Events, facts, comments
Where is rolling Scenes or Voice in the Wilderness
(C) KVAZAR
Following the July festival in St. Petersburg CC'99, though
mushrooms after the rain began to multiply and replenish the
various "homebrew" computer art festivals "," Drinking-party
"from Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan and. Not wanting to
throw a stone in the garden organizers CAFe'99 (yet they came
to this business more professionally than the other), all the
same, I note that such events, business, on the one hand is
good, but on the other - much separates the stage and can not
organize something truly global and massive.
One after another passed PARADOX and DI: HALT. What we are
as a result of have? A dozen third-rate work, graphics and drip
Music vain wasted power and creativity. Except
of error precursors nobody taught again troubles with the
hardware ... Give the court the readers this excerpt from
Fidoshnoy correspondence Vsevolod Potapov (RANDOM / CC) with
subscribers ehokonferentsii ZX.SPECTRUM.
VP> Despite many hopes, subj was held on
VP> very low level. The room was changed in the last
VP> day, which may have been one of the reasons for the small
VP> number of visitors. There were no more than 50 (with
orgaVP> nizatorami). In this regard, once formed finanVP> cial
problems - not enough money collected not only on VP> prizes,
but even on the premises. At Spectrum periodiVP> practically
buggy sound - lost one of the channels. Many konkurVP> CLI were
not held at all. There were no winners predostavVP> Leno even
letters ...
Here you have an example of this left "party." Lord, all the
it is familiar and already beginning to pall. Is Spectrum
scene has sunk into such a disgrace? Well, that has not yet
lazhanulis on a grand scale, as E'97 ... And after all warned
and repeatedly. How much can already grind nouveau "Organizer",
well, not go UNBELIVER, DR, EI, REAL MASTERS, ANTARES, WLODEK
and other Progressive People in Your Urjupinsk! Equal, nor will
any of the festival ... For God's sake, if you want to have fun
time to show their achievements, share software, finally, just
uzhratsya - collect their drinking, but why would exploit
people's trust and sacred to many of the name "International
Festival of Computer Art."
VP> I want only to be hoped that in future, the organizers will
VP> correctly assess their strength before they organize
VP> something like this and be prepared to party a little bit
better ....
No way! Spasibochki! Fed up with homegrown party. Once, we
were strong supporters of FUNTOP'99, but dear Vladimir
Bulchukey us soundly broken off, that gave rise to this chaos
and confusion, but now there are people capable (I'm sure) lead
the scene and organize this festival unique and truly
international. It's RANDOM, MERLIN, MONSTER, HURTMAN, ARTY, and
all those who helped implement CHAOS CONSTRUCTIONS in life.
Peter - the only thing (except Moscow) place for events of this
level and scale.
I call to start a general rally in support of CC'2000. In
such a crucial moment just can not stay away, and allowing
continue to happen to such outrages. Must now begin a broad
information and advertising campaign and not only in networks,
and electronic media: newspapers and magazines. Thus, the
organizers will get a good motivation for their activities and
support activities by the general public make their more
seriously in its preparation, to prevent "Errors of youth" and
not deceive the expectations of the masses.
Festival 2000, the year should be the most ambitious in the
history of the Spectrum, a match time. I'm not talking about
other platforms, but all the same, as practice shows, our scene
is dominated in numbers of participants / spectators, and the
quality of works exhibited at the party. Therefore, every
self-respecting spektrumist should ask ourselves "What can I do
to Speccy entered 21 st century with head held high? "The
answer is obvious - just just stay with him, just like anything
without asking. Not necessarily be cool coder, artist,
musician, journalist, an electronics. You can just play with
toys, buying licensed copy, not cracked pirated version - that
you already Speccy will render enormous benefits can be far
more significant than the issue of regular demos or journal.
Remember that No one could help him, but us ...
OTHER NEWS
August 28-29, Kazan hosted the multi-platform festival
CAFe'99. More information about this event we will offer
readers a little later, when the results will be known this
party. So far, we can say that everything was on the level ...
Work on the super-game season, "Black Crow-2" is suitable
for the decisive final stage. According to information received
from Vyacheslav Mednonogova, wait not for long, maybe a few
weeks. Already, in Gomel, announced to raise funds to purchase
the program. The game is distributed jobbing batches of 10
specimens. Each instance of two corporate The CDs will cost,
roughly, to $ 3 or in rubles at the rate of Belbanka. Not worth
entertaining high hopes for an early appearance pirated copies
- the freebie has ended long ago, it's time to get used to
civilized relations.
A similar situation with the development of Minsk "AWAKEN".
We remind our readers that we are talking about a completely new
game, roots dating back to the legendary "ELITE", but much
superior to its older sister in all respects. Here
processing establishment is far from complete, although the
authors 've released two demos. At Minsk WEST BBS open direct
channel of communication with developers, operates an aria,
where you can ask Any questions, leave your suggestions and
criticisms in the course of writing the program. The game will
be on two disks and estimated cost of a licensed copy to be in
within $ 3 dollars.
And "Santa Claus" has undergone a massive re-catching bugs,
which counted all but with two dozen. As a result,
dissemination of criminal Santa Claus has been temporarily
suspended, but not for long. Somewhere in the early fall game
will be released to the public.
Resurrected from the ashes, after almost a year of silence,
Minsk Newspaper "BODY", published by the infamous group
SMOKERS. To date, had come out 7 new releases from # 10 to # 16
(HEXsisteme). The newspaper continues the tradition of fun,
networking, information and entertainment publication,
especially since this is the only Esme Minsk, claiming the role
of city and most importantly, more or less periodical.
It seems that in the WINDOWS Speccy is not raving mad, and
quite realistic prospect. That is the conclusion I came to get
acquainted with Project spektrumistov from Grodno (ASCENDANCY
and E-MAGE). DOORS'2000 - so it will be called the new
operating system for Spectrum. Graphical window interface, a
flexible modular system programming, resource use extended
memory up to 1024K, the ability to support not only the hard
drive, but and in the future CD-ROM, this is not a complete
list of advantages the OS, leaving far behind and NeOS and
everything else. And all of this - surprisingly user-friendly
interface, borrowed from AMIGA. While there are only a piece of
graphic interface and something which applications. The most
important thing at this stage, to write unit disk than it is
today and is engaged in KVA / E-MAGE, however, in connection
with studies in Minsk, the time it has very little. In
parallel, the President does not forget to upgrade your old
program: "LARA CROFT" and "PSC". For the "EMS" is preparing a
new overlay command files can be programmed terminalku manually.
Brothers bespectacled ;-) again on stage. At this time, OB
delight of all new toy, the content of which is kept in the
strictest secret. And this despite the fact that SPECTRE,
virtually no dismount pisyuka.
A FATALITY still can not be delivered long-awaited "PUSSY".
After FREEMAN'a "struck" by GAMEBOY, work hangs on uncertain,
but clearly the final stage. However, it seems that This time
the free distribution will not be - considered seriously the
issue of commercialization of the project. MAST, having nothing
do, from time to time, sling ink :-) new rulnye Mouzon.
TANKARD had recently come back from the army. It is not
known if he was going to return to active koderskoy life,
although rumors Peter, for the service had completely forgotten
all the assembly instructions ;-))).
According to the agency CBOs (one woman said), the
long-awaited deme "DEVOTION" from Moscow ANTARES, finally saw
the light, but confirmation of this event, we still have not
received.
