size constrained #ansi #ansiart for the #Lovebyte 2025 online #demoparty , the comp rules were no more that 256 'pixels' which in ansi worked out at 16x16 blocks. I placed 17th out of 24, which wasn't great, but the competition was fierce :) its called 'Strawb'

Let’s get ready for the first day of Lovebyte!

Join the live-stream on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/lovebytedemoparty) and get more info at https://lovebyte.party.

Let’s get ready for the first day of Lovebyte!

Join the live-stream on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/lovebytedemoparty) and get more info at https://lovebyte.party.

Up to the meta-level!

We have prepared a special DJ set, that is constructed of DJ-Sets we had in the past. Can you guess who is playing?

All this is wrapped into a nice paper: The DJ Set will get supported by over 300+ effects we have on board from the last bytejams. Be ready for a true extravaganza!

There will be an online Jam with three anonymous ZX Spectrum Jammers joining at Lovebyte 2025.

The event will last about an hour, offering a unique, nostalgic experience. The participants will be using Bazematic, a browser-based ZX Spectrum live-coding environment.

The anonymity of the jammers adds an element of mystery, allowing the focus to be purely on the creativity and skill displayed.

You made it!!

We received 128 entries so far. Will we reach the 256 together?

Believe it or not, but #lovebyte is almost around the corner.

Only one week left, until your favourite #sizecoding demoparty will start.

Lovebyte 2025 invitation by Neon / Darklite. ZX Spectrum.

https://youtu.be/y-EBs4gWDUo?si=qcUReUQ6T9kOsKNs

Entry at Demozoo:
https://demozoo.org/productions/362518/

Lovebyte webpage:
https://lovebyte.party

Only two weeks left until Lovebyte!

Weekly Nodepond's Nerdletter summary!!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/weekly-summary-3-121122298

TIC-80 is a free and open-source fantasy video game console originally made for making, playing, and sharing games on a limited platform that mimics the 8-bit systems of the 1980s.
It’s really fun and inspiring to see coders make visuals live on screen. Feel free to join the friendly jam, send us a message!
Footage from MCH 2022.

We present: The Demoscene! Hackers, makers and demosceners have similar subcultures: being creative with code, software and hardware.
On Saturday the 28th you can learn about the demoscene in a talk by longtime demoscener Okkie, enjoy a TIC-80 bytejam live on screen and dance to a dj-set by KLANDOX!
Screenshot taken from @lovebyteparty

The space mission MAIUS-2 I wrote firmware for since 2019 launched in November 2023, and I am now open for new paid projects! My favourites are #Assembler, #Forth and #Verilog on #FPGA. I am the author of #Mecrisp, a family of optimising Forth compilers (Mecrisp-Ice went to space!), did processor design with @BrunoLevy01 (#FemtoRV Gracilis) and I love #sizecoding challenges (Byte-Athlon Champion in #Lovebyte 2023). Formally, I am Dr. rer. nat. in biophysics with experience in laser spectroscopy.

Can't get enough from this set from Lovebyte 2024. Goto80 is always lovely at the music, but I want to highlight the visuals from PS / mantratronic. Using this VJ-Tool(!!!) on the Tic-80, called VJ-80. https://github.com/roceal/vj-80

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLUKHQMwi6A

I was just checking out the #lovebyte 2024 videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr4JCYhdWe8kgQZafF0dLHfpQO-W1gF4E

and discovered that my bytebeat music entry was somehow played at 44kHz instead of 8kHz, so it was playing 5.5x too fast, which probably explains why it came in last place in the competition... So now I don't feel quite as bad.

Would you like to look back at some of the great moments of this past Lovebyte weekend?

All videos are now up on youtube!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr4JCYhdWe8kgQZafF0dLHfpQO-W1gF4E

i guess i should probably post this while it's still relevant. here is my lovebyte 2024 new talent winning entry, kraken ink!
cart and commentary in thread.

A sparkling frozen animated IFS fractal demo, released in Lovebyte 2024, using an analog oscilloscope in XY mode for vector graphics.

https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=96147

"Agony again"
here's my entry for the Lovebyte 2024 party 256 bytes intro compo. Source below. Code may look bizarre as it was tuned for optimal ROM packing.