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1. Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 00:28:50 UTC Bernie

   Listening to the soundtrack of Magellan, composed by one of my favorite #demoscene musicians of all times, Wayfinder.

   https://soundcloud.com/wayfu/wayfinder-magellan-party?in_system_playlist=weekly%3A%3Aberniecodewiz

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 00:48:11 UTC Bernie

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     It's the background theme of this spectacular demo by Farbrausch:
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vguvli1Y0k

     Watch until 3:00 for a jaw dropping (in 2010) realtime Mandelbulb fractal with lightning, shading and a starship flying through it 🤯
     #demoscene

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 00:52:20 UTC Bernie

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     Mandelbulb is still computationally intensive for today's GPUs.

     On my 2-years old laptop, this shader crawls at 6-7fps in the 840x472 preview:
     https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ltfSWn

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 00:53:06 UTC Bernie

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     This is a faster and cooler renderer:
     https://www.shadertoy.com/view/wl2SDt
     #demoscene #webgl #ShaderToy

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 00:54:52 UTC Bernie

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     • djsumdog

     @djsumdog Probably their most famous production is a 64k intro called ".the .product":
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3n3c_8Nn2Y
     #demoscene

   • djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Sunday, 01-May-2022 00:54:53 UTC djsumdog

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     @codewiz Farbrausch .. there's a name I haven't heard in a long time. They were famous for their insane 128kb demos