Millennium Party
(C) Ivan Poliakov
2:450 / 164.5 @ Fidonet
Announcement: Millennium Party.
Hi All!
I want to make a small but important announcement. So, why
the need for such a long time talking ... in a word, it
happened!
May 7-8, Minsk will host a Millennium Party.
Location - the main building of the Belarusian State
University (downtown).
Since the preliminary version of the rules is not yet
ready, I will mention the most prominent features.
+ Platform: ZX, PC, Amiga.
+ Preselekt weeds out of work, even where their number is
less than
maximum.
+ Rather mild requirements for the work.
+ Game compo for all platforms.
+ Valuable prizes.
+ The real action against violators of the rules item on
alcohol erages.
+ Cost of attendance - ~ $ 2
? Possible assistance with accommodation for the night.
? Date is not final and may be insignificant
Indeed changed.
As already feel dumb question: "what for to make a new
party?", Try to answer. This is the first event of its kind in
Belarus, its purpose - firstly, to give an opportunity to prove
to young Belarusian demogruppam, and secondly - to stimulate
the development of our scene in general.
And another thing: if someone is willing and able to help
in carrying out, too, please join the correspondence.
Constructive criticism is welcome.
PS: In the near future will be published a preliminary version
of the rules and the URL of the site support.
PPS: Of course, the date can not be called ideal, but sometimes
less may bring many advantages. ;-)
18/11/1999.
Millennium Demo Party
Rules (Version 1.0)
(C) Paul Pavlov
Contents
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1. Introduction.
2. Date, time, place, etc. ...
3. General Provisions.
4. Competition works.
5. Contests.
6. Prizes.
7. Register.
8. Contact addresses.
1. Introduction
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Do I need a new party? What are the objectives, this
idea? Fortunately, these questions have a specific answer,
otherwise you would never see this document.
The organizers sincerely hope that the Millennium (and this
is the first a similar event in Belarus) will encourage the
development of computer arts will contribute to their
popularity will help beginners compete abilities, give them
strength and confidence, necessary for further growth.
2. Date, time, place, etc. ...
------------------------------
Millennium Party will be held May 7-8, 2000. This date is
not final and could change in a minor range. The final date is
set for 3-4 months before party. The exact time will be
announced 2-3 weeks before the party.
Venue - Minsk, Belarus State University main building
(Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science).
Address: Ave Skoriny 4 (square of Independence).
Entrance fee - about $ 2 (2 days).
Platform: PC, Amiga, ZX Spectrum.
3. General Provisions
-----------------
Rules of conduct required from all POS
antibodies:
- Do not be at the party drunk, under the influence
the influence of drugs, drink up to partyplace, equal
but as the building of BSU, alcoholic beverages (including
beer). - Smoking is allowed only in designated areas.
- Do not litter, use profanity.
- Access to Technology organizers can only be with permission
and
under the supervision of the organizers.
If you violate the above rules security service
BSU may apply to the offender the necessary interventions.
In the event of damage deliberately or through negligence, the
offender must compensate the damage.
- All participants must pre-register for
complete profile.
- All visitors encouraged to fill out a visitor.
This and only this form to reserve your ticket. Availability
free tickets the day of the party is not guaranteed!
4. Competition works
-------------------
- All Entries will be screened
Even if space is available in the grid given the competition.
- All work, except for contests MegaDemo and Wild, must
be deposited no later than 3 days before the party. Desirable
but pass the work in advance to check their office computer.
Work for contests MegaDemo and Wild can be deposited at the
beginning les each day party.
- Articles can be deposited in the following ways:
1) By e-mail.
2) Netmail'om via FidoNet.
3) The floppy, HDD or CD the day of the party. It admits
repents only for large operations (> 1Mb), or in
exceptional cases.
- Preferably the presence of the author's work or his
representative.
One person can not represent the work of different groups or
auto ditch, not included in one group. Works that do not have
representatives solvent, and may take part in the
competition, but they do not
participate in the distribution of prizes.
- All the intro and the demo should work properly in DOS-window
Windows'98, exit by pressing Esc (or click
for the Amiga).
5. Contests
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- - - -= Speccy =- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1. 4K intro
A maximum of 3 minutes. Total will be shown no more than 10
works.
2. 16K intro
Maximum of 5 minutes. Total will be shown no more than 10
works.
3. 640K demo
A maximum of 10 minutes.
4. On-interrupt music (AY)
A maximum of 3 minutes.
Total will be shown no more than 15 works.
