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title="Eon: An Amiga 500 Demo"
mediatype="chat"
conference="seattle-2023"
date="2023-11-15T11:00:00-08:00"
description="What can we learn from demo groups trying to coax 40yo hardware into doing things its designers never imagined?"
thumbnail="/images/thumbnails/2023HMSEon.png"

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title="Eon: An Amiga 500 Demo"
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title="Eon: An Amiga 500 Demo - Q&A"
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[[speakers]]
name="Andreas Fredriksson"
bio="Lead Engine Programmer at Insomniac Games."
image="/images/people/andreas_fredriksson.jpg"
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## What can we learn from demo groups trying to coax 40yo hardware into doing things its designers never imagined?

[Eon](https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=81094) is an Amiga 500 demo by the group The Black Lotus,
which took home first price at [Revision Party](https://revision-party.net/) demo combo. Andreas had
his hands all over this demo and will share the mindset and approach that led to the demo to be completed
after four years of work. Many of the lessons stem from embracing constraints and not settling for the obvious.
