On-Line #85 02 июля 1997

Enlight

Enlight'97 - Preliminary information on the conduct kokursa Enlight. General rules for all contests on all platforms.

               ENLIGHT'97


           Organized by Realm Of Illusion 'K

     23, 24 August 1997. St. Petersburg, Russia.

           BACKGROUND

               v.004/www

The latest official version of this document is available at
www.enlight.ru, ftr.enlight.ru/rub/demos/enlight97, as well as
2:5030 / 84 (FREQ enl97inf .* 00.00-07.00msk). All the papers 
presented at ENLiGHT'95, ENLiGHT'96, available at 
ftr.enlight.ru / rub / demos. 

Tentative schedule:



                1st day

Time Event Platform Continue. Note

10:00 Opening ENLiGHT'97 - 0.5ch

      organizational matters

10.30 Demonstration of the best

      demos ZX Srectrum 1h


      Registration starts
 - / - Papers submitted

      the contests

11:30 Demonstration of the best

      demos Commodore 64 1h

12:30 Demonstration of the best

      demos PC 1h

13:30 Demonstration of the best

      demos Amiga 1h

14.30 Competition: Grarhics ZX Srectrum 1h

15:30 Competition: Demo ZX Srectrum 1h

16:30 Competition: Grarhics PC / Amiga / etc 1h

17:30 Competition: Raytracing PC / Amiga / etc 0.5ch


      Deadline for registration
 - / - Papers submitted

      all Music comro

18.00 Competition: 64K intro Amiga 0.5ch

18:30 Contest: 4K intro Amiga 0.5ch

19:00 End of Day

      Work ENLiGHT'97


                2nd day.

Time Event Platform Continue. Note

10.00 Competition: Music ZX Srectrum 1.5h

11.30 Competition: Music PC / Amiga 2h pass

                                                    
simultaneously       Competition: Real Time simultaneously


      Coders comro PC 2h

13:30 Demonstration results

      Comrade Real Time Coders PC 0.5ch

      comro

14:00 Competition: 8k intro PC 1h

15:00 Competition: 64k intro PC 1.5h

16:30 Competition: Demo PC 1.5h

18:00 Counting and declaration

      Results 1h

19:00 Closing ENLiGHT'97


- Various changes are not of principle.


     - USE AT THE PARTY SPIRIT DRINKS PROHIBITED -

General rules for all contests on all platforms:


1. Work, the release date earlier than that on Aug. 26, 1996

   are not allowed to participate in contests.

2. To move to another part of the demo (intro) should not be 
requirements    vat keystrokes (except the configuration of 
audio / video 

   in the beginning).

3. In Demo (intro) comro banned pure animation: you can

   using animation as part of the demo, but the demo should not 
coc    toyat only animation.


4. At Grarhics comro prohibited scanned or transferred from

   other platforms work.

5. Must be present at least one representative from

   team representing something for the contest.

6. File names must conform to ISO-9660 (ie, acceptable

   only the characters "AZ" and "0-9" and the maximum length - 
8 +3). 

   It is necessary to avoid difficulties under MSDOS.

7. Reception / registration papers to the contests stopped for 
1 hour before 

   beginning of the relevant competition. Registration papers 
for all 

   Music comro stops on the first day (the exact time specified

   in the schedule).


I. Rules of the competition on the PC.

■ Minimum configuration
(Work submitted for the competition should operate in this 
configuration): 


  486DX, 4MB, SVGA 1MB, No Sound


■ Compo PC

  (Minimum configuration of the machine which will be held

  competitions):


  P5-100/8MB/SVGA 2MB

  Sound Blaster (Pro) 2.0 and Gravis UltraSound 1MB.

  MSDOS. To choose from: QEMM / HIMEM / Clean boot


■ Contests

8k Intro comro (PC)

Maximum size - 8k.
The maximum time a demonstration - 5 minutes.
VGA only register-compatible mode. _not_ SVGA!
Preferred exit to DOS by pressing ESC.


64k Intro compo (PC)

Maximum size - 64k.
The maximum time a demonstration - 10 minutes.
VGA and SVGA VESA (UniVBE 5.3) regimes. Resolution no higher 
than 640x480. Required exit to DOS by pressing ESC.



Demo compo (PC)

The maximum size of 4MB
The maximum time a demonstration - 15 minutes (the demo itself 
may be                             longer).

