This is the exhaustively documented shader code of the Building From Bedrock 1 kilobyte intro. Remember, don’t try this at work!
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Aug 03 2024
Building From Bedrock 1K
This intro was created for the Assembly summer 2024 1K intro competition, where it placed 1st. Since this was the first time one of my kids came along, I was inspired by one of their favourite games :) The music was made by Miss Saigon on a very limited size and time budget.
You can watch the intro on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/yDIRSU-8coQ
For feedback, the Pouet page is here: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=97442
If you have a fast enough Nvidia video card, you can run the executable yourself, download it from here .
Warning: Windows Defender doesn’t like the 1K assembler magic that is needed to create this, and will report it as a virus (and delete the exe). You might want to download it in a folder that is excluded from the virus scanning.
Aug 03 2024
Creative Carving 1K
This done-in-a-hurry 1K was made for the Demosplash 2023 combined intro competition, where it placed 1st. It’s based on a recursive torus idea that I had for quite a while, with some added near-Halloween styling.
You can watch it on Youtube , feedback welcome on Pouet
Or you can download the executable and run it yourself: Creative Carving 1K by Fulcrum
(Standard disclaimer about antivirus not liking 1K intros applies)
Aug 07 2022
Truck Is Jarig 4K
Here’s a crazy idea I have had for a few years: remake the entire Rob Is Jarig/Aardbei demo from 2000 in a 4K. That demo has been submitted at quite a few demoparties (see Pouet ). At some point people started to dance on stage if that demo was shown. Unfortunately the Fins at Assembly’22 didn’t know that custom (or they were scared of the security guards. Yes Assembly has those). Still, they at least recognized my artistic impression of Truck ;-)
Download: http://www.fulcrum-demo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Truck-is-Jarig-4K-by-Fulcrum.zip
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuYktqWhznI
Pouet page: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=91905
Aug 07 2022
Dissecting the Scene Syndrome executable graphics
Another 4K executable graphics (more like 2.3 KB, actually) , which placed 2nd at the Outline 2022 executable graphics compo. It was also nominated for a Meteorik award in the “Best executable graphics” category.
Pouet page: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=91576
Download: https://www.fulcrum-demo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Dissecting-the-Scene-Syndrome-by-Fulcrum.zip
Aug 07 2022
The Red Chair executable graphics
My first 4K executable gfx, for the Outline 2021 party. It placed 2nd in the executable graphics competition. It’s amazing how much space is in a 4K if you don’t have to add a soundtrack and animation…
Pouet page: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=91371
Download link: http://www.fulcrum-demo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/The-Red-Chair-by-Fulcrum.zip
Apr 18 2022
DC Offset 8K
This was our contribution to the 8K intro competition at Revision 2021, where it placed 2nd. It is the first production using our experimental GPU-synth. I wanted to see if a synth in the same language as the visuals would compress better and ultimately be smaller than the usual softsynths (Clinkster/4Klang). Unfortunately, you can’t really do an apples to apples comparison by implementing half a synth, or even 80% of one. And I’m not that interested in synths, VSTi’s etc etc, so this took a long time. This intro gave the final motivational push to finish it. We ran in the usual last-days bugs, sleepless nights, asking the organizers to extend the deadline etc… so it’s not as polished as we had hoped. Still, we learned a lot, and had fun making this!
Pouet page: https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=88658
Download the intro: https://files.scene.org/view/parties/2021/revision21/pc-8k-intro/dc_offset_by_fulcrum_%28synth_fix%29.zip
Jan 06 2019
MAGI
It took us 7 years to release a new demo, and one month later we have another ready :) Made in approximately 1 week time to support the MAGFest 2019 demoparty, it took 1st place in the combined intro/demo competition. It’s a bit short, but we’re happy we made it.
Get the executable here: MAGI by Fulcrum
If your videocard is too slow, watch it on Youtube: MAGI by Fulcrum
Dec 02 2018
Party At Spencer’s
So, after almost 7 years, we made a demo again! Slightly hurried, but we wanted to support the American demoscene at Demosplah 2018, where we placed 2nd in the Modern democompo.
Get the demo here: Party At Spencers by Fulcrum final
Aug 10 2018
Screen Lit Vertigo 1K
Here’s our entry for the Assembly 2018 1 kilobyte intro competition, it placed 2nd out of 13. It needs a fairly fast videocard to run the 1K compo versions at 60 FPS (GTX 1080 TI for the 1080p version, GTX 1060 for the 720p version), but the safe versions which are a bit bigger than 1K and don’t have the uglier hacks should run pretty much everywhere.
Download the executable here: Screen Lit Vertigo 1K by Fulcrum
Watch it non-realtime: Youtube link
Feedback: Pouet link