About everything - a detailed report from Funtop'98 from MMA (last chapter).

Chapter ???                 
                                          
            To K!LL da B!ll              
                                          
...BlAME.                                 
                                          
I had to quickly take off, notifying
inform all interested parties that
now  it will be our work and... good luck
lie  in the  corridor.  Why in the corridor? Well
firstly, you can see better from there, and secondly,
there is less criticism. :)                    
                                          
However, in the corridor there were people who were critical
who knew what was happening on the screen, regardless of
personal presence of the author. And they were right
you! I completely agreed with them on the issue.
dews of the initial plasma, incomprehensible "circles"
on the water", repetition of tunnels and fractal
catch. All this was unnecessary and unnecessary in
our work. But these were all ALK's effects
(ideas  and implementation)  so I personally was
I'm even glad. Let the old man understand that his
Fects are on the way! That's when mine will go...  
                                          
Despite to the left of the effects, the hall was silent and
  was not indignant. Although  they could  would!
The feeling of flying away began to come over me.
that moment when the spectators  do not  
There was an effect with a plane and balls.
Complete  silence hall meant the following:
"We, of course, have not yet fallen asleep from your effects
tov, but this is  only  because music
loudly  plays!"  More on, it crashes
the swastika, with which the essence begins.
The people perked up, tensed up and...heard-
foxes distinct screams: "Fascists!!!".    
                                          
This, of course, was  a complete failure. The people are not
understood or did not want to understand the essence of the demo. But
suddenly,  the hall began to violently express its emotions
tions through nervous laughter. Throwing away
leftover cigarettes in the trash bin, I believe
fell  in hall  and was simply shocked by
how people  drag   from"pseudo-morphing"
which in itself is not eveneffective
fektom. This is how it happens, you won’t even guess
what the viewer will like best.            
                                          
Here in  me beginning gradually
easy  hope. Ahead were "spin"
and  "flying" B!LL, and then... God willing, not
win, but at least end up in the top five!    
                                          
                                          
When  Pates finally installed and
Having made  less than three turns stood up, many
We thought this was the end of the work. But that's all
successfully loaded and started working. Digital
the howl of the sample against the background of the music was popular among the masses
ignored. Count a few days, total -
but spent on all this effect,emitted
Throw to the wind.                            
                                          
                                          
The most important thing now was to stop in time
turn organizers by pressing a key
RESET.  They were in a hurry and obviously didn’t stop
would  wait for  the real  end of the demo. C
goal  on time  stop  "punishing  sword
justice"  I headed towards the stage. 3a sleep-
I remember the words of some coder: "God
mine! They already scared me! Screen behind
one move frame". Then he went to work "le-
melting" B!LL. Finally V!LL flew off and came into action
the most  secret weapon - "walking" V!LL.
The moment when people realized that the man was on ek-
earlier went, in general words cannot be conveyed.
After the cake, the noise of people was completely drowned out
music so that no one could hear
synchronization of the first  hit with its sound.
They  they just didn’t care, they wanted
also  once again see the deformation of the air conditioning
Tersky product on the surface of the most
horniest face in the world. And this was given to them... 
When I was finally able to get to the stage, what-
would  stop the organizers from early
RESET, the first thing I heard from the sitting
behind a person's compo car (ZX-SHADOW?):"Well
Damn, you give!!!" Having explained to WLODEK the essence
business,  I took out a camera to record
chat the hall at the moment of BlaAME's apophygee. And
it was worth it!                          
                                          
People  were still moving away from the video when "pro-
la" digitization and worked out the RGB screen. Che-
res second after the error appears, hall
became thoughtful,  apparently reading the text, and then
just came away... This moment was captured
linen in the picture at  end of the previous part
text.                                   
                                          
I couldn’t say then that it was a success,
I still can’t say this even now. But one-
nominally,  when 200 people approve of your
work, look at it with interest(even if
only 7 seconds!), that's already something.         
                                          
                Chapter #?0 The rest of the work... :)         
                                          
Well  what about the rest of the work? Demos like
demos, nothing remarkable... :)       
                                          
