Buenzli 19

Buenzli 19, the number one demoscene festival in Switzerland, is going to take place in August 2010! Make sure you can join us an book your free days in time! Homepage upgrade, advertising, much much more information and everything else is coming to this place soon! Buenzli 19 - 20/21/22 August 2010, Winterthur, Switzerland.

Buenzli 19

Buenzli 19, the number one demoscene festival in Switzerland, is going to take place in August 2010! Make sure you can join us an book your free days in time! Homepage upgrade, advertising, much much more information and everything else is coming to this place soon! Buenzli 19 - 20/21/22 August 2010, Winterthur, Switzerland.

Balloon Launching Competition

At Buenzli 18, we have been launching balloons! This is a long term running competition: All balloons had a Buenzli postcard attached to them. The cards will be send back to us by potential finders, and the launcher of balloon that took the longest ride will win a prize. First cards are coming in these days! You can now watch the launching event on YouTube: Balloon launching at Buenzli 18.

Balloon Launching Competition

At Buenzli 18, we have been launching balloons! This is a long term running competition: All balloons had a Buenzli postcard attached to them. The cards will be send back to us by potential finders, and the launcher of balloon that took the longest ride will win a prize. First cards are coming in these days! You can now watch the launching event on YouTube: Balloon launching at Buenzli 18.

OHP Competition Entries

Finally, we were able to recover the filmed material from the OHP competition. The three entries can now be downloaded from scene.org:

• #1 Shapes by .cortex. (Video on Facebook)
• #2 Laseriter by Drifters, Calodox and TRSi (Video on Facebook)
• #3 Big Business by Alcatraz (Video on Facebook)

OHP Competition Entries

Finally, we were able to recover the filmed material from the OHP competition. The three entries can now be downloaded from scene.org:

• #1 Shapes by .cortex. (Video on Facebook)
• #2 Laseriter by Drifters, Calodox and TRSi (Video on Facebook)
• #3 Big Business by Alcatraz (Video on Facebook)

Buenzli 18 Is History

We had a great weekend! Buenzli 18 is now history and was a success! There was not the usual amount of releases, but that’s only one part of a demoparty. Our visitors had (and that’s actual feedback) a great time and enjoy the weekend. From the organizational point of view, everything went smooth and fine and extremly stress-free. Get all the releases, results as well as photos, reports and videos from our little after-the-party-page. In a few days, we will also be able to publish videos of the OHP competition entries.

We would like to thank all visitors and contributors for their activism, their presence and the great mood you helped to createt! There’s nothing we hope more than seeing you again next year!

Buenzli 18 Is History

We had a great weekend! Buenzli 18 is now history and was a success! There was not the usual amount of releases, but that’s only one part of a demoparty. Our visitors had (and that’s actual feedback) a great time and enjoy the weekend. From the organizational point of view, everything went smooth and fine and extremly stress-free. Get all the releases, results as well as photos, reports and videos from our little after-the-party-page. In a few days, we will also be able to publish videos of the OHP competition entries.

We would like to thank all visitors and contributors for their activism, their presence and the great mood you helped to createt! There’s nothing we hope more than seeing you again next year!

The party has started!

With a small delay, we were able to start the party! You’re not here yet? Come on over to Buenzli 18 now! Coming here is 100 times better than watching us on demoscene.tv - but that works now, too: Live Stream. The next event at the party will be the Welcome Speech, followed by the first demoshow! We’re having fun here!

The party has started!

With a small delay, we were able to start the party! You’re not here yet? Come on over to Buenzli 18 now! Coming here is 100 times better than watching us on demoscene.tv - but that works now, too: Live Stream. The next event at the party will be the Welcome Speech, followed by the first demoshow! We’re having fun here!

To Buenzli 18 by Car: Detour

If you’re coming to Buenzli 18 by car, please note that our travelling guide is a bit outdated and we got tricked by a new building site. Generally, you can always fillow the direction to "Museum" or "Kirchgemeindehaus", the street will lead you along the Buenzli location. Check this map for a bird’s view on the detour. In case of troubles and you feeling lost, just call our hotline.

