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\ Do You Believe in Life After Christmas? /
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[Introduction]
Christmas time; a widely recognized [Competitions cont.d]
holiday season dedicated to
traditions and time spent with the 4-Ch. Music Multi Ch.
family. The demo scene also has 1. $600 1. $600
it's traditions, and christmas time 2. $400 2. $400
is particular holy: Going to The 3. $200 3. $200
Party. 4. $100 4. $100
For the 8th time in a row, we're C64 Demo C64 Music C64 Gfx
proud to hold our annual party in 1. $300 1. $200 1. $200
late December and feature more 2. $200 2. $100 2. $100
competitions, prizes, events, 3. $100 3. $50 3. $50
surprises, and activities than
ever. Experience the real party [Rules]
feeling, meet friends, and see the
master work of soon-to-be computer * If you want to take part in a
and digital arts professionals. Or competition you must be
stare at your monitor for 70 hours present at The Party during
straight, live on Coke and peanuts, the presentation and prize
feel the true stress of meeting ceremony.
deadlines, and watch Amiga demos at * If too many contributions are
04:30 in the morning without delivered for a competition a
knowing why. In any case, you'll jury will select contributions
have to ask yourself: for presentation.
* Contributions can only
- Do You Believe in Life After participate in one
Christmas? competition.
* We will copy and spread all
[Where & When] contributions.
* Contributions must be final,
The Party 1998 will be held in no bug-fixes will be accepted
Messecenter Aars, like the previous before or after presentation.
years. To avoid any power failures, * Contributions must be uploaded
the entire powergrid has been via network, or handed over in
redesigned, and the conference the information on floppies or
center is currently expanding, to CD's (ISO9660, 8+3 only) along
meet our space demands. The Party with a paper sheet providing
1998 will be held from Sunday 27 information about Title,
December at 08:00 CET to Tuesday 29 Handle, Group, Compo, HW
December at 15:00 CET. requirements and execution
instructions.
[Facilities] * Compo disks, CD's and video
tapes will not be returned.
* Room for min. 3500 people! * All entries for Amiga can be
* A seperate sleeping area compressed with either LZX or
* Cafeteria and kiosk will be LHA.
open 24h. * All entries for PC must be
* Extremely powerful PA compressed with ZIP, and ready
equipment and a 10x8 meter for distribution.
main screen * No self-extracting archives
* Huge party network and fast will be allowed.
internet link * No other archive-types will be
* Live internet broadcast allowed.
* LaserDisc Room! * Contributions with racial
* Free access to bath & showers! content (incl. anti-racial),
* The Party 1998 T-Shirts will and other radical content will
be sold not be accepted.
* Contributions must be virus
[Events] free and Y2K compliant.
* 55 hours non-stop activities [Please Note]
* 16 main compos with great
prizes * We will not accept anybody
* Traditional party-events like selling anything without our
Body-Crashing and DiskOs permission.
* Fast Website Competition * Alcohol and drugs are not
* Rave in the Sleeping Hall allowed at the party place. If
* Live concert on stage we find any it will be
* Seminars and conferences confiscated and not given
* Computer game championship back.
* Plus much more... * Intoxicated people will be
thrown out or handed over to
[Network] the police.
* We will not accept weapons,
10Mbit Twisted Pair for the people spraycans or firework etc.
from a monster backbone, KICK-ASS * People who cause damages of
FTP servers and Internet for any kind will of course have
everyone. to pay for it.
* We take no responsibility for
[Competitions] illegal swapping, software,
hardware, video etc.
Main competitions and prizes. * Presale tickets from
Prizes are real cash only, and Arte/Billetnet available for
will not consist of hardware. DKK 300, and DKK 350 at the
door. Additional DKK 50 for
Amiga Demo PC Demo Win98 Demo arrival before opening.
1. $2000 1. $2000 1. tba.
2. $1000 2. $1000 2. tba. [Addresses]
3. $500 3. $500 3. tba.