We must, of course, honestly  recognize that "NOT
5-TN ELEMENT", which came immediately after
BlaAME was cool.  I stood and watched as
spellbound.  Indeed,   power  3D
chunks is unshakable!                      
                                          
The demo EMERGENCY also looked great. Here
nothing to say - well done. The hall was enthusiastically received
small colored plasmas,  tunnels  and even
light with a skull.  But what is most important?
What stung  me was the drops on the water. Drops
in BlaAME they were not even close!              
                                          
                                          
Demo  they passed behind the demo, but Rulez
never happened... A period of boring and grey-
go  KATHARSIS'a. The people  clearly began to fall asleep
fall.  And then suddenly, instead of the usual: “Ra-
bot number XX", a guy from a microphone in a voice
ALEX said: "ARTY, now it's your turn!"
                                          
                                          
             Chapter next              
                                          
       We _at all_ noeffects!       
                                          
                          I leave then enter
 I die then live...
                                          
                            MORBID VISIONS
                                          
People  y we are not stupid - I immediately realized that
now  will finally be  work  from DIGITAL
REALITY. Arty  also realized that to unlock
in front of  face 180 people does not make sense,
although he probably also wanted to show
demo  at the very end. Well, ALEX is also young
kid, he put pressure on DR's people in time, otherwise
a couple of stupid onesdemo and everyone would fall asleep.         
                                          
Arty got up from  his favorite place by the window and
headed to the stage to launch FOREVER. This is
I will report  I  to you, there was something! Spectators cheers
met  first  animation and  square
tunnel. I myself was specifically dragged along,
when  the city with reflection began to scroll
in the water. Remembering what was said in the corridor, I...
ho  said: "If we fly to _IT_, then
I  I'll believe it!". Arty apparently heard my phrase
and turned around with a sly wink.             
                                          
Well  there’s no need to talk about the rest at all.
is going on.  The skyscraper and the city also went with a bang.
By the time of the nuclear explosion it was possible to safely
call people in white coats to
select  the most  fanatical viewers. Well
when the city was blown to pieces... In short,
all the time  loading the last part people
desperately applauded, as many decided
I guess the demo is over. And really-
but where next? Drug addict died, city
exploded,  poppy fields and forester's hut
destroyed...                             
                                          
When the part was finally loaded, and instead
loading  sound, a calm and pleasant
nice melody, I personally decided that it was epi-
log, and now something like vert-
local scroll with demo stuff. But bird-
ki, fish, worms!!! It was already too much
com. So sharpnot everyone can handle the contrast
can stand it. In one  word, I won’t be mistaken,
if I say that by the end of this part many
I almost shed a tear! That's what I understand -
May, demo...                             
                                          
When  FOREVER  finally completed its
work, MAGIC, despite the fact that he was sitting in
in the middle of the row, stood up, pushed the people aside,
walked up to ARTY and, shaking his hand, congratulated him on his
good job. But VAV, which attentively
closely  watched everything that was happening on the
wound, didn’t go anywhere. He stayed calm
sit  with a thoughtful look, although in the eyes
he flashed a satisfied smile. Apparently he
I realized that REFRESH is beyond competition.       
                                          
Well, what can we talk about after FOREVER? How
you can  after suchwork view  os-
Talent demos? No way! Moreover, I follow-
This was the already seen MORBID VISIONS.    
                                          
Personally  I I went for a smoke break, where I met
several  CPU people who also saw
MORBID VISIONS is still at home in Rybinsk.
                                          
ENTROPY. TNE LOW OF TIMEeven though it should-
la, apparently, have a deep meaning
subtext, but in reality it turned out to be nothing
better  all  that same KATHARSIS'a. Although before
level   such  "masterpiece", as  GARLIC
RESPIRATION they all still have to grow and grow.    
The viewer looked at ENTHROPY, and the organi-
congestion  as they say into the microphone: "That's it, demos
ran out!". Well, our viewer is so simple
you can’t take it, for his thirty rubles he wants
even specifically  turn away. At this moment
cop and VAV woke up. He woke up  in despair
you  because I already had a good night's sleep -
xia, and  he was partly woken up by a loud scream
MAGIC about  the fact that there is one more job.
Naive organizers say,  something
pa: "Well done, we made it to the very last
moment",and VAV, meanwhile, yawning, makes
tricky passes over the keyboard to launch
make your creation.                       
                                          
