OPERATEXT - From the history of the demo Oper'y.

<b>OPERATEXT</b> - From the history of the demo Oper'y.
    Dear friends, and just demomany
fans SPECCY! We (a group AVALON) happy
introduce our first (and,
hopefully not the last) synopsy.
Immediately, anticipating your surprise
try to explain to you the importance of
this word: it is derived from the Muses.
term SYNOPSIS, which means -
visual-auditory associations. In our
think it's best corresponds to
What we are doing and that a long time
called a demo. More like us
precisely such a term, and if he will
taste and other groups, we
just happy. This is a tricky word invented
AFINA of AVALON!

    'OPERA' written specially for
ENLIGHT'97, but due to many problems and
trouble there was not hit. While we
have collected money for the trip to St. Petersburg
Tickets nebylo. Our attempts
synopsy send over the network were
categorically rejected by the organizers.
To be honest, we have it on them
offended, because so much work invested in
These killobayty code, music and graphics,
they even pogovoit us do not normally
wanted ...

    But the scene could not live only once in
year, during the competition. Therefore, we
decided to make all of you this New Year
gift! May perceive it as
original presentation of our group.

    We hope that soon we will take
rightful place among these leaders
scene as a DREAM MAKERS, PROGRESS,
DIGITAL REALITY, EXTEREME, CODEBUSTERS!

    FROM THE HISTORY OF CREATION 'OPERy' ...

    We started back in
January / February 1997, combining
Coding / muzaking and draving with learning who
school, and someone at the institute. Moreover, studies of
this is clearly not affected!

    The main volume of work performed:
ZNAHAR, RUFF I (VIATOR), as we
helped everyone else avalonery. We
wanted to write a joint trial of all
RUSH, but the end result here
included only two music IMP'a ...

    We tried to make something new in
demomeyking, and at the same time sought to
make it in the traditions of the past
RUSH'evskih works. As far as we could
and that, and another judge you. We can only say
we tried not to skive and worked
at your pleasure.

    Not all of the planned managed
fully implemented. I see myself
a bunch of spans and disadvantages. But
I repeat - this is our first
any serious work.

    Maybe you thought that in our
synopsy not much effect, but we
hoping for help from the DMS / LAVES / ETC, and
they slowed down. If you delve into the essence of
the effects of a full-screen scrolling
really full-screen, 3-dimensional
people RUFF'a calculated in real
time and each point - this is
individual vectors are already 175
(Realtime), for primera'ECHOLOGYya 'is not
pulls and fifty. In the intro to SOS
width of the window 20 familiarity, you can change
wave table (1,2,3) and all that
superimposed images on the mask of any
size. Well, later in the same spirit.

    Graphics, perhaps a bit too
a lot. More than ten full-screen
images, plus many smaller ones. All
schedule, and tomchisle dvuhbitplanovye
pictures painted before we
seen with E97. The same applies to
everything else. All work after
Competition was not a principled and
was characterized by 'picking up trash. " Then
that similar to our ideas were in
demonstrations of other groups have several
upset, but all our ideas were born
to E97.

    This, apparently, the first
synopsy / eurodemo which already 6
melodies, which is caused by a large number
auxiliary parts. In my opinion
Witch Doctor - an incredibly valuable musician
as can write music is not left, but
exactly what is required in each
case. Whether it's RAVE, DOOM
or TECHNO. That is true with pop in his
problems :-)! Music IMP'a does not require
comments. True Mouzon of intruhi to
'SOS' he gave us a year and a half ago,
a great tune from the article itself, we
took him almost without his knowledge,
On learning that he wants nothing more
write, and decided that it is impossible to divide
this product.

    As for the plot, then I think all
and so clearly. All of this was born then,
when the roof was going right, and his legs were
left when COOL was changed from LAME,
when all forced to think about their studies and
work, and we did the opposite ... ALL
IN THIS LIFE IS LIFE! I'm now in the
head complete mess, which gives a chance to
emergence of a new synopsy. :-)

    My Personal Thoughts on DEMOMAKINGE
A huge hello to everyone for whom the trial is not
is a simple bredyatinoy with flying
pictures and letters jumping!
Thanks to everyone who takes it as
the arts and strives to do something
seriously, what will be remembered later
many years, when will SPECCY
look like on a machine that
sprang a new art form.
Think of famous artists and
all outstanding people. Indeed, the majority
of them nebyli known during his lifetime and their
work was consciously only after
century ...

    I'm studying at the Academy of Arts of Ukraine,
I have a computer stands right in the hostel
and, naturally, many of my friends
watched the demo on it. It was very
interesting to watch their reaction, because it
People with good taste, savvy
design and graphics, rather than simple spectators
from the side. At the same time they do not
exposed to the stereotypes inherent in the people
intimately familiar with computers.

