from pouet.net - what people from demoscene think about PyWeek

nitrofurano on 2011/04/11 21:56

at http://www.pouet.net/topic.php?which=8037 i asked the question: "what demomakers think about game development contests like pyweek.org ?" - the comments seems interesting and questionable - as i asked there, i would ask here about what you all think about this.

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superjoe on 2011/04/11 22:19:

These guys don't sound like developers - you sure that's the demoscene forum?

adrwen on 2011/04/11 22:30:

Obviously, the "demoscene" is inhabited by very lonely and depressed people. They seem to believe that just because they are narrow minded enough that they can keep demoing (is that a word?) for three decades, Pyweek participants make silly games all year around and only know python.

There's nothing we can do to save these poor souls, maybe we should just let them be.

richard on 2011/04/11 23:50:

Come on people, keep it nice.

Don't make me implement a thread locking mechanism just so I can lock this thread :-)

Falun on 2011/04/11 23:59:

My anecdotal experience suggests that demoscene folks like us and pyweek!<br/><br/>

My roommate was in the demoscene for a while several years ago and he seems to get a kick out of playing the games submitted as well as friendly mockery and/or cheering us on as our team is working on our submission.

Cosmologicon on 2011/04/12 00:03:

Honestly, I'm not trying to be mean, but I have no idea what's going on in that thread. I agree they don't really talk like developers, at least, I don't see any threads like that on Stack Overflow.

I have to disagree with nitrofurano's claim that the comments seem interesting. They seem more interested in trying to make jokes than giving their opinion on the matter, and I don't think they would dispute that. :)

richard on 2011/04/12 00:12:

I started out in the Amiga demoscene back in the late 80s. Our group even hosted a couple of demo parties (at a hot rod clubhouse of all places). Lots of experimental programming and fun. Just like we do here :-)

nitrofurano on 2011/04/12 00:16:

it were not the comments themselves i though interesting (i also expected for more mature and analitic comments), but their reaction and behaviour in their commens - i didn't expect that at all

nitrofurano on 2011/04/12 00:22:

i'm missing Amiga too - the relaction i mostly found between demoscene and game developments were also from that excellent example of that 'The Silents' group which made those Pinball series (Digital Illusions), so well known among Amiga users..- btw, Richard, do you have information about these demo parties you hosted? i got really curious about! :)

nitrofurano on 2011/04/12 00:31:

and exactly because this about "lots of experimental programming and fun", and from the case of Richard experimenting both "worlds" (here (pyweek, ludumdare, hsp-contest, etc.) and demoscene), i got very curious about the comments and reactions we could get if we could ask in forums like that from pouet.net - whatever there are people from there having this kind of oppinion about what is happening here, or vice-versa, would be interesting when some kind of creative and critique sinergy could be get from these both 'worlds' :)

Tee on 2011/04/12 00:50:

That particular thread has sort of a 4chan feel to it. You know, randomness and memes.

(Mmm. Pies. That reminds me of the pie week the Super Effective team did in Pyweek #5. http://www.pyweek.org/e/psyduck_revenge/)

richard on 2011/04/12 01:24:

Sorry nitro, it's going back too far. The only reference I can find is to a party we held in 1992.

ServalKatze on 2011/04/12 07:35:

I'm not surprised at all about the comments. Python and the demoscene aren't really related (except for Die Ewigkeit schmerzt ? ^^), so why should they even care? They'd make the same jokes about JavaWeek or SchemeWeek or BasicWeek or RubyWeek.. ;)

tartley on 2011/04/12 08:23:

Clearly we need more pies. They don't have to be big - don't listen to anyone who tells you that. They just need to be crusty.

nitrofurano on 2011/04/12 10:12:

Richard, anyway, it seems to be wonderful being part of that, and the wonderful memories you have from that! :) - and Adrwen could think twice before writing what he posted above...

mauve on 2011/04/12 10:26:

"We need more pies!", cries a man named Tartley.

superjoe on 2011/04/12 12:38:

But PyWeek is more about game development than it is about Python. Python is just one of the rules you have to follow.   

JDruid on 2011/04/12 13:48:

There are a lot of people interested in both making games and demoscene. Asking about it in a public forum like that gives quite a biased result.

BTW I've made music for several demos and intros.