About

TDF 16ms #0 is an online demoparty. TDF 16ms is a small, experimental, and online demoparty with the essence of the Tokyo Demo Fest experience. Hang out, watch the stream together, and have fun on Discord!

The compo deadline will be Saturday, October 14, 2023, 23:59 (UTC+9).

The party will be held in Sunday, October 22, 2023 (UTC+9).

The event will be streamed on YouTube.

Registration

You need to register to submit prods and vote for prods.

We are going to use wuhu as a party system.

To register to wuhu, votekey is required. Votekey requests are accepted in the #votekey-request channel in our Discord.

https://wuhu.tokyodemofest.jp/

Events

Timetable

All times are in JST (UTC+9).

• 18:00 Start streaming

• 19:00 Combined Music Compo

• 20:00 Combined Graphics Compo / Wild Compo

• 21:00 GLSL Graphics Compo / Combined PC Demo Compo

• 22:30 Live: moistpeace

• 23:30 Prizegiving

Compos

For this party, as in the regular Tokyo Demo Fest, there will be five competitions (compos).

There are compos for music and graphics as well as demos. Feel free to participate!

Live: moistpeace

After the compo, there will be a live performance by moistpeace.

The performance, which combines music generated by live coding with TidalCycles and visual generated on-the-fly in response to the music, is a must-see!

Compos

There are compos for following categories:

• Combined Graphics Compo

• Combined Music Compo

• Wild Compo

• GLSL Graphics Compo

• Combined PC Demo Compo

Deadline

The compo deadline will be Saturday, October 14, 2023, 23:59 (UTC+9).

Compo Machine

It's probably going to be a machine with:

• CPU: Intel Core i9 13900K

• RAM: 64 GB

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

• OS: Windows 11 64bit latest

• Resolution: 1920 x 1080, 60Hz

General Rules

• The work must be your own original creations. Arranging or covering others' works without permission will not be accepted.

• All entries must not have been released before.

• 2 entries per compo per person at maximum.

• Upon submitting an entry, you agree that the entry will be published to Scene.org File Archive.

• All entries must work on the compo machine.

• All entries must work with the projection system at the party.

• The latest video drivers available at the time will be installed on the compo machine.

• The latest DirectX 11 runtime will be installed on the compo machine.

• The DirectX SDK will NOT be installed -- only the runtime.

• The latest .NET Framework 4.5 runtime will be installed on the compo machine.

• Any folders below the "Library" folder (My Pictures, My Music, My Documents, etc.) will be deleted from the compo machine.

• No extra runtimes or libraries will be installed on the compo machine.

• DOS, Linux, or Mac demos are not supported and will not be run in a VM. However, you can submit them to the Wild compo (along with a video capture, please).

• If any of the above requirements are not met, or if the organizers detect unfair play, then that entry will be disqualified.

• Please prepare a screenshot of your entry to be used during the voting, and for publishing.

Combined Graphics Compo

The competition for single-image graphics entries.

• Please describe all tools as much as possible in the description.

• Especially, if you have used AI tools (including partial use) in your submission you must describe so. If it's not described in the description, we have a right to disqualify your entry.

Consider the following subcategories:

4K Executable Graphics

• Entries must consist of a single 4KB executable file (.exe) and render a graphical image.

• Only this single executable file may be used. All other files in the archive will be deleted before playing.

• Maximum file size: 4096 bytes

• Maximum loading/precalculation time: 1 minute.

• It's recommended to include a preview of the result in PNG in a zip archive together so we can see the expected rendering result.

Freestyle Graphics

• A compo that accepts uses of any tools necessary to create the image.

• All entries will be displayed using the latest version of irfanview.

• Lossless compression formats (such as PNG) are recommended.

• Still image only. Animation formats like GIF Animation are not permitted.

• Any steps of the creation process leading up to the final image can be included with the entry. If so, please pack them in a zip archive including the final image.

Photo

• Entries are limited to photographs taken with a camera.

• Interesting photos will have good results. Your average snap won't make the cut.

• If you make a collage, please include all original photo files along with the entry.

Combined Music Compo

This is the compo for musical entries.

• Any genre of music is allowed.

• Maximum playing time: 5 minutes. Any entries over 5 minutes might be terminated early, so providing an additional shortened music version is acceptable.

Consider the following subcategories:

Tracked Music

• Supported playback formats: XM, IT, S3M, MOD

• Maximum file size: 2MB

• Entries will be played using the latest XMPlay.

• Unless you want specific playback settings, the following will be used:

  • MOD: No Interpolation, No Ramping, 50% Stereo Separation, normal MOD playback mode

  • S3M/XM/IT: Sinc Interpolation, Sensitive Ramping, 50% Stereo Separation

Streaming Music

• Supported playback formats: MP3, OGG

• A bitrate of at least 192kbps is recommended.

• Entries will be played using the latest VLC.

Executable Music

• Executable music must fit within a single executable file (.exe).

• Maximum file size: 64KB. All other files in the archive will be deleted before playing.

Wild Compo

A competition for entries that do not fit within the Combined PC Compo, the Graphics Compo, or the Music Compo.

• A video capture (AVI, MPG, MP4, whatever is playable with VLC) is required.

