CONSTRUCTIONS OF CHAOS
Information about the democratic party
"Constructions of Chaos"
version dated October 2, 1998
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1. General information
Bringing the best of the best in demo building
on major stage machines, Constructions
Chaos will be held in December 1998.
One can only hope that this par-
the tia will become regular and will go away
every year.
"Constructions of Chaos" organized by "Con-
cernom Chaos" and will be sponsored by various
ny firms and companies of St. Petersburg
and Russia as a whole.
As stated above, the KH Democratic Party
children take place in the winter of 1998 during
three days.
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The first day will be free, the doors will be openThey start at 9 am. This day will serve as the inauguration
niem to the real party. For people who couldn't
register BEFORE the party by phone,
mail or electronically, the latter will be given
a chance to take part in the KH. During the
days 2 and 3 no registration pro-
WILL NOT be found.
The best demos, music and graphics on
of all those competing on KX platforms will
presented to the audience. This is also a test
ruins all equipment.
There will be presentations of various
firms and companies, sponsors will be able to talk
talk to the public. Also on the first day many
many people and organizations will be able to show
your products and services; will be present
there are companies developing hardware and
software for all computers
roves compatible with compo-machines, selling
hardware and software distributors...
On this day, friends will be able to meet and
talk calmly. There will also be sales
remaining tickets (ATTENTION! it is recommended
It is recommended to reserve your tickets BEFORE
the beginning of the Chaos Constructions).
The wild demo compo will start at 5 o'clock. Go-
There won’t be any problems with this compo-
The sponsors will choose the calf. One way or another, under-
audience support will be needed.
Wild demo compo will take place around
two hours, after which the jury of sponsors of the op-
distributes the most original work. INthis is
time the organizers will confer on
water for making amendments (if such are necessary)
are struggling) with plans for the second and third days of pa-
tee. Sponsors will announce the winner at 8 o'clock
first competition of Chaos Constructions - wild
demo competition.
The first day will officially close at 22
hours. The pavilion will be cleaned and restored to
"normal" state. All necessary
measures (such as: increasing or decreasing security
us, cleaners and so on) will be accepted into
depending on the number of visitors.
In order to visit the party next
for the next 2 days, everyone will have to buy tickets.
Without a ticket, entry to days 2 and 3 will not be possible.
decided to no one except... beautiful girls.
Days two and three will be days of Constructions
Chaos - competition of the best demonstrations,
computer music and graphics. ATTENTION:
registration during these two days
There WILL NOT be any fighting!
* * *
All graphics and music compos will be
held on the second day, voting on
all work will be carried out in the same
day. Absolutely no votes on graphics
and the music won't be accepted for the next one
day.
* * *
Last but not least,
there will be day 3. That’s when things will happen
the most important events will be held
Try a demo compos for all machines. All go-
resources for all work will be collected and counted
tans, organizers of the Chaos Constructions are called
here and will award the winners in all 15 no-
minations.
The 1998 Chaos constructs will be officially
strictly closed at 22:00. All results and
works will be posted on the Internet at the same time
evening (night).
2. Compo Rules
All works (intro, demo, graphics and music)
ka) may not be released for all platforms
puppies before the start of Chaos Constructions 1998,
otherwise the work will be disqualified.
All demos and intros should work
(and end) without the intervention of anyone
- (at the same time, the demo may have a se-
tap for audio/video hardware).
All demos and intros must have
Possibility of stopping by pressing a key.
Absolutely every job will go through
hands of the preselection committee.
Preselection
Preselection
PRESELECTION
Please remember this when you go
submit your work to the preselection committee.
Pure animation is not allowed. She can-
can be used, but this is within the right of
preselection meeting - decide, admit
work to compo or not.
Scanned (or converted) graphics are not
allowed. Please save your
work during creation and imagine 2-3
preselection committee (for example, in the service
tea, if your graphics look better than the background
tography).
Every job must have at least
one representative (not necessarily
if he or she were a member of a group, you
lost her job).
a. Specific Compo Rules for GFX
+handdrawn gfx.
retraced/rendered gfx is not allowed.
maximum resolution is 640x480.
maximum color gamut - 24 bit.
formats - BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PNG.
maximum 2 works from one artist.
