Polesse #10 04 сентября 1999

Демосцена

Events, Facts - Where is rolling scene, or the voice of one crying.

                 Events, facts, comments



             Where is rolling Scenes or Voice in the Wilderness


(C) KVAZAR



   Following the July festival in St. Petersburg CC'99, though
mushrooms after the rain began to multiply and replenish the 
various "homebrew" computer art festivals "," Drinking-party 
"from Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan and. Not wanting to 
throw a stone in the garden organizers CAFe'99 (yet they came 
to this business more professionally than the other), all the 
same, I note that such events, business, on the one hand is 
good, but on the other - much separates the stage and can not 
organize something truly global and massive.


   One after another passed PARADOX and DI: HALT. What we are 
as a result of have? A dozen third-rate work, graphics and drip

Music vain wasted power and creativity. Except
of error precursors nobody taught again troubles with the 
hardware ... Give the court the readers this excerpt from 
Fidoshnoy correspondence Vsevolod Potapov (RANDOM / CC) with 
subscribers ehokonferentsii ZX.SPECTRUM. 

VP> Despite many hopes, subj was held on
VP> very low level. The room was changed in the last
VP> day, which may have been one of the reasons for the small
VP> number of visitors. There were no more than 50 (with 
orgaVP> nizatorami). In this regard, once formed finanVP> cial 
problems - not enough money collected not only on VP> prizes, 
but even on the premises. At Spectrum periodiVP> practically 
buggy sound - lost one of the channels. Many konkurVP> CLI were 
not held at all. There were no winners predostavVP> Leno even 
letters ... 


    Here you have an example of this left "party." Lord, all the
it is familiar and already beginning to pall. Is Spectrum
scene has sunk into such a disgrace? Well, that has not yet 
lazhanulis on a grand scale, as E'97 ... And after all warned 
and repeatedly. How much can already grind nouveau "Organizer", 
well, not go UNBELIVER, DR, EI, REAL MASTERS, ANTARES, WLODEK 
and other Progressive People in Your Urjupinsk! Equal, nor will 
any of the festival ... For God's sake, if you want to have fun 
time to show their achievements, share software, finally, just 
uzhratsya - collect their drinking, but why would exploit 
people's trust and sacred to many of the name "International 
Festival of Computer Art." 

VP> I want only to be hoped that in future, the organizers will
VP> correctly assess their strength before they organize
VP> something like this and be prepared to party a little bit 
better .... 


   No way! Spasibochki! Fed up with homegrown party. Once, we 
were strong supporters of FUNTOP'99, but dear Vladimir 
Bulchukey us soundly broken off, that gave rise to this chaos 
and confusion, but now there are people capable (I'm sure) lead 
the scene and organize this festival unique and truly 
international. It's RANDOM, MERLIN, MONSTER, HURTMAN, ARTY, and 
all those who helped implement CHAOS CONSTRUCTIONS in life. 
Peter - the only thing (except Moscow) place for events of this 
level and scale. 


   I call to start a general rally in support of CC'2000. In 
such a crucial moment just can not stay away, and allowing

continue to happen to such outrages. Must now begin a broad 
information and advertising campaign and not only in networks, 
and electronic media: newspapers and magazines. Thus, the 
organizers will get a good motivation for their activities and 
support activities by the general public make their more 
seriously in its preparation, to prevent "Errors of youth" and 
not deceive the expectations of the masses. 

   Festival 2000, the year should be the most ambitious in the 
history of the Spectrum, a match time. I'm not talking about 
other platforms, but all the same, as practice shows, our scene 
is dominated in numbers of participants / spectators, and the 
quality of works exhibited at the party. Therefore, every 
self-respecting spektrumist should ask ourselves "What can I do 
to Speccy entered 21 st century with head held high? "The 
answer is obvious - just just stay with him, just like anything 
without asking. Not necessarily be cool coder, artist, 
musician, journalist, an electronics. You can just play with 
toys, buying licensed copy, not cracked pirated version - that 
you already Speccy will render enormous benefits can be far 
more significant than the issue of regular demos or journal. 
Remember that No one could help him, but us ...




