Aug 01 2026
Here’s our contribution to Assembly 2026. Since there was no 1K compo this year, we had to submit it in the 4K compo. You can watch it online here: https://youtu.be/WWu8sufFUTw
Or if you have a fast videocard and are willing to ignore the paranoid MS Defender alerts, get the executable here: http://www.fulcrum-demo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Alien-Auroras-1K-by-Fulcrum.zip
Feb 20 2025
This 1K intro was made for the LoveByte 2025 high-end 1K intro competition, it placed 4th.
The effect is a particle effect based on the spirograph toy I had as a kid. The music is again procedual floatbeat on the GPU, but this time I wanted to see if I could add explicit synchronisation between the visuals and the music. It works, but takes quite some bytes so the visuals couldn’t be very complex. Also, the first time the shader is compiled, the intro might get out of sync. So best to press escape and restart it to be sure sync is as it is supposed to be…
You can download the intro from here: Spirotranquil by Fulcrum
Beware, Windows Defender is once again paranoid and likes to delete the .exes as soon as it sees them. Best to unpack in a folder you’ve excepted from the AV.
Aug 10 2024
This is the exhaustively documented shader code of the Building From Bedrock 1 kilobyte intro. Remember, don’t try this at work!
Continue readingAug 03 2024
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
This 1K intro was made for the Lovebyte 2024 1Kb intro competition, where it placed 4th. It uses a particle effect, instead of the usual raymarching :) This also means that you don’t really need a heavy videocard to run this. It’s recommended to run the intro realtime, because the Youtube compression really messes up particle effects… You can download the intro from here, feedback welcome on the Pouet page. Note that antivirus scanners might complain about 1Ks due to the unusual header hacks used.
If you prefer to watch it on youtube: you can do that here.
Aug 05 2023
This is our contribution to the Assembly 2023 1 kilobyte Intro competition, where it placed 2nd.
Get the executable here: Lost In Neon by Fulcrum
You can also watch it on Youtube
Feb 12 2023
This is our contribution to the LoveByte 2023 high-end 1K intro competition.
Download: Sliver 1 K by Fulcrum
Aug 07 2022
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
Jan 06 2019
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 28 2018
Here is our contribution to the 4K intro competition at Under Construction 2018.
Get the executable here: Arctic Voltage by Fulcrum