To Buenzli 18 by Car: Detour

If you’re coming to Buenzli 18 by car, please note that our travelling guide is a bit outdated and we got tricked by a new building site. Generally, you can always fillow the direction to "Museum" or "Kirchgemeindehaus", the street will lead you along the Buenzli location. Check this map for a bird’s view on the detour. In case of troubles and you feeling lost, just call our hotline.

Hotline & Weather

Now, it’s only two days left to Friday, when Buenzli 18 starts. We are already heavily preparing everything for you and while doing so, we thought it might be a good idea for you to read our travelling guides. If you’re lost somewhere on your way to Buenzli, or if you need other advises or help, make use of our hotline which will be callable starting from Friday morning: +41 52 202 4685. We’ll glady also answer every question coming trough our contact form.

Weather forecasts looks better than what we’re used to from last year! A bit cloudy maybe, but temperatures around 27°C. And Saturday will be just bright and hot. For Sunday, they say it will be raining, but that can change any day. Details at meteo24.ch.

Hotline & Weather

Now, it’s only two days left to Friday, when Buenzli 18 starts. We are already heavily preparing everything for you and while doing so, we thought it might be a good idea for you to read our travelling guides. If you’re lost somewhere on your way to Buenzli, or if you need other advises or help, make use of our hotline which will be callable starting from Friday morning: +41 52 202 4685. We’ll glady also answer every question coming trough our contact form.

Weather forecasts looks better than what we’re used to from last year! A bit cloudy maybe, but temperatures around 27°C. And Saturday will be just bright and hot. For Sunday, they say it will be raining, but that can change any day. Details at meteo24.ch.

Linux Competition PC

In addition to the previously announced Windows installations on our competition PCs, we now also offer a Linux installation on the Nvidia compo machine. Yes, we want your Linux demos, intros, games and everything you got there laying around for too long already. You got a few days to finish it! Details on the machine can be found here.

Linux Competition PC

In addition to the previously announced Windows installations on our competition PCs, we now also offer a Linux installation on the Nvidia compo machine. Yes, we want your Linux demos, intros, games and everything you got there laying around for too long already. You got a few days to finish it! Details on the machine can be found here.

Friday night: Live Act "B.M.B"

Friday night/evening, at 21.00h, the rockers from "B.M.B" will play live on stage. With their characteristic techno-trance-chip-rock music, live from a synthesizer and an e-guitar, they will rock the Buenzli party place again, after their first performance at Buenzli 16. Don’t miss this!

Friday night: Live Act "B.M.B"

Friday night/evening, at 21.00h, the rockers from "B.M.B" will play live on stage. With their characteristic techno-trance-chip-rock music, live from a synthesizer and an e-guitar, they will rock the Buenzli party place again, after their first performance at Buenzli 16. Don’t miss this!

PSP Invitation

The guys from Paradise surprised the scene with a nice little invitation to Buenzli for the Sony PSP platform. You can download it via the Pouet download links or watch the captured video on YouTube. Thank you Paradise!

PSP Invitation

The guys from Paradise surprised the scene with a nice little invitation to Buenzli for the Sony PSP platform. You can download it via the Pouet download links or watch the captured video on YouTube. Thank you Paradise!

Timetable & Events

The timetable is now online! It took quite a while to make something clever - we have a pretty stuffed schedule this time. There are plenty of demoshows planned and lots of competitions running. Check it out now and make sure you find one of those spots where nothing is going on for your barbecue, dinner and sleeping time. And something that can not be seen from the timetable: Our bistro will be opened nonstop 24h/day! No more "we’re closed" when you want to get your late-late night beer.

Timetable & Events

The timetable is now online! It took quite a while to make something clever - we have a pretty stuffed schedule this time. There are plenty of demoshows planned and lots of competitions running. Check it out now and make sure you find one of those spots where nothing is going on for your barbecue, dinner and sleeping time. And something that can not be seen from the timetable: Our bistro will be opened nonstop 24h/day! No more "we’re closed" when you want to get your late-late night beer.

