Nicron #126 20 декабря 2003

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Events - a detailed report: The festival of children's computer art KidSoft'2003.

KidSoft'2003


   Festival of children's computer art

   Russia, Voronezh

   13-14 December 2003



   ... About the existence of a festival of children's computer
creativity 'KidSoft' I knew a long time, ever since the first
Enlight-s, and first impressions of the leased line Internet
outstretched in 1997 to a school where I work. Knew about
Festival and many pupils. But the attitude of the All-Russia
Olympiad in Informatics, as well as to compete on
mathematics (such as Tournament of Towns), did they have much 
more reverent. This is not a rock garden in Voronezh, it's just

so happened specifically at us. Still occupy different niches
festivals and competitions, I suppose. KidSoft also took the 
third niche: no demoscene and computer science, but something 
in the form of a game, a new and apparent both fun and serious, 
if the latter pay attention to the level of organization. It 
was later festivals demoscene like CAFe, 'matured' to a level 
not only guardian, but government support and no longer

surprise guest appearance in front of them deputies and deputy 
ministers. And if a motley, but for the most part young and a 
huge tusovka spektrumistov craved 'sisopnikov' and 'novya' 
networks Communication and green fields Izmailov park a hundred 
times stronger any of the highest stands. It seemed as if 
brought up on knee ham Russian Spectrum is not just doomed, and 
even must remain in his great and truly holy

'Underground', capacious and well bride short name
'Community'.

   We walked most vivid and vibrant years of Spectrum in 
Russia, and all above, including, of course, and new festivals 
demoscene FunTop and Chaos Constructions, only confirms the idea

Community.

   Yet once found a man who challenged
all-powerful, prolific, energetic and seemingly nothing
system needs. Alexander Kandaurov, Cusick, made a bold and
not too clear at first move: he turned the system to a simple
people, to the uninitiated. Its principle was simple, as a 
fighting Team: 'Do as I do! ". If you love your hobby, if you

Community treasure, if you do creative work, then why
You can not do it in front of everyone, why you should
lock in the system? So you 'Sinclair Club', which
open doors to all! A lot of you have seen the creative work with
marked 'Sinclair Club'? Other singles have done more and better
not to mention the advanced creative groups demoscene. But
how many young souls had time to touch the really
eight-inspired era, and the living, the legendary Speccy!
And this content can not be measured either in kilobytes or in 
working on demopartiyah places and certainly not in the 
proceeds at radio banknotes.


   Festival KidSoft, intense game forms filing
information, ideas and promotion of progress, as well as 
possible approach under the principle 'Do as I do! ". And last 
year, Cusick and 'Sinclair Club' made their way to KidSoft-2002 
with the brilliantly simple stunt: an open championship in one 
of the most popular Spectrum games. What could be more 
accessible, understandable and attractive friend game joystick 
and running on Screen Space Marines! And only after passing 
three dozen levels and received an award from the Trustees of 
the competition CD or active speakers, the winner found out 
that in a neat minitauere before it flaunted incredible computer

processor with three and a half megahertz and laughable memory.
And the crowd of fans around gazed in amazement at this miracle,
simultaneously listening to the tall, bearded, thin man with 
glasses and jeans, talking about everything that we have a long

known, and for the festival's guest - a revelation.

   And should not all this? Cusick himself once said that his 
many believe jerk and he even tries to look suitable.

This is a joke, of course. But as you know, from the sublime to 
the ridiculous - one step. And vice versa. And seeing how the 
young and very young citizens of this step once did, I included 
a number of those 'us which had long been known ', suddenly 
begin to doubt, and really know everything? My love for Speccy 
lasts Fifteen years and suffered very differently. I probably 
would not understand the heartbeat of a new renaissance ZX 
twenty-first century, I live in the old feelings 
vosmibitnika-Monogamous (in skazanul). AND I just want to 
apologize for the fact that the mind, not heart once did the 
same this step even if not from the ridiculous to me, but not 
quite clear - to great. I just approached him, lightly touched. 
Touched to the eyes sparkling smiles persons Voronezh boys 
stand around 'Sinclair Club'-and, fearing to touch seems to be 
so familiar 'Scorpios' and the 'pros'. This is not 'my' Speccy. 
Before they warmed your hands boys key I need to grow.