(graphics rules for Spectrum
are given below).+raytraced/rendered gfx.
retraced/rendered gfx is allowed.
maximum resolution is 640x480.
maximum color gamut - 24 bit.
formats - BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PNG.
maximum 2 works from one artist.
(graphics rules for Spectrum
are given below).
b. Specific Compo Rules for MUSIC
+4channel (mod) music
maximum size 1mb.
only MOD files.
maximum duration 3 minutes.
maximum 1 composition from one artist.
(pc-gus/amiga playback)
+multichannel music
maximum size 2mb.
formats - MOD, SЗM, XM, IT.
maximum duration 3 minutes.
maximum 1 composition from one artist.
(рс-gus/рс-sb playback)
c. Specific Compo Rules for Amiga
machine: A4000,accel, RAM 32мь
(demo/intro should work on A1200 with 8mb
RAM)
+4k intro:
maximum size 4k.
maximum duration 5 minutes.
+64k intro:
maximum size 64k.
maximum duration 10 minutes.
+demo:
maximum size 8mb.
maximum duration 20 minutes.
d. Specific Compo Rules for PC
the machine will restart after each
demo/intro.
machine: PII300, RAM 64mb, 4mb AGP 2D, 16mb
ЗDfx, GUS & SB16 (demo/intro should
work on P200 with 16mb RAM and nosound/sb)
MSDOS clean/HIMEM/QEMM.
+4k intro:
maximum size 4k.
maximum duration 5 minutes.
without using SVGA.+64k intro:
maximum size 64k.
maximum duration 10 minutes.
without using permissions higher than
800x600.
+demo:
maximum size 8mb.
maximum duration 20 minutes.
without using permissions higher than
800x600.
e. Specific Compo Rules for Spectrum
machine: Pentagon 3.5MHz, 128k, General
Sound & AU-3-8910/12, 5.25" DS/DD FDD
(demo/intro should work on Scorpion)
TR DOS 5.03
+4k intro:
maximum size 4k.
maximum duration 5 minutes.
+demo:
maximum size 640k.
maximum duration 20 minutes.
+gfx compo:
maximum size 6192.
maximum 2 works from one artist.
+music opinterrupt:
compiled to #c000.
maximum duration 3 minutes.
maximum 1 work from one artist.
+digital music:
must have its own player.
maximum duration 3 minutes.
only AU-3-8910/12.
maximum 1 work from one artist.
Appendix 1. Tickets
Tickets for the competition days of Ha-Constructions
wasp (days two and three) will sell for
long until the party. You can order a ticket
you by phone/mail/email
communications.
It is planned to apply a custom bar
coded number for each ticket to protect against
illegal entry. Participants (competing)
Yes) will also have to pay for the ticket.
However, a 25% discount will be possible
(depends on the number of participants in the group;
discount will be possible if there are 4 or
more members).
All participants will need to register
to start long BEFORE the party starts (names with co-
dates will be printed on the tickets). Everything is
hosts/guests will have the name GUEST (de-
there will be hornetshave the name GIRL, to protect against
illegal entry of half of Smolny).
Bar code scanners will be connected to
"main" computer.
All illegal "guests" will be dismantled -
with security.
Appendix 2. Organization
Drinks and food will be sold in pa-
Viglione. Alcoholic drinks above 8%
resolved. Drunk people will be expelled from the territory
party rhetoric for 1 day (their data is in the "head-
"nom" computer will contain a temporary
ban).
Everyone must have their own ticket with them
all the time.
The building will be protected by a certain agency
nization. By purchasing a ticket, the new owner
agrees to all terms, stamped
printed on the back of the ticket.
All equipment will be either borrowed
cat (or provided by sponsors), or
will be the personal property of the organizers
party.
Since every day there will be a lot of people at the party
stay for more than 12 hours (9:00-22:00pm), guests
and party participants will be provided
various places to relax.
