#30 - Executable Graphics with yx

Everyone loves themselves a good movie, just like a good realtime-rendered scene - and as we do with the latter, some people take their passion obscenely far in making their favourite movies the best they can be. We talk with Bobson Dugnutt about fanedits, a small scene that might seem familiar in all but its final products. Links for this Episode: Fanedit.org: https://ifdb.fanedit.org/ (they also take donations!) Support Us and Donate: https://www.patreon.com/scenesat https://www.echtzeitkultur.org/en/donations-and-membership/ Credits: Hosts: Axel, Okkie and Ziphoid Production and Editing: Shana and lug00ber Cover Art: Critikill

As we learn in this episode, the executable graphics competition just celebrated their 18th birthday! High time we talk to one of the most regarded creators of those little programs - yx is joining us to talk about the creation process and the community behind it. Links for this Episode: in4k on Github: https://in4k.github.io/wiki/about Selection of 4k Executable Graphics: https://executable.graphics/ PoshBrolly: http://www.poshbrolly.net/ Shadertoy: https://www.shadertoy.com/ iq’s Tutorial for “Hoody”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8--5LwHRhjk Maurogik’s Storm (Revision 2023 Winner): https://demozoo.org/graphics/322479/ yx’ Page: https://moonbase.lgbt/ yx’ Releases on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/77056/ Blossom on Github: https://github.com/lunasorcery/Blossom Credits: Hosts: Axel, Okkie and Ziphoid Production and Editing: Shana and lug00ber Cover Art: Critikill

Whether it is to divert expectations, provoke, bend the rules or simply have a good time and be creative: humour, satire and gimmicks are a long-standing tradition in the demoscene. But is there more to it than just blatant knee-slappers and cheap audience-pleasing? Does humour free oneself from too many expectations and limitations? Or is it limiting in its own ways? With the topic so close to his own heart, okkie chats with jco, who has been leaving audiences somewhere between laughing and confused about story-driven productions with characters such as Kevin and Evilbot, all while also developing impressive tool chains and technologically apt productions that don't have to hide behind the absurdity... or do they? Productions and Demosceners mentioned: ps’ Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjxyPjW-DeNVaQ0nwU3azdhpCOVYDnK2z jco’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/1981/ Winner Demo: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=12029 Sidlove by North Star & Razor 1911: https://demozoo.org/productions/252347/ Kickreset Intro by Razor 1911: https://demozoo.org/productions/46129/ Limp Ninja: https://demozoo.org/groups/5355/ Spacepigs: https://demozoo.org/groups/6156/ Cocoon’s Demo Glon243: https://demozoo.org/productions/58093/ Widdy’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/7134/  Archee’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/3718/ Losso’s Demozoo page: https://demozoo.org/sceners/6777/ Logicoma’s Wrecklamation: https://demozoo.org/music/185107/ Parties mentioned: TRSAC (Acid and Gabber Music Compo): https://demozoo.org/parties/4489/ Kindergarden (Gabber Music Compo): https://demozoo.org/parties/2209/ Underground Conference: https://uc12.party/index.html Boozedrome: http://dekadence64.org/boozedrome/ Other resources:  KLF’s “How to make a number-one hit the easy way”: http://klf.de/home/publication/manual-number-one-easy-way/

It was the end of the year, so our producers joined the hosts to wind down, have some fun and reminisce about their first year as part of the team. We give some insights and thoughts from behind the scenes, talk about our favourite episodes, parties and anything that happened in 2022 - and give some first hints what's to come for 2023. Credits: Hosts: Axel, Okkie and Ziphoid Producer: Shana Editing, Jingles and Sound Engineering: lug00ber Artwork: Critikill fr-08 loader music: kb

After long summer nights, it's getting cold outside again and the demoparty calendar gets sparser. In this special, we invite two guests to discuss a topic intimately, as you might catch the conversation close to a bonfire after a good compo night: Our two guests hardly need an introduction - Kiero (MadWizards, Elude) and H0ffman (Logicoma, Unstable Label) share their experiences, feelings and anecdotes about competitions. Do they release for the fun of it, or to win? Do they still get compo jitters? Do they ever feel dissatisfied with a production? Is our voting system fair? Do they namevote? And how do they work towards that moment, when their prod is finally shown at the bigscreen? Links in the episode: Back in Time: https://backintime.no/ Pouet: https://www.pouet.net/index.php Kiero on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/467/ H0ffman on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/1525/ Demoscene Discord: https://discord.gg/76nuRVzqS3 Support Us! SceneSat: https://www.patreon.com/scenesat/posts Echtzeit Digitale Kultur: https://www.echtzeitkultur.org/en/donations-and-membership/

Welcome to our biggest episode yet! We can all agree sceners are a peculiar bunch, and our scene is a community like no other, juggling creativity and technical prowess, often even within the same individuals. What does it do with us to create, compete and socialise in this environment, and how can we take care of our own and others’ wellbeing? We explore the psychology behind the demoscene, demoparties and demomaking with Tom, who does not just create amazing Atari-demos with Genesis Project, Effect and SMFX, but also lectures on Community Psychology at the University of Leeds. We appreciate that even two hours can’t do justice to all angles of this complex topic. If you would like to share your thoughts, stories and questions, send them to [email protected] or to our social media accounts. If you are interested and we receive enough feedback, we might produce a follow-up in the future. **Disclaimer**: If you are in distress or have a medical emergency, please seek out professional help immediately: https://findahelpline.com/ Links in the episode: Back In Time, Bergen: https://backintime.no/ TRSAC Demoparty, Denmark: http://trsac.dk/ Demoscene Discord: https://discord.gg/76nuRVzqS3 Sommarhack Party: https://dhs.nu/sommarhack/2022/ Tom on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/73804/ Credits: Hosts: Axel, Okkie, Ziphoid Producer: Shana Editing and Sound Engineering: lug00ber Cover Art: Critikill

