Fast Demo

In this competition you create a demo in 8 hours, based on 3 themes that will be announced at the beginning of the competition.

The general rules apply to this competition. Please read them.

What are the themes?

The themes will be announced at the beginning of the competition. References to the themes is mandatory.

How do I participate?

You create a demo as described above for your platform of choice. Note that we do not have the capacity to support every possible platform.

Platforms

We support the following platforms:

• Windows 7. The compo machine will have installed the latest service pack, DirectX and the latest drivers
• Kubuntu 13.10. The compo machine will have the latest graphics drivers installed. Contact the Creativia-crew if any specific library is needed.
• Amiga (Emulated). If it is a PPC-demo, please submit a video.
• Atari (Emulated)
• C64 (Emulated)
• Nintendo consoles (Emulated). This depends on the availability of good emulators. Contact the Creativia-crew if you wish to submit a demo in this category.
• .NET 4.0
• Java SE (7u51 or later)
• HTML5/JavaScript, GPU- accelerated WebGL available.

If you wish to submit a demo developed for a different platform, please contact the Creativia-crew. Should it prove difficult to run your demo, we ask that you submit a video and giving us a demonstration of it running on the actual platform so that we can verify the submission.

Running time

We will not run the demo for more than 4 minutes.

Testing

The compo machine will be available for testing during the competition. A fully working demo is not needed for testing.

What do I need to hand in?

• You should upload a single archive containing everything that is needed to run the demo. Preferably use zip or tar.

How do I win?

The winner will be chosen by public votes.

What can I win?

1st place: 3 000 NOK.
2nd place: 2 000 NOK.
3rd place: 1 000 NOK.