And then from the speakers came:               
                                          
                         "Work number 13"
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                Also Chapter                
                                          
            Refresh the daemon            
                                          
                                          
A vague feeling deja  vu (#6) arose in
all those present.  Somewhere  all this already
there was  both VAV itself and “job number 13”. Here
so lucky, so lucky...                
                                          
But  and now the unlucky number didn't hurt
VAV.  He  started demo and  returned to
EXTREME's gathered in the back rows
hall  MAGIC stood up to  better to see and
shout "RULEZ" louder. And rulez on the monitor
it really was a blast!                    
                                          
After the flight of animation and the tunnel with a thunder-
although the last window opened from the wind
located on stage. Nature was salty
darna with EXPLODER. And on the screen it's all summer -
lo, moved, exploded and stuck together
again. MAGIC enthusiastically began encouraging
shout and applaud even more, thereby waking up
more sleepy viewers  and suggesting the most
Cool moments in the demo.                 
                                          
                                          
When  the polyhedron exploded and split
on  four  monitor with an image, it became
clear,  that the viewer, despite  on  low
chunky screen resolution,  understands essence
what's happening.  The people  rejoiced furiously,
even when I saw the effects included in GOA,
which was shown not so long ago. Well, well
above the part with zoom, when there is one picture
smoothly  and  imperceptibly flowed into another,
everyone  simply came off.   Special enthusiasm
REFRESH was given a converted and easily knotted
navaemye amiga textures (all sorts of female
faces). And TeeRay's graphics were at the level
no.                                       
                                          
                                          
The viewer, of course, wantedmore, but large
(c) EXTREME 1998  bummered everything desires.
Refresh was, he was strong, but because of his
speed and surprise explicitly  lost
Forever, where largely thanks to animation
the action is measured and clear. Intri-
ha  first place turned out to be very tight
chennaya.  Plot versus code, deep ideas
ness  or novelty of effects? Who will win,
he will be the first. Although for many it is much
What was more important was who would become third. After all
it was  the only place in the prize money,
which remained vacant.                                           
             Kinda Like Chapter              
                                          
                   The essence                   
                                          
                      Waiting for death is worse
 death itself...     
                                   ARIA'95
                                          
After REFRESH, which seemed to be after
cool, demos  like they fell out of a bucket. Here
you and then, and this... CPU people showed
pieces  from   your   unfinished  works
PRESSURE.  Muscovites from ANTARES, which
again we didn’t have time to make a demo on time, we tried
tried to show it in pieces, assembling the hour-
right in front of the audience.  The parts were
not bad, with fun animation and effects.
ANTARES' people were  humanly sorry.
They didn’t even have time to make a demo and show
really  its  the pieces couldn't - then one at a time
hangs, then something else...                      
                                          
The most memorable was probably the show
non-competitive work FUNTASY. It was launched
without  special  warnings  and spectators,
scattered around the hall by this time, began
whether to flock to the monitors. Guys, of course,
this the demo had a blast! I feel sorry for them
not  it was, so many jokes remained unrealistic
lized. (OOPS! If  you will be  write
continuation of FUNTASY,  contact me!
I'll give you a bunch of ideas...)                    
                                          
And  here  the great moment of disconnection has come
electricity.  The organizers are probably
breathed a sigh of relief. We sighed and went
count votes...                         
                                          
They counted for a long time, even a very long time. One-
but no one left, wanting not to miss
announcement of  results  party.  I remember that
I really wanted  to sip  some
Pepsi/Sprite, well you understand - one and a half
hours shout  rulez. There's not a single throat here
will endure. So here we sit with ALK and ul-
Yanovites, we are thinking about who to send to the kiosks.
Nobody wants to go, afraid that the results
will be announced without him. So we sat there
every hour, periodically remembering that if
If  had gone then, we would have had time to return-
Xia. And so several times :*)               
                                          