VGA and SVGA VESA (UniVBE 5.3) regimes. Resolution no higher 
than 640x480. Required exit to DOS by pressing ESC.



Music compo (PC, AMIGA)

Formats -. XM,. S3M,. MOD,. IT.
Maximum size - 1MB.
The maximum time plays - 3 minutes.
Max. 1 work of one author.

Upon completion of melody it should be silent and not move to
top.

To listen to will be used Gravis UltraSound 1MB and
Cubic Player (by special request of authors may play
on the Commodore Amiga)


Graphics compo (PC, AMIGA, etc.)

Raytraced / rendered work PROHIBITED.
Formats: JPG, GIF, PCX, PNG.
The maximum resolution - 640x480
The maximum number of colors - 16.7mln.
To view would be used QPV.
Max. 3 works from the band / artist


Raytracing compo (PC, AMIGA, etc.)

Raytraced / rendered work Permit.
Formats: JPG, GIF, PCX, PNG.
The maximum resolution - 640x480
The maximum number of colors - 16.7mln.
To view would be used QPV.
Max. 2 works from the band / artist


Real-time coders compo (PC)

Writing a program for severely limited period of time (several 
hours). Job not known in advance and will be announced 
immediately prior to the contest. 

At the time of the contest at the disposal of the participants 
provided computers and a minimum set of software software and 
documentation of the assignment. 

Use your own blanks on any media (disks,
paper, etc) is strictly prohibited.

In the event that the number of participants exceeds the 
capabilities Organizing Committee, priority will be those who 
have announced their participation since the start of the first 
rarty. 


II. Rules of the competitions for the Commodore Amiga.

■ Minimum configuration

Commodore Amiga 1200/4MB


■ Contests


64K intro compo (AMIGA)

Maksimalnoe the demonstration - 10 minutes


4K intro compo (AMIGA)

The maximum time a demonstration - 5 minutes


III. Rules of the competitions for the ZX Spectrum.

■ Minimum configuration
(Work submitted for competition must operate in this 
configuration): 

Pentagon 128 (3.5Mnz, 128K, TR-DOS 5.03/5.04T, AY-3-8910/12,
5'25 DS / DD FDD).


Graphics compo (ZX)

At this comro taken pictures in a standard format
Srectrum'ovskogo screen 16384, 6912 bytes.

Maximum number of works by one author - 3


Music compo (ZX)

At this comro made music for the coprocessor AY-3-8910/12.
Music can be like on interrurt and digital.

Accepted in the format editor (Sound Tracker, ASM, Pro
Tracker), if you use another editor, it brings him and
compiler with itself.

The maximum time plays - 3 minutes

Max. 1 work of one author.


Demo compo (ZX)

The maximum time a demonstration - 10 minutes.

Maximum size - a standard TR-DOS disk DS / DD, (2544
sector = 651264 bytes)

Note:

If you use a shallow addressing port # 7FFD, ie team
OUT (# FD), A, before you install OUT'om 6'oy bit register A
to "1".

More

Entries will be screened with a preliminary announcement of the 
serial number. 

The winner of each competition is determined by results
vote of those present at rarty.

Please pay attention to all potential participants - PLEASE do 
not Remember to put in the archives file_id.diz called work

handle'om (or name) of the author and the group (or 
inderendent) from which this work is presented. It is customary 
to record the authorship of the form: Handle / Grour (ie, name, 
and then group by slash). In the readme.txt should be specified 
requirements memory, qemm / himem and other information 
necessary for the demonstration. 

The organizing committee is under no obligation to provide 
housing for rarty time.


If you need to travel with some equipment (computers etc), 
please, if possible inform in advance. At rarty you will be 
allocated a place, rosettes, and to render all possible 
assistance in a connection.



     - USE AT THE PARTY SPIRIT DRINKS PROHIBITED -

How to contact the organizing committee -

Amiga:

Oleg Lvov

fidonet: 2:5030 / 221.2
Tel: +7 (812) 226-6507


ZX Srectrum:

Vladimir stalls

fidonet: 2:5030 / 84.14
Tel: +7 (812) 263-6557


PC and general questions:

Peter Sobolev

fidonet: 2:5030 / 84

email:

frog@rcom.ru
info@enlight.ru
coderipper@auro.spb.su

Tel: +7 (812) 559-2562


+7 (812) - St. Petersburg.