COMPETITIONS
- Combined Oldskool Realtime
- Combined Newschool Realtime
- PC 8K Intro Showdown
- Wild Demo (All platforms)
- Graphics (All platforms + Executable)
- Music (All platforms)
GENERAL RULES
Competitions: Competitions may be combined if there are not enough entries.
Releases: We reserve the right to disqualify entries that cross legal or ethical boundaries, violate these rules, or violate our AI rules (see below).
Copyright: Only use assets that you created yourself or have permission to use.
Originality: Previously released entries are not considered original and will be disqualified..
Capture: If possible, please submit a capture of your entry in its native resolution (MP3, MP4, or PNG), regardless of platform. We will try to run your entry in real time on our hardware-or on your exotic hardware where applicable-but having a capture as a fallback is always a good idea.
Remote Entries: Remote entries are welcome! Please check our Remote Entry page for further information. Remote entries are not eligible for prize money, but we’ll do our best to get your trophy to you if you win one! (We will handle Remote Entries via WUHU, stay tuned!)
Tools: Please disclose the tools you used to create your entry.
AI
We generally allow the use of AI tools when they support or elevate your own creative work.
Any use of generative AI must be fully disclosed, including a clear description of which tools were used and what they were used for. This information will also be communicated to the audience on the big screen.
We encourage the thoughtful and fair use of new technologies to demonstrate how they can enhance human creativity rather than replace it.
The submitted work should remain substantially your own. Entries that consist primarily of AI-generated material with little meaningful creative input or transformation by the author will be disqualified.
Realtime/Wild (All Platforms):
- Maximum running time: 8 minutes
- This is also for fantasy consoles
- You may be called to present your entry to the organizers on your weird/self-made/hilarious/old hardware by the organizers
- AI Note: Purely generated effects or shaders are not allowed
Music (All Platforms):
- Only one entry per composer allowed.
- Maximum playing time: 4 minutes
- AI Note: Prompt based music is not allowed
Graphics (All Platforms):
- Only one entry per artist allowed
- Provide working stages
- We accept 4K Executable Graphics on all platforms (no stages required)
- AI Note: Prompt based graphics are not allowed
Compo PC
AMD Ryzen 7800X3D
Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB
ASRock B650 Steel Legend WIFI
Kingston FURY DIMM 16 GB DDR5-6000
ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime OC White