The people waited patiently. Although some have become
get ready for the  exit in order to catch the exit
last  buses/trains. The sun has crossed
talo it’s tedious to shine through the windows, and in the absence
electrical  lighting the hall is immersed in
twilight. And then ALEX comes out. Finally, re-
results!  But that was not the case... ALEX remained
new around ARTY, showed him the papers and oh
asked something. Thinking for a minute, reading
on  paper, ARTY called me over and approved
Actually  told  ALEX that I am the one for him
needed.                                    
                                          
                                          
Alexey Ivanov, drawing me along with him
Koino  said: "Let's go,  to talk in-
until..."  Well  I think that's it, pi#$$% has come! Lich-
 ALEX's is quite expressive, and
the phrase  "we need to talk" caused
association  with a showdown. "There will be
beat... maybe with your feet!", for some reason,
I'm small. But for what?                       
                                          
We entered a room located at a table with
books. Inside there was  Mr. Bulchukei and
a girl I saw on ENLIGHT.
There was a piece of paper on the table with the name of the demos,
which was filled out by the authors of the works upon submission
what  at  at the beginning of the party. Ballpoint pen
was in  clumsy  inscription  -  BlAME,
EXTREME+SoK. Even I could hardly read
these hieroglyphs, although I myself am unconscious
condition drawn about 8 hours ago.  
                                          
                                          
                                          
WB> What is this? How is it decrypted?       
                                          
MMA Well, this is EXTREME and Stars of Keladan. 
                                          
ALEX> Draw on paper how it is correct
write.                                 
                                          
(the girl held out a blank diploma form)  
                                          
WB> (girl)  Under no circumstances! Let pi-
sketch on paper, and then we’ll draw it into the diploma.
                                          
MMA (in large letters displays the inscription)
Does anyone know how to write: division or
division ?                                
                                          
ALEX> Через "i" - division.               
                                          
ММА>  Ну   вот,  Samarian  ZX  Division of
Extreme  и группа Stars of Keladan. Писать
дальше?                                   
                                          
WB>  Нет!  Не  надо! Как пишется  Stars of
Keladan, я и сам знаю...                  
                                          
                                          
После этой непонятной процедуры меня выве-
ли наружу и отправили в зал.Честно говоря,
тогда было достаточно трудно понять, что к
чему.  Если выписывают диплом, значит при-
зовое место. Если призовое, значит третье.
А  может, они Will everyone be given diplomas? But how
you can issue 50 diplomas, for example in GFX
compo?                                    
                                          
                                          
So stupid I returned to the hall,
observing at the same time how in the same room
dragged  ASH  from EI. Where is he going? They have
Is it also a prize? Then on what
where are DR and VAV? Did you share the first one?       
                                          
                                          
In deep thought about these questions, I
and  spent  the remainder of  time until the end
counting votes.  Finally, the solemn
the procession  appeared.  It was necessary to announce 
in a loud voice,  so as a microphone due to
the absence of light, naturally, did not work.
We started, as expected, from the end, but...
It turns out that only the first three places are known
in every category.                       
                                          
4K  I was sharply upset because the first
was named  NEVERLAND.  Accordingly
she got third place, although I predicted
her second. Next DIZZY and (fanfare, stomping,
applause, shouts rulez) GOA. Everyone won
Children  went up on stage  and received
diplomas/money.                           
                                          
On  MUSIC  I didn't care. But there was
one interesting scene. IMP's music took
one from the prize places, and the author himself to
party, naturally, there was no party.              
The prize for him  was received by another comrade  from
Pomelya.  So here, the organizers announce,
that third place in MUSIC COMPO is awarded to -
Xia  Vladimir  Khropov.  Isaiah, who is everything
this time  something  rubbed  to the people,
whined and stopped mid-sentence, turning
rushed to the stage. He looks, but it’s not IMP on stage,
and  some left comrade.  Well, he is
old experienced Isai, knows IMP by sight.  
                                          
KAN0>  We've made it! Namesake, and even names
identical.  And  toowrites music! Surprise
Actually...                                 
                                          
GFX compo results were the most important,
so  as  we  everyone hoped  on  victory
TeeRay. Here they are announced, but they are announced as
then  left, naming the names of the authors.
The audience is wildly indignant, demanding a nick/handle.
Third place - ALF from D.ASH             
                                          
KAN0> Correct! I voted for her!      
                                          
