Pilgrimage was a

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which took place annually in

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each summer between 2003 and 2006. The event was founded by Rich "Legalize" Thompson of the demoscene group Polygony. Pilgrimage was, at the time, the only active demoscene event of its kind in all of

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(succeeding events such as NAID), while many demoparties take place annually throughout

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Party features

Competitions

Pilgrimage hosted a variety of different compos, most of which require a skill in electronic art and/or computer programming, such as: *

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* Combined Music (

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and tracked music) *

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* "Blender" competition (equivalent to fast-compos at European demoparties) * "Wildcard" (equivalent to wild-compos at European demoparties) In 2004, Pilgrimage managed to raise over

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14,000 in

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and

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s to award winners of each of the various competitions, double that of the previous year. Major sponsors that year included Utah's largest independent ISP XMission,

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, and

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Seminars

In addition to competitions, which are the main focal point of any demo party, Pilgrimage also hosted seminars on art and technology-related subjects such as 3D programming and design, the history of art in computing, and game design.

Activities

Pilgrimage 2004 included the following activities: * A

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tourney, including several "old school/new school" matchups. * A city-spanning

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organized by members the local 2600 meeting. * A demoscene trivia quiz show hosted by

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and Severina * A demonstration of how the popular Finnish cocktail

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can be made, including a beverage tasting In 2004, main organizer Legalize stirred up quite a few attenders during his opening speech of the party, where he (in response to European critics of the party) verbally offended the complete European demoscene, labelling them " Eurotrash". He also delivered a side-jab to attenders from

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stating that they are "wussies", as they don't have an active demoparty anymore - to which the members of demogroup Northern Dragons responded that the actual party invitation demo was "written by Canadians".Scene Zine Issue #16 - Party Report: Pilgrimage 2K4
/ref> The Northern Dragons gave another tongue-in-cheek response to the controversy in 2005 by naming their winning demo entry "Eurotrash".

References

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— The relationship between Utah and Computer Graphics.
North American Demo Parties
— A list of all North American demo parties.

External links

Pilgrimage official website

Pilgrimage demoparty releases
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Pilgrimage 2004 photographs
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