Millennium'2003 Demoparty RULES --- beta 3

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Millennium'2003 DemoParty
Rules.
(Beta 3)
Contents:

1. Introduction.
2. Date, place, time. How to get there? Cost.
3. General rules.
4. Competitions.
5. Additional competitions.
6. Preselection and voting system.
7. Approximate schedule.
8. Prizes.
9. Contact addresses, sponsors.
10. Questionnaire for comp work.

Introduction.

Millennium Demoparty is already the fourth annual computer festival, which is held in Minsk by the Psycho group. Every time we gain experience in order to improve the organization of the event and conduct it at the highest possible level. In addition to competitions, a rich, carefully prepared program awaits you,
including showing the best demos, original competitions, surprises, etc.

Platforms: PC, Amiga and ZX Spectrum. If you are a fan of another platform and want to present it at the party, please contact the organizers! Also, if you have original ideas or a desire to help with the organization - you're welcome! We will be happy
to give you the opportunity to bring something new and interesting to the event.

Date,place, time. How to get there? Cost.

Date - September 20..21, 2003. Estimated time - from
11 to 18 hours (both days). A more exact time will be determined
later. The cost of visiting is 3..4 euro (for both days). For girls - discounts. The venue has not yet been finally determined.
It will be one of the Minsk clubs or cinemas. There are several
decent options; At the moment, the organizers are choosing the most suitable location for the event.

General rules.

The following are general rules of conduct, the observance of which
is required of ALL demoparty visitors. Please read them carefully!

* it is forbidden to bring weapons, piercing
objects, or other items that can cause injury to visitors
or damage equipment
* it is forbidden to litter
* it is forbidden to come or be at the party place in a
insane (alcohol-drug) state
* it is not advisable to bring food and drinks to the party
* smoking is only allowed in the designated areas.
* access to the organizers' equipment is possible ONLY with the permission and under the supervision of the organizers.

If the above rules are violated, the security service
or one of the organizers may apply to the violatornecessary measures of influence (using physical force :-)
If damage is caused knowingly or through negligence, the violator
is obliged to compensate for the damage. Otherwise, the unconscious offender will be taken to the nearest police station or forest (depending on the situation).

If you intend to visit demoparty, we strongly recommend that you fill out the registration form on the site. This will firstly
allow us to estimate the number of visitors, and secondly, it will allow
others to better imagine who will be present at the party.
Registration on the site reserves a ticket for you, but does not give you a discount. However, if you managed to show yourself in some way on the demoscene, then there is a high probability that you will be included in the list of invitees. Pos
- people must know their heroes! ;-)

General rules for accepting competitive works (may be changed and
supplemented by the rules of a specific competition):

* Works are accepted by e-mail until 6:00 on September 19. The address
for accepting works depends on the competition! In some competitions, works are also accepted on partyplace (see the rules of specific competitions).
* Works are accepted in the form of an archive (zip or rar), divided into volumes of no more than 2 MB in size (works provided on
CD need not be divided into volumes).
* The archived file with the work must containinfo-file with
the following information:
- title of the work
- author and his group (if any)
- competition
- additional requirements or comments (if
necessary) The first three points are mandatory!

Works that do not meet the specified requirements will not be accepted! If for some reason you cannot follow these requirements, then you need to contact the organizers in advance, and perhaps, as an exception, your work will be
accepted.

Competitions.

..:: PC ::..

Minimum machine configuration for demonstrating work (it can be changed to increase power):
- P3 1GHz;
- 512 Mb RAM;
- GeForce-3 Ti, 64Mb;
- SB Live (General MIDI).

Software configuration:
- Windows 98/2000;
- DirectX 9, OpenGL, VBE2.0.

General requirements for work:
- Pure animation is prohibited.
- Maximum 2 works from author/group (for each nomination).
- All works must be completed by pressing Esc.
- If the work exceeds the time limit, it will be interrupted.
- Works for DOS must work correctly in the Win98 environment.

Works in these competitions are accepted on partyplace as follows:
- works are accepted induring the 1st day of the party;
- works are accepted on a CD or floppy disk (those that fit on one! floppy disk), the work must be presented in the form of an archive (zip, rar) containing an info file (the requirements are the same as
when submitted by other methods). The carrier (CD/floppy disk) must be
signed at least by the author of the work and the name of the competition
- it is nevertheless recommended to send works in advance for their
checking.

* 256b Intro
Time limit - 1 min.

* 512b Intro
Time limit - 1 min.

* 4K Intro
Time limit - 3 min.