The Scene is Dead! Or is it? How do newcomers experience the demoscene when joining these days, and how did the pandemic and lack of physical events impact them? We are talking to Tobach, famed for sheep and fantastic demos on exotic devices - and give Okkie a good while to talk about the release of his first demo (he did it, people!!) Links in the episode: Demoscene Discord Server: https://discord.gg/76nuRVzqS3 Tobach on Demozoo: https://demozoo.org/sceners/89891/ Nova Demoparty: https://novaparty.org/ The Meteoriks Awards: https://2022.meteoriks.org/ FieldFX Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/fieldfxdemo Credits: Hosts: Axel, Okkie, Ziphoid Producer: Shana Editor and Sound Engineer: Lug00ber Support Us! https://www.patreon.com/scenesat/posts https://www.echtzeitkultur.org/en/donations-and-membership/

For the past couple of years, demos in JS, running in Web Browsers have become a fixed part of the demo compos. We invite Ninjadev to chat about their work, their own tool nin and other groups and productions. Join us for an all-new episode after our longer break - it's great to be back! Links from the episode: PS’ Webdemo Presentation (http://tinyurl.com/webdemos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxJ0RzR6zEM&t=1s) Ninjadev Website (https://www.ninjadev.org/) Ninjadev on GitHub (https://github.com/ninjadev) Dwitter (https://www.dwitter.net/) Cables (https://cables.gl/) and Tooll.io (http://tooll.io/) Join us for the next demoparty! (www.demoparty.net) Support Us and Donate: Echtzeit - Digitale Kultur (www.echtzeitkultur.org) SceneSat Radio (www.scenesat.com) Credits: Hosts: Axel, Okkie & Ziphoid Editing and Sound Engineering: lug00ber Producer: Shana Cover Art: Critikill

25 years ago in Northern Germany, an Amiga/C64 demoparty called "Symposium" and a PC demoparty called "Mekka" decided to merge into one common demoscene event on Easter, bringing the home computer and PC demoscene under one roof - Something almost unthinkable at the time. This was the beginning of a tradition that was eventually carried on by Breakpoint and resulted in Revision, the world's biggest pure demoparty. Ah, the kids we were...! But wait, what about kids today? In the second half of the episode, we explore how kids perceive the digital world today, how they enter it, concepts and pitfalls of current media education, and if the demoscene can still be relevant for this generation. So what better time of the year to invite Steeler, orga of Mekka & Symposium as well as a media education advisor these days, looking all the way from the 1980s and compare it to the next generation's approach to creativity and tinkering. Lean back and get ready for a MASSIVE episode! Links in the episode: Revision Satellites Demoparty: https://2022.revision-party.net/ Axel's Basel Film Music Festival https://www.basel-film.com/ PS' Demoscene Report https://www.youtube.com/c/psenough Demoscene Outreach Tour 2007: https://demotrip.blogspot.com/ Medienzentrum Harburg: https://www.medienzentrum-harburg.de/ Steeler's Personal Page and Projects today: https://ekkib.de/index_en.html People Make Games YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZB6V9fUov0Mx_us3MWWILg Demoscene Education Curricula Examples: https://www.graffathon.fi/2019/, https://www.echtzeitkultur.org/en/projects/pingala/ Logo Programming Language for kids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language) Rest In Peace, Tron: https://demozoo.org/sceners/73824/; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKF4Yzl2o9I Donations: https://www.patreon.com/scenesat/posts https://www.echtzeitkultur.org/en/donations-and-membership/ Credits: Hosts: Axel, Okkie and Ziphoid Producer: Shana Editing, Jingles: lug00ber Cover Art: Critikill

For the first time in a long while, we are venturing beyond our own realms, and invite a guest from a scene not so different from ours: We have a chat with Alex McLean, a key figure of the Algorave movement, about the similarities and differences of our scenes and creative process. Let's see if we can draw some inspiration from each other! Algoraves have been an ever-growing trend over the past ten years, in which musicians livecode their music to please the dancing masses. Also, we chat about the Revision Satellites, share some exclusive insights into the survey they held earlier in the year, and reflect on Lovebyte that just happened prior to recording (and get Okkie to say "...in DOOOOOS" one more time.) Send us questions, suggestions or voice messages to [email protected] Join the discussions on the Demoscene Discord Server or our own. Follow us on Twitter at @zineradioshow or on Facebook. Links in this episode: Revision Satellites: https://2022.revision-party.net/ TOPLAP.org: https://toplap.org/about/ Awesome Livecoding Repository: https://github.com/toplap/awesome-livecoding Euler Room YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Eulerroom Credits: Hosts: Axel, Okkie and Ziphoid Audio Engineering and Editing: lug00ber Production: Shana Cover Artwork: Critikill