ZX-Party
In this new category will be announced today, the position
of editorial ZX-News to this phenomenon in social life
spektrumistov as party and demomeyting. But do not worry, it
will not be negative. :) But everything is in order.
Let's start with the evaluation of activities in the past
for the year. And they should be noted, was
much as five or six pieces. Enumerate them, we
will not, since it does not concern the essence of our
conversation. Thus, each party in its plan
Failed. Everyone has some drawbacks
and dignity, but the question "was whether or not"
can be answered positively, ie, all statements about the
upcoming meetings have been implemented. Therefore we can
discard all doubts about the reality of this or that party. Now
we come to that, because of which was founded a new topic. This
is the main problem of all past events - visitors and the level
of work.
Precisely because of this unusually large
of any demoparti spektrumisty
were scattered in various cities and
This year there was the interesting
meetings that took place FunTop'98
or Enlight'ah. But the phenomenon of party
most importantly - the possibility of communication between
edinomyshlenikami, at least, ZX-News
provides information support to festivals just for this reason.
But that such meetings have taken place, it is necessary to
define a party, where everyone will gather to talk with
like-minded people. That - Chaos Construction'000.
We think that the reason for which revised ZX-News supports
CC'000, clear - it is his conduct in St. Petersburg,
the city is the traditional center
such festivals, which still remained manufacturers that support
Spectrum. We will not hide that, if in the next year in Moscow
was held FunTop'2000, We would encourage all to visit it is this
party, since it has a convenient geographical location for the
majority of Spectrum of groups (more so that the festival
entirely devoted to the Spectrum). However, by its own
organizer, Wlodek Black, officially declared its support for
CC'000. So, in truth, at St.Pete party light
converged wedge. :)
So the best venue of the festival
to communicate spektrumistov found. We turn to the position of
those who believe that party importantly - demos. It should be
noted that such people less, but their point of view
deserves attention, since without the dem party
has considerable chances to turn into booze.
;-) So, this year for the first few years spektrumistov was not
possible to observe a most interesting "battle of the Titans",
ie for the competition's strongest demomeykerov. All this is
thanks so copious amounts of all festivals and events, which
were brought in demos. Imagine a brilliant collection FunTop'98
(or Enlight'ov) scattered throughout the five festivals -
terrible picture? That is what happened to the creative works
in nynyshnem year. Therefore, ensure that this does not happen
again next year, we decided to shed some light on the
situation. We hope that we are was - farther up to you, dear
readers.
If you want to comment on the affected subject, for example,
to support us, giving their evidence in favor of a single party
(we know that some well-known arts groups greatly regret that
exhibit their work not on St.Pete party, but somewhere in
Uryupinsk) - send your letters to the editorial office,
We will publish them with pleasure.
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Now we would like to talk about
problem of modern dem.
Let us try to observe the story. Demomeyking born as
means of expressing coolness programmer
his creative level. That is, the demos showed the possibility
of their creators in the field code. Naturally, over time, this
resulted in a race between the coders for the development of
new and new effects - there were competitions, which were
called party. For some time demos were a mad scene, where
programmers have struggled in the first place ...
But once a coder, adding
another newly effect to the heap
others, he saw that the individual
they may be, and good, but together
look like a cake with mustard. Here
in his mind flashed a crazy coder
idea. Excitedly calling znakomumu artist-writer, he gave him
the essence of their ideas. Several months passed and
time the biggest party of the year.
Visitors accustomed to contemplate the rotating
prolovochnye cubes facing each
other balls, crawling all angles
scrolls, when suddenly ... What is it? " Image? All as one
entranced staring at monitor screen, forgetting about
everything. A there ... there was a whole world - the effects
come to life they opened the worldview of their creators,
became the embodiment of their ideas. It was the story.
Among the famous scenery of belated mocking cries rang out:
"Yes this is animation! They lamer, do not be cool to write
code !..", but this time they deftly podveshannye languages
are not able to influence audience - that brilliant deme took
higher place.
A few years later appeared a
concept of "animation in demah" - so dubbed later sceners what
was described above. Thus, it became
clearly that they want only more and
New effects in many different variations.
