Assembly 2k party report - They say that the theater begins with a hanger... Assembly 2k began with a very picturesque queue...

                                                                
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                   r a r t y r e r o r t                    
                                                                
                                                                
    They say theater begins with a coat rack... Assemblies 2k
started with a very picturesque line...                       
                                                                
    The line moved slowly and we had to wait around
half an hour waiting for the happy moment when you will finally
already there... funny, but despite the promises of the organizers, I went
rain :) although not heavy, but overall the weather was quite good
strange in these unusual days... someone has already gotten a ticket,
and was carrying mountains of computer equipment somewhere... someone in his arms,
someone on small carts :) Most of the equipment was unloaded
directly from the parking lot through the so-called loading doors...      
                                                                
    u finally the turn has come, and the reason has become clear
such a slow throughput, large-looking doors...
at the entrance there was, one might say, face control... bags were checked,
searched for prohibited itemsitems... Bottles with
soda (aka Coca-Cola, etc.) opened and sniffed :)
the rules were followed quite honestly, relative to ours
events where prohibitions were carried out purely formally...        
                                                                
                                                                
    It is worth noting that this was not in vain. Security stood on
entrance throughout the event (the entrance was not closed,
only the loading doors were closed), and led quite
thorough search of all incoming people :) so, after going through face control
aka security, and sneaking in smuggled 2 liters of cola
local bottling (Russian, what were you thinking?), and 2 liters
some kind of tonic.... (hard to look for in a giant camp
backpack, hehe...) I gave my hard-earned 200 marks and got something for
hand. This was an entrance ticket for the entire duration of the party...   
                                                                
                                                                
    It should be noted that these tickets were of several types.
Orange, yellow (and some others, I don’t remember, maybe there weren’t
more) :) Actually, the color determined the status of the guest :) Orange -
regular, yellow - old-school... i.e. Giver of opportunityget in
to the olds-school zone, and which could be obtained by
special invitation, apparently for past services :) Ticket
is put on the arm and fastened with a special button, which
without cutting it, there’s just no way to remove it...                           
                                                                
                                                                
    so we went inside...                                    
                                                                
                                                                
    Sponsor advertisements are visible... They have done quite a lot
for this show.... O.K. What to do next?  Looking around
sides, and we see something with a familiar inscription (at least
in English, which is already clear, and not in gibberish Finnish :))
This inscription says T InfODESk.... This is what we need.         
                                                                
    People are hanging out at the table.  mingling and merging with the crowd,
let's find out what they can offer us on this very
information table... What do we see?  There are two Organizers...
by the way. It is worth mentioning the division of organizers by type :)The division is simple - yellow pants twice. I mean,
the division was precisely color.  on banal T-shirts.
The organizers were dressed in crimson T-shirts with symbols
assembly, with a figurine of a girl (very much reminiscent from afar
nBA logo), and its own inscription under it - ORG. besides them, there were
There are also other co-organizers.  for example, the so-called - pet
CREW.  People helping and monitoring the work of the local local
networks and helping guests with their problems (with the network). They wore
green T-shirts, and the inscription under the logo was - pet.           
                                                                
    There were also live Crew (aka medical staff, or something like that
kind). Blue T-shirts with the inscription live.                          
                                                                
                                                                
    guests were offered black T-shirts for only 8o marks. except
this information desk sold T-shirts and posters with
previous parties at bargain prices.  Yes, it was still interesting
set: T-shirt*poster*RaveCD (collection of works from all
passed the assembly) for only 1oo marks!  (hours of rubles). OK.
Having made our way to the information desk we see organizers... our own support
carried out by two.                                                                
                                                                
    Each has a sign on the table - English, the other - Finnish
(or something like that)... roughly speaking, people planted
answer questions from visitors, and more.   after
short interrogation, they cut off a piece of my ticket (tail,
which remains superfluous after fastening... and was handed a certain
code called zEPO-ID.   This code made it possible
register in the Assembly system and get your
individual number and password to access the voting system
and upload compo-entry.                                          
                                                                
                                                                
    For those who did not bring their own computer, there was
two public terminals were installed where it was possible to
problems registering, and even surfing the Internet. (at the beginning
There were no problems until towards the end, people caught wind of this feature,
and didn’t sit on them thoroughly... they were chatting and surfing... I crumple too
was there :))so, having played around with the terminal a lot, I asked myself a question:
where to put your heavy backpack... again on the information desk
a luggage deposit was organized (aka storage room for various
hand luggage)... for some 10 marks (aka h5 rubles) your things
They will take you away and give you a number. :)                                      
                                                                
    however, after leaving the information desk, I was handed a schedule,
and a map of the area :) Quite a useful thing, I must say.   
                                                                
