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information file v1.0
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t a k e o v e r 2 0 0 1
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This year is a special year. It's the year of the fifth Takeover.
But it's also the year of the last Takeover. It was the most
difficult decision the Takeover organizers have ever made. 2001
will be the last Takeover. 2001 will be the last demo party held
in the Auditorium. 2001 will be the best Takeover ever.
This year, you get what you have come to expect from us. Our
network is even faster than last year (isn't it great the network
industry keeps up with our traditions?). We have silent rooms
again (aptly named "scene rooms" this year). We have more prize
money than last year. We have room for at least 800 people (oh,
wouldn't it be nice if those 800 people actually showed up?). We
have 24h catering. We have a sleeping room with hot showers
(unfortunately still located at the other end of the university
grounds). We have the famous Blauwe Zaal (Blue Room) where the
competitions are held. We have full internet access. We have the
best PC demo competition in the Netherlands. We have all that,
and many more.
As you can read we did everything we can do to make this again
a great Takeover. But there is one thing we cannot do, one thing
only you can do: creating the Takeover atmosphere! We hope you
will visit Takeover 2001 to help us with that. Because without
you, there is no Takeover.
-- The Takeover 2001 organizers
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t e l l m e m o r e
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What: - Takeover 2001
When: - Opens: 19:00 on Friday the 22th of June
- Closes: 18:00 on Sunday the 24th of June
Where: - The Auditorium of the University of Technology, Eindhoven
(TUE), Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Price: - NLG 50,- (about EUR 23)
- German marks can be exchanged against a 1 NLG = 1 DEM
rate, Belgium francs against a 1 NLG = 20 BEF rate and
French francs against a 1 NLG = 3 FRF rate (only bills
accepted, no coins!)
Features: - High quality big screen
- High quality audio system
- Separate main hall and competition theatre
- Superfast party network
- Full, fast internet access
- Room for 800 people and 600 computers
- 24 hour catering
- Life performances
- High quality t-shirts
- Paper party magazine
- Warm, dry sleeping places
- Clean toilets
- 5 minutes walk from train station
- 5 minutes walk to city centre
- Large, free parking place
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g e n e r a l p a r t y r u l e s
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* The organizers have the right to refuse admittance to anyone, remove
anyone from the party place, and turn anyone over to the police in case
of serious misconduct. This includes (but is not limited to) fighting,
racism, facism, nudism, peeing on fellow party attendants, spreading
illegal software and ignoring the party rules.
* You are attending the party at your own risk. The Takeover
organization and the Eindhoven University of Technology cannot be held
responsible for anything. This includes any loss of or damage to
personal belongings (including computers and other equipment).
* Disorderly conduct like fighting, racism, vandalism, stealing, etc. is
prohibited. When you display such behaviour you risk removal from the
party place, and being handed over to the proper authorities.
* It is illegal to use or sell soft- and hard-drugs at the party place.
People using or selling hard drugs will be handed over to the police,
people selling softdrugs are removed from the party place. It is not
allowed to use softdrugs in any of the party halls or at the premises
of the university.
* When removed from the party place you cannot claim any refund of the
entrance fee.
* It is illegal to sell food, hardware, software or anything else without
written permission of the Takeover organization.
* Due to agreements with the catering, it is not allowed to bring your
own food and drinks inside. There will be plenty of food and drinks
available in the main hall.
* Coffee machines, micro wave ovens, refridgerators and other high-power
equipment are not allowed.
* As of this year (2001), due to a change in university regulations,
smoking is NOT allowed anywhere inside the Auditorium. If you want to
smoke, you will have to go outside.
* Eating and drinking is only allowed in the main hall, not in the
competition hall and sleeping room. When finished eating or drinking
please deposit any packages, leftovers etc. in the designated garbage
bags.
* It is not allowed to sleep in the main hall and competition hall.
Sleeping is only allowed in the designated places. When you sleep
outside the designated places, you run the risk of being woken up by
friendly firemen. This is due to fire regulations.
* When there are no official activities in the competition hall, the hall
is off limits, and closed for public. It is not allowed to be inside
the competition hall when it is closed.
* The main hall (including the side rooms), the competition hall and the
sleeping hall are the only indoor places that are open to party
visitors. Access to all other indoor areas, whether explicity blocked
or not, is prohibited.