    The reaction was different. Most
interest were the 'VIBRATIONS' and
Some other eurodemo. Old
megademo nobody likes, even
such things as 'INSULT' did not cause
have no emotion.

    Many drew attention to the fact that
I think the most important - on the style. Case
that this is the most important
objective of the present demomeykera - Catch
The plot and compile all in an organic whole!

    Now the level of coding is to
highest mark. Of Spectrum
squeeze out all that is possible and what is not.
Music uzhedavno became very steep and
muzakery write more masterpieces.
Last ENLIGHT showed that with
graphics matter much improved. Now
need to strive to make
from all of this work which
would not be ashamed to show
professional artists or
For example, scrolling on TV.

    Just think how stupid would
look at this case, greetings, and
many other "remnants of the Polish
times ", which prevent perceive
synopsy as a harmonious whole. It's like
captions inserted after every 50-th
Frame movie ...

    As examples of successful solutions
demonstrations, I can give two papers
Groups SPACE BALLS on AMIGA: '9 FINGERS '
and 'STATE OF THE ART', which are executed
in the form of original video clipping.
Perhaps there are others, but I did not see them
as yet, we have only 10 demo due
nenalazhennyh exchange channels Amiga
soft'om.

    In our "HALLUCINATIONS IN OPERA" we
tried to do too much nichigo. There
there is no word which does not relate to the story.
All supporting information and
parts were kept in a separate section -
'COMMENTS', and do not interfere with the basic idea.

    I am in no way not to say that we
All failed, but on the contrary, the most
main task is far from complete.
A lot of graphics in different styles, etc. We
understand their mistakes as you work on
synopsy and try them
get rid of in next time.

    Now I want to keep all the words
together and give druzhesskie and
:-) professional advice:

    Do not do anything extra. All
must be subordinated to the main idea and
plot. Try to maintain the style
as graphics and music and effects.
Never aspire to vlepit
synopsy / demo everything is ready for
hand. Not ready to effects / graphics / music
should dictate the style, and vice versa -
style and the idea first, the rest
subordinate to them and totally dependent on them.

    First, think of all to the end and
only then start writing. When
This should be discussed once all Projects
together as coders, and artists and
musicians. Imagine how stupid would
looked our 'OPERA', if in
parts 'AVALON' and 'MORDOR' played no
Witch Doctor music is so well thought-out and
some kind of pop?

    Poston looking for something new. What
You managed to make the effects work on
10% faster than this, as in the other demo,
is no reason for writing the program. Not
try to make the schedule, if you can not
draw (or rather, try to, but not
is its use in serious
paper). Better contact with any
people, even from other cities, but
who know how to do it qualitatively. Same
As for the music and coding. Well!
Good luck! I hope my tips will help you
work. Actually, I wrote them for myself
itself to identify the most important
moments in the creation of a demo ...

    On this subject can write an entire
book, or at least an article in an electronic
magazine. Maybe I'll do this and ...

    Lamer is back

    Or there must be some mistake?

    Despite the fact that none of us
got to ENLIGHT97, there has got one of my
effect ... I was very surprised when I saw
in the epilogue to the 'USUAL SUSPECTS' Minsk
Group SMOKERS its own effects
(Interlacing ribbons of pixels),
modified version of which you can
will see in part with greetings in our
synopsy. How could this happen?
Then I remembered that in the spring we went to
DREAM MAKER'am a visit and I forgot to have IMP'a
his CD with sources, among which
and one was a hair in exactly the same as in
the above demo. Interestingly Kaim
read my sources were in Minsk? In
IMP'a honesty I have no doubt, but
Smokers could not do so
hmm ... how to put it mildly ...
well, in general - not nice.

    I can understand when rips
foreign procedures and routines, but when
just take someone else's effect (I wrote it
about a week), and stupidly into its own
program, where he is all but
only, it is too much!

    I would have understood if they were written
something like what the author is unknown
or do not write to the copyright for this
part, so do not just write!
(Of course, the AVALON'e or me no
word).

    I would not want to start any
enmity between the two groups, so
I ask you guys from the group SMOKERS,
call or write to me at least
to explain these things to happen kakmoglo
lamerstvo ... In general, then, would not prevent
apology in its next program.

    Incidentally, the CD had other
sources ... :-) And no, God forbid, if I
I see them in your next work! All
But I trust nA peaceful conclusion of this
intsendenta - "You apologize, and
formatted my drive, and we begin
send you greetings in their next
works?