    After walking around the building a little, I discovered a lot of interesting
things.  for example, a Snack Bar was discovered that sold
soft drinks, and most importantly - RedBull... All
the dates walked around and drank it, and seemed to feel invigorated. although we, with
StarGuest drank a ban for two (1 hour marks), nothing special
felt ;) in addition to drinks there were various chips, popcorn, etc.
bullshit.  in addition to the snack bar, Carrols was open, which had
Sobsna, a fairly standard set of dishes... (dinners should
Notice that they are tailored to the amount of cho marks.  (aka 18o
rubles)... In principle, quite good, like, even in
Because of this, I didn’t have to sit in the toilet an extra time... A little
further away there was Pizza-nit.  they sold thereapples.  Joke.  there
they sold lunches based on pizza :) 25 for one slice, oh for two.
The price included cola and french fries. there were enough pizzas
soulless and cute. Superme, hawaiian, Seafood (sort of).        
                                                                
                                                                
    O.K.  let's move on... study... looking for this floor, with the promised
Sleeping hall... It really turns out to be on this floor. but
the bummer is that the building is half built in
rock, and therefore this floor is on the same level with
road passing by the complex :)) However, it should be noted
that it is quite quiet there, unlike other floors, on which
In principle, you can sleep, but only if you really want to... 
                                                                
                                                                
    we go into the main hall... no, of course you have to see it,
because even a photograph cannot convey it!  Whole arena
lined with rows of tables on which people pile their
systems... it should be noted that this year the places under
computer space was allocated slightly more than in
past... Even a quarter of the spectators were occupiedplaces
(in the middle, directly opposite the screen), and also part of the 2nd floor
(on the same side) was reserved for old-school... people dragged
everything in a row. It was especially fashionable to bring not only a fat computer, but
and a bunch of flashing lights of various designs, and also not
forgot about the sound. Some of the sound was even cooler than the sound itself
arenas :) All the insides were just sausage :))                  
                                                                
 but still, as StarGuest noted, the scope of all kinds of flashing lights and
other fennecs, this year was not as powerful as last year.
It was especially noticeable that there were no banners or other banners with
names of well-known groups that occupied specific positions
places.  maybe due to the fact that these groups were not on the main
arena, but they were in the oldschool, maybe for some other reason
reason... Wow, about the visitors there was an impression
that people came for free to surf the Internet, download Warez, and
Pogamats in network games.  Which, in principle, was strongly encouraged
organizers, well, maybe Varez (make frag`s, pot warez).   
                                                                
    despite the fact that the grid was sponsored by the iron itself
Cisco, she was just wildly squandered and overloaded...                                                                
    By the way, an interesting point... on partyplace it acted in addition to
main ethernet mesh, also radio-ethernet. thus,
ordinary viewers without wasting time and money on bookings
computer space, and without carrying a bunch of hardware... they could
It’s easy to surf the Internet only if you have an equipped laptop with you
accordingly, a radio access card.                            
                                                                
                                                                
    in short, everything rumbled, blinked, and played inhuman
rhythms... the people carried iron, and finally, in every possible way equipped their
place :) It should be noted that it was quite a big problem
stop this disgrace before the start of any competition
display.  Separate mention should be made of the Assembly's video system....
For video, a sufficiently large screen was installed (diagonal,
meters 1o if not more)... and hung in non-child sizes
projector  information about different services was constantly displayed on the screen
networks, show schedules, and other information.   sometimes
switched to AsmtV (the hall during the musical
compo.  The small dots below are monitors).  by the way, that's enough
funny thing was done with this AsmtV... One local channel
(not so large), showed everything that was happening, in addition,
showed various demos of past years, interviews, etc. (in
real time)... People with assembly computers could
watch the show in real time via the network, though with h
second delay relative to the broadcast :)) It should be noted that
all this was done at a fairly good level... (the most
the joke was at the end, when the ending was broadcast, and the showdown
all iron) :)                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
    So, let’s continue the question of instilling silence and darkness, so
necessary for demonstrating work...                                                                
    information about the upcoming competition appeared on the screen, and
please turn off the lights and sound (kill all audio and lights)...
after which a short fragment was shown (as I understand it, from the words
StarGuest - from some work of past years) animation, where
the computer guy first broke the speakers, and then
shot and blew up a computer desk... after which
As silence reigned, this man’s satisfied face appeared, and
repeated: kill all audio and lights.... for those who are especially stubborn...
after that the lights turned off... and everyone began to wait for when
the remaining brakes will turn off their monitors and flashers... on special
brake organizers shone flashlights so that they would at least a little
came to reality, and did not delay the show...                  
                                                                
                                                                
    The video was up to par, but the same cannot be said about the sound.
the spectator seats were located far from the center (on the right and
left edge), and there is no talk of any kind of stereo...
therefore, I’ll just say about the overall sound... The bass is quite normal
(although some who brought their own audio systemshad significantly
more powerful bass :), but the upper frequencies were all somehow
iron and piled to death... sounded like from a can
banks in one word.  according to the same StarGuest, in the past
the audio was better this year. (apparently it was used this year
the usual audio set from this stadium... I don’t know if they would be better
did something different :))                                       
                                                                
                                                                
    so, after the next viewings, people could move
say to a buffet, aka fast food.  some in Carrolls, some in
pizza hut... someone (obviously the most cunning) brought it with them
semi-finished products, and heated them in available microwave ovens (two
things in the hall)...                                               
                                                                
