Report - Report - Report from the Kazan NoViS festival of computer art CAFe'2oo2.

Report - <b>Report</b> - Report from the Kazan NoViS festival of computer art CAFe'2oo2.

           CAFe'2oo2

(C) NoViS / BrC



      ukvalno two days before the festival I decided on 100% of 
what it's worth plunge once in your life in all the delights

patiynoy life. Accrue to all
called a simple English word "party", and to visit a strange 
city of Kazan for many miles from their native home.


   Of course, we expected something amazing, a lot of 
interesting people and events naikruteyshy nonstop, which engulf

and swallow consciousness. But, unfortunately, desired not 
always coincide with reality. Or perhaps my understanding 
patiynoy life does not coincide with this very the reality that 
too much can be. After all, in fact, who am I? Dreamer

patriot, a hope for the best wishes
Platform prosperity, prosperity, with the right people who can 
create, with people who will not accept

Creativity other with hostility, pouring the last abundant 
muddy mess. 

   The main reason that I decided
go to the above activities,
was to support the scene to support
spektrumistov Izhevsk, and then everything else. I hope I got 
it. 

   Impression of a party of some kind of strange. It is worth 
noting that I attended only on the first day, devoted mainly 
zx. Almost all the works were fairly high level, which is 
certainly suggests that the zx-stage majority

creative people who know their stuff on the "excellent". 
Frankly poor performance is almost it was, though preselekt was 
only for the music compo.


   I think you should not tell the details of my trip to CAFe - 
still it would not be interesting to anyone. I will say that

I went to Kazan did not get drunk and have fun with beer, as 
did many others. I went to watch and evaluate the work and what 
is happening around them. 

   In principle, of course, the trip was not
so boring and bezynteresnoy, and several
interesting things that happened,
I'll tell you. Tell us briefly, so as not to
clog your head empty Trepov.

   Well, I went with my favorite
girl and the guys from PoS-WT. Also in
Kazan side with us three guys went out
Tchaikovsky, from the group O.C.A. (Luka, Pulsar, Marat), as 
well as GREEN, Awful Creez, Dj Max (Neftekamsk) and another 
local, fidoshnik appears (all of them tremendous

respect). We went to a brand new "elite"
train, second class on the soft chairs. One-way ticket cost 141 
rubles in 1990 cents, which, in principle, quite inexpensive and

expensive for most izhevchan. Say
so we rode in quite tolerable Conditions to.
On the way they sang songs to the accompaniment
Dj Max'a, which is not bad playing guitar.

   At one of the stops, or rather in Vyatskiye Glades, people 
were not only beer that was prihvacheno along in Izhevsk, and 
some Rushed (and maybe lohanulsya :) To stall out for a beer. 
But, unfortunately, train was standing just a few minutes and

very soon be safely moved in
way, rather than waiting for beer lovers to return. Unpleasant 
and, at the same time, quite a cheerful moment. The guys that 
stand in the platform, and the outgoing train.


   Hmm too ... All would have ended sad,
if not lowered in time with the stop-cock
subsequent proceedings and a fine
200 domestic rubles. Probably, this
expensive beer people had never drunk:).
Let's just say a good start, a sign
many interesting things.

   Dreary six-hour trip, and we
Kazan. Impression of the city is very strange. At first glance 
it seemed that we arrived at a settlement. During our follow up 
party-place we were surrounded by low, apparently, still 
pre-revolutionary buildings, some - dilapidated. Yes, let me 
forgive the organizers CAFe, but the city blew antiquity and 
squalor. Of course, I know that the city large, and perhaps it 
has areas newer, but all I saw (and I saw a not so little), it 
was somehow not impressive. From Kazan, I was expecting much 
more, hoping that, compared to the Izhevsk it would be a 
miracle, but it turned out quite the contrary.


   And I learned that Kazan rebuild
to the millennium city, perhaps in the future
everything will change, and, having arrived there in the next
again, I do not know if Kazan. Who knows who
knows ... And yet somehow like this:).

   We reached the venue without
too much difficulty. By the way, even unpleasantly surprised, 
because the inconvenience of public transport. Not only is the 
travel cost more than the native of Izhevsk, so more and

no amenities. Payment for travel exclusively to the driver, 
sometimes specifically for this only opens the front door. 
Trams almost falling apart on the go - is likely to have long 
worked their resources. Generally felt that was in the past and 
that look, because of the angle taxied Lenin and charge the 
communist monologue. No, I'm a bit exaggerating, but Kazan did 
not meet my expectations. Sorry ...