4. $250 4. $250 4. tba. Party Place:
5. $100 5. $100 5. tba. Messecenter Aars
Messevej 1
WiLD! Video DK-9600 Aars
Classic Demo Java Demo Denmark
1.$2000 1. $2000 1. $2000 Phone: +45 98 62 48 00
2.$1000 2. $1000 2. $1000
3.$500 3. $500 3. $500 The Party-Phone:
4.$250 4. $250 4. $250 For further information:
5.$100 5. $100 5. $100 (+45) 8630 1010
Amiga World Wide Web:
Java Intro Intro PC Intro http://www.theparty.dk
1. $500 1. $500 1. $500
2. $300 2. $300 2. $300 E-Mail:
3. $150 3. $150 3. $150 theparty@theparty.dk
Pixel Gfx Raytraced Gfx
1. $600 1. $400
2. $400 2. $200
3. $200 3. $100
4. $100 4. $50 (ascii logo by -neX)
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- Competition Rules
Below the rules for main competitions. Forward questions to
compo@theparty.dk.
[Amiga Demo] [PC Demo] [Win98 Demo]
* Take up no more * Must be a standalone * Must be a standalone
than 6 MB on executable with or executable with or
disk in without data files. without data files.
uncompressed * Use no more than 560 * Must be able to run
form. KB of conventional on 32MB of physical
* Max. one demo memory. memory and 64MB of
per coder. * Support silent mode swap space.
* HD installable (-nosound). * Take up no more than
and runable * Take up no more than 6 MB on disk in
* The demo must 6 MB on disk in executable form.
make a clean executable form. * Max. screenresolution
exit to a prompt * Run while HIMEM.SYS is 1024 x 768.
* Must work after is loaded. (Default resolution
SetPatch is * Max. is 800x600 in
installed screenresolution is truecolor)
* No more than 10 1024 x 768. * Change of screenmode
min. will be * Change of screenmode during the demo is
shown. during the demo is not recommended.
not recommended. * Max one demo per
* Soundblaster AWE 32 coder.
must be supported, * No more than 10 min.
but if the demo also will be shown.
supports GUS, it
will be utilized in
presentation.
* Max. one demo per
coder.
* No more than 10 min.
will be shown.
[WiLD! Classic] [Video Demo] [Java Demo]
* In this competition * The only rules in * Will be shown in
there are this competition, latest Netscape
practically no is that the video Navigator release
restrictions, except must mainly be version (not beta)
that it must be computer under WinNT4.0.
shown by a computer generated, and * Shown from a web
* Allowed audio delivered on a server via LAN
connectors: video tape. * Must be 100% pure
(mini)jack * Entries must be java applet, ie.
(mono/stereo), delivered on VHS, platform
scart, phono SVHS or Betacam independable.
(mono/stereo). SP tape. * Max 6MB compiled
* Allowed video * A complete list including all class
connectors: Phono of the hardware & and html files,
composite pal, software used graphics and
VGA/SVGA 15 pin SUBD must be soundtracks. A zip
(max. 1024 x 768), available. or jar archive may
RGB 23 pin SUBD * No more than 15 be used.
(Amiga), scart min. will be * No more than 5 min.
composite pal, SVHS shown. will be shown.
mini din. * Source code need not
* Note: The computer to be submitted
used must have * May run in Navigator
significantly other window or separate
specs then the compo window.
machines have, and * Html page in which
not just a CPU to run the applet
running at a higher must be provided,
speed. and max resolution
* A complete list of is 640x480/24bit.
the hardware & * Only one demo per
software used must coder
be available.
* No more than 15 min.
will be shown.
[Java Intro] [Amiga Intro] [PC Intro]
* Will be shown in * Max. size 40 KB. * Must be a
latest Netscape * HD installable/runnable standalone
Navigator release * The intro must make a executable with
version (not beta) clean exit to a prompt or without data
under WinNT4.0. * Must work after files.
