..:] Compos

PC/Amiga/Console Demo
PC/Amiga 64k Intro
PC/Amiga 4k Intro
PC/Amiga 256byte Intro
Retro Demo
Retro Music
Retro Gfx
Tracked Music
MP3/OGG Music
Handdrawn Gfx
Raytrace Gfx
Wild Gfx
Wild demo/Animation
1 hour compo


..:] Compo rules

General rules:

You can enter a competition without coming to the party. All you have to do is to send us your release in e-mail or upload it to an ftp and then send the url.

One person can enter a compo with up to two releases.

We ask you to attach a FILE_ID.DIZ to every release. It should contain the title, the authors name and contacts, and the fact that you released it at the Function 2003 party.

We won't show the authors name, only the title of the release.

Voting will be done by giving you votesheets to each ticket you buy. After the compos we will collect the filled out sheets.

We will preselect in every category, where the releases must reach a certain minimum quality. Don't be afraid, we were also beginners once and know that noone was born with a mouse in her/his hand. This goes against only the 'i did it in 5 minutes in paint' style releases.
Pornographic and/or vulgar or offensive releases will be filtered out, too.

PC/Amiga/Console Demo
- max size is 15MB (zipped)
- max duration 10 minutes
- it should exit on pressing ESC (or RMB for Amiga)
- it may write on the harddrive, but should clean it up
- please report any special hardware/software needs before party


PC/Amiga 64k Intro
- max size 65536 byte
- it should exit on pressing ESC (or RMB for Amiga)
- writing on the harddrive is not allowed


PC/Amiga 4k Intro
- max size 4096 bytes
- it should exit on pressing ESC (or RMB for Amiga)
- writing on the harddrive is not allowed
- dropper allowed


PC/Amiga 256byte Intro
- max size 256 bytes
- it should exit on pressing ESC (or RMB for Amiga)
- writing on the harddrive is not allowed


Retro Demo
- we accept anything which is not bigger than 1 disc


Retro Music
- max duration: 3' 30"
- the release should be in an executable format


Retro Gfx
- the release should be in an executable format
- max size: 1 screen, no scrolling


Tracked Music
- max duration: 3' 30"
- max size: 2MB (zipped)
- we won't accept remixes (don't try to fool us, we know the brown tone!)
- accepted formats: XM IT MOD S3M
- player: latest official version of xmplay


MP3/OGG Music
- max duration: 3' 30"
- max size: none
- we won't accept remixes
- accepted formats: MP3/OGG
- player: latest official version of xmplay


Handdrawn Gfx
- handdrawn pictures (pixel or photoshop 'paintings')
- max resolution: 800x600
- use some well known format (jpg,tga,bmp,gif,tif,png)
- please attach some phases (work-in-progress shots)


Raytrace Gfx

- pictures made by some 3D graphic software
- max resolution: 800x600
- use some well known format (jpg,tga,bmp,gif,tif,png)
- please attach a wireframe rendering


Wild Gfx
- pictures made by any kind of technique, everything is allowed (retouching of scanned pictures, handdrawn or painted pictures, etc.)
- max resolution: 800x600
- use some well known format (jpg,tga,bmp,gif,tif,png)
- please attach some phases (work-in-progress shots)


Wild demo/Animation
- everything that doesn't fit in any other category
- if you need special hardware let us know before the party. If we cannot present one, you have to bring it along.


1 hour compo
- make something in an hour, according to the theme we will give
- it can be anything, demo, music, picture or even live act on the stage
- you will see the remaining time on the projector

..:] Compo machines

PC:
AMD Athlon XP 2200+
512MB DDR RAM
GF4 Ti4200/64MB
Nvidia Soundstorm
WindowsXP SP1

Amiga:
Amiga 1200
Blizzard 1260/50Mhz accelerator board
64MB RAM
OS 3.1

C64:
Commodore 64 with NewSID
1541 FDD
IDE64