   With regards to the same venue CAFe,
it was on the level. Great Hall, a large projector, although 
with a very cloudy picture and good sound. Great disadvantage 
was that the work has been under the Spectrum emulator and the 
real zx and failed to connect to the projector.


   Log in for one day cost 50 rubles, along with the ticket 
issued paper version zx-chart 4, which asked to complete

and hand Koll'u, who attended the
party, or send them to the city Carpet.
More on the hand marks a red seal with
logo CAFe, although special needs, as
it turned out, in the press
was not. Together with the vote-sheet was issued
handle, also with symbols CAFe.

   Visitors invited to spend the night or on
party place, sitting on a chair or
on the floor or in a hostel for 80 rubles per
night. We chose the first option. Tell
that for such an unusual person lodging
just a nightmare. Personally, I never went to sleep and to
Besides the night terrorizing bathroom,
because poisoned by defective
barbecue (Shaitan poderi that Honourable woman who sold us this
parSchivy SchaSchlyk, yes:). That night, I will not soon
forget it. Another day we spent the night (the
first night after our arrival in Kazan, Russia) have other 
relative of a citizen Himik'a. Also, frankly, not a fountain. 
Imagine: 6 half-naked men on one floor. Wrinkled

side, the unusual proximity of male bodies,
cold floor, in one word: solid romantic:). But, thank God, it's 
all behind and just remember with a smile on

face.

   Led festival, of course, the main
leader, "the great and terrible"
Unbeliver. Veale, shall we say, well, effectively explaining 
and commenting on everything happening any trifle. At this 
point, festival organizers made no mistake, taking him to his 
command, because few are able to so well "Work for the public" 
as it is able to Unbeliver.


   A pleasant surprise for most
visitors were present at the festival
two guests from Finland. Some time in
the beginning of the festival is happening shooting
one of the local (Kazan) television
channels. Long shot, but managed to
to interview the venerable Finns.

   A further negative factor in
carrying out party was a long adjustment
equipment and selection of the best emulator
to display spectrum'ovskih works. For
choosing the best option spinning demos
with the festivals of the past years on each
of test emulators, and in the final
Finally, was chosen the best option.

   To the people who attended the first
on such events and distant
demo scene, a little insight into what's what, it was
decided to demonstrate the best of pc
scene. Good or bad, but personally I
come watch zx-work, all the rest
I was not interested.

  Another drawback was votelistov clearance. Graphs for putting 
points were very small, and they were absolutely

inconvenient to write. And another thing: light during
view some of the nominations (for example,
gfx-compo) switched off, and filling votelistov was absolutely 
impossible. But the people and coped with it. :)


   And, of course, as usual in such
global gatherings, people register themselves and others in the 
photo and video cameras, and The most active were interviewed. 
Also was granted Freestuff internet, and everyone could use it, 
but Not everyone is able, as the number

established for this purpose pc was limited - there were only 
two or three. 

   The number of visitors on a conservative estimate
was at least 200 people. All passed
well organized, and violators of the order, in principle, was 
not observed. Frankly drunk during the show was not, and no one 
fights arranged. 

   In short, everything was organized on
"Good", and speak badly about the organizers no excuse.

   After the first day, on the morning of the second, we
Zhenya (so called my girl)
gathered in the back. At the station, we
met the guys from O. CA, Sting'a / HOAX,
Steep'a / X-Team and one very funny young man who was with them
(I think he calls himself Viskas). They have a
and amounted to join us (or we give them:) in
long-term (eight-hour) follow up
native of Izhevsk.

   The train that carried us home was a nightmare (or 
ssuschim:), because there was a smell in places even that), 
dirty, with hard wooden benches. I just can not imagine how I 
dosidel to the finish and jumped out of the car. But but 
managed to get to know people from the OCA, to learn about 
their plans and views on the state of affairs in the zx-stage.


   Reaching Izhevsk, we are shaken by
platform and a dense flow moved away
from this terrible train. Okay to say goodbye to our fellow 
travelers to me and my the girl did not succeed, because in

arrived shortly tram could only squeeze us.

   On reaching home, we said goodbye to my
girlfriend. I'm tired and exhausted, fell to sleep and slept 
for over 12 hours. On This is my trip to CAFe'2oo2 safely

completed. And it may very well be that I'm going to Kazan next 
year, so it is up See you at CAFe'2oo3!