Invitation by Brain Control

Our friends from Brain Control have worked hard to created an invitation for Buenzli 18. Using their new (unfinished) intro engine, a 64k intro was produced and then released at Evoke. The party version, which was shown in the competition, ranked 3rd. The final version is soon to be released, too! Until then, feel invited by watching the live footage from Evoke! Thanks, Brain Controllers!

Invitation by Brain Control

Our friends from Brain Control have worked hard to created an invitation for Buenzli 18. Using their new (unfinished) intro engine, a 64k intro was produced and then released at Evoke. The party version, which was shown in the competition, ranked 3rd. The final version is soon to be released, too! Until then, feel invited by watching the live footage from Evoke! Thanks, Brain Controllers!

The T-shirts

The Buenzli 18 T-shirts have arrived and look extremly cool (yes!). We have made a small pre-sale tour at Evoke to see if the shirt will be a success and now feel like we’d have had to print more shirts than the total amount we got by now. Anyway, the shirt will be on sale at Buenzli 18 and if there’s something left it will be available from the Buenzli shop. The shirt is black (Fruit of the Loom) and designed by Genox. Available sizes are S, M, L, XL and Ladyfit M and S.

The T-shirts

The Buenzli 18 T-shirts have arrived and look extremly cool (yes!). We have made a small pre-sale tour at Evoke to see if the shirt will be a success and now feel like we’d have had to print more shirts than the total amount we got by now. Anyway, the shirt will be on sale at Buenzli 18 and if there’s something left it will be available from the Buenzli shop. The shirt is black (Fruit of the Loom) and designed by Genox. Available sizes are S, M, L, XL and Ladyfit M and S.

Buenzli 18 Jury Prize

Thanks to our sponsor HP, we are able to give away a jury prize again! Every production that is released at Buenzli 18 will take part in the competition for the jury prize. That alone should be reason enough to release your production at Buenzli. The jury will be formed live at Buenzli 18, with people from all over Europe and and different type and ideas of demomaking. It will consist of 7 - 9 people who will follow all competitions closely. The jury speaker will unveil the name of the prize winner live at the prizegiving. (Note that remote entries are not eligible for the jury prize).

Buenzli 18 Jury Prize

Thanks to our sponsor HP, we are able to give away a jury prize again! Every production that is released at Buenzli 18 will take part in the competition for the jury prize. That alone should be reason enough to release your production at Buenzli. The jury will be formed live at Buenzli 18, with people from all over Europe and and different type and ideas of demomaking. It will consist of 7 - 9 people who will follow all competitions closely. The jury speaker will unveil the name of the prize winner live at the prizegiving. (Note that remote entries are not eligible for the jury prize).

Combine the Fun!

Like every year, Buenzli and Evoke offer you twice the fun for not quite twice the price. If you plan to go to Evoke and Buenzli, you should think about buying the infamous "Combined Ticket". For only 55 Euros (instead of 65 Euros) you will be able to enjoy the compos of Evoke and Buenzli back to back.

So, if you are man enough to try this, mention that you would like to buy a combined ticket at the Evoke Infodesk and have your cash ready. Two weeks later, at the Buenzli Infodesk, show your Evoke bracelet and the ticket. And that’s it!

If you were not yet planning to go to Evoke AND Buenzli, isn’t this reason enough to think it over?!

Combine the Fun!

Like every year, Buenzli and Evoke offer you twice the fun for not quite twice the price. If you plan to go to Evoke and Buenzli, you should think about buying the infamous "Combined Ticket". For only 55 Euros (instead of 65 Euros) you will be able to enjoy the compos of Evoke and Buenzli back to back.

So, if you are man enough to try this, mention that you would like to buy a combined ticket at the Evoke Infodesk and have your cash ready. Two weeks later, at the Buenzli Infodesk, show your Evoke bracelet and the ticket. And that’s it!

If you were not yet planning to go to Evoke AND Buenzli, isn’t this reason enough to think it over?!

The competition rules are here

Our competition info pages are finally online. Check them to see information about the compo hardware, remote entries, general rules and rules that are specific to single competitions. If you haven’t done so yet, it’s now time to start your entry! Buenzli 18 has 13 different competitions (and we might add more, once we’ve made up our mind). If you have questions or suggestions about our competitions, don’t hesitate to contact us. Our competition host is Pro/Nuance.

