Elodman
Member
GMC Demo Compo #1
(experiment )
THEME:
DEMO DEBUT
ABOUT
The GMC Demo Compo is a Program development & Art contest, run for the 1st time by the GameMaker Community.
GMC Members compete in coding (demonstration programming) and
art (Graphics, Music, Animation, Photo) categories, and submit their entry till the Compo deadline.
The GMC Demo Compo #1 entry submission is now
open
its deadline is:
January 31st, 2021 12:00 (noon) UTC
RULES
(experiment )
THEME:
DEMO DEBUT
ABOUT
The GMC Demo Compo is a Program development & Art contest, run for the 1st time by the GameMaker Community.
GMC Members compete in coding (demonstration programming) and
art (Graphics, Music, Animation, Photo) categories, and submit their entry till the Compo deadline.
The GMC Demo Compo #1 entry submission is now
open
its deadline is:
January 31st, 2021 12:00 (noon) UTC
RULES
- Any GMC member can take part in the GMC Demo Compo.
- Coding: you must use GameMaker to create your demonstration program (demo). All entries should work on Windows as a standalone executable / compressed zip folder. No installers, please.
- Art: no tool restrictions.
- As natural to Demo Scene, all art (audio & visuals) resources presented in a Demo must be self (team) - made.
- If you want to participate in the Compo, post in the GMC Demo Compo #1 - Entries topic - till the Compo deadline.
- All entries are suggested to follow the Compo theme.
- You may participate alone or in a team. The Demo Category further separates entries into SOLO and TEAM Subcategories, so they will get rankings according to their votes received there.
- Placing credits in entries is advisable so that the creator(s) could be recognized easily & hopefully unmistakably.
CONTEST CATEGORIES
CODING
CODING
Demo
Have all the space you want for creating the masterpiece of the demoscene.
- Playing time: 10 minutes. We'll stop it afterward.
- Entries must quit on ESC.
- Maximum size: 128 megabytes archived.
- The entry must not write on the hard drive permanently.
ART
Hand-drawn graphics
Still images using any traditional hand-drawn techniques, such as pixelling or freehand painting.
Still images using any traditional hand-drawn techniques, such as pixelling or freehand painting.
- If the graphic doesn't look hand-drawn, it will be moved to the freestyle competition.
- The entry archive should include at least 3 phases or steps of the creation process.
- No animations are allowed.
- Only one picture per artist is allowed.
- Pictures will be shown using XNView, any format that it can display is allowed. (Lossless PNG is preferred.)
Freestyle graphics
Still images created by any tool or creation method available, such as photo retouching or 3D rendering.
Still images created by any tool or creation method available, such as photo retouching or 3D rendering.
- The entry archive should include at least 3 phases or steps of the creation process.
- No animations are allowed.
- Only one picture per artist is allowed.
- Pictures will be shown using XNView, any format that it can display is allowed. (Lossless PNG is preferred.)
Music
Musical entries created with either modern studio techniques or oldschool trackers.
Musical entries created with either modern studio techniques or oldschool trackers.
- Playing time: 4 minutes. We'll fade out afterward.
- Maximum size: 10 megabytes zipped
- Allowed streaming formats: MP3 and OGG. Also, please fill in the ID3/OGGInfo fields if possible.
- Allowed tracked formats: XM, IT, S3M, MOD
- Only one song per artist is allowed.
- Replaying application: Winamp for streaming, XMPlay for tracked
Photo
The competition of camera-twiddlers!
The competition of camera-twiddlers!
- HDR and slight retouching is allowed (e.g. color correction and cropping), but the archive must in include the original, unretouched picture too, with EXIF information intact (or the original RAW file).
- Note: we will perform a quality preselection and only the best 15 photos will be shown at the compo! Please try to be original and creative - the Nth sunset and bug macro don't count as such.
- Only one picture per artist is allowed.
- Pictures will be shown using XNView, any format that it can display is allowed. (Lossless PNG is preferred.)
Wild / Animation
Entries that don't fit into any other category. Short films, rendered animations, Flash movies, machinima, alternative platform demos.
