Buzz #20 31 декабря 2001

ZpiXel.Past, present & future - the history and future of the project.

                ZPIXEL. PAST, PRESENT 'FUTURE

Before reading this material I strongly recommend you
read previous article 'ZpiXel Review', a logical
continuation of which is everything that is written below.


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For nearly seven months working ZpiXel. Looking back, I
still want to believe that we managed to fulfill their plan.
Though not quite in the form, which we expected
first ... Yet, ZpiXel was recognized, it was noticed, it
appreciated. Score was not lopsided (and this has led us to
improve the resource), there was no shortage - we knew
that site is really for someone interested in, and continued to 
work. Feedback received and continue to come. ZpiXel lives and

thriving.



                            PAST


ZpiXel was invented and written before CC'001. Dman would like 
to arrange to the party kind of poll for the need of such

resource and captured with a truncated version of the site. 
Later this preview saw only Pheel, when we were at his home. He

said that a virtually identical project has long been involved
Phantasy, and that they have almost everything ready. Learning 
of this, we decided to wait for the opening ZpiXel'ya because 
understood that result of PHT would be clearly better, so to 
speak, international. In addition, they will never slow down 
with update because of problems with an Internet of them much 
less than that us.


However, after waiting for about 3 months and not hearing from 
any Phantasy news, we have decided to no longer postpone 
release of our project and October 29, 2001 opened the first 
resource is fully dedicated stsenovoy Spectrum graphics, - 
ZpiXel. 

Creating it, we feared the low activity scene, and first
foremost, artists. The fact that many people liked
GFXZone, still did not guarantee us a trouble-free support
establishing the basic component site - personal galleries. We
knew that fill ZpiXel clips graphics with different party
will be easy, but it is only half would bring us to the
goal - a reflection of trends in modern
graphic scenes of the Spectrum. And what is a graphic scene, as
not the artists themselves? ..

So, ZpiXel was launched. And what happened then?

All our fears are volatilized at a rate close to
supersonic. I do not say "light" because, as mininimum
one of the pessimistic forecasts yet proved correct:
many flatly did not like the similarity to ZpiXel'ya
GFXZone. We were criticized for lack of imagination, lamented 
the fact that at the Spectrum, and so little of his, and here 
also we cleaned copy GFXZone, completely denying the 
possibility of being original Speccy even in something: the 
effects of demah, music and even the schedule we have with 
Amiga or PC - so now this list will be added and stripped with 
GFXZone site. 

To explain to people why ZpiXel so similar to GFXZone, and
somehow defuse the situation, was written a short article
entitled "ZpiXel = GFXZone. Suxx Or Rules?" In it, we
told that to make the site look like GFXZone, included in the
our plans from the outset. We have presented a quote from a 
personal correspondence with the editor GFXZ Niels de Koning, 
known all as NdK. Here it is: 'there now are two very good 
looking sites about graphics :-) 'Being well educated in

English, Paracels somehow managed to
correctly translate this phrase in Russian, or rather, he 
translated it is not quite true. However, this was quite enough 
for immediate reaction of readers. Soon we received a letter 
from Diver'a, in which he pointed out this unfortunate error. 
Article phrase was translated as: "Now there are two very good

Site of the schedule :-)", while it would be correct to write
"Now there are two very good looking site on the schedule."
Agree, there is a difference. And quite rightly Diver
notice.

Whatever the case may be, we hope that this is not
an indication of poor maintenance ZpiXel'ya. Agree
judged by only one appearance a little reasonable, let
it sometimes means so much!

However, we realized that the problem must somehow be addressed.

The first step in this direction was a new theme every month
conducted site survey - 'ZpiXel = GFXZone'. Visitors
was granted the right to carry it either in 'suxx', or
'Rules'. The results were surprising. Had the
impression that the issue in general very few people are 
interested. A Or maybe just a secondary role became apparent 
shell? 

Anyway, we decided not to tempt fate and began to
for small cosmetic changes ZpiXel'ya, at the same time
firmly resolved not to change the basic essence of the resource.

Since then much has changed ...