* 64K Intro
Time limit - 5 min. The total size must not exceed
65536 bytes.

* Megademo
Time limit - 10 minutes. The total size of the archive containing the work should not
exceed 12 Mb.

* Wild Demo/Flash Demo/Animation
Time limit - 10 minutes. Videos or demos
that for some reason do not correspond to the
megademo nomination are allowed. MPEG-1,2 and DivX 5.x codecs will be installed. If the work requires additional equipment/software, it is provided by the author(s). Flash demo must contain an html file to
run the demo.
* Invitation Compo
All works will be shown at the party, and they will be awarded
points as in a regular competition. Conditions of participation: The work must containinvitation to Millennium'2003 demoparty. The Invitation must be released/posted on the Internet/transferred to the organizers by
September 10. If you yourself were able to post the intro on the Internet, be sure to send the link to the organizers, and we will publish your work on all stage portals available to us. Logo and all and

..:: ZX Spectrum::..

General requirements for work:
- Pentagon 128(512)K/AY/TR-DOS 5.04
- after the specified time, work will be interrupted
- all work must be in TR-DOS without protection
- work in SCL format is accepted, TRD, hobeta
- work on regular TR-DOS disks is accepted.

* 512b intro
Simple Basic bootloader + code block 512 bytes maximum.
Maximum 1 min. In total, no more than 10 works will be shown.

* 4K intro
Simple Basic loader + code block 4096 bytes maximum.
Maximum 3 min. In total, no more than 10 works will be shown.

* 16K intro
Simple Basic loader + code block 16384 bytes maximum.
Maximum 5 min. In total, no more than 10 works will be shown.

* 640K demo
Maximum size - 1 TR-DOS disk. Maximum 10 min.

* Hand-drawn graphics
2 works from the author. In total - no more than 30 works. Graphics transferred from other platforms or scanned are prohibited. Standard screen 6912 bytes.

* On-interrupt music (AY)
Sources (ASM,ST,ST Pro,PT 2.X,PT3.X) + module compiled with the player under address C000h. Maximum 3 min. In total, no more than 20 works will be demonstrated. 1 work from the author.

..:: Music ::..

General requirements for works:
- No more than one work from the author in each category.
- The maximum duration is not limited, but only the first three minutes will be played.
- The use of MO3 in tracker competitions is allowed.
- When submitting your work, it is advisable to indicate your preferred player.

* 4-channel MOD music
The size of the work (in the archive) is no more than 1 Mb. Only standard
MOD format (4 channels). Only original works.

* Multichannel music
The size of the work in the archive is no more than 4 Mb, acceptable formats are
S3M, XM, IT, MED, DBM, MOD, MO3. Only original works.

* MP3 music without vocals
Only original tracks without vocals. Acceptable
formats are MP3 and OGG. Any bitrate. Entries for this competition are accepted on partyplace BEFORE the start of the 1st day of competitions. Requirements for
work are similar to the requirements for submitting a demo on partyplace.

* MP3 music with vocals
Only original tracks with vocals. Acceptable
formats are MP3 and OGG. Any bitrate. Works in thiscompetitions are accepted on partyplace BEFORE the start of the competitions on the 1st day. Requirements for
work are similar to the requirements for submitting a demo on partyplace.

* Wild music
Acceptable formats - MP3, OGG, AudioCD, WAV, XM, IT. Entries for this competition are accepted on partyplace BEFORE the start of the competition on the 1st day. Requirements for work are similar to the requirements for submitting a demo on partyplace.

Two-level organization of competitions. If more than 10 works are submitted in a nomination, then the competition is held on a two-level system: all works are divided into 2 or more qualifying groups
of approximately the same size. In each group, the competition is held immediately, lasting 2 minutes. The 3 best works from each group make it to the finals, where the winner is finally determined. If no more than 10 works are submitted in a nomination, then qualifying competitions are not held. Instead, the works undergo an additional preselection and reach the finals.

..:: Graphics ::..

General requirements for works:
- No more than one work from the author in each category.
- Maximum resolution - 800x600 True Color.
- Acceptable formats - JPEG, PNG, BMP (uncompressed). The recommended format is JPEG.

* Hand-drawn graphics
Works must be done in some 2D editor,Scanned works are not allowed. To confirm the drawing
of the work, the author must provide 2-3 intermediate phases along with the work.

* Rendered Graphics
The work must be done in some 3D editor. Post-processing at the filter level is allowed. To confirm
the nature of the work, the author must provide, along with the work, a screenshot depicting the scene in the 3D editor he uses.

