Text Mode Demo Contest
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Text mode
Text mode is a kind of computer display mode in which the content of the screen is internally represented in terms of characters rather than individual pixels. Typically, the screen consists of a uniform rectangular grid of character cells, each of which contains one of the characters of a...
demo
Demo (computer programming)
A demo is a non-interactive multimedia presentation made within the computer subculture known as the demoscene. Demogroups create demos to demonstrate their abilities in programming, music, drawing, and 3D modeling...
competition organized by tAAt ry and held over the internet. The inherent limitations of text mode graphics create unique challenges for demosceners. To help promote the event, a text mode invitation demo
Demo (computer programming)
A demo is a non-interactive multimedia presentation made within the computer subculture known as the demoscene. Demogroups create demos to demonstrate their abilities in programming, music, drawing, and 3D modeling...
is released ahead of the competition. The competition is held between the 11.11 and the 12.12 every year. One aspect of the Text Mode Demo Competition is the technical limitation of the Text Mode.
In early 2008, after TMDC 10, Jari Komppa officially announced he would no longer organize TMDC. Shortly after, some members of the Northern Dragons - themselves long-time participants of the compo - decided, with the agreement of tAAt, to revive the competition.
External links
- Official Site
- TMDC on Pouët
- Interview with Jari Komppa one of the organizers of the TMDC, September 2007