Second  place  - not TeeRay, and that's good news!
This means  almost exactly  we can say
that Anton won. Just usgot ready
vigorously  welcome the best artist
modernity, like:                       
                                          
                                          
"First place GFX COMPO - ARTHUR BURN"    
                                          
                                          
Everything, absolutely everything is unclear. Who took
first  two places, what kind of people are they and what kind of
 they had work, it’s not clear... But all this
was a small thing at that moment. Results demo
compo were more important, ReFresh or Forever?   
                                          
                                          
Third  place  democompo was awarded... to us!
They easily took it and awarded it. Well, here, of course,
but, joy, diploma, money, everything!    
                                          
                                          
Second  place was awarded to the DR team, though with
with the caveat that the difference between the first and second
In total  5 votes. Arty, even though
sad,  but  everything  I went to get my diploma and
prizes.                                  
                                          
                                          
Well, the natural conclusion was the first
place  VAV.  Second  time  he rose to
stage  for  this evening. But then it came to him
elk stand. Everyone specifically shook him
hand, wished success and all that. Arty,
sincerely rejoicing for VAV, shouts at
whole hall: "VAV promises to remain on stage            
                         for one more year!"
                                          
                                          
                                          
The hall supports  this cry with stormy applause
disments.  VAV is given the KAU-1024 board.
Arty, having gained a taste, throws a new one to the people
funny:                                   
                                          
"VAV is moving to the KAU1024 platform. HURRAY!"
                                          
                                          
            Chapter Last              
                                          
        And after US at least FUNTOP...        
                                          
After the results were announced, everyone was sent
to the street, citing the fact that the hall needs to be closed
tear.  On the street  I already gave an interview myself
KAN0. I don’t know what he said there, but for a long time
elk this is about half an hour. 3and it's time for me
managed to read the notation about how bad
take third place, going to animation.
Then  I went to kiosks and back, and
KAN0 kept talking and talking. It will be interesting
take a look at the videotape :)              

"Washing"  the first place of VAV was moved
on  next  day. Now,  as  said
MAGIC,  it’s more important to post our third one on the internet
place  and fast results. Instead of washing we
hada small meal, eating it right away
about fifty dollars. Everyone was happy :)
Specifically  it got dark, but because many
there was nowhere to spend the night, everyone decided to take a walk -
around the capital. We missed out on meal time
sight of the main crowd which is under the leadership
property  ALEX's  moved somewhere  to area
Red Square. I seem to remember that...
They were talking about  they were talking about the Manege. TOX/MEGACODE knew
where it is, and took us straight to
place.                                    
                                          
Of course, it was  really beautiful.
Killer flashlights shining from the ground, fountain -
us, underground  floors  and so on. In an hour
finally were  noted un-
how many   Fantopovtsev,  and soon i, ALK,
MAXWELL and  MR.JONES joined the led
ALEX's "active recreation" group where already
hanging out  DAN!!L, CPU guys, CAPTAIN &
FRUNZE, etc.                              
                                          
Under the walls We spent a couple more days in the Kremlin
hours, talking about life and FUNTOP. In general
very interesting state, half asleep, half-
conversation. After the fireworks (it turned out that
Today is Flag Day and in general, a major nationwide
Siysk party) everyone who had nowhere to
Wait, let's go to Kazansky Vozal.       
                                          
But  this is a completely different story - history
second day of FUNTOP. Maybe someday
I will state it, but notnow...              
                                          
Goodbye,                              
                                          
        my little ones                     
                                          
                    demomyking lovers!
                                          
R.S.:  This is  this is what happens in life! Two jobs
under number 13, and occupy first place.
Lamer demo with cheap animation, and
again in third place... Well, TeeRay
just bad luck! His third party in a row
then  select victory,  then it is awarded according to
after  month...  But seriously,
then  FUNTOP  wasn't as bad as it could have been
be, but not so good :(                
                                          
Started  06.09.98               
Written ??.09.98               
Attributed  05.10.98               
Inscribed  10.20.98               
Porrint'eno  10/26/98               
Found  10.27.98 (deep night)  
Noted  10.30.98               
Over          01.11.98               
                                          
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