5. Game Compo
A maximum of 3 minutes.
All work must either work in demo mode
without outside interference, or be demonstrated
author or his representative.
6. Wild compo
Maximum of 5 minutes,
all the necessary hardware and software provides the author
(s) of work.
7. Hand-drawn graphics
1 work from the author.
15 works.
Prohibited ported from other platforms or scanned
schedule.
Standard screen 6912 bytes.
8. Pentagon512 demo
A maximum of 10 minutes. Size is not limited.
General requirements:
- Pentagon 128 (512) K / AY / TR-DOS 5.04;
- After the specified time work would be interrupted;
- All works must be in TR-DOS without protection;
- Accepted the work in the format of SCL, TRD, hobeta;
- Accepted the work on the TR-DOS disk, sent to the organizers,
or sent by regular mail;
- - - -= PC =- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1. 512b intro
Maximum of 1 min. Total will be shown no more than 10 works.
2. 4K intro
A maximum of 3 minutes. Total will be shown no more than 10
works.
3. 16K intro
Maximum of 5 minutes. Total will be shown no more than 10
works.
4. 64K intro
Maximum of 5 minutes. You can use the GDI.
The total size of intro not more than 65536 bytes.
Total will be shown no more than 10 works.
5. MegaDemo
A maximum of 10 minutes. You can use the GDI.
Size of archive (zip, rar) from the demo is not more than
8Mb.
6. Accelerated MegaDemo.
A maximum of 10 minutes. You can use the GDI, DirectX 6,
OpenGL.
Size of archive (zip, rar) with the demo - no more than 8Mb.
7. Wild Compo
Maximum of 10 minutes, all the necessary hardware and
software provides
Author (s) of work.
8. Game Compo
A maximum of 10 minutes. All work must either work in the
demonstration the inductive mode without any intervention or
to be about demonstrate the author or his representative.
General requirements:
- P2-300, 64Mb RAM (550Kb low mem), DPMI (DOS-window of Win98),
VBE2.0, SB16/General MIDI. (The presence of GUS is expected,
but still under
question).
- All work must work correctly in DOS-window Windows95/98
and terminated by pressing Esc.
- After this time the work will be interrupted.
- - - -= Amiga =- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Composition contests, and their options opredeleny.Zhelayuschie
anything nakodit can contact the organizers of the proposals,
which will be taken into account in further planning
Amiga-contests. Amizhniki, all at your fingertips!
- - - -= Music (PC / Amiga) =- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- -
1. 4-channel music (standard ProTracker MOD)
A maximum of 4 min., File size - no more than 1Mb, 10 works.
2. Multichannel Music (S3M, IT, XM, MED, SN/SN2)
A maximum of 4 min.
32 channels.
File size not more than 4Mb.
15 works.
Not allowed to use the bagged samples (IT)
either standard (banked) tools (SN/SN2).
3. Wild compo
Maximum of 5 minutes.
MP3, WAV and standard trekernye formats do not require
Authors software for playing them.
General requirements:
- A maximum of 2 works by the author, 2 from the group.
- - - -= Graphics (PC / Amiga) =- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
1. Hand-drawn graphics
Maximum 800x600x24.
Scanned images are not allowed.
15 works.
Work must not contain any mention of the author
(Logos, etc.).
2. Rendered graphics
Maximum 800x600x24. 15 works.
Work must not contain any mention of the author
(Logos, etc.)
3. Animation / Wild compo
Any standard format (FLI, FLC, AVI, MPG).
A maximum of 10 minutes.
- - - -= Special =- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1. ASCII graphics - 10 works
2. ANSI graphics - 10 works
3. Competition logos / symbols of the other Millennium Party
General requirements:
- A maximum of 2 from author, 2 from the group.
- ANSI / ASCII-work must be static,
format 80x25 or 80x50,
standard 7-bit character set.
6. Prizes
------
Supposed to award the winners of a large part of the contest
prizes. Winners of other competitions and prize receive
incentive prizes (CD, T-shirts with symbols etc.). All winners
will receive official diplomas.
Notes:
- Do not awarded the work, finished last in its concentration
course.
- Not awarded to works whose authors or their representatives
absent at the awards ceremony. In this case, the prizes
(Except for charters) are distributed among the following
works.
7. Register
------------
To register, fill out the necessary forms and send them to
one of the contact addresses listed below.
Each visitor is recommended to fill the questionnaire
visitor. This and only this questionnaire will be automatically
reserved for you a ticket (If available). In addition,
information on visitors is necessary for planning assistance
from other cities with accommodation.
