35K views · Jun 20, 2012 · 5:21 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2015–2024
A real-time demoscene production made with an overhead projector, released by DESiRE and TRSi for @Party in the OHP category. It is a short, quirky entry in the demoscene tradition.
Why Hacker News points people here: Mentioned as a quirky example of demoscene creativity and related overhead-projector techniques.
“I've seen this technique used with transparencies on an overhead projector before.”
Similar technique with transparencies on an overhead projector.
I've seen this technique used with transparencies on an overhead projector before. Things get interesting when the fields aren't aligned exactly. this video
Example of a wild demo category entry.
There are and were all kinds of competitions. The wild category is probably the most obvious one regarding no size limitations, but the generic "combined demo" category which is very often present at competitions is also usually without restrictions (but it must run on the competition machine). See link for wild demos (e.g. this video :)) or link for "combined demos"
“Some of the others were hilarious and embarrassing”
That's equal parts hilarious and impressive. At least the first one. Some of the others were hilarious and embarrassing: this video
