals it's even weirder. Best give your ears and your mind some rest then. Result is great as it is, I was just trying to nitpick some points where improvement might be possible. Intonation correction didn't feel uncanny imho, you got the tools, why not use them... cheers! - isokadded on the 2023-08-19 23:52:50
- demo Windows The Legend of Sisyphus by Andromeda Software Development [web]
- It's not spamming as long as comments are related to this demo. If I were to indulge in discussions about unrelated demos on unrelated platforms, it would still not be spamming, it would be off topic, but still about demos. Opinions about which opinions are valid mixed with various insults belong into trolling territory. Links to bitcoin investment scams could be considered spam. Repeating the same statement over and over again without adding anything new to advance the argument could be considered spam too.
Be that as it may: If a demo ignites a bit of debate, why not have it in the comment board of the demo, as long as it doesn't derail and comments remain reasonably polite?
Forgot to comment on the sound: amusics soundtrack works really well here. While I like overindulgent rectified guitar riffs that I came to associate with many of amusics previous soundtracks, they wouldn't have worked so well here. Actually, I think that soundtrack and demo form a better symbiosis than in some other ASD demos. Some improvement may be possible on the vocal mix, and it would be cool to see demos make more use of sound effects and ambiences in general, to increase immersion. - isokadded on the 2023-08-16 22:38:55
- demo MS-Dos/gus Dope by Complex [web]
- larusse fire clouds and a melody that sticks. a true scene classic.
- rulezadded on the 2023-08-16 18:14:55
- demo Windows The Legend of Sisyphus by Andromeda Software Development [web]
- Oh I enjoy the occasional forum debate, especially if it leads to more attention and popularity for this great demo here!
Talking about demos being video players: Check out 9 Fingers on the Amiga! (not judging!)
Catching PC demos "cheating" by simply playing back a video should be easy enough to detect by taking a close look at what the demo puts onto the screen at 8k/144fps.
okkie, please stay! - isokadded on the 2023-08-16 17:50:20
- demo Windows The Legend of Sisyphus by Andromeda Software Development [web]
- davince, you statet it quite clearly:
Quote:you could ask yourself what the benefit is of running the demo.
answer: the amazement of understanding what's going on under the hood. similar to watching a let's play of a game on youtube vs. playing the game. only, in case of a demo, there are only cutscenes.
Quote:what's the real difference between a cool CGI movie or the cool huge 'realtime' running demo?
answer: the difference is that the cool CGI movie usually can not be rendered in realtime, especially not on consumer hardware.
Quote:Is a 2TB demo running for 10 minutes the way to go?
answer: absolutely, if the 2TB are put to good use.
Quote:it's time to use those cool skills for movies instead.
comment: navis did, it also renders in realtime, and it's pretty small size for what it's displaying.
"if it's not a 64k, what's the point" and "if you can watch it on youtube, what's the point". there is no real point to it. demos are a weird technical form of art.
if I run a demo on my computer, instead of watching it on youtube, I get a feeling that is similar to enjoying a live performance instead of listening to a recording. the fact that I have a vague understanding of the gazillions of calculations being coordinated at light speed at the very moment I'm watching it changes my perception in a meaningful way.
noone forces anyone to share the sentiment, though. - isokadded on the 2023-08-16 16:06:33
- demo Windows The Legend of Sisyphus by Andromeda Software Development [web]
- davince, I did not refer to your comment in particular. this "what's the point of a demo if it's larger than X" thing has been brought up a lot, not only with this demo.
in my book, the fact that the demo does render in realtime is mighty impressive.
stupid analogy: it's more impressive if you deliver the factory that constructs the car instead of just the car.
navis confirmed my assumptions that coding the thing was likely easier than alternative approaches. I have made the same experience with many of my demoscene prods. Animating "Geiler Hydrant" in traditional fashion in a generic compositing/rendering software would have taken so much more time. So, custom tools/code help productivity - and if the result runs in realtime, you gain bragging rights in weird subcultures like this one :D
The non-interactivity is of course a weird demoscene quirk unbeknownst to the uninitiated. The magic is all there in the circuits! - isokadded on the 2023-08-16 15:43:46
- demo Windows The Legend of Sisyphus by Andromeda Software Development [web]
- This is a great artistic symbiosis of tech, visuals, music, direction. One of the demos to show to non-sceners when they ask about the scene (if you want to scare them off instead, use Kevin). Also, it tickles my urge to obtain a ToF camera and mess with it.
One minor point of criticism: If there is rhythmic music and a person dance-walking along to it, it hurts the flow if that person is not walking in sync.
My two cents on the size "controversy": Why would anyone assume that this would be somehow easier to create if the delivery format was video? Start up Blender and somehow magically get this kind of content out of it? :D
This was probably easier to create as a demo, sculpting it in custom code so to speak, than it would have been using ordinary 3d content creation tools. - rulezadded on the 2023-08-16 08:57:59
- wild Animation/Video Poligon by kp
- The fire shots must have been exciting. Tons of effort, and you got one chance to capture it. The slowly moving bank looks like a happy accident, awesome. Production quality is top notch. Craftsmanship, cinematography, direction, audio, it all comes together nicely.
I'd love to see more such hq video productions in the scene. - rulezadded on the 2023-03-24 10:32:03
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