        How to unleash Vlodek
            on a trip?


   Very simple. Taken Romka Timofeev, naipriyatneyshy dude, and
wrote in Fido, a Real.Speccy, about the upcoming event. A few
years ago, provident Cusick back in St. Petersburg
Structural Chaos festival brings Vlodek his modest business 
card: 'Sinclair Club. Alexander Kandaurov. Cusick. " And - on 
the phone. And so on Dec. 12 Vlodek calling long distance to 
Voronezh, and ... no specific promises. For him, it makes the 
C-Jeff, naipriyatneyshy dude from the group of BrainWave, a new 
friend on Festival CAFe'2003. Dima in a simple wrote in news on

Scenergy: '... are expected to arrive Wlodek-and Black-well. " 
Vlodek sees this messagu and kindly promises Dima: "I'll kill 
you! :-)))', If he come on KidSoft :-)). My feet are themselves 
going to the checkout Paveletsky station. 'To me, please, in 
Voronezh, in the coming train '. No problems, winter brand 
25-th walk a half-empty. 'Compartment do not want there at all, 
but you still only two person on the whole car. No? Well, 
here's a second-class'. 

            Voronezh


   I'm here for the first time. Cities do not know and 
therefore immediately agree to sentence 'fish is' sunk into the 
Palace of Pioneers for 100 rubles. Do not care. Come on, try to 
remember the road. Usually I have it obtained. Indeed, nothing 
complicated. Literally five minutes battered 'Audi' taxis to 
rounded building 'in glass and concrete. " Youth Creativity 
Palace lives up to its name, admiring the size and perfection. 
While still early, but already seen the first organizer with 
bulky boxes with computer equipment. An empty dressing room, 
where sullen old woman through the remnants of teeth tsedit: 
'begin to undress ten o'clock ...'. Walk in the room.




                Facilities



   Hall is the huge central area within the Palace,
unclear, even the lobby is or something more substantial. 
Stages for the educated sections of the festival light office 
partitions, in a space that is empty yet. Before entering the 
auditorium - a scene. Above the stage - a large red propeller, 
'KidSoft 03'. 

   Go back to the pavilion and saw appeared over one of the
compartments poster 'AMIGA'. And here is the team members 
'Power Amiga', welcome smile, cry Levitator-a: 'Here's who 
really did not expect see! :) 'Finally, strong handshake. Thank 
you for hospitality, 'Power Amiga'!




                 Power Amiga



   Cusick had not yet seen, yet have the apartment amizhnikov 
who came to one of the first. 


   Cusick, however, soon appears. Moving to the last in
far from the entrance of a number of pigeonhole. It is for the 
better, hang on passage would be inappropriate. Together with 
his assistants from the 'Sinclair Club'-and are making 
equipment and powerful symbolism: Cusick not stingy (maybe even 
last year) on the colorful posters and signs. Riding grace, a 
kind of jewel is hung on the wall this company 'ZX Spectrum'.




            Stand ZX Spectrum



   Downstairs, in a secluded corner - boxes with prizes from 
the company 'All PC '. This is due to Cusick how much he spins 
the Trustees, I do not know, but it's cool. However, I do not 
empty-handed. Wall mount jersey 'FunTop98' and a piece with the 
inscription: 'Prize Computer Art Festival in 1998 on a platform 
ZX Spectrum 'FunTop98''. The bag is still enough for all the 
winners! Already untwist the Spectrum, so unwind. At the heart 
of all total confusion, but in my head already built up 
something meaningful. Fasten on a breastplate 'newspaper 
Nicron'. Help connect the cables to the monitor and computer, 
quietly admiring solidity of execution technique: no dangling 
tumblers among multi-colored pillows of wires, all very 
carefully. Indeed, I am afraid even to touch. But here 
everything is ready. 