Two-level organization of competitions. If more than 10 works are submitted in a nomination, then the competition is held on a two-level
system, completely similar to music competitions.

..:: Games ::..

General requirements for works:
- All works must either work in demo mode
or be demonstrated by the authors or their representatives.
- Time limit - 5 minutes.
- Games that have participated in others are not allowed demoparty.
- Functionality limitations depending on
time, type of computer, etc. are not allowed. The version shown in the competition must be functionally equivalent to the version submitted for the competition, regardless of when it will be used. In other words, if someone downloads the game in 10 years, they
will see all the features that could have been demonstrated
at the party.
- Functionalityand the usefulness of the game is determined solely by the author.
- Entries are accepted on partyplace BEFORE the start of the competitions of the 1st
day. Requirements for work are similar to the requirements for submitting a demo
on partyplace.

* PC game compo
Platforms: DOS/Win32. Allowed to use DirectX 9,
OpenGL, MMX, SSE, VBE 2.0.

Additional competitions (the need for holding is being discussed).

* It is proposed to divide tracker Music compo into
traditional and alternative (aka dance, aka “sausage”).
* It is proposed to highlight compositions written using trackers of the new generation (ReNoise, Buzz, Psycle) into a
separate compo.
* It is proposed to carry out Realtime compo (handdrawn gfx,
coding).

Preselect and voting system.

All work will undergo preselection. Preselect does not aim to objectively assess the level of work. It solves the following
tasks:
1. Censorship - does not pass works that, for moral and ethical reasons, cannot be shown.
2. Technical control - does not allow works that, due to their characteristics or the characteristics of the equipment, cannot be
adequately reproduced.
3. Reducing the number of works - does not pass works that, in our subjective opinion think they have no chance of winning prizesplaces.
This does not necessarily mean that the works screened out according to this principle are objectively weaker than all those included in the competition.

The third point applies only in special cases.

The winners in each competition are determined by the results of voting of visitors. Voting system - so-called 1-2-3. That is,
everyone can choose up to 3 works and write down the numbers of these
works in descending order of their level in the form. The first one will receive 3 points, the second
- 2, the third - 1. The winning works will be those with the highest amount of points.

Approximate schedule.

1st day.

* Opening
* oldskool demo show
* mch music - qualifying competitions
* graphics - qualifying competitions
* 64K show
* MP3 music - qualifying competitions competitions
* ZX Demo show
* Wild music - qualifying competitions
* game competitions
* Animation show

2nd day.

* ZX Spectrum
* 4-channel music
* graphics - final competitions
* music - final competitions
* Wild demo/Animation/Flash
* PC Intro/Demo
* Demo Show
* Announcement of results, awards, closing.

Prizes.

Authors of works that took 3 first places in each of the competitions
will receive certificates of honor and symbolic prizes: CDs, T-shirts andetc.
The winners of some competitions will receive valuable prizes. The size of the prize fund is not determined, because... depends on sponsors. We don't expect it to be big. However, in any case, it will be distributed primarily among the demo compo participants, and also, if possible, wild demo, intro, game, etc. Thus, we encourage the creation of a demo.

Attention!

* Works that take last place in their nomination are not
awarded, even if there is only one work in the nomination.
* If the author/representative of the work is not present on
partyplace, prizes will not be awarded or sent by mail. Foreign participants who are absent from the party will receive diplomas by mail.

Contact addresses, sponsors.

Official website of Millennium Demoparty -
http://mln.scenosaurus.org

The list of sponsors is empty for now. We will be glad to receive any financial support, and this event is really worth supporting! For more information please contact Cooler/Psycho:
coo...@tut.by

For organizational questions, please contact one of the following addresses:
- coo...@tut.by;
- ser...@scenosaurus.org;
- ps...@tut.by.

To avoid confusion, please DO NOT send competition entries to the above e-mail addresses. To submit work and consultations, use the addresses specially designated for this purpose:

* ZX Spectrum (all): spe...@scenosaurus.org
* Music: mu...@scenosaurus.org
* Graphics: grap...@scenosaurus.org
* PC Demos/Intros: de...@scenosaurus.org
* Other components: ot...@scenosaurus.org

Contact phone in Minsk: (+375-17) 247-75-64 (Ivan), or (+375-29) 756-37-65 (mobile)

Questionnaire for comp work.

________________________________________________________________________
Work:
Compo:
Group(s):
Author(s):
Contacts:
Comments:
_________________________________________________________________________

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