                                                                
    carrolls... Queues, just like ours. despite the fact that in
There was simply NO such thing anywhere in the city itself! Obviously the reason was
that only one of several Carrols was open, which
were in the building... (it should be noted that they were working
around the clock).In addition to the main computer competitions, various
so-called outdoor components, such as discus throwing
(floppy and CD), football... There were also original
competitions shadowed by famous stagers... for example, at the stand
MadOnion people measured their speed by overclocking the AMD-Athlon by gigahertz
and more. the designs were very cool :)                    
                                                                
    Water cooled system :)                            
                                                                
                                                                
    Among the non-traditional components there were also gaming components. Qiakeee
and Counterstrike, divided by day as: quarter-finals,
semi-final, and final.... It should be noted that these components are not
overlapped in time with other components, therefore they were quite
large holes between viewing the main components... in our opinion
opinion, these components could be carried out simultaneously, and thus
way to avoid the wild schedules above... not
many will stand day and night to see everything
interesting!                                                                
    WildCompo was quite interesting, but still very
was replete with pure Finnish humor, in their language, so it was enough
it was difficult to appreciate some of the jokes that everyone laughed at :)  
                                                                
    not without general total sucking
popular scenes from films. for example, this year it was fashionable
mow under the Matrix, while in the past - under the stars
war.  Let's see what happens next year :) the time has come
sleep.  the first days of the assembly were not as eventful as the last
day (Saturday, gradually turning into Sunday...).            
                                                                
                                                                
Saturday                                                        
o1:eo Playstation demo compo                                    
12:oo Ansi compo                                                
1e:oo flash compo                                               
1h:eo Multichannel music compo                                  
15:h5 Raytrace compo                                            
1b:15 Combined chk intro compo22:15 Graphics compo                                            
2э:оо MPэ compo                                                 
                                                                
Sunday                                                          
оо:оо Combined bчk intro compo                                  
о2:оо Wild demo compo                                           
о8:эо Animation compo                                           
1о:оо Combined demo compo                                       
12:оо loading doors open                                        
12:эо Voting ends                                               
1ч:эо Prize giving ceremony                                     
1b:оо network access is shut down                               
17:оо Electricity is сит                                        
18:оо Doors close - ASM '2k is over                             
                                                                
                                                                
    фактически,  самым "мажорным" событием, которое просто потом
уже   нигде   не  сможешь  увидеть  -  это  были  Wild  Demo,  и
AnimationCompo...  их  нельзя  скачать  с  интернета...  их нАДО
ВиДЕть! Другой возможности, кроме как на самой Party просто нет!                                                                
    so, you could sleep relatively calmly, without fear
nothing to miss just the first two nights :)                     
                                                                
    and the funny thing is that as the event ends, people
in the sleeping hall it became more and more, and in the second
night, it was simply impossible to find after the end of the competitions
comfortable place by the wall :) I had to lie in the middle
hall Which is basically what everyone else did who couldn’t find
place.  someone slept anywhere. some even managed to fall asleep
on the seats in the hall, to the roar of music, someone found enough
unconventional places...                                         
                                                                
                                                                
    It should be noted that for those who are planning to travel in the next
year... The most optimal thing is a sleeping bag.  He's enough
compact and warm, although for softness it still needs
some kind of small mattress... although you can be a savage, right on
the floor, or on the seats, but this is neither comfortable nor cool.
Yes, during these days I managed to eat about 100 bucks eatingmainly in fast foods.                                         
                                                                
                                                                
    you can save a lot by bringing some snacks from
yourself, or by buying semi-finished products in the store and cooking them on
microwave... regarding transport... I got there from Ctokmaha
by tram 7a.  The ticket costs 8 marks. 1o marks, if within
an hour drive back.  so that in principle it is acceptable, if not
cut back and forth all day long :) As a last resort, you can
walk. By the way, if anyone has videos or anything, this is
a very popular means of transportation... on the sidewalks
There is a separate lane for rollerbladers and cyclists. therefore
you can travel around the city quite comfortably with minimal
costs :) you can also take a bike.  What is rulez... If
If you travel by car, then the organizers do not allow you to sleep in the car for
parking lot - you'll have to leave somewhere... or better yet, put it in a bag - and
corner! :)                                                        
                                                                
                                                                
    By the way, regarding telephony... They have very good cellular communications
cheap, evenour prices, but one thing: these prices are only for
them, and if we are romers, then the price turns out to be in dollars...
although for such cases I sell EasyGSM (sonera), with a price
minutes somewhere around 2 marks (usually - o.cho - o.9o)... what
very convenient if you need to make a lot of calls, and the need is also
receive incoming calls (which, when roaming, fly into
a pretty penny)... well:                                              
                                                                
                   inscription on the phone screen:                  
                             nWGSM                              
                             SUCKING                              
                              !!!                               
                                                                
                                                                
р.s.  Even without such a limited connection it would be very inconvenient,
especially if several people are traveling!