==================================================
============== VISITOR
Name: [............................................... ....]
Residence: [.........................................]
Do you need help with accommodation (yes / no):
[................]
==================================================
==============
The following questionnaire is filled, one for each work group
and member, respectively.
==================================================
============== Entries
Title: [.........................................]
Competition / Platform:
[.......................................] Author (s):
[............................................ .....] Group:
[............................................... ..] Filename /
accurate file size: [............................] Other
options / requirements: [..............................] Notes:
[............................................... ]
==================================================
==============
==================================================
============== GROUP
Group name: [.........................................]
List of members of the group:
[.....................................]
[................................................. ..........]
[................................................. ..........]
Exhibiting works: [......................................]
[................................................. ..........]
[................................................. ..........]
==================================================
==============
==================================================
============== PARTICIPANT
Name: [............................................... ......]
Group: [............................................... ....]
Role: [............................................]
Exhibiting works: [......................................]
[................................................. ..........]
==================================================
==============
8. Contact Addresses
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To send the contest works and contacts with the organizers
Use the following coordinates:
FIDO: 2:450 / 164.5 (max. size of one letter 20 KB)
E-MAIL: paul.pavlov @ mailandnews.com
(Max size of one letter 10 MB)
E-MAIL: polyacov@fpmi.bsu.unibel.by
(Max size of one letter 300 Kb)
Contact phone number in Minsk: (017) 248-2887, Paul (Paul
Pavlov).
MILLENIUM
(C) Diver/4D
deadline is the last day of the
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MilleniuM - Copy / NoCopy Virtual Contest
organised in cyberspace by 4D + TNL for ZX'PC
Take your chance and try to be best in MilleniuM!
rules version 1.21 / 08:49 22.11.1999
[Millenium] [aims] [c / nc]
Everyone knows that is a conversion or a copy. Who does not
know, read below. So it was led by Spectrum scene, which often
components exposed unoriginal work. May also be noted it
belongs only to Russian ZX-stage. The main objective of this
com - Copy and share NoCopy work. Why do it? First, NoCopy
works will compete only with NoCopy, and Copy compo knowledge
that ideas are not original and has value only technique.
Secondly, those who had exhibited Copy work for the common
components are now ponder what he does. After winning the
nomination NoCopy much more prestigious than Copy. In addition,
the quantity and quality of work in Copy and NoCopy compo can
judge the state of affairs on the scene in general, for
example, how is dominated by their own ideas. Of course, the
plausibility depends on the amount of work and on number of
voters, so we hope for your support.
If you look at the list of components for PC / Amiga, the
idea of Copy / NoCopy almost not observed, only a collage gfx
compo and pc / amiga mulichannel music compo has the attitude
to it. This is explained by the fact that the PC / Amiga has
long been a taboo participate in the com Copy works. PC / Amiga
part MilleniuM has another purpose. Namely: today or yesterday,
you were on the ZX-stage, but everything changes. If you are
artist, then one day you will want to marry limits of the
existing restrictions and make a step forward. PC / Amiga scene
- not the worst choice.
Of course, PC / Amiga MilleniuM not only for former
spektrumistov; these compo for all those who have long been on
the PC or just makes first steps.
Try yourself, porobuyte create something worthwhile! And you
need not wait for summer, you can do it right now, taking
participate in MilleniuM!
[Millenium] [rules] [c / nc]
Basic rules:
- Take the maximum of 2 works per author in each
components (except for mp3 music compo, where the restriction
-
one work by the group)
- Accepted only previously unpublished work
- Did not work, sent later than December 31, 1999
- The organizers have the right to cancel any components, if
sent an insufficient number of papers
- The organizers reserve the right to make changes
in the competition rules and to disqualify any work,
not suitable for component for any reason.
- The organizers have the right to distribute the components
work
any complete
- In case of a large number of works in which a nomination,
can be conducted preselect
Spectrum nocopy gfx compo:
- Standard screen (6912 bytes)
- Logos / labels are forbidden
- The idea must be original, no copies are allowed,
conversion, repaint, etc.
- In nocopy gfx requires several intermediate steps
The job creation
Spectrum copy gfx compo:
- Standard screen (6912 bytes)
- Logos / labels are forbidden
- The idea is not to be original, you must specify
details of the original
- A very welcome fact that you provide a way to create
work - conversion, handmade, collage, etc.