In addition to the negative reaction (without it you can not, 
you know!) we got a lot of positive feedback. We were happy as 
children. When, after 3 days after the opening of the site, Spy 
came to us in guests and said that ZpiXel'e already more than 
300 hit'ov, we do not believe my ears: our site visited by more 
than 300 (raznyh!) man! And it's only three (3!) Of the day! 
Guestbook simply were full of all sorts of "good fellows", 
"rules", "thank you", "excellent" and other pleasant to the eye 
messages. 

And it was just the beginning.



                           PRESENT


ZpiXel now occupies over 16 megabytes, of whom 14
Gallery. By accessing this site, you can visit the 13 personal
galleries of the following artists: Antony (ex-TeeRay), 
Demiurge Ash, Diver, Gas13, GD, kreestaj, Paracels, Pheel, 
pROF, Relict, Rom, Snake and Yerzmyey. In the future we plan to 
supplement this list names Rion, Klown, Survivor, Hanna, 
Hazard, Cannibal, Stanly, Newart and others.


If you are interested in working with the latest party - 
please! We there are, what you need. 9 most complete galleries 
ASCII'2001, CC'001, Forever2e3SE, Forever3, Final Shoque'2001,

Millennium'2001, Nuotrauka'2001, Paradox'2001, Phat'2001. We
also guarantee you a gallery with all the recent and more
upcoming parties.

Besides all this, ZpiXel already managed to hold its first 
component, Shit'2002, work and results which are also available 
in special gallery.


However, the picture - not all that ZpiXel can offer you.
On our site you can find the most popular software for
graphics creation: the latest advanced graphics
editors, tools for working with sprites and animation,
all sorts of converters and viewers - it's all available for
download the section 'SOFTWARE'.

If you love to read interesting stsenovye materials on schedule,
we can find something for you. Section 'ARTICLES' may already
offer you the following article:

* 'About ZpiXel' (a small review material on the site);

* 'ZpiXel = GFXZone. Suxx Or Rules? ' (The above-mentioned 
article on due to the similarity ZpiXel'ya GFXZone);


* 'ZX-Spectrum Graphics Modes' (a joint English-language article
two sites, ZpiXel 'GFXZone, telling about the graphics
Spectrum opportunities);

* 'SHIT compo voter's review' (survey of works from the first 
compo, conducted site ZpiXel, - Shit'2002).


In addition to all listed on the site are available the latest
news from the world stsenovoy graphics, database with 
information about artists, active forums, guest book and page 
FAQ. 

Who is involved in all this?

Dman / Placebo
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Dman - almost ZpiXel'ya webmaster. He makes all updates
the body site, makes out the gallery, manages the project. In 
addition, all the html-code ZpiXel'ya wrote his hands. Graphic

site design - is also his job.

Spy / Placebo
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Anton responsible for the downloading the entire site on the 
Internet, without none of the update is not gone be on our 
propeller. Spy also wrote all the cgi, java and perl scripts 
for ZpiXel'ya thanks What visitors have access to all 
facilities site: Image enlarged images, on-line voting is, 
guestbook, forum and other useful features, without which it 
can not do any decent life.


Paracels / Placebo
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Paracels engaged in writing news, with both Russian
and English. The idea is that he (the artist) should
graphically draw site, but it somehow still
engaged Dman ...

This is the main part of the creators ZpiXel'ya.

We look forward to working closely with all
stakeholders. And have already made significant
results in this direction, in this connection we would very much
would note the assistance Diver'a of 4th Dimension. Now he
is developing a special thematic galleries
ZpiXel'ya. Soon you will definitely see them. Except
He is the author of one of the articles in the section 
'ARTICLES' and told you a secret, soon joins a list of another

material.

We constantly strive to develop relationships with people, one 
way or another related to the graphics scene and able to share

useful information, graphics, articles, programs and all
that can somehow be interested visitors ZpiXel'ya.



                            FUTURE


What awaits ZpiXel in the future?

Life and prosperity - is at a minimum. Well, as a maximum
We soon plan to offer you the following:

- Galleries from all past party;
- New personal galleries;
- More interesting and quality articles;
- An interview with the most famous artists;
- New versions of the editors, utilities and viewer;
- The latest news;
- The spirit of this stsenovogo resource!

Always waiting for you at HTTP: / / ZPIXEL.BY.RU!!!

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------------- by Paracels (c) Buzz 2002