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ATI Inc. and Breakpoint announce partnership for festival of independent computer artists

The Canadian manufacturer of innovative visual processor solutions ATI Technologies Inc. and the organization behind the Breakpoint digital festival today announced their partnership for the Breakpoint 2004 event.

Breakpoint takes place at Easter, in Bingen, which is near the river Rhein in central southern Gemany. For 4 days Breakpoint hosts more then 1000 independent digital artists from 33 countries. At the festival itself, the artists will submit self-made creations in several competitions. These creations (called demos) consist of music, graphics, and computer code. The art produced by combining these elements is judged by the Breakpoint audience, and those with the highest ratings will receive prizes at the end of the festival.

Simon Kissel, Main Organizer of Breakpoint, comments "ATI Inc. is a perfect partner for us, as they are not just offering us a platform for presentation, but also communicating directly with the artist community."

Central for ATI Inc. is the value of the highly creative output of this growing computer subculture: "ATI's main purpose is to provide perfect 3D hardware. The artists at Breakpoint show us how to combine the technical, the avant-garde, and the cutting edge - pushing limits with an artist's eye." - Uwe Semtner, Marketing Director of ATI Germany.

The so called "demoscene", who provide their works to Breakpoint is a worldwide non-commercial society of creative individuals involved in the making of what they have termed "Demos". "Demos" could be considered computer generated music clips done by programmers, graphic artists and musicians. These show what kind of graphic and sound effects can be done by pushing computer hardware to its full potential. Breakpoint is one of the demoscene's culminating events where the designers, programmers, and composers of these "demos" exhibit their skills.

Breakpoint: 09.04.2004 - 12.04.2004 - Militärdepot Bingen http://breakpoint.untergrund.net
http://www.demoscene.info

For more information: breakpoint04@untergrund.net
press contact:
Simon Kissel +49(0)6721-991177
Ekkehard Brüggemann +49(0)170-7311245