We once again bring Gerp to the masses. Book Jan 31st - Feb 2nd 2025 for a weekend of computers and chill!
Same location as last year, same crew as last year, same visitors as last year(?), and possibly some new visitors!
So go ahead and start making your compo entries and we'll see you there!
The party has a focus on the oldschool platforms and historically it has been a stronghold for the Amiga demoscene, hence the focus on this platform. However everyone with an intrest in the demoscene is welcome no matter if your target machine is a C64, an Atari, a PC or something else. In total there is room for about 100 people with computers.
Since the partyplace is located in the middle of town you will find hotels, restaurants, bars, supermarket etc all within a few minutes of walking. The closest hotels are located just around the corner and the train/bus station is right across the street.
There will be beer sold at the party and this is something we will arrange together with the restaurant that is located in the same building as the party. While this is a nice feature it also has the downside that you are not allowed to bring your own alcohol inside (yup, that's the law).
The entrance fee includes free breakfast on saturday and sunday and free coffee troughout the party. As with any true demoparty you can bring your inflatable matress and sleep in the hall. If you're getting rusty and rather sleep at a hotel we supply some links for you below.
If you are going by car you should point your GPS towards 'Långgatan 7' in Skövde or find driving directions for how to get there. Once you arrive at the culture centre look for the entrance towards the hall named 'Freja', located at the north-east side of the building.
There is a parking house ('Modeparkeringen') a couple of hundred meters north of the party place with a cost of 75 SEK for 24 hours. This is probably the best solution if you want to avoid hassle with moving the car during certain hours and want to park close to the party. You can also park by the trainstation but this is slightly more expensive.
The closest parking space just north of the party place has a limit of max two hours parking during pay time (10-18 friday, 10-15 saturday and sunday) and the cost for these hours are 10 SEK for the first hour and 20 SEK for the second hour. While unloading your gear you can also park your car along the road outside the railroad station.
If you don't want to pay for parking and don't mind parking a bit further away you can unload your gear and then park your car for free at Arena Skövde a 10-15 minutes walk from the partyplace.
Here be a link to nice internet page about parking in Skövde: Click here for parking information.
If you want to go by train or bus just make sure that your end destination is 'Skövde Resecentrum'. Cross the street and head for the entrance shown in the picture below.
All entries must be previously unreleased and will be spread in public after the party. In case there are very few entries in a compo there might be a merge with some closely related compo. Like the last couple of years the winners in each compo will get some nice custom made prizes.
This year you can participate in the all compos remotely (excl. any fast and surprise compos). Send your remote entries to [email protected], check the schedule for deadlines. We will not send any prizes to remote participant. You may however have a representant at the party to collect the prize on your behalf.
The following machines will be supplied for the competitions, if your platform of choice is not listed below you are very welcome to bring it yourself and run your compo entry on it.
Should be compatible with either of the Amiga compo machines (see general rules).
No filesize limit (but keep it reasonable).
Should be compatible with either of the Amiga compo machines (see general rules).
Max filesize 40KB (40960B).
Any Amiga four channel tracker format. Will be played in an appropriate tracker with the pattern data rolling.
Max file size is 2MB and max playtime is 4 minutes.
Max resolution is 640x512 pixels with a maximum of 256 colors.
You might be asked to provide some workstages.
Modules (max 4 channels) and executables for your oldschool machines. Modules will be played on Amiga, for other platforms the entry must be an executable file.
The screen (tracker or replayer) will be shown while playing the tune.
Max file size is 32KB and max playtime is 4 minutes.
Any oldschool platform that isn't Amiga (for modern stuff see 'Wild').
Try to bring your own machine to run the demo if it's not for C64 or MSX2. The second best option is to deliver a video recording along with the executable. We will try to avoid emulators as far as possible.
Must be an executable program for any oldschool platform.
No animations or scrolling pictures.
You might be asked to provide some workstages.