* Shown from a web SetPatch is installed * Use no more than
server via LAN * Max. one intro per 560 KB of
* Must be 100% pure coder. conventional
java applet, ie. * Must be right memory.
platform mousebutton exitable. * Exit by pressing
independable. * No more than 5 min. ESC-key at any
* Max 100KB compiled will be shown. time.
including all * Support silent
class and html mode (-nosound).
files, graphics * Take up no more
and soundtracks. A than 64 KB on
zip or jar archive disk in
may be used. executable form.
* No more than 5 * Change of
min. will be screenmode
shown. during the demo
* Source code need is not
not to be recommended.
submitted * Soundblaster AWE
* Html page in which 32 or GUS is
to run the applet allowed.
must be provided, * Run while
and max resolution HIMEM.SYS is
is 640x480/24bit. loaded.
* Only one demo per * Max. one intro
coder per coder.
* No more than 5
min. will be
shown.
[Pixel Gfx] [Raytraced Gfx] [4 Ch. Music]
* Max. size is 1 * Max. size is 1 MB. * Max. size is 1
MB. * Max. screenmode is 1024 x MB.
* Max. screenmode 768 pixels. * Must be
is 1024 x 768 * Max. screendepth is 24 Protracker
pixels. bitplanes. format.
* Max. screendepth * Accepted filetypes: IFF, * Will be played
is 24 bitplanes. TIFF, GIF, PCX, JPEG, with Accessible
* Accepted TARGA, PNG. Player (Amiga).
filetypes: IFF, * The picture have to be * Max. one tune
TIFF, GIF, PCX, computer per musician.
JPEG, TARGA, generated/calculated, and * Max. 5 min.
PNG. not pixeled will be played.
* The picture have * Max. one picture per
to be hand graphician.
drawn, and not
generated or
calculated.
* Max. one picture
per graphician.
[Multi Channel Music] [Fast Website] [Coca Cola Bd Crashing]
* Max. size is 1 MB. * You have 4 hours * Well the rules are
* Accepted formats: to make a website quite simple.
Fast Tracker 2, from scratch,the * You have to be the
Impulse Tracker, theme will be fastest to drink 1.5L
Scream Tracker 3, announced at the CocaCola, without too
Octamed. start of the much going on the
* Entries will be competition. floor, or in the
played on a GUS * The making of the bucket :-)
Max or Amiga website will take
(Octamed). place on a stage.
* Max. one tune per * Will be shown in
musician. latest Netscape
* Max. 5 min. will Navigator release
be played. version (not
beta).
* The website max
size must fit to a
resolution of
1024x768/24bit.
* At the end of the
competition, the
web site have to
be delivered on a
floppy disk(PC
1.44MB), ready to
be shown.
* Pathnames must be
relative.
* The web site may
not demand use of
plugins like flash
and shockwave.
* Java and Java
Script is allowed.
[C64 Demo] [C64 Music] [C64 Graphics]
* Standard C-64 * No picture will be * Must be new gfx, and
without shown with the please, no scanning
accessories. music. or wirring. Use your
* Must be executable. * Must be talent!
* Please specify if executable. * Music with the GFX
new or old Sid Chip * Please specify if will not be played.
is used. new or old Sid * No sprites or moving
* Max. length 10 min. Chip is used. parts in the
picture!.
* Must be executable.
[PC Hardware] [Java Hardware] [Amiga Hardware]
* The PC used for the * For the Java Demo, * For the Amiga Demo
PC demo, PC Intro Java Intro and and Amiga Intro
and Windows 98 Demo Fast Website, the * Amiga 1200
will be: PC that will be * 060 50 MHz
* Pentium 233 MHz MMX used is * 16 MB FAST ram
* 32 MB RAM * Pentium 233 MHz * 2 MB CHIP ram
* SVGA 32bit Truecolor MMX * Note, the Amiga
4MB RAM * 96MB RAM productions must
* SVGA by VESA 1.2 * SVGA 32bit also work on 030
Support (VESA 2.0 Truecolor 4MB RAM 50MHz with FPU.
with SDD/UniVbe)
* Soundblaster AWE 32
and GUS MAX with 1MB
RAM.
* For Win98 demo also:
Voodoo graphics
adapter (API: OpenGL
and DirectX v6.0)