Link exchange

We have finally created a few buttons and banners for you to use on your website. Support us by sending some visitors to www.buenz.li! Of course, we’ll gladly link you back if you notify us once you’ve placed the banner on your site. Check the link exchange page.

Exhibition: Drifters' Le Cube

We are more than happy to be able to announce the world famous Drifters’ Le Cube (a cooperation project between Calodox, Drifters and TRSI) as the main object in the Buenzli 18 exhibition area. Starting with last year, we have established an exhibition of interesting, special or extraordinary objects in the entrance area at Buenzli. The Drifters’ Le Cube was first presented to the audience at Breakpoint 2009 and will shine in it’s full lightness at Buenzli 18. The object consists of a huge, metal, cube-shaped rack (fully rotatable) equipped with plenty of lights and lasers, screens and beamers, LEDs and OHPs. This promises an incredible lightshow!

Launch of the 2009 Website and Registration

Live at the Numerica Artparty #2, we have launched the brand new Buenzli 18 website (http://www.buenz.li). Again, Genox is responsible for the fresh and splendid look & feel of the page (as well as of the whole Buenzli 18 design, of course). With the launch of the website we have also opened the Registration - and we are looking forward to see the list thrive and prosper. As the party comes closer (currently there are still about 5 months to go) we will add more and more information and data to the page. And while you are at it, also follow us on our tour trough Facebook, Twitter and co.

Buenzli 18 Confirmed!

The rumours are correct: Buenzli 18 will take place on the 14/15/16 August 2009 - go and mark the date in your calendar now. You surely don’t want to miss Buenzli 18.

OHP Competition Entries

Finally, the entries of the OHP competition are available on scene.org. Thanks to demoscene.tv for recording these unique pieces of analog demoscene effects. The whole competition can be viewed online on demoscene.tv, too. Download the competition entries from scene.org now.

The Buenzli 17 Jury Prize

Kind of unexpected and unannounced, we were able to give away a jury prize at Buenzli 17 again. The jury consisted of seven reputated party visitors. The prize was sponsored by the TUM organizing, Echtzeit and Sky-Consulting (Thank you!). The prize was presented to the audience and handed out to the winners at the beginning of the prizegiving ceremony.

Winner #1, 300€
Ungol by Nuance (PC Demo). Nuance announced to organize a heavy duty barbecue at TUM 08. 

Winner #2, 200€
Photon Race by Archee (4k Procedural Graphics)

After the party

With quite a lot of quality releases, lots of visitors and a really good atmosphere at the party place, Buenzli 17 was a great success! From the organizational point of view, the event went totally flawless and smooth. And we had fun. We would like to thank all our visitors, sponsors and contributors for the great experience. Here comes what's left after the party: The Buenzli 17 after the party page. If you have made photos, wrote a report or have anything else to contribute, we're happy about an email-notification.

Also, all releases from Buenzli 17 are now available from scene.org.

Releases available

The party is almost over, and we're soon going to have the prize giving ceremony. In the meantime, we managed to provide you with two mirrors supplying download for all Buenzli 17 releases until scene.org is ready. Thanks to back2roots and Manx!

Mirror b2r FTP
Mirror b2r HTTP
Mirror Manx HTTP (temporary mirror for 2 weeks)

Deadline for Remote Entries

Most of the competitions at Buenzli are open to 'remote entries'. As a deadline, we have set Friday, 15th of August at 23:59 CET. Make sure you send your remote entries to us by that time - just as indicated in the competition rules. If you have questions or problems, don't hesitate to contact us.

Travelling & Hotline

Now, it's only one day left to Buenzli 17. We are already heavily preparing everything for you and while doing so, we thought it might be a good idea for you to read our travelling guides. If you're lost somewhere on your way to Buenzli, or if you need other advises or help, make use of our hotline which will be callable starting from Friday in the morning: +41 52 202 4685. We'll glady also answer every question coming trough our contact form.

Also, don't forget to bring warm clothes: The forecast for Friday predicts 17°C with rain. For Saturday and Sunday it looks a bit better by now. Check the up to date weather forecast on this meteo page.

