Is the scene alive? - There is a proposal to speculate on whether DemoScene is on the spec or not.

                                
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          FOX,Savers Alliance   
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У    меня    есть    предложение
порассуждать  на  тему того,есть
ли  на  спеке  DemoScene  или ee
нет.  Я  не  буду навязывать вам
свое  мнение,позволю  себе  лишь
чуточку задуматься.             
                                
  Как  извесно,с  1996  года  на
спеке  (I swear by my tail ) was
active demoscene.  Annual
the festivals were amazing in quality
demo building.      Progressive
ideas, an exciting struggle between
commands (for example on
ENLIGHT'97, Progress vs DR, on
FUNTOP - DR vs Extreme). However
the trend has begun to decline, and is already
SS'2001 everything was different.   
                                
  Recognized code bigwigs such as
like Progress, EI, DR, CBS, E-mage
sank into oblivion, and now I’m even with
I can hardly say who it is now
has the right to be called elite
command demoscene.             
                                
  What pleased us СС2001 ?
In principle, there were demos. Even very
not bad.   For example Life
Forms from Placebo.  (2) place and
Stellar (1)                     
                                
  They are different.   Placebo, correct
all traditionsEI(Dogma,Napalm).
Dogma and Napalm I sometimes confuse
since both demos consist of
chunky effects diluted
cool pictures during
loading.                      
Now LF.  Basically more
attention is paid to synchronization with
music (at the beginning), then the diagram
same pattern/effect.  Effects
certainly worthy.  Pictures on
level EI.  The idea is not new. Plot
tymaheh (you have to come up with it yourself)
However, the demo does not load
brains, music very high quality. 
                                
  Stellar still took first
place.  What do we see here? B
the opposite of all chunks
solid pseudomulticolor
(doom-well done), then that's all
it is also 2bitplane. Graphics in
genre"Why are there graphics in the demo".
Against the background of this attribute mess
from squares 4*4 rotate
3d-diamonds from the same
squares.            Not bad
synchronization with music. Music
not bad either.                  
                                
 All other demos before these
fell short (athere were also 3)
On 3Volga Soft with its Love
gun.   Why is this called so?
work is unclear, but already ee
the beginning is annoying - wait a minute
while this inscription "Volga Soft"
will be born.   Next wretcheddoom
probably draw'made by us, and
exactly the samedraw'ami cartoon
( 2 "Volga" race ")
it's hard to make out what's there
going on...                     
                                
So, judging by this, the Chunk people
already thoroughly boring 
                                
SIN> I don’t know, I don’t know. I would, personally
would not give Stellar and 4 place,
just sick of looking at
attribute mash, albeit in
multicolor. IMHO, chunks though
a little poor, but much
look nicer.             
FOX>                            
                                
...and the feeder Placebo begins
become exhausted.  But what comes on
shift? When will we wait for
some of our demos
exciting wave? will appear
are finally interesting
plots, ideas, style ?
Remember what a sensation it made in
your time Forever ?  Dogma in
I also did a lot in my time
noise. Although if you look at the demos
times Enlight 96-97, then Rage
In general, many people looked and didn’t
They believed that they could break it this way
border fortunately now VNN soon
will teach everyone how to do it :).  
                                
 But back to the scene...         
                                
Demo works are becoming smaller and
less.                         
                                
 Perhaps all effects are already
tried it.  Maybe everything
Spectrum's capabilities have been exhausted.
And they don’t know what else can be squeezed out.
Why?  Maybe it's worth it now
pay more attention
design, idea, plot? Quality?
                                
Why does this happen?         
                                
  Firstly, I will not name 2002 year
heyday of the platform.  No.  This
difficult for Spectrum
the time we were experiencing (yes not
survived) C64,Amiga.            
                                
  Naturally, vitality
platform is determined before
just the number of people on it
present.  Let 20% of
total number of coders, let some of them
20% - sceners,demomaker's.      
  As you can see, the less
people, the more insignificant that part of them
which calls itself Scene.      
                                
  But there are a lot of people sitting on PCPC.
Where is scene ?   Where is the huge
quantity DEMOS ?              
                                
  However, I’m not fed up with just one coder
scene, she equally needs
and musicians, and designers, and
artists.                      
                                
  So are they really not there? Or not
something else, desires and
incentives to create?              
                                
  It's a shame, it's a shame, but the scene
buries herself.   Example
simple as a banana.  One day, we
had a chance to become participants
Millennium 1901where are we
exhibited their work on spec
in the nomination DEMO 640k, she
was called-=AOS=-.   I don't want to
nothing to say about this work,
this is not the crown of creation, but
compare with GC_Return... All this
is on Internet, I'm sure everything
saw. Or read it.             
                                
  What kind of person has, in good faith
hovering over his
working, licking everyone
Mouzon pattern, each drummer
adjusting to the effect, honing
code,maybe desire again
do the same after that
like a hastily put together demo in
style "XAS-SAX" with clumsy
sketches with a trembling hand
alcoholic or converted
naked ass all of a sudden
(!) takes first place and
receives the most enthusiastic
reviews...Don't think that I am again
decided to call on
justice, not at all.  If so
happens, so it is so
there should be.  Apparently
people have not been doing this for a long time
interesting.    It's been a long time since everything
we've seen enough of
chunks, donuts, frames, realtime..
                                
  People wantfunny.   And
votes for him. And goes along the way
lowest cost. Do you think I
Will I sit down to code for the second time? For what ?
It's easier and faster
convert something, and in mode
slideshow scroll through, show
a couple of bare asses and a couple of times
hanucbtb FUCK YOU, and here it is
worthy first place!!!      
                                
  The story of the scene's collapse can be
start like in a fable:             
                                
-It all started when one day
at the party, one is small, but very
the crap demo took first
 Now you probably think that
Am I talking nonsense? I do it myself
sometimes I think.   Because I
I really don't know what
what happens, why, what to do and
who needs this...                
                                
  I don't know if it's on spec
Demo scene.  Here we are
Let's check this :)              
                                
Welcome with your demoz !!!     
                                
SIN> And U will See not the Truth...
;)))))