Paradox 2oo2 through the eyes of the organizer
(c) Klim/oHgXXL
It all started on September 7, waking up in
6:00, me and my other half started
prepare breakfast and put away equipment,
necessary for the festival, and
suddenly the phone rang unexpectedly for me
at the door. This surprised me, because I met
The organizers' hour was scheduled for 7:00 and
not at home at all. Opening the door, I
I saw on the threshold two people with sumari in
hands, with them during further disassembly
turned out to be VTS/Techno Lab and another one, before
village unknown ZX admirer. Only
after that I really appreciated the situation,
that today is not just Saturday, but
Paradox starts today
demoparty, and not only me, but also many people
di from other cities for a long time rotobu-
wanted to do this, and now those who have
opportunity, are drawn to our city for
in order to have a good hang together and
share your experience.
After a hearty breakfast for the four of us (plus
some equipment) we moved to
members £ of our groupWild£у/oHgXXL.
Just approaching his house, there was
the work environment is noticeable, a lot of bags,
monitor, system unit, so-called
"chest of fairy tales", which contains
includes a soldering iron, a multimeter, piles of wires
cables and connectors, without which it cannot
You can get by with more than one Spec's compo 8).
Leaving all those accompanying me, I rushed
to the gathering place of the organizers, which is
was walking nearby. They were already waiting for me there
Twinzen, Kama, a couple more visitors and
Gazelle driver. Having waited for everyone
necessary, we jumped into the car and went to
a place for the accumulation of ZX-like pieces of iron, and to
I already got there by this time
Dimon/LicosPZS with his AMIG.
Having loaded all the equipment, Dimon, VTS and
??? moved to the party venue, a
I still have one more unfinished
business, the material for
number five birdie, and everyone else
composition (me, Lilu, Wild and Vesta) will move
went to an underground printing house 8). After
successful completion of all matters, we will move
went to the Titanic club, where it was planned
holding the festival. Approaching the building, we
we have already seen large masses of visitors who
They were having a nice conversation while drinking
beer and other recreational drinks (non-
depending on the relatively earlier time).
We entered the building where we were allowed in for now
only the organizers, and began to move
tables,arrange the equipment, hang-
create advertisements, adjust sound and video.
After an hour, they began to enter the building.
name the number of people for this
time has increased significantly.
Upon entry, registration was carried out for
people who applied for participation in advance.
They were given voting sheets and a poster
festival, branded pen, compact with
works of past Paradox £s and a bunch
advertising flyers.
While people took their places at the tables,
at the bar, we were getting ready for the first
ZX AY music compo competition. We hatepa-
there was a sound, and the administration of our city
prepared with a solemn speech for the official
to the new opening of the festival and consolidated
pyrotechnics on stage. Here in one of the un-
dacha moments a man comes up to me with
electric plug in his hands and says that he
I need an outlet, so without thinking twice,
I take out the tee and stick the plug in there.
At this moment a terrible crash is heard, from
flashes in my eyes blurry, I hear
the noise of burning wiring and the whistle of spectators,
I look up and see two stands on the stage
with pyrotechnics, from which fairies flow
epbepk. Feeling for a chair, I sat down, moving away from
shock, and saw our boys running away with
me and they say that they should have been cut in
after the opening ceremony.
The administration also did not expect such a move
events,but I got my bearings in time, and
one person immediately jumped onto the stage with a micro
background, and began to move the ceremonial
speech. This lasted for several minutes, that's all
rubbed in - how good it is that there is such a thing
wonderful festival, and that our youth
progresses every year in the field of com-
computer technologies. In short upon completion
this canoe, the main organiza-
organizer of the festival and announced the beginning of the first
th competition ZX AY music compo. I'll take turns
the bottom cut the tracks, a Jocker/cmsXXL through
PC-hu displayed a "3D scene" on the big screen
which depicted a poster with a change-
with pictures, at the edges of which there are
there are two healthy columns, and above them nuca-
the name of the competition and the work number,
to make it easier for viewers to fill out
remove voting sheets. Compo passed gla-
dko, almost all people listened to Specov's
muse, because she was there at the very beginning,
and haven't downloaded anyone yet. Upon completion
Twinzen competition explained that the results
from voting sheets must be transferred
into the terminals that stood in the right side
ron of the hall, and it was fun to spin on them
festival logo. After a short pause
PC nominations have begun, such as 4-Channel
Music compo, etc. Since we have
elk free time, we (I, Wild, Vesta,
and Lilu) rushed out into the fresh air to
have a snack and drink beer. The point is that
in the Titanic the prices are higher thanfamiliar
us, and the weather that day was sunny
Noah. After a decent meal I returned
back to the hall to enjoy the music
and chat with visitors. People in
visited us more this year than in
past, although many spektrumists npue-
hali just as spectators and new works with
didn't bring it with you 8(
Running through the tables, I noticed the member
owls from bands such as Die Krupps,
Coders` Academy, Delta, Techno Lab.,
Licos, ex-Accept Corp and others.
