wake up! 16b
The article discusses the release of a 16-byte x86 assembly program called 'wake up!' at the Outline Demoparty in May 2026. The program creatively combines sound and graphics to generate an infinite Sierpinski fractal while producing audio. The author reflects on their journey of programming and the mathematical intricacies involved in the creation of this compact piece of software.
- ▪The program 'wake up!' was released at the Outline Demoparty in May 2026.
- ▪It generates an infinite Sierpinski fractal while simultaneously producing sound.
- ▪The author has a long history of creating tiny intros and was inspired by a previous work called 'Rainbow Surf'.
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| Original publisher | 111mb |
| Canonical URL | https://hellmood.111mb.de/wake_up_16b_writeup.html |
| Publication time | Sun, 24 May 2026 00:30:50 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-24T01:07:28.629Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-24T01:09:55.982Z |
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wake up! 16b Released at the Outline Demoparty in May 2026, Ommen, NL An exploration of algorithmic density in 16 bytes of x86 assembly. Watch Video Demozoo Entry Hey everyone. I learned programming as a kid on an old IBM PC with a monochrome green monitor over 30 years ago and always wanted to create a program for this system. I created well over 100 tiny intros in the last 15 years. Recently I was not too active but the fantastic "Rainbow Surf" from Plex in just 16 bytes motivated me to dig up some old dusty sketches again and get to work. The creation of this program happened with the usual tinkering around. I was messing with cellular automaton for graphics and sounds and discovering sizecoding tricks.
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