                         OTHER NEWS



   August 28-29, Kazan hosted the multi-platform festival
CAFe'99. More information about this event we will offer 
readers a little later, when the results will be known this 
party. So far, we can say that everything was on the level ... 


   Work on the super-game season, "Black Crow-2" is suitable 
for the decisive final stage. According to information received 
from Vyacheslav Mednonogova, wait not for long, maybe a few

weeks. Already, in Gomel, announced to raise funds to purchase 
the program. The game is distributed jobbing batches of 10 
specimens. Each instance of two corporate The CDs will cost, 
roughly, to $ 3 or in rubles at the rate of Belbanka. Not worth 
entertaining high hopes for an early appearance pirated copies 
- the freebie has ended long ago, it's time to get used to 
civilized relations. 


   A similar situation with the development of Minsk "AWAKEN".
We remind our readers that we are talking about a completely new
game, roots dating back to the legendary "ELITE", but much
superior to its older sister in all respects. Here
processing establishment is far from complete, although the 
authors 've released two demos. At Minsk WEST BBS open direct

channel of communication with developers, operates an aria, 
where you can ask Any questions, leave your suggestions and 
criticisms in the course of writing the program. The game will 
be on two disks and estimated cost of a licensed copy to be in

within $ 3 dollars.


   And "Santa Claus" has undergone a massive re-catching bugs, 
which counted all but with two dozen. As a result, 
dissemination of criminal Santa Claus has been temporarily 
suspended, but not for long. Somewhere in the early fall game 
will be released to the public. 


   Resurrected from the ashes, after almost a year of silence, 
Minsk Newspaper "BODY", published by the infamous group 
SMOKERS. To date, had come out 7 new releases from # 10 to # 16 
(HEXsisteme). The newspaper continues the tradition of fun, 
networking, information and entertainment publication, 
especially since this is the only Esme Minsk, claiming the role 
of city and most importantly, more or less periodical.



   It seems that in the WINDOWS Speccy is not raving mad, and 
quite realistic prospect. That is the conclusion I came to get 
acquainted with Project spektrumistov from Grodno (ASCENDANCY 
and E-MAGE). DOORS'2000 - so it will be called the new 
operating system for Spectrum. Graphical window interface, a 
flexible modular system programming, resource use extended 
memory up to 1024K, the ability to support not only the hard 
drive, but and in the future CD-ROM, this is not a complete 
list of advantages the OS, leaving far behind and NeOS and 
everything else. And all of this - surprisingly user-friendly 
interface, borrowed from AMIGA. While there are only a piece of 
graphic interface and something which applications. The most 
important thing at this stage, to write unit disk than it is 
today and is engaged in KVA / E-MAGE, however, in connection 
with studies in Minsk, the time it has very little. In 
parallel, the President does not forget to upgrade your old 
program: "LARA CROFT" and "PSC". For the "EMS" is preparing a 
new overlay command files can be programmed terminalku manually.



   Brothers bespectacled ;-) again on stage. At this time, OB 
delight of all new toy, the content of which is kept in the 
strictest secret. And this despite the fact that SPECTRE, 
virtually no dismount pisyuka.



   A FATALITY still can not be delivered long-awaited "PUSSY". 
After FREEMAN'a "struck" by GAMEBOY, work hangs on uncertain, 
but clearly the final stage. However, it seems that This time 
the free distribution will not be - considered seriously the 
issue of commercialization of the project. MAST, having nothing 
do, from time to time, sling ink :-) new rulnye Mouzon. 


   TANKARD had recently come back from the army. It is not 
known if he was going to return to active koderskoy life, 
although rumors Peter, for the service had completely forgotten 
all the assembly instructions ;-))). 


   According to the agency CBOs (one woman said), the 
long-awaited deme "DEVOTION" from Moscow ANTARES, finally saw 
the light, but confirmation of this event, we still have not 
received.