Graffathon CH Intro

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A two-days hackathon for real-time graphics, with presentations strewn throughout. At the end of the Graffathon, all demos (max. 2 minute run-time) are shown, and attendees can give a score of to to each demo.

What do Graffathons look like? We are inspired by the original Graffathon.fi that has taken place in Finland in past years, organized by students of Aalto University (Photo: @jtoikka)

For people who know the demoscene, a Graffathon is lot like a sceneparty, basically just the surprise compo. Please try to bring a laptop, though we will have some spare equipment. (Photo: Dixan, Bünzli 2013)

We would like to encourage an open, cooperative, family-friendly and FUN atmosphere of learning and making! Similar to Jugend Hackt events and other hackathons we helped with in the past. (Photo: Zürich 2017)

The organizers are experienced educators. In 2021 we collaborated on a Processing workshop for Open Education Day and at Echtzeit started the Pingala project to expand the reach of the demoscene. (Photo: CC BY 4.0)

Since 2016 we are running Demonights and PlayBern Game Jams, building up grassroots momentum and interest in real-time electronic arts and the demoscene in our local community. (Photo: CC BY 4.0)

We have set up a dribdat online platform (make.echtzeitkultur.org) for collecting resources and accelerating Graffathon teams. Of course we hope to also publish our production on demoscene sites like Demozoo.

We are counting on our local community to help us run our first Graffathon in Bern, backed by Echtzeit Digitale Kultur and friends of the demoscene! Here is how you can join:

1) Get a (free, donations welcome) ticket at Eventfrog
2) Visit the Onboarding page for instructions and resources
3) Show up at Erupt Lounge on August 20 and 21, 2022.
4) See the our exhibit at the PlayBern Festival on September 2-4.

Echtzeit Graffathon