NVision 08
category: general [glöplog]
Yow. First Intel throws laptops at people, now nVidia is throwing the guts of a desktop... ATi's going to have to respond with full SLI rigs.
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Then I hope nvidia responds by giving away Tesla clusters:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla_computing_solutions.html
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Then I hope nvidia responds by giving away Tesla clusters:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla_computing_solutions.html
are you supposed to get any confirmation when you sign up to this thing?
Preacher: I can confirm that OSX-entries will be allowed. There will be an identically specced Mac (= identical to the Windows machine used for the PC entries) at the party to run OSX-entries. The website will be updated later on.
Vame: As of now, I don't think you get one, but I'll make sure that's changed so you don't have to worry about that.
Vame: As of now, I don't think you get one, but I'll make sure that's changed so you don't have to worry about that.
the confirmations were a bit late, but should be there now.
LOL @ the rules:
"Previously released material is not allowed. Covers, remixes and derivative works can only be entered with the consent of the original author. That includes Rob is Jarig!"
"Previously released material is not allowed. Covers, remixes and derivative works can only be entered with the consent of the original author. That includes Rob is Jarig!"
I'm sure just for saying that, someone's going to dedicate their time to ensure it gets sneaked in.
Why is there no Wild compo? :(
Why is there no Wild compo? :(
i will most likely attend.
FYI nvidia is already organizing a compo for "graphicians" : http://events.cgsociety.org/NVArt/02/
shiva: you bet your ass ;)
shiva: of course you are, you live a stone-throw away from San Jose for christs sake. :)
I saw that Mac entries are allowed, any chance for Linux entries as well?
How 1337 does one need to be in order to get a demobox from them?
Some men are known to having sucked cock for this...
(wow. most useless comment of my life probably)
(wow. most useless comment of my life probably)
what exactly are you implying? :D
I used to fuck guys like Andromeda when I was in prison.
Kusma : strangely enough I can't help thinking it was the other way around, Archmage doing you and calling you blondie names :)
like "rekemelk"? ;)
Gragaj, what exactly is this demobox thing, mind giving explanations? is nvidia throwing away free hardware?
For anyone wondering about the motivation behind this initiative, I would refer you to the exclusive interview with Temis Nunez at NVIDIA from ZINE 13. If you are unable to do so, here is a short quote.
Quote:
ZINE: Since the scene is largely based in Europe, how are you going to
attract sceners from overseas to participate in this compo?
TN: Now this is where it gets cool — we will providing help to sceners
who need it in the form of hardware and other support. In exchange we
would simply like to see European sceners submit entries to the
NVScene compos. Simple as that.
Two more (important) quotes -- the rest can be read in ZINE 13. :)
Quote:
ZINE: Participating sceners can get hardware?
TN: Not only hardware, developer status as well (TBA), but yes;
hardware is a big part of our support-package. There will be an
application form at nvision.scene.org where demogroups will be able to
sign up to submit an entry to the compo. Based on the application
forms we will be awarding a limited number of NVScene demobox kits to
each group — a demobox kit will consist of a standard set of
components that will provide the base specs we will use to run all
demos at the event.
The box is given for sceners to keep for themselves as long as they
submit a compo entry for the event, and they do not need to commit to
travel to the party itself.
Quote:
ZINE: For an outsider, it might seem strange why a corporate entity
such as NVIDIA would invest so much in something as narrow as the
demoscene — why do you do that?
TN: The reasons why the demoscene matters to NVIDIA are many, ranging
from the obvious to the profound. On a basic level, demos that exploit
the real time processing power of a GPU to create beautiful visuals
are great examples of what our technology brings to the table, so to
speak. On a more philosophical level (bear with me for a minute) we
see our company in a very special place in the industry, as our CEO
Jensen Huang likes to say: “We are the intersection of art and
technology” - in other words; amazing artistic endeavors made possible
by the best technology on the planet.
From that perspective, demos are a perfect expression of that
intersection: artistic vision and technical cleverness coming together
to create a new form of creative expression. Basically — the essence of
the demoscene.
Quote:
Gragaj, what exactly is this demobox thing, mind giving explanations? is nvidia throwing away free hardware?
not exactly.
and allow me to digress a bit because we ran into a trap here: someone, again, posted on our beloved gulli.com that nvidia gives away free hardware if you sign up. that resulted in a considerable amount of registrations of people we never heard of (and we did google), apparently just standing in line to disappear with the loot. (thanks, now i actually had a reason to learn mod_rewrite.)
people are kindof twisting the concept around - it's not about free hardware, it's about making amazing demos. you want that, and nvidia wants that. and the point is that they're willing to pitch in some hardware if you do them good demos.
in other words, the main objective should be delivering a cool demo.
I'm sure I would love to deliver a cool demo. But I don't think I'm made from the right stuff.
then don't enter, how simple is that? (I will not, for that reason)
Dude! It's a free computer!
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:D
Ok. It's not free... it's more an artistic exchange.