* To prevent theft, it is not allowed to move or remove computers and
other equipment in the main hall during the competitions and other big
events. This includes the closing ceremony, so if you do not want to
wait until the end of the ceremony, make sure you leave before it
starts!
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c o m p e t i t i o n s
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These may not be the final competition rules. We are still having
discussions about some competitions. We will ask for you opinion on our
website (http://www.takeover.nl), using polls and our discussion forum,
so keep visiting the site if you want to have a say in this.
The general competition rules below are the same as those of previous
Takeovers. We added explicitely that breaking Dutch laws includes
copyright infringement, to avoid problems with spreading the productions
on the internet.
* All the competition rules mentioned below are preliminary. The Takeover
organisation will announce any modifications of these rules on the
website and in later versions of this infofile.
* Entries may not have been released or made publicly accessible before
Takeover 2001.
* Entries that show an obvious lack of quality, are insulting to other
people, or break the Dutch laws (including copyright laws) may be
disqualified.
* Entries can be submitted via the internet. Competitors do not have to
be physically present at the party place in order to participate.
* A jury will make a pre-selection if there are too many entries entered
for a competition.
* If there are not enough entries entered for a competition, the
competition may be canceled.
* Deadlines will be published at the Takeover 2001 website.
* Competitors are allowed to submit entries after the deadlines, but the
organizers can not guarantee that these entries will be included in the
competitions.
* Voting will be a combination of public and jury voting, except for the
surprise competitions, which will be 100% jury voting.
* Prizes will be handed out at the party place during the closing
ceremony. Competitors that win a prize will lose their rights to this
prize if they are not present during the prize ceremony.
* The Takeover organization has the right to spread all entries on
CD-ROM, via internet, or any other electronic or non-electronic medium.
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Submitting your entry
* Entries should be archived into one file, using the ZIP file format.
* An entry form called ENTRY.NFO should be included. This entry form will
be made available from the Takeover 2001 website.
* Information about how to submit your entry will be published on the
Takeover 2001 website during the event.
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PC demo competition
* Demos will be shown for a maximum of 15 minutes.
* Maximum archived demo size is 10 Mb (i.e. 10485760 bytes).
* Demos must play music.
* Pure animations are not allowed.
* Demos must run on Windows 98 and Windows 2000 with DirectX 8 and the
latest version of OpenGL installed.
* Demos may use 3D hardware acceleration using DirectX or OpenGL.
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PC 64KB intro competition
* Intros will be shown for a maximum of 10 minutes.
* Intros must consist of one executable, with a maximum size of 65536
bytes.
* Intros must play music.
* Intros must run on Windows 98 and Windows 2000 with DirectX 8 and the
latest version of OpenGL installed.
* Intros may use 3D hardware acceleration using DirectX or OpenGL.
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PC 4KB intro competition
* Intros will be shown for a maximum of 5 minutes.
* Intros must consist of one executable, with a maximum size of 4096
bytes.
* Intros may play music.
* Intros must run on Windows 98 and Windows 2000 with DirectX 8 and the
latest version of OpenGL installed.
* Intros may use 3D hardware acceleration using DirectX or OpenGL.
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Browser demo competition
* Java, Javascript, Flash, (Dynamic) HTML, anything is allowed, as long
as the demo runs in a webbrowser.
* Demos will be shown for a maximum of 15 minutes.
* Maximum archived demo size is 10 Mb (i.e. 10485760 bytes).
* Demos may play music.
* Demos must run on Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5.
* When you use plug-ins, include them with your entry. Commercial
plug-ins are not allowed.
* The demo should run in 640x480, 800x600 or 1024x768 (you can specify
the prefered resolution), in 32 bits true-color.
* The demo will be run locally from hard disk, but it should also run
from a LAN or a WAN.
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Handdrawn graphics competition
* Fully raytraced, scanned and/or smudged graphics are not allowed.
* The latest version of ACDSee will be used to display the graphics.
* File formats not supported by ACDSee will be disqualified.
* Maximum resolution of the big screen is 1024x768, larger pictures will
be scrolled.
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Raytraced graphics competition
* Non-raytraced graphics are not allowed.
* The latest version of ACDSee will be used to display the graphics.
