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I'm an assembly hacker (long time reverse-engineer, lately focused on compiler/kernel development) looking to get into the demoscene, but I've spent more time t

by daeken 17y ago

I'm an assembly hacker (long time reverse-engineer, lately focused on compiler/kernel development) looking to get into the demoscene, but I've spent more time thinking and less time doing. I've built a few little fun things that are almost demo-related (I built a (x86 PC) bootblock breakout game that used the actual VGA memory to do collision detection, and a few other little things), but no actual demos. Is the best way to get into the scene to just start building things, or is it worthwhile to seek group contacts and try to get on an established team? This will likely sound horrible for someone who wants to get into the scene, but I have a hard time coming up with an idea that's both interesting and doable given the restraints in which I want it to operate. This has been my biggest stumbling block so far, but I think that once I get one real project under my belt, I'll be considerably better off. As a sidenote, if anyone here is interested in starting up a little group, I'm game.

thibaut_barrere 17y ago
Well back in the days, I just started out experimenting with some effects (ie standalone piece of graphic effect), or music. At some point I had various effects available handy, so I started sharing this inside the college, met a few people, went to demoparties etc. After that people approached me to ask if we could work together etc. Well I think the most important thing is to try doing a little something, see how it goes etc. This can be time-boxed like any other hobbies.
p0nce 17y ago
Start building doable things, and start now. The tricky part is not to find interesting ideas but to find the time to implement these.
elblanco 17y ago
You should look around. At least get one gfx guy and one musician and you can probably start turning out stuff. Setup a site and just start releasing. If you want to participate in the parties, you most likely have to find one you can personally attend in order to enter. Depending on where you are this can be either easy or hard. But it's worth the trip, demo scene parties are tons of fun. Even small ones with a dozen people. I probably went to a dozen or so small scene parties and one big one during my peak in the 90's. And this was in the U.S. which tends to have far fewer parties than Europe. Checkout http://www.scene.org/sitser.php http://www.scene.org/sitser.php for irc servers, you can usually find lots of sceners hanging around in #trax.

by daeken 17y ago

thibaut_barrere 17y ago

Well back in the days, I just started out experimenting with some effects (ie standalone piece of graphic effect), or music. At some point I had various effects available handy, so I started sharing this inside the college, met a few people, went to demoparties etc. After that people approached me to ask if we could work together etc. Well I think the most important thing is to try doing a little something, see how it goes etc. This can be time-boxed like any other hobbies.

p0nce 17y ago

Start building doable things, and start now. The tricky part is not to find interesting ideas but to find the time to implement these.

elblanco 17y ago

You should look around. At least get one gfx guy and one musician and you can probably start turning out stuff. Setup a site and just start releasing. If you want to participate in the parties, you most likely have to find one you can personally attend in order to enter. Depending on where you are this can be either easy or hard. But it's worth the trip, demo scene parties are tons of fun. Even small ones with a dozen people. I probably went to a dozen or so small scene parties and one big one during my peak in the 90's. And this was in the U.S. which tends to have far fewer parties than Europe. Checkout http://www.scene.org/sitser.php http://www.scene.org/sitser.php for irc servers, you can usually find lots of sceners hanging around in #trax.