Get the Invitation Game

At Evoke 2008, Nuance released the Buenzli 17 Invitation. Not a demo, not an intro but a game: The Buenzli 17 frogger clone allows you to play alone or against an opponent, gain and lose points. Thank you, Nuance, for creating this production. Download the invitation now, and do not forget to join us in Winterthur the next weekend.

Update: Nuance feat. Genox placed 2nd in the real wild competition at Evoke with our invitation game. Congratulations!

Demoshows, Live Act & Compo update

We are very proud to announce our Saturday evening life act: Mr. ADAN (also known as Gol/demoscene.tv) will present an 1h show accompanied by live visuals from the computers of Psykon/mydriasis. This duo promises good entertainment!

On Friday night, three interesting shows will catch your attention: The "Open Video Show" where you decide what you want to see, Nightmare/Nuance's "Multimedia Show" with new and old demos and animations and last but not least the "c64.ch demoshow". Further information on these and more on our timetable page.

And as a little reminder: All our competitions are open for remote entries (where is makes sense): You can check the rules for remote entries on our competition page. Also, another small rule change: XNA is allowed in all competitions (again, where it makes sense).

Do not forget to check http://www.buenz.li for all the latest news, and the Pouet thread for discussions, questions and last-minute news.

Double News Feature: Remote Entries & Timetable

Remote Entries: We decided to allow so called remote entries to all our competitions. This means, that you don’t have to be at the party place to take part in our competitions (except for the OHP compo). On our compo page, we have enlisted the extended rules for remote entries for you. Be sure to enter that demo, game, image, tune or whatever you've got there in one of our competitions!

Timetable: A pretty evolved version of the timetable is now online. We'll adjust it further as needed. However, the deadlines seems fixed already. The deadline for all remote entries is the 15th of August. We'll soon announce a few events in detail that can already be found on the timetable.

Return of the Buenzli Casino

The Buenzli Poker Tournament was introduced last year - and this year we're going professional: A pro dealer and nice prizes. Again, we'll held a friendly poker round on Saturday afternoon. Every party visitor can contribute, just don't miss the deadline for the inscription. The rules are almost the same as last year (read the full news post for details). Win a full poker set, a poker tablecloth, poker dvds and card sets. This competition is sponsored by Swiss-Gamblers and Sky-Consulting.

Competition PC specifications

Today, we have announced the specifications of our competition PC. As promised, it will be a pretty powerful machine. The detail specifications are available on our competition page. You think it looks like a Nvidia Demokit PC? You're right, it is one. For competition entries that are not intended to run on PC hardware with Windows, you are asked to bring your own hardware with you - just as we did it in the past few years.

Open Game Competition Special Prizes

Our sponsor Stonetrip donates valuable licenses of his ShiVa 3D authoring suite as prizes for our Open Game Competition. For the first placed winner, a license of the STON3D Indie server will be available additionally. ShiVa, a platform for 3D real time development, allows you to make games, but also 3D real time applications for professional use. It's a 3D authoring tool with a game engine - maybe you can even create demos with it? If you have a game ready somewhere on your computer, be sure to enter it to the Buenzli Open Game Competition and win! The competition rules can be found on our competition page.

Buenzli & Evoke Combined Ticket

August 2008 - time for two traditional SwissGerman demoparties: Just as in the previous few years, Evoke and Buenzli are supporting double-party-visitors, demoscene-summer-trippers and i-can't-get-enough sceners with a combined ticket. Evoke takes place just one week before Buenzli and is the place where you can buy our doubletrouble tickets which are then valid for Buenzli, too. The best thing about it: You get a discount on the regular entrance fee of both parties: The combined ticket is available for EUR 43.-.

How it works: At the Evoke entrance desk, you ask for the combined ticket instead of the regular Evoke ticket. One week later, at Buenzli, you show your ticket (which has a unique code printed on it) together with the Evoke bracelet and you're in.

Register yourself for Evoke & Buenzli now:
http://www.buenz.li/pages/register.html
http://www.evoke.eu/2008/8307,registration.html