Spectrum nocopy music compo:
- Module for standard on-int tracker
- Must be sent as a compiled file (with addresses
# C000 and # 8000) and source-file for the tracker
- Limitations on the duration / size / obsession
No, but must specify the duration.
- The idea must be original, no copies are allowed,
conversion, etc.
Spectrum copy music compo:
- Module for standard on-int tracker
- Must be sent as a compiled file (with addresses
# C000 and # 8000) and source-file for the tracker
- Limitations on the duration / size / obsession
No, but must specify the duration.
- The idea is not to be original, you must specify
details of the original
- A very welcome fact that you provide a way to create
work - selection of music by ear, or again the conversion
MOD'a
etc.
PC / Amiga handdrawn gfx compo:
- The maximum resolution 800x600x24bit
- Are accepted only in JPEG and GIF
- Logos / labels are forbidden
- Prohibited scanned works
PC / Amiga rendered gfx compo:
- The maximum resolution 800x600x24bit
- Are accepted only in JPEG and GIF
- Logos / labels are forbidden
PC / Amiga collage gfx compo:
- The maximum resolution 800x600x24bit
- Are accepted only in JPEG and GIF
- Logos / labels are forbidden
- Enabled scanned, render, hand-draw the graph, the most
the main thing that would looks nice and it was a matter of
your hands
Reference: collage - it's cutting images into one screen, which
after treatment acquires artistic value.
PC / Amiga 4-channel music compo:
- Maximum Module 1 Mb
- MOD-only format (ProTracker)
- Music should not be fixated
- Limitations on the duration of no
PC / Amiga nocopy mulichannel music compo:
- Maximum Module 4 MB
- Permitted formats s3m, xm, it, med, dbm
- Prohibit the use of packaged samples
- Music should not be fixated
- Limitations on the duration of no
- The idea must be original, no copies allowed
PC / Amiga copy mulichannel music compo:
- Maximum Module 4 MB
- Permitted formats s3m, xm, it, med, dbm
- Prohibit the use of packaged samples
- Music should not be fixated
- Limitations on the duration of no
- The idea is not to be original, you must specify
details of the original
PC / Amiga mp3 music compo:
- Maximum Module 4 MB
- Only one work from group
Attention! The music module should be no
mention of the author (s)!
[Millenium] [glossary] [c / nc]
What is Copy gfx?
This is either scanned and / or converted from another
Platform image someone else's work.
What is Copy music?
Again - conversion, a compilation of the ear, etc. Essence - a
stranger idea.
What is NoCopy gfx / music?
This is of course completely original work that was invented
Only you.
In addition, the Copy category includes all the work that do
not fit in NoCopy. Namely: if a part is not original work, then
have used snippets of other works. The simplest example - Work
# 24 in DI: HALT: 99 gfx compo, which is processing the
background image Spectrofon # 21 (original by TeeRay / XTM),
then same with music - no matter how you mix the melody, it
will be Copy music.
Nor should we think that the Copy compo - it sucks. In
contrast, here you have the chance to show their technique. And
believe me my experience, handmade copy always give 100 points
ahead of any conversion.
[Millenium] [prizes] [c / nc]
Prizes will not be. Why? Think for yourself. What is a real
prize? Why are you all doing something on stage? What do you
want? If you need money - then look for a job:) and it's just
virtual contest, and only victory budei prize.
[Millenium] [deadlines] [c / nc]
Deadline of works - 12/31/1999
Work sheets and voting will be published as soon as
will only be possible ;-). Time of the vote - one per month.
[Millenium] [form] [c / nc]
title [................................................ ..]
author [................................................ ..]
compo [................................................ ..]
info [................................................ ..]
[................................................. .]
[................................................. .]
contacts [................................................ ..]
For music, indicate the presence / otstutstvie loop, duration.
If this is the Copy operation, please give details of the
original.
[Millenium] [contacts] [c / nc]
All work / issues sent to:
zx gfx / music: Diver/4D golubt@psu.ru (irc: OrangeFox)
orangefox@mail.ru
pc / amiga gfx: Mr.John / TNL john@ulstu.ru
pc / amiga music: Maxwell / TNL maxwell@ulstu.ru (irc: MxL ^
TnL)
maxjs@chat.ru
Upon receipt of the work / voices wait for confirmation of
receipt. If within 3 days you have not received it - please
write again. Thus we hope to avoid losing votes and works that
alas, happened many times in the other party.
In addition, you can try to find us on channel # z80
in IRCNet.
The latest version of the rules and news MilleniuM can
always be found at http://cnc.jump.ru
diver_of_4d
