YouTube playlist updated with compos!
All compo videos are now edited and uploaded to YouTube. For your convenience they are listed in this playlist!
Gerp 2023 is over!
Thank you all for coming and for making Gerp 2023 such a great event!
The 2023 edition had about 90 visitors from many different countries which is really great. We hope to see you all back in Skövde again next year!
Releases are available on scene.org.
Compo time soon!
Go to our screen page and check us out at SceneCity.tv!
YouTube playlist available for GERP 2023
There is now a playlist available on YouTube for the upcoming compos Click here for the playlist!.
Fixed the link
Surprise Music compo deadline at 22:30
This years first Surprise compo is underway. Deadline is at 22:30 Swedish time. Compo will follow after that.
Melodikryssetformulär för Nedladdning
You can now download the Melodikrysset formulär and follow allow yourself tomorrow morning.
Download the file here: Melodikrysset-3.pdf
It's on!
It's happening. Tables are in place, the beer is in the fridge, and the compo machines and other technical stuff is being worked on!
New Vote System
This year Gerp voting is online!
Go to vote.amigatraktor.com and log in with your vote key. Vote keys can be acquired from the info desk at the party (where the beer is sold).
Compos will be available for voting after they have been shown on the big screen.
Hot tip!
Our favourite electronics shoppe Svebry Electronics are extending their opening hours to 10-14 this Saturday.
Need a bunch of transistors? A cable of any kind? A 50-pack of DD diskettes? An oscilloscope from 1968?
Chances are they've got it.
We strongly suggest a visit! Located at Norregårdsvägen 9, about 2 km east of the party place.
We are streaming the party!
We will provide a stream again this year via SceneCity.
Read more about SceneCity at SceneCity.site.
The stream can be seen at SceneCity.tv once it has started.
The official Gerp Party Stream Chat can be found at SceneCity.chat#gerp-party. The chat will also be available next to the stream.
Make sure to check the Stream menu option for stream info.
Colorful prizes for your A1200
Fuzzie from The Bifrost Project is sponsoring the prize table at GERP with two Bifrost LED boards for the Amiga 1200. Check out thebifrostproject.com for information about the product.
Mighty fine prizes!
Thanks to Hyperunknown/Noice we will have not only one but TWO new in box A500 Mini as compo prizes. The winner of the Amiga Demo compo will get one but we have yet to decide where the other one will end up (Other platform demo compo winner? Amiga intro compo winner?? Wild compo winner??? Amiga demo compo runner up???? ...?).
Melodikrysset is back!
Once again, Dalton Eldeman will make an appearance to entertain you with yet another Kryss with your favourite computer related music.
Is your chip memory fuzzy? Havn't used a real computer for years? Don't worry, you still have a month to prepare.
Now set your alarm clocks to 10:03 on Saturday 21st of January and enjoy the breakfast!
Payment information added!
Payment information is now available on the Sign Up! page. Please head there for more information.
Registration is now open!
Are you coming?
We are now ready to accept your registrations. Go to Sign up! in the meny and register.
Hold your horses. Gerp is really happening?!
Time to Gerp again!
Yet another Gerp is coming. This time it's the brand new 2023 version.
Once again we host it in the middle of Skövde, right next to the train and bus station so book your hotels for 20th-22nd of January 2023 for a weekend of fun and demoing.
The new page is coming soon and the registration will open once it's done.
The essentials
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Dates: January 20-22, 2023.
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Location: Skövde culture centre (Sweden).
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Entrance fee: 200 SEK (~€20).
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Capacity: ~100 visitors.
Schedule
Gerp opens!
Breakfast is served
Melodikrysset with Dalton Eldeman
Deadline: Music and Graphic compos
Deadline: Demo, Amiga 40k, and Wild
All Compos
Prize giving ceremony
Breakfast is served
Gerp is over!
General information
The party has a focus on the oldschool platforms and historically it has been a stronghold for the Amiga demoscene, hence the focus on this platform. However everyone with an intrest in the demoscene is welcome no matter if your target machine is a C64, an Atari, a PC or something else. In total there is room for about 100 people with computers.
Since the partyplace is located in the middle of town you will find hotels, restaurants, bars, supermarket etc all within a few minutes of walking. The closest hotels are located just around the corner and the train/bus station is right across the street.
