The Fellowship Of The Ring 2002
Welcome To The Fourth NeHe Productions OpenGL Challenge!


The demos for this contest had to have something to do with The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (the first movie or book). Not books 2 or 3! The demos had to include source code, and had to compile without any major problems. The winner was decided based on visitor feedback, and feedback from a few close friends of mine.

The prize for this contest was an NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600 (fully loaded... TV out / in, etc). At the time this contest was announced, the Ti 4600 had just been released and not many people could afford one, let alone get their hands on one. I had to special order the card at just over $800.

* * * CONTEST IS NOW OVER. ENTRIES CAN BE FOUND BELOW * * *

Mirko Teran Ravnikar (Winning Demo)
Mirko Teran Ravnikar (Winning Demo)
Watching this demo, you will see why it won! It's full of effects, and very nicely put together. The only thing that could use improvement is the soundtrack.

Demo: 2.53 MB Source: 2.65 MB
Adam King
Adam King
Watch out for the ring wraiths.

Demo: 2.53 MB Source: 2.57 MB
Alex Mizrahi
Alex Mizrahi
Remember the fireworks dragon? This demo does a pretty good job of recreating it.

Demo: 702 KB Source: 1.29 MB
Alexander Zaprjagaev
Alexander Zaprjagaev
Very cool looking ring with an incredible amount of detail.

Demo: 2.66 MB Source: 2.71 MB
Alexandre Couture
Alexandre Couture
The fire in this demo is awesome!!! Love the way it reflects off the ring.

Demo: 1.91 MB Source: 1.96 MB
Alexandre Jasmin
Alexandre Jasmin
One of the most bizaar entries. The idea is very cool. Love how the film distorts at the end.

Demo: 3.67 MB Source: 4.19 MB
Ananth Balasubramaniam
Ananth Balasubramaniam
The graphics in this demo are just cool! Watch it and you'll see what I mean.

Demo: 4.74 MB Source: 4.61 MB
Baldur Scott Karlsson
Baldur Scott Karlsson
This demo acts out each scene as it tells the story.

Demo: 840 KB Source: 842 KB
Bruno Loff
Bruno Loff
This demo pans through the shire. Warning... the hobbits are creepy looking :)

Demo: 2.38 MB Source: 2.42 MB
Daniel Harrington
Daniel Harrington
Another very nice ring, with an original fire effect behind it.

Demo: 287 KB Source: 271 KB
Daniel Schaeppi
Daniel Schaeppi
The scene with Gandolf and the Balrog is great. Very nice graphics!

Demo: 3.15 MB Source: 3.23 MB
Flavien Brebion
Flavien Brebion
This demo has some amazing graphics. The opening scene is incredible. Crank the detail up!

Demo: 4.68 MB Source: 4.76 MB
George Ziniewicz
George Ziniewicz
This demo has some great effects. Make sure you check it out.

Demo: 3.29 MB Source: 3.39 MB
Graeme Harris
Graeme Harris
A short demo with a nice soundtrack.

Demo: 3.55 MB Source: 3.65 MB
Graham Aldridge
Graham Aldridge
This demo has some cool scenes, although most of them are a little dark.

Demo: 4.78 MB Source: 4.95 MB
Henrique Tavares Alves
Henrique Tavares Alves
One of the craziest demos submitted. See if you can figure it out :)

Demo: 1.20 MB Source: 1.22 MB
Hugh Sanderson
Hugh Sanderson
Watch as the wizards battle it out.

Demo: 387 KB Source: 320 KB
Ildar Sagdejev
Ildar Sagdejev
Very nice scene with butterflies and cool particles.

Demo: 2.31 MB Source: 2.41 MB
Jesper Ek
Jesper Ek
A nice slideshow type demo. Very cool first effect!

Demo: 1.50 MB Source: 1.53 MB
Kiel Mark Gilleade
Kiel Mark Gilleade
You'll have bad dreams after watching this demo.