            KidSoft



   Space of the palace is filled with people. Youth -
pupils and students. A lot of people. Around the scene is going 
to A dense crowd. I 'Zenith' in the hands of first'm better near

scene, then guess climb the stairs leading to the
balconies. And so the festival is open!



            Symbol KidSoft-a



   Begin fun contests such as' Count how many computers in the 
desktop version is in the hall! Now count the laptops! '. 
Somewhere slowly unfolding and serious sections devoted to 
programming, graphics, sound, but I have no time for them.



              Cusick is finalizing



   Past sponsors advertise their products back to the pavilion 
with a sign 'ZX Spectrum'. 


            Exolon



   The rules are simple: first to register and receive a
pretty girl application form, then sit down at the computer,
minute workout, and then to pass the time as much as possible
levels. Game 'obessmerchena', the main thing - the passage of 
as much as possible further. Cusick with the pager as a 
stopwatch records the next stage finish.



            Cusick leads the competition


            "Intel ZX Spectrum" :-))


            Players and fans



   And I write the protocol type of the competition:) and then 
hang out leaflets: list first to the second round, then - that 
time flies! - Even on third.


   Championship in the game 'Exolon':

   1 st place: Ivan Sviridov, VSU student, 18, 79 points!

   2 nd place: Dmitry Goncharov, student VSMU, 1921, 74 points;

   3 rd place: Sergey Suvorin student AMM, 17, 71 score.



        Girl under the sun - registration service


        Joystick, keyboard, and skillful hands



         "Exolon" to monitor "Electronics" MS6106



   In the evening for the Spectrum is just resting audience. 
Kids play for fun, adults sometimes reminisces about his 
childhood :). Amizhniki once, too, came ponostalgirovat and 
distract of their cases. Came Levon Mikaelian, party 'Virtual 
Vision Group ', we are acquainted with FunTop-a. I recognized 
him immediately, despite over the past five years. And about 
Aleksey Kulakov, I told Levon. He said that he can remember. 
What we all remember. Over the years the Community by deceased 
spektrumistov need to have not on the fingers of one hand. This 
is a monstrous lot. After all, they were young ...



            Levon Mikaelian



   Approached and Roman Timofeev, with whom we corresponded for 
Fido. Through the glass windows in the roof of the Palace of 
the setting sun made it just prior to our site. I made a 
picture without flash: our friend the girl in his hand - with 
the questionnaire the participant; behind solid dark 
background. Film Camera rocks. 

               Roman Timofeev


            The game of fun!

            Podium


   Rewarding Exolon-ovtsev was in the final ceremony
honoring the winners. When I said into the microphone: 'Dear
participants', suddenly there was silence, and all stared at me.
What is it I said? .. And I said that in 1998, the year
held only if the entire year at Spectrum Festival
Computer Art. It was only carried out only
on the Spectrum, without the participation of other computer 
platforms. Wear the health festival t-shirts FunTop98! Speccy 
is alive and will live! At least in Voronezh, he definitely 
will live long and interesting - thanks to Alexander Kandaurova 
- Cacique - and his 'Sinclair Club'-y. Frankly, I missed a deaf 
ear to that Cusick said, handing out the prizes, I once more 
focused on his throne speech:) Well, it turned out:).


            Cusick award prizes



            Thank you!


   Thank Cusick - for Vse.

   Thanks to Roman Timofeev - for your friendship and support.

   Thanks to the group 'Power Amiga' - for the warm welcome!

   Thanks C-Jeff-y:) - for moral support.

   And now - disco!

   Joke. Just when I was leaving the hall of the Palace, the 
scene is played vocal and instrumental ensemble. Thunder 
acoustic column, and the wardrobe is still the same old 
employee, suddenly changing temper justice with mercy, with 
touching notes said: 'Behold, young man, before all came later 
and all gone! " - And handed me my jacket.


   ... Three of the ruble on the trolley, and I'm at the 
station. 'Please, Moscow, on the next train. " - 'Would you 
like compartment? Besides you, there only two of them go around 
the car. No? Well, here's second-class. On the margin. Anything 
?'... 

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