Sinclair Club #03 19 июня 2000

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Paradox 2000 - Organizer ZX compo: Interview with Vladimir Semyonov (Semen / Hell Raisers).

           Organizer ZX compo



         (C) Cusick / Sinclair Club

       Interview of Vladimir Semyonov

           (Semen / Hell Raisers)



 A few days after the end of
Paradox'a, when all passions subsided, and
ogranizatory could breathe easy, I
I came home to the main, single and
active organizer Spectrum Platform
to comment on past party.
I knew that not only Semen
listed as a committee, but
indeed truly dealt
organizing and conducting ZX contests
as they say, took fire on himself. For what
he orgomnoe thanks! So the question is
there were many, and mostly on the merits.


K> What do you have related to the festival

   Paradox'2000?
S> The most direct, is an organizer

   Platform ZX Spectrum.
K> And that was part of your duties?
S> I give my Spectrum, took

   Application and competition works.
K> Works reached normal or fido

   were Kakeya problems?
S> problems certainly were often caused by

   authors who have sent broken

   archives. This is what people

   did not read the rules, which

   it was clearly written in what format

   sent work.
K> As far as I know, even coming

   files in the format. rar?
S> Yes, and this too was.
K> So you had to unpack. Rar

   on the Speccy?
S> It turns out that way ... But it is simply

   impossible.
K> How did the Paradox, if all went smoothly?
S> Well, I would not say so. Hitch was, and

   so in general was still good.
K> You can tell me what the problems were

   specifically on the nominations?
S> At the expense ZX AY music compo. Summarized

   Organizers platform PC. I have not had

   time to connect the color modulator to

   Spectrum'u and therefore play

   music in a specially prepared

   player has become impossible. Player

   shows the number of work than

   greatly facilitates the process

   vote.
K> Who is the author of this program's?
S> Author of Snake / Omega Hackers Group

   / Partyzans, he made it back to the past

   festival. Very easy to use player.
K> And something happened in reality?
S> We decided to use PC and

   Display the numbers work on it.

   Announce the start of the guiding compo. All in

   Hall ready to listen and

   vote. Warhawk was

   prokruchevat slides on a PC with the number

   composition. And suddenly I find out that he

   went to lunch and turn your slides more

   nobody! Just savagery of some sort!
K> You mean to say that during the party

   one of the organizers can not

   eat?
S> That's right, for eating there

   specially scheduled breaks!
K> It appears that the organizers of the PC and finger

   did not move to support ZX

   Spectrum in a difficult situation?
S> It does not bother them. Similarly,

   It was the same with the graphics. ZX Graphics compo

   also performed on a PC. Announced the beginning of

   Competition and emulation at the moment

   did not exist. Its then a matter

   Order had to download from

   Internet.
K> who want to download?
S> Serzh Soft, thanks to him.
K> Why is the emulator was not recorded

   advance?
S> Of course, the emulator was written in advance

   and lay on the screw in PC'yuke Joker'a. But in

   Last time Joker is something created

   and the propeller stopped working. He then the whole

   Paradox his tune.
K> What is your opinion on

   quality and originality of work

   submitted this year for

   Platform ZX?
S> Well, I'll start from the beginning. In my opinion in

   ZX Music compo undeservedly been

   arranged location. This suggests

   that evaluated the work of people who have no

   no relation to Spectrum'u. Was

   many people from the street. For all

   indexes the first place was to

   take Kenotron / ETC group / Scene. On the ZX

   Graphics compo there were many worthy

   work. Quality of execution undoubtedly

   higher than the previous festival.
K> What do you think, why the second place

   took a modest job of Disabler'a?
S> She stood by the idea. Graphs there

   practically no ordinary cartoon. K

   Unfortunately, this fact again

   shows the reluctance of voters

   objectively evaluate the submitted

   work.
K> What kind of graphics work you put

   Ten?
S> I put the top ten Cusick.
K> Why?
S> Because I liked the quality of

   ispolneiya work. I appreciate it

   graphics and draw this picture in 1941

   hour. Work s51 of Cusick quite

   deservedly won the first place. Not

   Frankly, at the time of the demonstration plots

   by the reaction of the hall seemed to me that

   The first prize will work on Flying

   Skull / Delta Hackers Group / Partyzans.

   (Hereinafter referred to as FS / DHG) on the projection 
screen 

   it looked good, but on closer

   viewing, it becomes clear that her

   quality of the weak.
K> Perhaps this is related to the problem

   quality display GFX work?
S> Probably yes. During the demonstration,

   work appears on the screen Left

   pixels and bandwidth. Continuing Customized

   PC'yushniki. Check and adjust the viewer

   previously could not be any

   opportunities.
K> So you're saying that PC'yushniki

   wanted to get rid of the Speccy?
S> Yes, it was so.
K> How can you comment on

   presented work on compo ZX 4kb

   intro and 16kb intro?
S> Frankly, I thought that in addition to

   graphics and music no more

   be. Intro brought in last

   the time and I was very glad. Until

   the last moment it seemed that

   Spectrum generally fail. Quality

   works in principle is satisfactory.

   However, in the intro FS / DHG used

   one and that the same effects, it was very

   markedly. Prizes was quite enough.

   After some discussion, we decided to award

   Zool 4kb intro from FS / DHG in spite of

   the fact that she was alone. I wanted to somehow

   thanking participants for their support

   ZX Spectrum.
K> In my opinion, this is the right decision. As

   behaved visitors during the party?
S> In general, all have been diligent. Only

   were two men, which is something

   nasty shouting. After them

   sorted out without much difficulty.
K> As far as I know them and then

   picked up by police.
S> I have not heard nothing about it, there was no time

   look at it.
K> What are your impressions about

   new premises?
S> The room is nice, renovation and

   design, too. Only inconvenient,

   that were not enough seats

   Even viewers zhalovapis.
K> And how many seats?
S> I did not think about 60.
K> had a lot of newcomers?
S> About the same as on

   Paradox'99.
K> What can you say in conclusion?
S> Thank you all for participating in the festival, with the

   your support platform ZX Spectrum!!!