Polesse #06 19 мая 1999

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Events, Facts - On Chaos Construction'99.

                  Events, facts, comments


(C) KVAZAR


                     CHAOS CONSTRUCTION '99

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   The main event at the Spectrum scene in the upcoming season
should be targeted to be on 3-4 July in St. Petersburg Festival 
of Computer Art CHAOS CONSTRUCTION'99. The event includes three 
platforms: Zx-Spectrum, PC and Amiga. Already developed and 
common rules for the upcoming party, a group of DIGITAL REALITY 
information released demo invitation (by the way, very badsome 
made, all advise to look). Detailed Description forthcoming 
hangouts can be found in the newspaper Nikron-108, so here we 
are particularly subject will not, just to say spektrumistov 
that in addition to the standard set of contests: the schedule, 
music, intro and a demo, expect with high probability, 
GAME-compo and REALTIME-CODE-compo, ie competition for the best 
coder, like the proverbial chtoto Olympiads in Informatics: You 
are given a some task, but you need to quickly and efficiently 
it implemented in assembler. What about the competition of toys 
- it just that can provide an additional incentive for domestic 
GAMEmaker'am. For holding this component group RUSH performed 
even before FunTop'om-98, but then our idea due to lack of Time 
was rejected by the organizing committee. By the way, nobody 
can guarantee that the above additional contests all the same 
place. Regulation of the festival pretty hard and if the 
required components will not fit into its schedule, it is 
possible that they may be undone. 

   Organizes the festival CC'99 Random, which is going on
party all the way from most of Australia (!). According to 
rumors, the organization of this activities have already spent 
several thousand dollars. Generally, it is planned something 
big: the show on the big screen, video and a bunch of expensive 
equipment. Provided and prizes for the winners: diplomas, 
souvenirs, etc. From this and extraordinarily expensive 
tickets: up to $ 5 for 2 days and $ 3 for one. But now 
negotiating with the organizers to reduce the cost of inputs, a 
minimum of 2-3 dollars, because otherwise, the number of 
nonresident spektrumistov to the party will be vanishingly 
small. 

   Initially, the festival CHAOS CONSTRUCTION was perceived by 
many spektrumistami "a hostile reception." In part, this 
explains trehplatformennoy orientation, coupled with the name 
of the city on the Neva River Breed some unpleasant 
associations with the failure of ENLIGHT'97. Played a negative 
role, and a purely commercial focus parties, the high cost of 
tickets. But the most compelling argument is the fact that if 
we assume, will come to the party of 300 spektrumistov, 50 and 
10 pisishnikov amizhnikov, it is interesting how will be 
distributed in prize money between different platforms in fact 
it turns out that if spektrumisty will "feed" amizhnikov and 
pisyuchistov. It's a shame. Nobody wants to be thrown ... 

   On the pages of the electronic media have begun to sound 
angry calls for CC'99 boycott under the slogan "Give us, FunTop 
!!!". Alas, the rapacious policies Mosenergo has left fans of 
the Moscow festival no chance. Fantop'99 not happen - it's an 
official statement by Vladimir Bulchukeya, though really, well, 
does not come same at the 91 th school wedge white light? 
Surely it was impossible to find throughout Moscow one more or 
less suitable premises? 

   Nevertheless, the bulk of spektrumistov sceners start
hard to prepare for the upcoming party. Assistants was 
organized by the notorious group of DIGITAL REALITY, whose 
authority on the Spectrum scene is great. In preparation for 
the festival employs many people, most widely known in the 
Speccy, that should be seen as a sign of a responsible and 
serious approach. Groups of preselekta - every job in every 
nomination (!), but the demo should undergo a mandatory 
pre-selection! Why it's done, I think there is no need to 
explain. Hence the need, as much as possible for early 
registration. Tentatively, all works except the demo is 
recommended to send to the organizing committee in June, in tk 
day composite graphics and music, most likely will not be 
accepted! 

   The number of papers in each category are strictly limited!


   All work must be handed over to the following address before 
June 25: 

E-mail - cha0s@cybermail.net
Fido - 2:5058 / 88.303
Ftp - 194.8.180.130/home/hirez/cc999/ftp

   To contact organizers:
Phone - (812) 155-49-10 (Merlin \ CC)


   Attention to presentation graphics and music of your work may
provide authorized persons. For intros and demos desirable
the presence of at least one member of the group. Work (demo / 
intro) can be represented by an authorized person, but put 
forward the following restrictions: 

1. One person can not represent more than one group / 
individual. 2. All responsibility for the correctness of the 
execution of work for the com    po-machine is assigned to a 
responsible person. 3. If you experience any problems that can 
not be resolved 

   responsible person, the work may be excluded from the compo.


   While we were preparing this issue for publication, we 
obtained credible information that in August 1999 will be held 
trehplatformennogo computer art festival in Kazan. PIM party is 
known for her release, "Last Hero" - EXCESS GROUP.