However, people who appreciate demos as an example of art, not
a testing ground for showing off, on appreciate the appearance
of new species dem. Since then the camp of fans demomeykinga
divided into two sides - the first defended the traditional
view of dem, arguing that the most important thing - the level
of coolness code, while others argued that demah
must contain a plot. In connection with the
those voting at the festival was nekorretnym since the tribute
was given to the traditional mind dem, and in the rules even
was introduced a ban on artistic demo - a familiar item on the
inadmissibility animation in the works.
So, hurry now to please those who
distressed by the situation described above: the organizers
Chaos Construction'000 now seriously considering a proposal for
approval by a vote in two categories - better code and better
storyline. That is the first time a step to the actual
development demomeytinga.
Official information on the new
voting and other issues, we will present in cl. Room ZX-News.
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And finally, we want to inform here about
nothing. Due to tiresome propaganda noisy scenery, the very
ones who were mentioned above, among spektrumistov widely
believed that the show the skill can only demah, not
sistmnyh in games or programs. Between
by deme, which was not represented
on the party, is an indication of the monstrous
waste of creative energy wasted, and, believe me, none of this
work is not to say thank you (to put it mildly) of its author.
On the Spectrum the best way to realize itself - it is the
creation of any game or system program, which deme not even
close compared: for example, released a few days ago
Game Operation 'OIL' or sistemka BestView
shut up for the belt any DeMouy!
Actually demomeyting as a means of self-affirmation appeared
on other platforms where it is very difficult to realize their
creative ideas in the form of games or software programs
because they will inevitably sink into the abyss - a
software sea, and on it nobody pays
attention (so much there was there the atmosphere). So, sceners
tend to have access not only to the Spectrum, but also to other
computers - saw the order of the day, they immediately seized
him, began shouting that the game and sistemki "sax with
mazdaem, who write only lamer, say, write
can and should "only demos, because
Blam-Blam-Blam ... And many of scenery realize that the
prevalence of dem allow them to manipulate public opinion,
since in this case behind them entrenched the status of
experts, in fact sceners returns with his verdict of a Deme.
But because most of these individuals with a bloated delusions
of grandeur in nature only notorious windbags who only do
nothing but waving language, it is not surprising that the
current situation on the field Spectrum software, which we
observe the following: 95% of the issued today, the programs
are demami (figuratively speaking, since demami can be called
only what was presented to the party).
We believe that it is now clear to all
why such a crisis on the Spectrum with the software.
Editorial ZX-News plans in 2000
publish a series of articles on the fight against this
rampant epidemic. Again, that demoy
can be called only the program, which was demonstrated at the
party. Everything Else - a pointless waste of time and effort,
ie, an epidemic, because in a healthy state no one will
chtolibo wasting. The purpose for which we touched on this
theme - the desire to deliver creative ideas spektrumistov
imposed by unthinking riveting dem to give them the opportunity
to realize ourselves the really! After all, if a person creates
a game or a system program, it receives
recognition of absolutely all spektrumistov,
whereas when he was writing demos, firstly, deprived of the
potential popularity, because demomeytingom very interested in
narrow circle of people, and secondly, strong bark furiously at
risk of being someone from the scenery, which is not like any
effect ... Examples in favor of real creativity in the field of
software and this can lead demomeytinga many more, but our
monologue for too long, so it's time to call it a day,
otherwise room left for other materials in this issue. :)
So, here are three basic positions, which
adheres to the revised ZX-News:
- Party must be one, and this - Construction Chaos'000;
- On the party vote should demam
conducted in two categories: better code
and the best story (conventional definition);
- On the Spectrum has developed a real demomeyting, ie, it
must always be the only means of competitions and conducted
under party; valid as Spectrum recognizes creativity in every
way and for support the creation of games and software programs
(including their releases / Revised / etc).
Appeal to all, including to
Spectrum newspaper editors: If you
share the views expressed here - write! We will try to bring
together this information to the widest circles to each
spektrumist could look at the situation in the real world and
make your conclusions.
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