Demo: 4.66 MB Source: 4.69 MB
Kristoffer Boman
Kristoffer Boman
This demo takes so long to load I actually thought my system crashed the first time I ran it. Definitely worth the wait thought!

Demo: 3.92 MB Source: 3.92 MB
Krzysztof Topolski
Krzysztof Topolski
A recap of the story along with some short animations.

Demo: 1.03 MB Source: 1.01 MB
Markus Ilmola
Markus Ilmola
This is one huge battle. Very impressive engine!

Demo: 1.78 MB Source: 1.80 MB
Mauricio Garcia Serrano
Mauricio Garcia Serrano
Demo features the shire and some cool visual effects.

Demo: 3.40 MB Source: 3.47 MB
Michael Hanslik
Michael Hanslik
I like the butterflies flying through the trees. Nice music as well.

Demo: 1.43 MB Source: 1.42 MB
Michael Pote
Michael Pote
This demo has some wicked effects. Love the water outside the mines and the super cool purple torches!

Demo: 3.21 MB Source: 3.38 MB
Mike Samsonov
Mike Samsonov
A very cool demo with some amazing graphics.

Demo: 3.50 MB Source: 3.78 MB
Mircea Marghidanu
Mircea Marghidanu
A very cool effect, with some nice techno music.

Demo: 629 KB Source: 677 KB
Mirsad Makalic
Mirsad Makalic
A high resolution trip through the mines of moria.

Demo: 3.82 MB Source: 3.93 MB
Nils Scheuschner
Nils Scheuschner
This demo looks incredible as long as your video card can handle it. It also takes a very long time to start... be patient.

Demo: 2.63 MB Source: 2.69 MB
Paul Kitchin
Paul Kitchin
A nice demo with voice narration. A nice variety of graphics.

Demo: 3.05 MB Source: 2.95 MB
Paul Robello
Paul Robello
I think this is the only demo that shows fire being used to see the rings markings. Very cool Effect, and great hobbit like music!

Demo: 3.06 MB Source: 3.16 MB
Peter Esculier
Peter Esculier
War is brewing in this demo.

Demo: 7.42 MB Source: 7.67 MB
Petr Stetina
Petr Stetina
Some really nice graphics. Love the flyby views.

Demo: 732 KB Source: 711 KB
Richard Glass
Richard Glass
A very dark and rainy Isengard.

Demo: 752 KB Source: 823 KB
Robert Merrison
Robert Merrison
A marker moves over the map and at each stop, the story is told.

Demo: 3.38 MB Source: 3.38 MB
Rudolf Florian
Rudolf Florian
A very dark and very short demo.

Demo: 155 KB Source: 125 KB
Sharif Elcott
Sharif Elcott
The graphics in this demo are absolutely incredible!

Demo: 4.12 MB Source: 4.38 MB
Shree Kumar
Shree Kumar
Nice landscapes with bits of the story thrown in.

Demo: 2.52 MB Source: 2.62 MB
Stein Nygaard
Stein Nygaard
A very bizaar demo with some really nice effects.

Demo: 4.91 MB Source: 4.95 MB
Stephen Cook
Stephen Cook
A nice trip through middle earth? Love the waterfall and stream.

Demo: 4.46 MB Source: 4.62 MB
Steven Winsor
Steven Winsor
Features a cool scroller and a nice water effect.

Demo: 258 KB Source: 172 KB
Troy Moure
Troy Moure
Very nice landscape. I especially like the fast fly over effect with rain falling.

Demo: 1.13 MB Source: 1.19 MB
Valdemar Rorbech
Valdemar Rorbech
Don't let the screenshot of Frodo and Gandalf fool you, this demo has some great effects!

Demo: 425 KB Source: 428 KB
Vincent David
Vincent David
Very cool loading screen featuring the One Ring.

Demo: 28 KB Source: 53 KB
William Brander
William Brander
Trees, a hill and a very nicely etched ring.

Demo: 317 KB Source: 377 KB

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