September 11, 2006
DOG goes dormant
August 3, 2003
Demo in Siggraph's Animation
Festival
March 8, 2003
Demos at the GDC Theater
January 8, 2003
Demos of the year remix - help
needed
July 24, 2002
Siggraph Panel &
BOF events
June 2, 2002
Intel Animation Showcase
March 21, 2002
GDC Report
January 26
SIGGRAPH 2002 Animation
Festivial
January 22
Plans for GDC
January 8, 2002
SIGGRAPH 2002 Speakers
Wanted
August 15, 2001
SIGGRAPH 2001 Birds
of Feather Session
August 2, 2001
Game Technology Seminars
at Assembly'01
April 18, 2001
Interview about the
Demoscene on TechTV
April 18, 2001
The Demoscene at the
2001 Game Developers Conference a success
April 18, 2001
Three SIGGRAPH 2001
Electronic Theatre submissions
March 9, 2001
The Demoscene will
be at the 2001 Game Developers Conference
Feburary 17, 2001
Gamasutra article on
an Introduction to Demos & The Demo Scene
November 8, 2000
We have formed a group
to help bring the Demoscene to SIGGRAPH
October 31, 2000
Contacted by a SIGGRAPH
committee member.
October 29, 2000
Clarification of purpose.
September 11, 2006
DOG goes dormant
We had a few great years, where we reached out to hundreds of people in person, and countless others online. Our events at Siggraph, GDC, and online, were an excellent opportunity to share the wonders of the demo scene with many people who've come to cherish it in the same way we all do.
The Demoscene Outreach Group has many volunteers to thank for their efforts, and most of all the dedicated artists, programmers, and musicians who create demos.
All the best to you, and keep on inspiring!
-Vincent Scheib
August 3, 2003
Demo in Siggraph's Animation Festival
This was the first year the Siggraph Animation Festival accepted a scene
demo. Specifically it was shown in the Animation Theaters, which roll film
constantly throughout the week.
Although I can speak for only the one presentation I attended; the piece
was well received and applauded! The demo was preceded with text
explaining that it runs on current day PC hardware in realtime.
The piece is ".poem to a horse" by farb-rausch
http://www.farb-rausch.com/
Listed on siggraph's page:
http://www.siggraph.org/s2003/conference/caf/at.html
Congrats to them. The Animation Festival has become a very prestigious
venue for computer animation, and it is long past time for realtime art to
be included as well.
Seeing a scene demo presented in the normal course of siggraph is
rewarding. This was the primary goal for the founding of the Demoscene
Outreach Group several years ago. Since then we have made presentations
ourselves, but the goal has always been to open the door to demos entering
the main events.
Thank you everyone who helped, and of course all honor to the master's of
inspiration, the demo makers.
March 8, 2003
Demos at the Game Developers
Conference Theater
This year GDC changed a little, and we think for the better. In past
years we have made a single presentation of demos during lunch. This year
GDC hosted an ongoing theater. We compiled a mix of demos that were
repeatedly shown throughout the conference.
Popcorn also available :)
January, 8, 2003
Demos of the year remix
We are planning a 5 minute, high impact, video for the
Siggraph
Computer Animation Festival. We will include portions of the best
demos from the last year, with original music, in a creative edit.
The focus will be to "illustrate the origin of [the] work through
narrated explanations or other informational devices."
A talented video-editor is required -- do you have the skills? We're looking for an aggressive edit that complements the content of the demos.
Inquire within:
dog@scene.org
July, 24, 2002
Siggraph Panel & BOF
The Demo Scene Panel
Wednesday July 24th
3:30, Ballroom C3, San Antonio Convention Center
Theo Engell-Nielsen - hybris/NEMESIS
Eric Haines - Autodesk, Inc.
Saku Lehtinen - Remedy Entertainment, Ltd.
Vincent Scheib - The Demoscene Outreach Group
Phil Taylor - Microsoft Corporation
Almost two hours of showing off demos, demo culture, and demo technology
to the Siggraph community.
Presentation Slides: siggraph02slides.zip 7MB
Demo Scene Get Together (Birds of a Feather - BOF)
Friday, 26th
12:30, Room 003A, San Antonio Convention Center
A Social event for sceners and those interested in the scene. Meet, greet,
and network.
June, 2, 2002
Intel Computer Animation Showcase
at Siggraph 2002
Want to become a centerpiece of the
Intel booth at Siggraph - July 22-24, 2002? If you create animation on Intel
processor-based systems it may be shown at the industry's premiere event
for animation. The center of Intel's exhibit, the Intel® Computer Animation
Showcase, will show innovation and exciting content from the demo scene,
as well as movie studios, special effects companies, and art schools.
Check out the online submision form
March, 21, 2002
Report from the Game Developer's Conference
A brief report of our activities at GDC, and some pictures.
