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WUDSN ursel - or short WUDSN - is a demo group founded in 1991. There is an explanation for why the group and the site are named like that, but that's a different story you can find in the FAQ. It should be sufficient for you to know that I have always been one of the members: Peter Dell - aka JAC! - I have created this website to offer my tools and productions and share the fun I have had for over 20 years now with my Atari-8-bit computer and other classic computers. To learn more about me and what I'm doing, check out my interview in the ANTIC - the Atari 8-bit podcast.
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This year, I visited Silly Venture for the first time in the summer. The complete report with many pictures is available on the Silly Venture 2k24 Summer Edition page.
Getting there took me 25 hours due to plane delays, canceled bookings, and broken aircraft. The location and the party were quite different from Winter, and a lot of new, or for me yet unknown people were there. We had Jesse Burns from the US Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment with us. Due to my delayed arrival, I could only give half of the planned presentation on Programming the 2600 (VCS). The recording is available in the SV2k24SE - Friday stream. Unfortunately, the second part could not be done due to technical issues and the late starting time. But you can check the old recording from 2014 for that. The source code is not very well readable in that video, but it is available for download via slides & source code.
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I had two releases at the party. The first, "Alex Murphy," is an Atari 8-bit demo for 64k Atari 8-bit machines. It was inspired by Buddy's cover of the C64 Robocop theme, released in May. The demo uses Taquart Interlace Picture (TIP) mode to display a 160x188-pixel picture in 256 colors. It ranked 1st in the Atari 8-bit demo compo, which was too easy, as the only other entry was assigned to the intro compo.
The second release was a small player I created for Glafouk's Atari VCS music competition entry, "As it comes...". It ranked 2nd in the compo. Regardless of my contribution, it was my favorite tune in that compo because it has a lot of melody and a great mood.
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Revision and I returned to the E-Werk again this year after a long break. Thank God the Corona crisis is over. I unexpectedly met Prodatron and several new friendly sceners. The complete party details and more pictures are in the Revision 2024 article.
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Mittwintermeeting 17 took place from March 7 to 10, 2024, and I had the chance to attend on Friday and Saturday. The party place is a cozy spot in the woods. You find everything from 8-bit retro computers and 11-point Virtual Reality setups to brand-new 8-bit hardware designs. The meeting started with Wizard's car breaking down, so we had to take it to the next gas station - where he sold the remainder for some hundred bucks and left it there. I spent most of the time at SvOlli's desk, where he explained his Sorbus 650C02 Computer. We used the time to set up my new Linux laptop with all the required software and libraries so it could flash the Sorbus board and use it via terminal. The Sorbus is a great way to learn what is happening inside the CPU and the basics of an operating system. When I was back, I successfully made my board work. During the event, insane played my Atari 8-bit demos, and SvOlli also showed me the Stella emulator running my VCS demos on his Steam Deck. And everyone tried to get Bubble Universe ported somehow to his favorite system. The whole crew went to the hotel's dinner room on Saturday evening and had dinner together, which was a nice closing. Thanks to the organizers for the great event!
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The Last Party first occurred in 1997, and many followed it throughout the years. Thanks to Keystone's support and some changes in my life, I could finally attend it this year. Like at Silly Venture, I met many new people I had not met before, and we had great chats. I returned with lots of inspiration, new ideas, and solutions to problems I had before. The complete party details and more pictures are in the Last Party 2024 article.
