North American International Demoparty

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The North American International Demoparty (NAID) was a demo party held in the years 1995 and 1996, and the first demo party held in North America. Both years, the party was held at Collège Édouard-Montpetit in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada, a suburb of Montreal.

1995

NAID '95 was held on April 15 and 16, 1995. About 500 people attended. Prizes were given to the top three places, which were voted for by a jury. Each competition also had a "public choice" prize voted for by the audience.

Compo winners

• Demo: Opticron: Tome of the Impossible by Craw Productions
• Intro: Less Is More by The Humanoid
• Music: Ascent of the Cloud Eagle by Necros/FM
• Graphics: Spires of Aegis by Schizosynth/Pure Resistance (original winner, TRS-Bot, was disqualified)

1996

NAID '96 was held from May 31 through June 2, 1996. About 600 people attended. The primary sponsor was Walnut Creek CDROM.

Compo winners

• Demo: Trans Cheddar Express by DCB
• Intro: Dyslexia by Threesome
• Music: Party on Funk-o-tron by Dynamic Harmony/Carcass
• Graphics: You Too Can Be A Graphics Dude by Blue Gravity/ACiD and Aerin by Visigoth & Lintec/iCE (tie)

External links

• NAID '95 on scene.org
• NAID '96 on scene.org
• NAID on Pouët
• Info file for NAID '96