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ptoing
Registered: Sep 2005
Posts: 271 |
What is Onefile Demo, what is Graphics...
I recently started to go through a lot of art on here to put on my SD card for enjoyment on real hardware purposes.
Then I came across Industrial Dawn which is just a picture with music. I don't see anything else going on. (That said, it is really nice, both music and pic).
It is entered as One-File Demo, while a lot of pictures with music (could link a whole bunch by Mermaid for example, but also loads others), which are just entered as Graphics.
I guess there is no super easy way to draw a line here. Any thoughts?
IMO, demo would include at least some kind of effect, or a scroller maybe. But then people had a discussion about this when I released my Headache pic in the gfx compo at X'10. |
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jailbird
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1578 |
Quoting PtoingJailbird: So stuff like border sprites and similar things on pictures you would also call demo?
As soon as you think you have to add any additional credits to your graphics release other than "graphics", you should call it a demo. Serious, exclusive programming or musical involvement in a release makes it more than just a single graphics release. I don't think it's too hard to determine when other than pure graphical skills had crucial parts in displaying a screen. |
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ptoing
Registered: Sep 2005
Posts: 271 |
I can see that point and agree with it.
What about when there is already something out there that easily lets you do stuff, like Timanthes lets you make FLI including the FLI bug area, or I use vicpack to convert Asslace stuff. There was a coder needed to do the original leg work, but same goes for whatever graphics program you use.
So arguably if there was some really powerful editor that would allow flexible sprite overlays, rasters, and border sprites, then what would things made with that fall under? |
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TheRyk
Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 2219 |
about border sprites making gfx demo: doesn't make sense, as we've got ESCOS aka OSCAR as gfx format.
about "static" artwork only: then all FLI pics wouldn't count as gfx any longer :)
Seriously, I don't think, there is a solution which doesn't create new problems/make things even more complicated |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11357 |
muc more important question is: why do we have "fullscreen graphician" but no "fullscreen graphics"? LAME |
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Tao
Registered: Aug 2002
Posts: 115 |
Quote: about border sprites making gfx demo: doesn't make sense, as we've got ESCOS aka OSCAR as gfx format.
about "static" artwork only: then all FLI pics wouldn't count as gfx any longer :)
Seriously, I don't think, there is a solution which doesn't create new problems/make things even more complicated
That would fall under "demo maker production" :P |
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ptoing
Registered: Sep 2005
Posts: 271 |
Quote: muc more important question is: why do we have "fullscreen graphician" but no "fullscreen graphics"? LAME
All those extra graphician options can just go imo. Yes there are people who just made fullscreen mcol and or hires pics, such as DocJM or Wayne Schmidt, and probably some people who also just made logos. But IMO it still is silly. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11357 |
Quote:All those extra graphician options can just go
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO |
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soci
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 479 |
If it's runnable it's code and true graphics releases need a separate shower ;) |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11357 |
YOU need a shower perhaps =D (did you mean: viewer? =P) |
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soci
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 479 |
No, I had already and also considered the joke possibility but refrained from using it.
http://csdb.dk/search/?seinsel=all&search=shower
Btw. the list of csdb "professions" is mostly based on disk magazine charts. After all this is an archival site and not another FB. |
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