There will be beer sold at the party and this is something we will arrange together with the restaurant that is located in the same building as the party. While this is a nice feature it also has the downside that you are not allowed to bring your own alcohol inside (yup, that's the law).
The entrance fee includes free breakfast on saturday and sunday and free coffee troughout the party. As with any true demoparty you can bring your inflatable matress and sleep in the hall. If you're getting rusty and rather sleep at a hotel we supply some links for you below.
Travelling
If you are going by car you should point your GPS towards 'Långgatan 7' in Skövde or find driving directions for how to get there. Once you arrive at the culture centre look for the entrance towards the hall named 'Freja', located at the north-east side of the building.
There is a parking house ('Modeparkeringen') a couple of hundred meters north of the party place with a cost of 75 SEK for 24 hours. This is probably the best solution if you want to avoid hassle with moving the car during certain hours and want to park close to the party. You can also park by the trainstation but this is slightly more expensive.
The closest parking space just north of the party place has a limit of max two hours parking during pay time (10-18 friday, 10-15 saturday and sunday) and the cost for these hours are 10 SEK for the first hour and 20 SEK for the second hour. While unloading your gear you can also park your car along the road outside the railroad station.
If you don't want to pay for parking and don't mind parking a bit further away you can unload your gear and then park your car for free at Arena Skövde a 10-15 minutes walk from the partyplace.
Here be a link to nice internet page about parking in Skövde: Click here for parking information.
If you want to go by train or bus just make sure that your end destination is 'Skövde Resecentrum'. Cross the street and head for the entrance shown in the picture below.
Gerp 2023 organizers
- Bore / Traktor
- d vibe / Nature
- Esau / Traktor
- Lance / Traktor
- Malmix / Nature^Fatzone^FD
- Olle / Traktor^Latex^Planet Jazz
- Pumbaa / Traktor
All entries must be previously unreleased and will be spread in public after the party. In case there are very few entries in a compo there might be a merge with some closely related compo. Like the last couple of years the winners in each compo will get some nice custom made prizes.
You can participate in the demo, graphics and wild compo /s without being present at the party. Send your remote entries to [email protected] before 16.00 CEST on Saturday, 21st of January. We are not sending any prizes to remote participants but you may have a representant at the party to collect your prize for you. Please note that we have decided to leave remote entries out of the music compos.
The following machines will be supplied for the competitions, if your platform of choice is not listed below you are very welcome to bring it yourself and run your compo entry on it.
- Amiga 1200, Blizzard 1260-50MHz, 64 mb fast, OS 3.1.
- Amiga 500, 512 kb memory expansion.
- Commodore 64 (8580), 1541-II diskdrive, Action Replay 6.
- MSX2, 128 kb ram, 128 kb vram.
Amiga demo
Should be compatible with either of the Amiga compo machines (see general rules).
No filesize limit (but keep it reasonable).
Amiga 40k Intro
Should be compatible with either of the Amiga compo machines (see general rules).
Max filesize 40KB (40960B).
Amiga four channel music
Any Amiga four channel tracker format. Will be played in an appropriate tracker with the pattern data rolling.
Max file size is 2MB and max playtime is 4 minutes.
Amiga graphics
Max resolution is 640x512 pixels with a maximum of 256 colors.
You might be asked to provide some workstages.
Chip music
Modules (max 4 channels) and executables for your oldschool machines. Modules will be played on Amiga, for other platforms the entry must be an executable file.
The screen (tracker or replayer) will be shown while playing the tune.
Max file size is 32KB and max playtime is 4 minutes.
Amiga Executable Music
Must be an executable file.
Max file size is 32KB.
Max playtime is 4 minutes.
Maximum precalc time is 1 minute.
The Amiga screen will be shown during the compo
Other platform demo
Any oldschool platform that isn't Amiga (for modern stuff see 'Wild').
Try to bring your own machine to run the demo if it's not for C64 or MSX2. The second best option is to deliver a video recording along with the executable. We will try to avoid emulators as far as possible.
Other platform graphics
Must be an executable program for any oldschool platform. No animations or scrolling pictures.
You might be asked to provide some workstages.
'Space Knuckle Ride' by Facet
Winner of the Other platform graphics competition at Gerp 2019
Demozoo
Wild
Basically anything that can run on a computer.
PC demos, animations, games etc.