Winner of the Other platform graphics competition at Gerp 2019
Demozoo
Basically anything that can run on a computer.
PC demos, animations, games etc.
Note that if you have a music disk and want it to be played in full, or for a longer time, then you may show case it earlier in the day instead of participating in the Wild compo.
When you arrive at the venue, find yourself a seat and dump your 8-, 16-, or 32-bit computer there. After your computer has been taken care of head to the info desk for processing!
When you arrive at the info desk, find a crew person and have them check you in. If you have not paid your ticket yet then make sure to do that also and have crew check you off that list too.
After checked in you will get a vote token which you will need to be able to vote in the compos. If you did not get one then ask crew and we'll get you one.
If you loose your vote token then contact crew and we can hopefully retrieve the token. If you think your vote token is compromised we can cancel it and issue a new one for you :)
We use a in-house proprietary voting system for voting. To prepare for voting, head to vote.traktor.group and enter your handle and the token you received when checked in.
You need to be at the party to retrieve a vote token thus be able to vote.
Voting will be available after each compo. We will not activate voting until all compo entries in a compo has been shown.
The site does not currently auto refresh when new compos become available so it's up to you to refresh the page. Any changes you do in your votes is saved instantly so even if you refresh the page they will persist.
A smart phone or computer or alike with a modern browser (with javascript etc) and an internet connection is required to vote.
Scroll up/down on the vote page to display different categories to vote for.
We accept entries for Amiga on standard Amiga Floppy Disk (DD 3,5") or on USB/SDCard/CFCard etc. If you need to send it in by mail then contact crew and we'll fix it.
C64 entries is accepted on 5¼ Floppy Disk or as PRG or Disk File on USB/SDCard/CFCard. Contact crew if you need to send by mail.
If you need to connect your own hardware and want to test it before the compos, then contact crew and we'll figure it our together. If you don't have the hardware then a Video file is ok too. Contact crew to figure out what is the best approach.
We will close and lock the door at about 02:00 and will open it up at about 09:00 (deep sleep time). This is done so we can sleep in peace without having to worry about some random gamer enter the venue to steal our precious computers.
If you need to enter the venue during close hours then make sure to have an inside contact who can help you get in. The door can still be opened from the inside when locked.
Sleeping can be done on the floor. When it's time to sleep then find a cosy spot and snuggle in.
We are sorry to inform you that we are sold out! However.. This year we have introduced The Queue!
The Queue! does NOT guarantee a place on the party, but if you someone drops off we will replace the former participant with someone from The Queue!.
Queue up for Gerp 2025 by filling out the form below.
If you have signed or queued up but cannot attend the party for some reason, please send us a mail at [email protected] and we will free up the spot for someone else.
No confirmation email will be sent out when using The Queue! but you will be added to the list below.
When a spot become available we will send you a mail to ask if you still want to attend the party and we are expecting you to respond to it in timely manner thus it is important that you provide a valid email for this purpose.
Email is only visible to Gerp crew and is only used for contact of party related matters.
* Required
Sorry, but the princess is in another castle and she said we don't have any more available seats. If a spot becomes available we will open the registration again, so keep an eye out here. There is no queue.
Prepay your entrance fee by swishing 150 SEK (press here for QR) to 0736-289032 (David Enheden as payment receiver). Don't forget to supply your handle as message. The entrance fee is 150 SEK if you prepay and 200 SEK at the party. We prefer Swish before the party to ease the administrative tasks at the party and we can focus on having fun instead :)
Foreigners pay €10 or 100 SEK at the party place since we don't have a way to accept foreign payments online. We do accept € but prefer SEK where possible. We don't normally carry any change in € so please bring exact money.
If there is any questions about the payments, please contact us at [email protected].
If you have signed up but cannot attend the party for some reason, please send us a mail at [email protected] and we will free up the spot for someone else.
Please use The Queue to queue up for a open spot.