January, 26, 2002
SIGGRAPH 2002 Computer Animation
Festivial
Our events last year at SIGGRAPH were extremely productive, with many thanks to Phillip Taylor and Vincent Scheib for getting the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival Chair to create a 'real-time' category. This sets the stage for demos to complete apple for apple in arguably the worlds premier computer animation festival. To do this, we need the best, both artistically and technically impressive demos of the past year or two to be submitted before the 6th of March. We understand that many scener's are students, and unable to convert their intros/demos into NTSC VHS format, thus we will help with the process.
However
please contact us dog@scene.orgas soon
as possible if you would like the Demoscene Outreach group to help with
your submission - the dead line is fast approaching!
More information can be found at http://dog.scene.org/sig02cal.html
January, 22, 2002
Plans for Game Developer's Conference
2002
The Demoscene Outreach Group Demo Reel will be shown during lunch on Friday, March 22nd.
Ex-Demosceners Group Gathering, for socilization, time and place to be announced.
January, 8, 2002
SIGGRAPH 2002 Panel Speakers Needed!
The Demoscene Outreach Group is seeking speakers for this summer's Siggraph! read here
August, 15, 2001
SIGGRAPH 2001 Birds of Feather
The Demoscene Outreach Group hosted a SIGGRAPH 2001 Birds of a Feather session. This is a side meeting open to the general public (no registration required) that is held during the annual SIGGRAPH conference.
Speakers:
- Saku Lehtien - Remedy Entertainment
- Soren Hannibal - Shiny Entertainment
- Aaron Foo - Sony Computer Entertainment America
Location
& Time:
LA Convention Center, Room 506
Wednesday 6PM August 15th
A Full description of the event can be found here
August 2, 2001
DOG Hosts the Game Technology Seminars
at the Assembly'01
The Demoscene Outreach Group hosted the technical seminars at Assembly 2001. A first for the Assembly party, the talks were sponsored by Assembly Organizing, Fathammer, and Bitboys.
The speakers
and topics included:
3D game engine technology
Tim Sweeney
Epic Games
3D mobile gaming
Robert J. Mical
Fathammer
3D stereoglasses & GeForce 3
Richard Huddy
nVIDIA
3D hardware accelerators
Petri Nordlund
Bitboys
Programming demos on WinCE
Jari Komppa
Fathammer
April 18, 2001
The Demoscene Show at the 2001 Game
Developers Conference a success
The demoscene received a warm welcome from game developers at the 2001 Game Developers Conference with a selection of the best demos shown during lunch. A number of sceners, active and in-active were present during the session including members of the legendary Future Crew.
April 18, 2001
SIGGRAPH 2001 Electronic Theatre
submissions
- The Product
- Wonder
- Live Evil
April 18, 2001
Interview on TechTV
Vincent Scheib of the Demoscne Outreach Group was invited for an interview on the TechTV show The Screen Savers
The notes for that episode can be seen here.
March 9, 2001
2001 Game Developers Converence
Presentation
The Demoscene will be making an appearence at the 2001 Game Developers Conference, San Jose, California
NEW TO
GDC 2001
*****************
The DemoScene, an Introduction
Hosted by Vincent Scheib
This session will introduce you to the underground movement known as 'the scene', or 'demoscene'.
Incredible feats of programming, insane file size limitations, music which gets you moving and style like you've never seen before. Sound interesting? For more than a decade, a group of underground computer hobbyists has been creating productions that push the boundaries of technology. It's about fusing technology, art and music into non-interactive, real-time animations as part of a new form of expression: Real-time Art. Imagine game development with complete creative freedom and no schedules. What are your limitations? How much art, code and music can fit into 64KB? What is possible with today's computer graphics hardware?
See the best demos of the year on a massive screen and thumping sound system. You will be surprised at what the demoscene has produced.
Friday,
March 23
1:15 to 2:15pm
Parkside Hall
Febuary 17, 2001
Gamasutra Article
The game developer site Gamasutra has posted an article by Vincent Scheib on: An Introduction to Demos & The Demo Scene.
"Demos
are cool. They exist to move you, just as any other art form moves you.
But demos are built by programmers, artists, and composers who live and
breathe technology. I'm describing a scene demo, which is not a demo of
a game; it is a demonstration of programming, art, and music talent. A
scene demo is a non-interactive executable that presents real-time music
and graphics. Demos are created by young programmers and artists who are
mostly located in Western Europe. They gather at hundreds of ‘demo parties’
a year, where competitions for demos are held."
Febuary 16, 2001
Web site
information has been updated. Please if anyone has a comment/suggestion/flame
about the content contact us
November 8, 2000
We have
formed a group of members interested in bringing demos to SIGGRAPH 2001.
Plans are underway, please see the mailing list below to receive updates.
October 31, 2000
Contacted
by a SIGGRAPH committee member.
October29, 2000
Clarification of purpose.