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pc

  • The competition PC will be a Pentium 4 2.4 GHz with 512MB of RAM, a GeForce4 TI4200 128MB ViVo, and an AC97 sound card.
  • For Windows demos we will use Windows XP with the latest service packs, DirectX version and non-beta graphics drivers. We will NOT install any drivers or virtual machines to provide or improve DOS compatibility, don't expect anything more than Mode13h and nosound if you really dare to submit a DOS demo.
  • For Linux demos we will use a then current Linux distribution (probably SuSE or Redhat) with the latest XFree and graphics/sound/3d drivers. We will NOT install any obscure libraries or self-compiled kernels, be prepared that your entries have to run on an out-of-the-box linux without any required additional downloads.
  • Pressing either ESC or Alt-F4 has to end the demo instantly.
  • The entry has to be delivered as single .zip file.
  • Maximum resolution is 1024x768 pixels, Truecolour.
  • If you have no experience on how to make demos look good on the bigscreen, we strongly suggest reading this article by kb/farbrausch.
  • Java and .NET is not allowed in the intro compos; you may submit a Java/.NET demo, though. (We'll try to have a current JDK/.NET runtime installed, but having an install-version available if you submit such an entry would be a good idea anyway :).

If you have questions or suggestions about these rules, contact the organizers.

demo

  • Maximum size is 12MB zipped for ALL files (including readmes etc)
  • Maximum running time: 15 minutes - please try to keep them shorter than 10 minutes if you can though!
  • Java and .NET entries are allowed.

64k intro

  • Maximum size is 65536 bytes unzipped. The production must be a single file (additional infofiles and readmes are ok, of course).
  • Maximum running time: 10 minutes.
  • Java and .NET entries are not allowed.

4k intro

  • Maximum size is 4096 bytes unzipped. The production must be a single file (additional infofiles and readmes are ok, of course).
  • Maximum running time: 5 minutes.
  • It is okay to deliver bigger versions of the 4k along with the compo version (which must be <=4096 bytes) in the same .ZIP file. Unlike last year's MS, however, we will not show the bigger version if the <=4096 bytes version doesn't work on the compo machine! We will be able to provide you with details about the compo machine, though.
  • Java and .NET entries are not allowed.