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Chaos Theory - Awesome 64k Intro! [720p HD]

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Demoscene & retrocomputingCreative coding & generative art

What it is

Chaos Theory is a 64k demoscene intro by Conspiracy and CNS that took second place at Assembly 2006, generating its graphics and music from a tiny executable.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people use it as a showcase of what fits in 64 kilobytes.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “probably the coolest and most impressive one”

    Impressive 64k intro generating graphics and music from code.

    jarin, 2011-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Low-level x86 code compression for 64k intros”

  2. “there are comparatively much better realisations both in terms of art and technique.”

    Offered as a better 64k demo than Farbrausch.

    lloeki, 2014-08 · Recommendation · in “A Single Div”

  3. “let the demoscene blow your mind”

    Shows what is possible in 64 kilobytes.

    0x000xca0xfe, 2024-01 · Recommendation · in “Making Rust binaries smaller by default”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: demoscene, 64k intro, procedural graphics, conspiracy, assembly 2006

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