Hi
Revision 2014, currently the biggest Demoparty, will feature a
livecoding competition along with its main program:
http://2014.revision-party.net/events/special#livecoder
The contestants will have to write programs in GLSL (OpenGL Shading
Language) from scratch to provide visuals, two opponents at a time,
visible for the audience in split-screen (a DJ will be playing for them,
trying to match the visuals in turn). The audience then decides who
makes it to the next round. You can find examples of what is possible
with single GLSL programs (with a bit more time though) on
http://shadertoy.com (needs a WebGL capable browser (chrome works best)
and a decent graphics card).
Probably the event will be streamed live, like the other events at the
party and the seminars; I can provide the link to the stream if there is
interest. Revision takes place April 18th to April 21st 2014 in
Saarbrücken, Germany.
I'll be at the party anyway (although not sure if I'll compete in the
livecoding compo because I'll have an entry for one of the competitions
to finish) - if you would like to meet and have a beer, just get in
touch :)
And if you don't know what a Demoparty (or the Demoscene) is, you
better start researching :)
cheers,
cupe
Received on Wed Apr 02 2014 - 23:57:59 BST