Forever Music Compo
kq / skrju
FQ music compo_psychology.
Have you ever been at european demoparties? I have not. Perhaps,
you talked with people who have
been there? I did, but of something else. So, i'm writing just
my personal thoughts. Just a couple of paragraphs about the
european 8-bit party visitor's psychology.
Everybody wonders, why do usually
europeans win? I don't. Because
it's enough to chat with a man to
understand his nature, and his attitude in this life.
If you're going to take part in demoparty, first of all you
must figure out your exact intentions. For example, i have some
purposes of competing and i can pick out
the most essential ones, but the
most common for almost everybody
is to win. I think it's true that
the result of your creative impulse corresponds with the
purposes of your appearance at the party.
But it's not the point of this article, maybe somehow it is
related to. Anyway, if you want to present
your contribution at European demoparty, you have to perceive
the visitor's, the voter's psychology. Who are they? Europeans.
Czechs, Slovaks, Englishmen, even Spanish,
perhaps. And russians? No, there's
no russians. Maybe, once there was
one, but he couldn't meddle in any
matter. Although, he could have
forgotten about the voting because
of being drunk in his happiness.
So, leave him peacefully and see
the voter is European. Who is european? He has a different
mentality. He has everything alright with sewerage, he earns
four bucks per hour, and why is he concerned
with Spectrum? Right-for the pleasure. It's a hobby. Someone
collects coins, stamps, dung-beetles, and someone is playing
with their old Spectrums. And they are too
far from hard code, lame code -
the demoscene is a pure fun for
them. FOR FUN. FUN. F U N. Remember this. It's not a mere word.
They don't devote themselves to eight
bits as the almost every russian
spectrumist do.
I'm studying at university, i have
a girlfriend, free time and a lot
of beer (and it's a very good beer
if i live in Czech Rep.). When i
was small, my parents bought be a
computer, and i played games from
tapes with colourful covers that i
could buy in a shop. I liked the
joy and a fun, i was fond of Jet
Set Willy 2, it was marvellous.
Then i got a pc, entered a university, i began to eager for the
bigger fun and creativity. I still play games, my old games,
because they remember me of my childhood.
About that cheerful and wonderful
world and those hours of joy that
it gave to me. And now i am studying, have to pass the exams,
but i have no really big problems. I
have a little being used minivan,
i have rented a small apartment, i
date with my girl. And i'm a
ZX-Spectrum fan. I have a lot of
friends, we chat at # z80, sometimes we gather at somebody's
summer cottage to drink Czech beer from the 20 litre barrel. We
are happy of being together, we are
friends. And it's a big fun for us
to do something on Spectrum. Because we are carefree in this
life. Though someone has to work while
studying, he is also concerned
with Spectrum. To have some fun.
For fun. FUN.
Sometimes we all gather to drink
some beer and to enjoy ourselves
(Almost the same things). Ellvis
invites us. Meeting with a tap on
the shoulder and a smile. We enjoy
each other, drink beer and suddenly, hehe, a music compo begins.
Or maybe graphics. Or any other.
And i hear the music that my friend has made, here he is,
sitting nearby, drinking beer and laughing. I begin to laugh
too. Suddenly, i hear the music that is very familiar to me,
that reminds me of my childhood! I see the smiling
face of Factor 6 and realize, that
all that i have to do is to give
him the first place. Because he gave me what i wanted to have.
Something that i like. And it's funny to me.
FOR FUN.
FUN.
P.S. Moreover, it's good for dancing (especially after beer that
i've drunk by now).