Entries that don't fit into any other category. Short films, rendered animations, Flash movies, machinima, alternative platform demos.
- Playing time: 10 minutes. We'll stop it afterward.
- If your entry is a video file, please use common formats like MP4 / MKV / AVI containers with H.264 / DivX / XviD video and MP3 / AAC / uncompressed audio.
- If your entry is NOT a video file, consult the organizers before the deadline.
- Only one entry per artist is allowed.
Tipps:
- Longer demos used to have a “skip scene” option – by space, or mouse button.
- For support / inquiry / suggestions purposes: post here / PM me, plz.
Ponderings & Plans (no promises)
- Participants, getting any votes: will be registered in the Sceners’ Hall of Fame + receive a SceneStarter-themed signature badge *
- Top 3 ranked entries per category – receive some nice signature badge *
- Game-dev Category is not yet included - mostly coz of copyright reasons & GMC Jam's orientation
- TO-do: Voting, prizes, etc ….
*: if circumstances allow (attitude & interest arise + resources will be available, e.g. by community effort, etc.)
Edit: Reddit promo added.
To be continued - presumably, if entries arrive…
(Some credits + thanx to & inspiration from GMC Jam by @GameDevDan,
Category rules from https://2020.function.hu/)
An important note: if you like the GMS manual & the weekly blogs, I, who have tried several paid and non-paid game creator tools, wholeheartedly recommend to follow @Samuel Venable 's brilliant advice here.
// Older posts below:
Ave.
Our traditional Demoparty invitation, held a few weeks ago:
Naturally, these kinds of events are based around a demo Compo.
The very results, along with categories & the entries can be (re)watched at https://demozoo.org/parties/4080/
We can have similar online Compos, on the GMC forum, if demand arises.
Categories & rules could be borrowed (& fine-tuned for GMS specifics) from https://2020.function.hu/ (Compos tag, at the top).
So, the Planned Compo would include both Art & Code Categories....
...and wouldn't have a strict time-frame for making entries, just a dead-line, for submission.
Compo seasons: winter & summer.
(Btw., just to remain historically accurate: why am I not a phenomenal GFX-coder nowadays (as I stated recently)?
Coz the mentioned event organizer comp. club was the once not too virtuous place for holding 8-16 bit games copy parties, too. )
Don't forget to cast a vote.
Our traditional Demoparty invitation, held a few weeks ago:
Naturally, these kinds of events are based around a demo Compo.
The very results, along with categories & the entries can be (re)watched at https://demozoo.org/parties/4080/
We can have similar online Compos, on the GMC forum, if demand arises.
Categories & rules could be borrowed (& fine-tuned for GMS specifics) from https://2020.function.hu/ (Compos tag, at the top).
So, the Planned Compo would include both Art & Code Categories....
256b Intro (hmm x 30000)
4kb Intro (hmm x 2000)
64kb Intro (hmm x 100)
Demo
Freestyle Graphics
Game Development
Handdrawn Graphics
Music
Oldschool Demo (???)
Photo
Wild Demo/Animation
4kb Intro (hmm x 2000)
64kb Intro (hmm x 100)
Demo
Freestyle Graphics
Game Development
Handdrawn Graphics
Music
Oldschool Demo (???)
Photo
Wild Demo/Animation
...and wouldn't have a strict time-frame for making entries, just a dead-line, for submission.
Compo seasons: winter & summer.
(Btw., just to remain historically accurate: why am I not a phenomenal GFX-coder nowadays (as I stated recently)?
Coz the mentioned event organizer comp. club was the once not too virtuous place for holding 8-16 bit games copy parties, too. )
Don't forget to cast a vote.
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Sometimes one can spot very cool (3D / 2D, scrolling, lighting, primitives, etc.) effects of GMS veterans on forum pages, or on status update sections. Vividly remember @TheSnidr and @chance had really impressive materials - but who knows where these are now. And of course, even novice coders can achieve unexpected and / or perhaps worthy-to-look-at results, methinks.
If we collect them, they will not be forgotten. If the author is willing to share some of its source code, the better enjoyment for all of us.
Need inspiration?
Demoscene
Demo_effect
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