Over conversations and beer, a large
part of paradox, until the time comes for ZX
GFX compo, and since the time to connect
sintering to the projector we have practically
wasn’t there, I had to use it
our favorite Unreal. The competition has passed
normal, except, of course, the quantity
the work itself, and immediately after that
the time has come for ZX DEMO compo. Since
there was only one work in this category
Well, to warm up we decided to show some
dyam one of the best Spectrum works,
demo from the notorious Placebo "Life"
Forms". Work followed, with
Lannaya on paradox (to our great agreement)
sorry, only one) group O.S.A., under
called "INVASION". I would like to note that
spektrumists distinguished themselves, louder than the competitions
what Spectrum did not have on Paradox,
and with their violent reaction theycheer up
leave the whole hall. Realizing that spektrumists
dispersed, especially since the ZX DEMO compo closed
the first day of the festival arrived, we decided to
lastly turn on the most (in my opinion)
patriotic demo on ZX "Fun Tasy", after
which even the most indifferent PC people
put on a smile on their face.
So with a sea of screaming, whistling, laughter,
and noise ended the first day of the festival.
For visitors in need of housing there was
announced to come to the registration place,
where they will be recorded and a loading time will be set
onto the bus and taken to the left bank of the Don
to the recreation center.
People began to pour out in small heaps
from the Titanic, and move along the embankment
towards places of entertainment. Well we
(this is the fate of the organizers), we began
roll up the equipment and arrange everything
in places. Well, in the evenings we gathered
their team and thoroughly noted the success
end of the first day...
The second day, like many others, began with
beer. In the morning, as agreed, I...
moved to the place of concentration of all op-
ganizers, Warhawka/CMSXXL apartment, where
All the equipment was stored. Fairly
exhausted from running to the fifth floor and
back, we stuffed a full Gazelle up-
parameters and moved to the location
"Titanic". Arriving at the place, we found no one
discovered thathow everyone was still on ba-
zakh, and the equipment has once again arrived
I had to drum it myself. After repeated
arrangements for arranging tables and queuing
connection of the equipment, a car pulled up
bus and brought all the out-of-towners. All of them
drank soda, beer, other mytoty and de-
were filled with impressions of the time spent at the bases
"hidden part" of paradox.
The first nomination of the second day was
ZX Digital music compo, which had
six works were presented. Number of digital
Rova's muse was pleased this year, according to
compared to previous festivals. Spec-
room played well, but the next compo
should have been Traditional Music compo,
and the jambs with sound began. Appeared
people with soldering irons, and it appeared again
time for morning meal and absorption
beer. But the walk took a long time, because
on the street I met good old ZX grandfathers
Shadowman and Kurt from the famous group
Unit-5. We talked for a long time, drank beer, and I
forget forgot about the fact that there is a lot of steaming there
fest, but, having come to my senses, I fell into the hall.
Pixeled (Handdrawn) was already in full swing there
Graphics, people are a little bored, and lively
the lenting was only at the tables where people
warmed up with various drinks.
A group was invited to Paradox
"MANNEQUIN" which was supposed to perform
before the closing of the festival. Guys okkynupo-
get rid of two at oncetables, and although they are few
what did they have to do with computers?
they cheered up the crowd in a very fun way, and
By the way, they voted objectively. Since
Spectrum nominations are already legal
were studying, I was not interested in much.
People crowded around the specks, Wild times
attracted them by showing dem, chopped MRZ Music
compo , and suddenly for a couple of seconds in the hall
Silence reigned. Spekov's music started playing
zones and the hall exploded with laughter, they had not yet
knew what Tiamad and I had prepared for them
surprise...
This year the Coders £ Academy group
submitted one work to Animation Compo,
I don't like their activities on
RS, how would they generally operate on
The Spectrum was not closed. Well remembered
I also want Wild compo, on which ZX craftsmen
from the city of Taganrog, they put up a cool
video on Spectrum, which was compiled
good competition for PCs, and even took
second place. But now the time has come
PC/Amiga Demo compo, and the hall was packed to
edges Yes, most people came and
came just to look at the highlights
this year.
There was very little work this year,
especially considering that two demos were
from the group Critical Mass (and there were only
three). But despite everything the level of work
The audience was more than satisfied!!!
Twinzen announced the end of all nominations
tions,and invited the group "MAHE-" to the stage
KEN." They started pumping up the drive and starting
public, and at this time we began a recount
votes.
Well, after four catchy songs
Twinzen read out the list of winners, and
rewarded them with valuable prizes and diplomas.
After this, the closing of the festival was announced, and
the whole bunch of people slowly floated out of the hall.
Well, we were left with all the organizational
Mutota...
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