why would you have to vote any differently based on which tools are used

velo_aprx · 2026-10-08T13:39:14 1791466754

Because building something with AI is not as impressive as building something without it.

micromacrofoot · 2026-10-08T14:13:07 1791468787

sure but if everyone is using AI, wouldn't the bar also be raised for everyone? you can output more faster and the bar for impressive is much higher

I suppose it would be interesting to have a random split, half use AI half don't, judging is blind and see what the outcome is

Sohcahtoa82 · 2026-10-08T16:02:43 1791475363

The demoscene is all about showing off technical skill.

Using AI requires next to zero technical skill.

That's the key.

I think the problem is that you think of demoscene as just fancy videos, but it's actually about making a fancy video while dealing with serious constraints. In the classic demoscene of the 80s/90s, that constraint was processing power or RAM. In the modern day, processing power is immense, so people make the constraints artificial, such as putting a limit on your executable size.

Using AI to produce a demo within constraints is simply not impressive.

AI isn't a tool the way a debugger, compiler, or IDE are. It's more like outsourcing your work to someone else, then taking the credit for producing it.