• Maximum showing time: 5 minutes. Any entries over 5 minutes might be terminated early, so providing an additional shortened video is acceptable.

• Highest resolution: 1920x1080

We expect the following kind of works, but not limited to:

• Short films, or any pre-rendered movies

• Demos running on fantasy consoles (PICO-8, TIC-80, ...)

• Demos running on custom-built or older hardware

• macOS / Linux / iOS / Android Demo

• Amiga Demo

GLSL Graphics Compo

A GLSL fragment Shader displaying a graphical demo.

• All entries will be shown using twigl in 1920x1080 resolution.

• Either classic or classic (300 es) modes are allowed.

• The latest version of the Chrome browser will be used.

• Use of uniform variables time / frame / mouse / resolution / backbuffer is allowed.

• Sound Shader and local audio are not permitted.

• There is no limit to the number of lines of code.

• Please submit your entry as a text file format like txt, glsl, frag.

• Please notify us the expected running time when you submit!

• Maximum compilation time on the compo machine: 30 sec. Let us know the expected compilation time.

Here are some tutorials on getting started with GLSL if you need:

• Raymarching from Zero to One (SESSIONS 2023, Japanese)

• Raymarching from One to Five (TDF2021, JP Talk + EN Slides)

• GLSL Graphics Compo Raymarching Tutorial (TDF2015, Japanese)

Combined PC Demo Compo

The competition for the highest-performing Windows-based demos.

• A video/audio animation rendered in realtime running on PC.

• The uncompressed total size of all files must not exceed 1GB.

• Required to exit immediately upon pressing either the Esc key or Alt-F4.

• Maximum running time (minus load time): 10 minutes

• Maximum loading time: 1 minute

• Simply displaying a pre-rendered movie is not acceptable.

Consider the following subcategories:

PC Demo

• Maximize the potential of PC performance using an archive up to 1GB which contains an executable.

PC 64K Intro

• A video/audio animation rendered by a 64KB executable file.

• The intro file size must fit within 65536 bytes. All other files in the archive will be deleted before playing.

PC 4K Intro

• A video/audio animation rendered by a 4KB executable file.

• The intro file size must fit within 4096 bytes. All other files in the archive will be deleted before playing.

• Maximum running time (minus load/precalc time): 5 minutes. Anything lasting over 5 minutes might be terminated early.

Browser Demo

• A video/audio animation rendered in realtime running in a web browser.

• We will have the latest Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. When submitting your entry, please specify which browser you want to run it on.

• The uncompressed total size of all files must not exceed 1GB.

• Fullscreen mode must be supported.

Code of Conduct

Tokyo Demo Fest is a party where people of various backgrounds from all over the world gather to enjoy all the activities of the demoscene.

At an event where people gather, regardless of local events or online events, problems may happen among people, and the purpose of "having fun together" may not be achieved. Unfortunately, there have been some cases where problems have occurred at past demoparties.

To make the party safe and enjoyable for all participants, we ask for cooperation in ensuring you follow the code of conduct below.

Welcome behavior

Welcome behaviors are:

• Respect others. Respect each person as an equal individual, regardless of their background.

• Empathize and be considerate. Listen to the other person's point of view, and act for the other person's sake.

• Try to have constructive discussions. Respect the opinions and preferences of others, and try to make things better through discussion.

• Take responsibility for your actions. Be aware of how your actions affect those around you. When you make a mistake, reflect on it and apologize to the people you have involved.

• Comply with the law. This party will be held in Japan, so please comply with Japanese law. It should be a reasonable law.

Unacceptable behaviors

Unacceptable behaviors include below, but are not limited to:

• Discrimination. We do not tolerate any offensive comments based on race, ethnicity, language, gender identity, sexual orientation, ideology, religion, education, status, skill set, etc.

• Harassment. We do not tolerate harassment of any kind, including threats, stalking, following, non-consensual physical contact, unwelcome sexual attention, etc. This applies even to virtual behaviors via text communication, metaverse, etc.

• Excessive sexual language, or media. We do not tolerate sexually explicit language or images that are not appropriate in public places.

• Collection or disclosure of personal information without consent. This includes taking pictures or recording without permission.

• Trolling, spamming. We do not tolerate behavior that repeatedly interrupts or disrupts events or discussions.

• Personal attacks. We do not tolerate behavior that attacks individuals by attributing causes to them due to discussions or actions.

Reporting

If you have received, seen, or noticed any of those unacceptable behaviors, please contact us using the methods below:

• Anonymous Report Form. Please use the form below to report what happened. We cannot reply to you since it is an anonymous form, but we will take the necessary measures.

  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cmYGQi5B_xJKIto-1dbzRWet5kESQqPrSoS-051DMPs/viewform

• Report by email. Please report what happened to the email address below. A brief format is fine.

  • contact@tokyodemofest.jp

• Report on Discord. If you have an organizer you trust, send them a private message and report what happened. You can find the orga in the green role "TDF Orga."

Enforcement

If the organizer confirms unacceptable behavior, depending on the degree, the orga will take measures such as requesting correction, apology, warning, order to leave (kick), or permanent ban. We will also contact the police if necessary.

Contact

For questions about the party or compos, Please contact us by email or Discord.

Email: contact@tokyodemofest.jp

DIscord: https://discord.gg/nRYF8p6