Welcome to enjoy Assembly competitions!

Assembly is an event that gathers thousands of visitors every year to celebrate the summer, share some time with friends and like-minded fellows, and hone their computer skills. The festival has lot to offer and one major form of activities is the annual Assembly competitions in which legends are made and giants meet each other to reign over the virtual battlegrounds of games and digital arts.

Each year hundreds of party-goers participate in different competition categories: In Gaming & sports you and your buddies can beat the heck out of others in some traditional and not-so-traditional sports events or you can show your skills in one of the gaming tournaments. In Sound & vision and Realtime competitions the best entries – non-interactive works of computer demos, music and graphics – submitted to the competition are shown on the big screen and the whole party audience can then vote for the winners. Occasionally our friends and sponsors come up with intriguing ideas for Sponsored & Unofficial competitions. Be sure to check out the details!

Want to master the fine points of Assembly competitions? Well, you’re lucky – just keep reading this site and all the secrets will be revealed. For starters, read how to participate and vote in Assembly competitions. This guide goes through the entire process from finding the competition rules to after party distribution of competition entries. Also check information on the fabulous prizes. And don’t forget to check the Copyright FAQ – we promote original art and you too can help us to spot rip-offs!

The purpose of Assembly competitions is to entertain and to be entertained. To get the most out of the experience, perhaps you could participate in one of the many competitions or even organize your own tournament. The rules and regulations change from year to year and not all competition categories attract everyone but we at Assembly Organizing insist on fair treatment of all competitions and participants. Even if you don’t fancy a particular competition that much, don’t ruin the show for the others! For instance, it is a long tradition at Assembly to switch off the monitors and loudspeakers when a competition in shown on the big screen. We expect you to respect others work by following this party etiquette.

It might happen that you are unable to attend the event, but hey, you can still enjoy the Assembly competitions and the famous party feeling by checking out the live content provided by our very own AssemblyTV. The broadcast is available over the Internet and in the cable network within the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Did you get all excited about Assembly but it is still weeks till the party starts? In that case you can check entries from previous Assembly competitions by purchasing the special event DVD-ROMs or downloading the files directly from the Scene.org web archive. The discs feature a friendly user interface to browse all competition entries and contain batch files to immediately launch the demos. You may also browse the compressed distribution packages in upload directories for past parties or visit the awards site where the best of the best are recognized with annual Scene.org awards. Among these are many entries from Assembly competitions, too!

Finally, if you have any questions concerning the competitions or the rules for a specific competition category, do not hesitate to contact us. You might want to check our Assembly Forums site for lively discussion about the event, the competition and everything else.

We sincerely hope that you have a pleasant journey exploring the wonderful world of Assembly competitions!