Appendix 3. Voting
Voting will begin as soon as the law
The first compo starts and will continue until
7 pm on the third day, after which,
votes will not be accepted. Participants
competition were allowed to vote, but GOL-
POPING FOR YOUR GROUP/JOB IS PROHIBITED!
Violators will simply reduce the number
votes for your own work! And only after
this will inform them that they are wrong
voted correctly.
The system is based on a 5 point scale:
from 1 - as the smallest (BUT NOT negative)
naya) assessment (therefore, do not give yes-
this is bad work), up to 5 - as a maximum
mum. People can vote endlessly
number of times for any number of works, but
person's votes for a particular job
will not accumulate (they will be replaced
take a new assessment).
Appendix 4. Agreement
(printed on the back of the ticket)
As a proud guest of the Construction demo party
Chaos, I take full responsibility
for your attitude and actions. If by me
any damage will be caused (even accidentally),
I agree to compensate all losses for repairs
ku/replacementdamaged items.
Appendix 5. Compos List
+---------+---------+--------------------+
|Compo |Platforms|Limitations |
+═════════+═════════+════════════════════+
|Intro | IBM |8K, 64K |
| | AMiGA |8K, 64K |
| | Spectrum|4K |
+---------+---------+--------------------+
|ChK-intro - only for ZX Spectrum |
+═════════+═════════+════════════════════+
|Demo | IBM |Pentium II 266 MMX |
| | |64Mb RAM, 3D card |
+---------+---------+-----------|
|should work on Pentium 200, 16Mb |
+---------+---------+-----------|
|Demo | AMiGA |Amiga 4000, accel |
| | |16Mb RAM |
+---------+---------+-----------|
|N/A |
+---------+---------+--------------------+
|Demo | Spectrum|Pentagon 128 |
+---------+---------+--------------------+
|should work on Scorpion |
+═════════+═════════+════════════════════+
|Wild Demo| Any |No limits |
+---------+---------+--------------------+
|Participants must supply the organizers|
|all necessary hard/software.Should|
|work with audio/video party systems.|
|Must be registered in advance! Not|
|compos, but there will be a prize for the best work.|
|The winner will be chosen by the sponsors(them|
| and awarded). |
+═════════+═════════+════════════════════+
|GFX | IBM & |handwork/raytraced |
| | AMiGA | |
| | Spectrum|handwork only |
| | |normal screen (6912)|
+---------+---------+--------------------+
|there is no difference between IBM and AMiGA |
|Scanned graphics will not be accepted.|
+═════════+═════════+════════════════════+
|Music | IBM & |4 channel (normal |
| | AMiGA |mod), multichannel |
+---------+---------+--------------------+
|can be played on Ammy or PC |
+---------+---------+--------------------+
|Music | Spectrum|Interrupt/Digital |
+---------+---------+--------------------+
|must have player (separate) |
+---------------------------------------+
Appendix 6. Program (*)
Day 1: Compos - butt
9:00am - Doors open.
3:00pm- Opening of a demo party.
5:00pm - Wild Demos.
7:00pm - Plans for days 2 and 3.
8:00pm - Sponsors will announce and reward the winners
driver Wild Demo competition.
XX:XXxx Registration of "late" people.
Best demos and graphics,
music (checking party systems).
Testing of all equipment
(voting, works and compo-ma-
tires).
Installation and verification of all work
for all cars.
Day 2: Gfx- Music compo
10:00am - 7 Compos.
IBM & AMiGA - 4
(music: 4 channel (mod)
(Multichannel)
(gfx:Handwork)
(Raytraced)
Spectrum - 3
(music: On interrupt)
(Digital)
(gfx:Handwork)
NB:NB!! - Voting starts right at
completion of 4 channel music compo.
Day 3: Demos-Intros compo
10:00am - 8 Compos.
IBM - 3
(8k and 64k intro, Demo)
AMiGA - 3
(8k and 64k intro, Demo)
Spectrum - 2
(4k intro and Demo)
07:00pm - Voting ends.
08:00pm - Results of all compos and prizes.
10:00pm - Official closing of the Structures
Chaos 1998.
* valid time intervals may
change
Contact us: cha0s@cybermail.net
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