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Evoke seminars will feature Steffen Kaus who is going to show his approach to reverse engineer an amiga bootblock demo by using the film-compositing software Nuke.

http://www.evoke.eu/2013/news/seminars-steffen-kaus-on-amiga-demo-style-gfx-without-coding/

another nice thing to spend the time between evoke and gamescom might by this event, held in the very same location as evoke, organized by melkor, fellow evoke organizer:

http://www.respawngathering.com/ (information galore)

now with content on theit website

Random servicepost: I did a quick hotel price check for Cologne yesterday and despite Gamescom fares on the weekend are relatively low. You can even get the 5 Star Hilton for 80€ a night ;)

internet explorer ftw!

Considering I need to drag my records to Evoke anyway (since I'm going to be back home between evoke and Demodays, the way things are looking), is there maybe still some space for a DJ set somewhere during the party? (:

The second seminar on Evoke Saturday will be held by filmmaker, visual artist and software developer Friedrich Kirschner.

In his talk he will discuss how realtime animation can work in a theatre context. And how to provide tools for actors and directors that go beyond pretty stage-visuals, but actually impact the way we tell stories using live computer graphics.

http://www.evoke.eu/2013/news/seminars-friedrich-kirschner-on-realtime-in-a-theatre-context/

knoeki, what do you think, how realistic is it that one month before the party the dj timetable is not set? :P it's too bad, if you would have asked one month ago, things would probably look differently.

well, the timetable says:


So I think Knoekis post is relevant.
And if "nothing" is happening outside anyway before 22:30, why not have someone playing there if they want to. Lounge Area ;)

Knoeki: you can do a Elevator-music set on saturday morning ;)

Hey, I'm not asking for miracles. I thought it was worth a shot.. also what tFt said.

MUST FINISH DEMO...

knoeki, no bad feelings, i hope! =) let's try next year!

and for the timetable - before 22:30 there will be a demoshow inside.

Nah, no hard feelings. (:

@pixtur: Just press the »Finish demo«-button on your keyboard and everything will be fine. :)

...that'll be F5 then ... repeatedly until it runs through

Another musician can now be announced - it's good old Alkama from France who will give you some techhouse beats on Friday night! More info here. And we're still not done with the musicians, there are more to come! Keep your eyes open.

topy44 and the nice people of "Dingfabrik" are preparing a preparty again this year. So if you arrive in Cologne a day early and/or a looking for a place to stay check their website website.

Thanks for organizing this!

Even the good old ANSI/ASCII competition has to face changes for this year´s edition of Evoke:

For the first time we will allow entries which have already been released in packs and collections, but only if these were released in 2013! The information has to be present with your submission and will be displayed on the big screen, so the visitors can judge.

Just like the last years you do not have to be present at the party to release. The deadline for remote entries is 16th of August.

We would like to make it a blast of a competition, so please contribute and show how vital the scene still is!

Rules and more info here

So .. If I happen to be in cologne at the same time as Evoke, which it seems I might, what are my possibilities for popping in a few hours (1-4 hours, not that much more, on vacation with the wife, so NO PARTY!) .. would I need to pay for at normal ticket, or could it be considered a lurking visit? .. it's probably gonna be friday evening sometime and I'm not bringing any entries with me.

I see no problem in paying something around €10 + a round of beers for the people there I know. Having never been to evoke but thinking about it for some 5 years, I want to grab the opportunity while I have it :)

BUT .. If any of you locals know a way/place I could drop off the wife for the whole weekend, while she's not upset about it, then I will happily stay for the whole party!

You could show her how cool demoparties are! ;)

Yeah.... but NO

dwarf wait, I got an idea: You could show her how cool demoparties are! ;)
(worked at least for mine)

In 2011 we participated in Platine Cologne with a "best of Evoke" demoshow. This year they have something really special:

In cooperation with Divine Stylers & Up Rough they present an Amiga Ascii Art Special Exhibition in Zoo Schänke (Cologne/Köln Ehrenfeld).

Featuring the textmode-graphics from various artists and visualize them in a new way. By using various printing techniques they will transform these nostalgic artworks into reality and introduce them to the public in individual ways – from letters to characters up to complete comic-stories and abstract wild-styles.

The exhibition is part of Platine: starting on Monday after Evoke until the 23rd of August! Every day from 19:00 to 23:00. Free entrance!