... What the Scene is ... $% Raver^PHT As about my opinion - here we go (sorry, i'll write in english since i am long since sick of people accusing me because of my bwaaaaad russian ;D) Strange question. Ofcourse there is a scene on speccy. Vasilyev Anton, Eugene Koprov and Laptev were also the scene back then - after all they were communicating each with other and they did show some creativity too. Yes, I am glad things changed and situation nowadays is kinda better. Not really better because of bad-ass demos, groups and people using handles instead of their real names (though still a lot of them can't resist to show their names to the world). What was really good to happen is fusion of the real speccy scene (real because it existed before russians even knew what spectrum is) with ex-USSR scene. At the moment it's more or less global scene, though still there is a language barrier not letting to the scene to be really exciting, scene just can't be united if there is no communication within it... or do you think it is enough to know some bad english words? Some good diskmags in english would help a lot and i am even not saying scene diskzines because thats stupid, zines produced by scene can't be non-scene no matter what crap editors are writting about. Because of the very same reason and partly because Russia's isolation it is hard to have united demoparties. The rest are minor problems like incompatible disk systems and computer-types, weak distribution network (more FTPs and global BBSes needed, more snailmail swapping activities) and partly integration between other scenes. Now speccy scene more looks like foolish imitation of what happens on PC and amiga. If any worldwide scener would really understand whats going on in speccy scene and seen all the productions coming out, he would think speccy scene is nothing but a bunch of lamers... So come on people, be more original, learn english and be yourself! That will make scene better and much more exciting and interesting for you and everyone else! As about explaination of scene - I know a lot of scenes and not only computer related and I've already told that just two words are needed to describe it - EXCHANGE and COMMUNICATION. Read about scene in Scenet - it perfectly express my thoughts and i am glad somebody shares such an opinion with me. Stop this fascistic talks of who's scener and who's not, scener is just an another name of you and me and my cat when she's watching the demos. Future of speccy scene. There is future ahead ofcourse as it won't die in one day. Yet most of perspective teams have left the scene already. I think it will always remain the same, maybe quality of productions will raise a little bit and maybe progressive sceners will bring some fresh things there like boards and good diskzines, but all in all I doubt speccy scene would be a place for world sceners, just few ones of them being involved at the moment will leave it or stay - but no new ones will come. On the other hand - I can understand why it is like this. You, sceners, like it this way! The productions I think are lame like Anamnesis seems cool for you and you still like diskzines discussing stupid topics like Deja Vu and Miracle much better than ones about scene. So that just means you like it this way and I have no right to say you're wrong. You are just too different, that's all. Therefore your scene is not for me, nor it is for any world scener (yes, these from amiga and PC groups you admire and imitate in fact). Just a small example, where I'll try to explain, why does speccy scene suck. In my very humble opinion ofcourse, I just say in what I believe in. So, there is a spectrum demo. To make it cool first you do is to include some really lame english text like the toxic waste is burning in your eyes, yes, the more clever words in, the better it is ;D Yet others, really not understanding what it means (because it is in very lame english and dont make any sense and because others dont understand english as well) say: oh this is cool! Or, what's also popular, include in your demo lyrics from some metal band (in fact, might be not bad if you manage to create atmosphere based on these phrases). I nearly died of laughting when I was reading Eternity Industry note to one of their demos - they've got REAL english skillZ :D Okay, then, add some bad-linked slow and blocky effects showing your coder possibilities, add really cheesy or even more often - really hard music. With it you are trying to create evil atmosphere - yes, 90% of russian demos can boast very hard music, perhaps to show, how major and rough group made it, yet when you meet them at some party you see some pale geeks scared of so many people around'em ;D Hahaha, dudes, keep in mind that it is barely possible to create evil and hard soundtrack on AY, it is rather funny than evil and shows no innovation and no musical knowledge nor it mostly is atmospheric. Anyway, that's not always and I still understand others like it - because they are so ruff and evil as well! Then, some graphics comes in, usually shitty or converted (I even won't talk about converted PC fonts - hall of lame!) barely linked to atmosphere or storyline (if there is any!) of the demo... well girls faces fits anywhere but pictures of cars?! Ahh storyline - the new trend - if there is a storyline its so damn kewl, isn't it? Storyline, whatever crap it is, makes up a good demo. Like some primitive and senseless shit in Anamnesis based on some ugly animations and effects which don't have anything to do with storyline at all, authors just artificially tried to link'em to the subject. Besides that, design. Everybody talks about it and teach the others yet in 99% of demos there is no design at all. Usually even not a try. Now, see, I don't like all this and I think it is lame. You don't, you like it. It's all right then! Continue this way, while I am better off for the scenes where TPOLM, Fairlight, Haujobb, Sunflower, CNCD, The Black Lotus, Skarla, Radio, Crest, Byterapers, Plush and others made so many exciting demos... I am not rival of speccy scene though :) There are people on speccy I still believe in and who did a lot of beautiful stuff. You know who you are. For the rest - thanks for your attention and buy! buy! speCcY is ruleZ 4rever! raver/phantasy/dual crew shining