ZX-News #50 30 декабря 1999

ZX-Party - Customers and level of work at the Party.

                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.


                  *


   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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