    About our plans ...

    Furthermore demomaking'a, we sat down
development of large / complex / interesting
game. I started writing the script (more than 50
pages and is just the beginning), painted
a lot of graphics, drawing, 10
full-screen images per day (CHANGE
YOUR PAMPERS :-)!), RAFF wrote many
Cool 3D effects, but then looked
soberly on the amount of work and comparing them
with the ridiculous amount that we
be able to pay, we decided not to bury
themselves into the grave alive. Perhaps we
continue this game, because it is worth it
but it will be or if support our
Projects whose essence is described in this
synopsy under 'Save Our Speccy',
Projects will either be parallel to the
AMIGA, if we can get on
Western market soft'a. If someone can
help in this matter or
finance the creation of toys,
urgent contact with us!

    Then, the joint Projects with SILICON
BRAINS - 'WORMS'. We are engaged in music
and graphics.

    Unknown fate of our
graphical editor. It depends on the
that I will send out BYTEX'y
Moldavia. Due to some problems with
post their first premise, apparently,
went to see Bill Gates in MicroSoft,
so that pisyushniki, wait for the new
graphics editor! :-) The point is
that we wanted to unite our efforts with
BYTEX'ami above, I hope that
so be it.

    In addition, there are other plans. More
We strongly began to explore AMIG'u that
nor in any way affect our
working with SPECCY! If you decide to buy
imagine some kind of machine but SPECCY, my
advice to you - buy AMMY! This choice
made the most SPECTRUM'ovskih
groups! Only in any case not
sell and do not forget SPECCY!!!
SPECCY + AMMY RULEZ! Discover the world AMIGA
with us and with old
druzayami (DIGITAL REALITY, CODE BUSTERS,
OUTLAND, ZERR0, ENTIRE, LAVES,
ZOMBUSTERS, MEGACODE, XL-DESIGN, X-TRADE
and many others)! GREETINGS
those whom we have learned after the E97 and the
who have not passed on greetings to
Comment:

    X-PROJECT

    BYTEX

    TGM CREW

    GLOBAL CORPORATIONS

    MAYHEM (you will not accidentally BITMUNCHERy?)

    CREATORS

    PROXIUM

    POWER OF SOUND

    EXTREME

    MEGACODE

    BEERMANS

    UNIQUE

    ALMAZ

    ALLIANCE \ please, make INT table
!

    ANTARES /

    FUN TOP 98 (RULEZZZZ!!!!)

    We are all extremely pleased
news of the holding in 1998,
Moscow Competition FUN TOP! COOL!!! We
all arms and legs for! It is much
more convenient to get to Moscow than to
Peter. Apparently, the organization
this competition will be much better
than ENLIGHT'a and is even more pleasing.
Just fine, that the competition does not
will pisyuchistov! Hail
SPECTRUM and AMIGA!!! In general, all class!
Thanks to the organizers for having
shoulder to shoulder the hard work,
We hope that you have begun to bring
the finish!

    And now, at the end of enthusiastic
lines, our, or rather my own
wishes to the organizers: Please
release as soon as possible
information program about the competition, in
which specify the exact date and place
the competition, as well as detailed
information on how to get there and
admission rules work.

    It would be nice to REALTIME
GRAPHICS COMPO. If you want to be
too much, it will be possible to give
preference for higher ranked places in the
normal GFX COMPO, which will need to
to the beginning. I think 2:00 is quite
enough for the birth of a completely
acceptable image ...

    Can be not quite demushnye
components, such as a better game or
system program. This will be
splendid advertisement of the product.

    Also, the mud, it is quite normal
condition will be a monetary contribution of each
group, about razmere $ 10 for demo
and $ 03.01 for each picture and music. All
it offers more IMP, and swill it
it makes sense to do so. The money
will be a kind of prize money for
winners. This method helps
raise the level of submitted papers,
all will strive to get though
insignificant, but the prize, in addition
will be smaller in the delusions and GFX MUSIC compo.

    So as not to repeat their own
error, we affirm in advance that we will
participate in FUN TOP 98. More
too early to talk about the details,
but I think that will come about three
people from AVALON'a. We will definitely
participate in the GFX and MUSIC compo as
SPECCY, and on the AMMY. With regard to
synopsy, then, that so far nothing concrete
not planned, although there are some interesting ideas
and plans ...

    We will be very thankful if we
provide a place to stay for 2-3
day!

    More detailed information on the composition of
our "delegation" and our work, we
will try to personally inform the organizers
by late spring - early summer of 1998.

    So, see you at the "FUN TOP 98"


               VIATOR of AVALON / RUSH / ASM