Nordlicht Demoparty '14
Thank You everyone for a great party!
Nordlicht Demoparty '14
Thank You everyone for a great party!
Nordlicht Demoparty '14
"Nordlicht '14 is over. Send us pics/vids of the party to:
compos[AT]demoparty[DOT]info"
Important Last-Minute Travel Information: Roadworks in Bremen
In the middle of a modern industrial estate, surrounded by water of the Weser river, we have found our new home: "Schuppen 2 - Eventloft". It's a place that lies within the arms of central Bremen and yet is so remote that no other human beings could hamper our desire to celebrate a full weekend of demoscene goodness. Enjoy the wild mix of competitions, live DJ's and music, retro games, the mighty outdoor BBQ feast and plenty of socializing with like-minded people. Mark the date and plan your trip, Nordlicht is setting sail once again from 25th to 27th July 2014!
Invitation Demo "Blitzgewitter" Released:
Got a fast computer? Download and watch the demo in realtime! (PC Windows | 30 MB | Supports Dolby Digital Surround)The Party In A Nutshell:
- Big party hall with space for 150 visitors and their computers
- Stage with bigscreen, HD projector, lights and a phat PA sound system
- High speed internet across the party hall, thanks to LWLCOM and Viprinet
- Graphics, music, photo, wild, demo competitions, old- and newschool
- Outdoor area with BBQ grills and beach chairs (accessible day and night)
- Saturday afternoon BBQ feast and sunday breakfast- free for all visitors
- Live DJ's, music acts and fun events (see timetable for details)
- In-house bar that sells drinks and snacks at fair prices
- Separate sleeping room with limited capacity
- A friendly team of organizers that care!
Featured Competitions:
Graphics (Oldschool)
Entry must run on oldschool hardware (C64, OCS Amiga, NES, SNES, Genesis etc.) | Entries for platforms without standardized image formats (Atari XL, C64 etc.) must be submitted as executable program, otherwise standard formats such as .IFF for Amiga are fine | Include at least 4 “plausible” work stages and some background information about how it was created e.g. which system and tools used
Graphics (Newschool)
Use any graphics tool you want, rendered or drawn images | Hand-drawn pictures must be scanned with at least 300dpi, NO photographs! | Include at least 4 work stages for your submission and some background information about how it was created e.g. which system and tools used
Photo
Up to 1920×1080 pixels in 32-bit color, larger photos will be scaled down | Slight retouching allowed, please provide the original photo too!
Realtime Demo (Oldschool)
No max filesize but please use common sense here | C64, Amiga, Atari, GP2X, GameBoy, DTV and others | Use our C64, Amiga and PC-DOS compo machines or bring your own hardware! | RCA, VGA, DVI and HDMI inputs supported, if unsure provide a video for your entry! | Maximum showing time: 8:00 minutes | Don’t forget to include all custom libraries your prod requires.
Size-Restricted Demo
Max filesize: 64 kilobytes | C64, Amiga, Atari, GP2X, PC-Win 32/64 or PC-Linux 32/64 (for others, get in touch!) | Use our PC, C64 and Amiga compo machines or bring your own hardware! | RCA, VGA, DVI and HDMI inputs supported, if unsure provide a video for your entry! | Maximum showing time: 5:00 minutes | Don’t forget to include any custom libraries your production may require!
Realtime Demo (Newschool)
PC-Win 32/64 or PC-Linux 32/64 (for others, get in touch!) | RCA, VGA, DVI and HDMI inputs supported, if unsure provide a video for your entry! | Maximum showing time: 8:00 minutes | Don’t forget to include any custom libraries your production may require!
Streaming Music (Newschool)
Submit your entry as .flac .wav .ogg or .mp3 | .mp3 or .ogg files must be at least 192 kbps (lossless formats preferred!) | Maximum song length: 5:00 minutes | Songs will be played back in WinAmp 5
Tracked Music (Oldschool)
Submit your entry as .ahx .mod .it .xm or .s3m | Maximum file size: 2 MB (2048 kilobytes) | Maximum song length: 4:00 minutes | Songs will be played back in XMPlay, Deliplayer or “ProTracker on real hardware” | XMPlay set to “sinc” and “sensitive” by default, tell us if you need different settings
Executable Music (32k)
Max filesize: 32 kilobytes | Please also include a pre-recorded audio file for your track (.ogg / .mp3 or .flac) | Music only, a static infoslide will be shown on the bigscreen | Max precalc time: 60 seconds | Music must end in silence (no looping) | Max song length: 4:00 minutes | Must provide own hardware if not running on Windows PC, Amiga or C64 (.sid)
Gravedigger
Dig out one of your century-old, unfinished works from the past: Pictures, music, animations, games … surprise us! | Provide some background information about your entry, e.g. how and when | Maximum showing time: 5:00 minutes
Wild / Animation
Anything that doesn’t fit in any of the other categories goes here | Maximum showing time: 5 minutes | Live performances accepted (Make it good or we’ll throw bananas at you ;) ) | Material should somehow fit with the demoscene spirit | Remote entries allowed, make sure we can easily play it back on our hardware!
ASCII / ANSI
Maximum size: 80 x 1000 | PC ASCII’s will use 80×25 VGA Mode for displaying | Amiga ASCII’s will use the built-in topaz font for displaying | Animations are not allowed | Remote entries accepted for this category | You are very welcome to use Nordlicht’s official unofficial ANSIshader tool (MAC/PC) which shall be one of the faster methods to generate decent content.
New To The Scene? Read On!
The demoscene is a computer art subculture which specializes in producing demos - audio-visual presentations that run on a computer in real-time. A demoparty is a multiday event where coders, graphicians, musicians and scene enthusiasts from around the globe gather to show off their programming, artistic and musical skills in a series of competitions. It's all about socializing with people who share the same passion - celebrating digital art, meeting old and making new friends!