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│ Bytefall`97 (Day one) ║
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A short essay on unsteady memory.
August 16 and 17 this year in Moscow
another historical event took place,
Which is what I'm going to talk about. How
everyone has already guessed, it will be about
Bytefall`97 demoparty. And that’s exactly it,
how all my five organs perceived it
feelings.
Day one.
I don’t know how it is for anyone, but for me it’s a rise in
6 o'clock in the morning is an unpleasant event and
extremely rare. But I don’t want to be late-
elk, and had to overcome myself. B 9:30
The main composition of PROXIUM has already met at
"Kievskaya" and in a cheerful mood sent -
Xia at the party. Obviously, getting up early was
since the flight of our imagination has become dulled,
since our conversation was about some
related topics. However, it's just
enough to fill our travel time.
They were already waiting for us in Kuntsevo. That is not
of course, we are notwaited, but just collected
there was a large crowd respecting demomaking
people Among everyone, the eye noted a couple of signs
faces, and a crowd of guys with ferocious features
Zionomia and... an axe. At the nearest
considering the ferocious guys turned out to be
members of the "Hell Raiser Group", an ax
something like their mascot. From this we can-
adventures began.
The weather didn’t spoil us, I’ll tell you straight -
it was cool and the whole crowd decided nobody
wait no more. Having quickly orientated
having reached the nearest bus station
stops. After standing there for ten minutes and
without waiting for anything, we went forward to the next
blowing stop. We stood there for minutes
twenty, and were somewhat surprised by the view
the buses we need stopping
where we were just now, and side
driving around the stop where we were standing
feather Which of the original Russian problems of gaming
role in this situation can only be confused
but guess.
As a result, PROXIUM could not withstand such a thin
who is being bullied and, returning back,
we got on the bus. The crowd that remained
place also disappeared, but where is not clear until
until now. Having passed the required number of stops,
wok, we saw our own fierce faces.
Most likely, they still teleported
fell.The crowd was led by HRG'shnik with a carved pa-
a spoon in his hands (a talisman again?) and very
soon took us to Tmytapakahb. We're not there
I liked it and everyone turned back.
PROXIUM suddenly found himself at the head of the horde and this
we were not happy because, although we
found a couple of signs "BF`97", but also
everyone was taken to Tmytapakahb. It's good that
the guy with the ax was the last to go and didn’t
figure it out.
From the second dead end we walked in single file, along
the slopes of some ravine, with a landfill at the bottom
zu and a fence at the top. Such "stalkers"
The "sky" landscape amused us a lot. We ourselves
in turn, amused several
catcher who happened to be nearby. Action
Actually - imagine a person of fifty
siblings crawling out of the bushes one by one
pyr ravine, where except for a landfill there is never anything
there was no Add to this the ferocious you-
facial expressions, an ax and a club - here is an example -
but that was the picture.
The house-museum "Kuntsevo" turned out to be un-
large two-story building, painted
traditional yellow paint. "Yellow House"
- someone joked rather gloomily, but quite
fair. There was already a crowd of people at the door.
Everyone was frantically taking out packsmoney. Howled
to live thirty for the entrance, I’ll tell you, it’s not
funny, but here we were lucky the first time.
Some overgrown subject, in charge
tickets, noticed the business card of Dsteuz`a and pa-
dutifully gave him the ticket with the voting list.
Seeing my business card, he suddenly folded, and,
straightening up, he admitted that he
Programmer. I showed knowledge of etiquette, then-
having formed himself and saying that I was very
nice to hear that.
There was a roar coming from the demo hall. Someone
said it was a rule sound. Having decided to
believe what is happening there, we boldly go there
entered.
On a wide screen, through a projector
played old demos. I'll tell you straight,
This screen is not a monitor for you. This
worth seeing. And the rulezny sound, which
ry, however, looked like sampled
significant production noise turned out to be
Prodigy. On the stage, in the left corner, he was possessed
Xia DJ. He obviously had problems with
hearing, because he squeezed out of the amp not-
probable number of decibels, a to screams
“Make it quieter” didn’t pay attention at all
no attention. It was 11:25 on the clock. Before
there was still time left for the party to begin, and we
spent it on food purchases.
At 12:00 we were already atplace, and
The grand opening took place. B
at the beginning, as is usual in such cases,
the organizers spoke. Welcome notes
they were traditional and not verbose, so
that it was soon announced that the pro-
motpa of "wonderful demos", namely 128b
compo. And... about forty minutes passed. According to
Pr. Nimnull'a was a "viper who
won't happen again." Probably arose
some problems with rewriting
how many tens of kilobytes from one machine
to another. It happens, sir.
Finally compo started. Among the first
128b intros were something to see, but
the most spectacular work, which took
the first place, I think I’ve already seen it somewhere.
Definitely. Well, however, it's up to your conscience
author. I myself will note the following two pa-
bots: smoothly “rising up” in the perspective of books
you "128 Intro", and a very beautiful palette
I whine the "skewer". All this can be found at
website www.bfg.org or on their BBS. Next came
512b intro. Here caused a homeric ho-
although our work is with 3D "dumplings".
The rest of the work was more or less good
and it’s useless to describe them in words, it’s better
"to see once." From ChKb it was possible to fish
give - only three works, and the first, from
Universe turned out to be bKb, and it smelled dis-
qualifications. Our "Majestic" turned out to be the mostwe're voluminous and it's better to watch it
"live". Latest work - 3D cartoon
"Atomics", beautiful, but practically purpose-
com built on a single stage and very
short.
There is nothing to say about bChKb and ChMb -
th. One work per compo. And in ChMb
most of the effects are speccy... For
the power, you know, it’s a shame.
Then "Multichannel music" began
compo". Wild contrast. 30 compositions. Me-
I had enough for the first ten, and in the demo
Le drank for another hour and a half.
At that time I looked into the next one
the room where the participants worked by the sweat of their brows
most of the effects with speccy... For
the power, you know, it’s a shame.
Then "Multichannel music" began
compo". Wild contrast. 30 compositions. Me-
I had enough for the first ten, and in the demo
Le drank for another hour and a half.
At that time I looked into the next one
the room where the participants worked by the sweat of their brows
real-time graphics compo. Noticing
Programmer, I came a little behind-
vat. But he calmly invited me to
joint creativity, and we will soonslap-
Is there a picture for BF`98?
Then there was rendering graphics compo.
The work, in my opinion, is rather weak. On this
day one ended, mainly due to
that someone managed to plant on de-
monster machine virus. It was about
20:30, and we decided to leave.
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