* File formats not supported by ACDSee will be disqualified.
* Maximum resolution of the big screen is 1024x768, larger pictures will
be scrolled.
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Tracked non-house music competition
* House music is not allowed *).
* Songs must be stored in the XM or IT file format.
* Songs will be played for a maximum of 4 minutes.
* Songs will be played with the latest version of WinAmp with the
in_bass.dll plug-in.
* Songs that do not play using WinAmp with in_bass.dll will be
disqualified.
* Only one entry per competitor is allowed. Competitors entering the
non-house music competitions may not enter the house music competition.
*) This includes dance, trance, jungle, gabber, mellow, breakbeat, drum
and bass etc.
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Tracked house music competition
* Only house music is allowed *).
* Songs must be stored in the XM or IT file format.
* Songs will be played for a maximum of 4 minutes.
* Songs will be played with the latest version of WinAmp with the
in_bass.dll plug-in.
* Songs that do not play using WinAmp with in_bass.dll will be
disqualified.
* Only one entry per competitor is allowed. Competitors entering the
house music competitions may not enter the non-house music competition.
*) This includes dance, trance, jungle, gabber, mellow, breakbeat, drum
and bass etc.
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MP3 music competition
* Only computer-based music is allowed. It is allowed to use samples of
instruments and voices, but the song should be based on a tracked song
or a MIDI song.
* Songs must be stored in the MP3 music file format.
* Songs will be played for a maximum of 4 minutes.
* Songs will be played with the latest version of WinAmp, using the
WinAmp default settings.
* Songs that do not play using WinAmp will be disqualified.
* Only one entry per competitor is allowed.
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Animation competition
* Animations will be shown for a maximum of 15 minutes.
* Animations must play music.
* Animations must be in the AVI or MPG animation file format, or must
be supplied on a VHS video tape.
* The most recent stable version of the Windows Media Player will be used
to play AVI and MPG files. A stereo VHS video recorder will be used to
play animations supplied on VHS video tape.
* AVI and MPG files should run in 640x480, 800x600 or 1024x768 (you can
specify the prefered resolution), in 32 bit true-color.
* Anitmations must be supplied on CD-ROM, Zip-disk or VHS videotape.
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Surprise and fun competitions
* Rules for the surprise competitions will be announced in the Takeover
party booklet.
* Rules for the fun competitions (if we organize any) will be announced
at the party.
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c o m p o m a c h i n e
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We will use identical compo machines for all competitions.
* Preliminary technical details about the compo machines:
CPU: At least an Intel Pentium III 750 Mhz, or compatible
Memory: 256 MB
Video: NVidia GeForce 2 DDR 64 Mb
Sound: Soundblaster 16 or compatible
* The following software will be installed by us on the compo machines
(using the most recent stable versions):
- Windows 2000
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 with Flash Shockwave
- Microsoft Media Player
- DirectX 8
- OpenGL
- WinAmp with in_bass.dll
- ACDSee
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v o t i n g
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All competitions (except for the surprise and fun competitions) will be
judged by both the public and a jury. The surprise and fun competitions
will be judged by a jury only. If you like to be in a jury, you can send
us a mail and tell us what compo you like to judge and why we should pick
you as a jury member. You are only allowed to be a jury member in a
competition in which you, your group members, your friends and/or your
family do not participate.
At the entrance, everybody will receive a voting number. With this number
you can vote using the party network.
We will release all entries on the party network immediately after each
compo, so when you missed the compo you can still watch / listen to the
entries and make sure that you vote for the right one.
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d e a d l i n e s
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Please note that the most up-to-date deadline information can be found
on our website (http://www.takeover.nl).
* Saturday the 23th of June 2001
10:00 Tracked house competition
Tracked music competition
MP3 music competition
Animation competition
14:00 Handdrawn graphics competition
Raytraced graphics competition
16:00 4KB intro competition
19:00 Browser demo competition
* Sunday the 24th of June 2001
00:00 Surprise competition
64KB intro competition
Demo competition
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p a r t y s c h e d u l e
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Please note that the most up-to-date schedule can be found on our website
(http://www.takeover.nl).
* Friday the 22nd of June 2001
19:00 Doors open
* Saturday the 23th of June 2001
00:00-01:00 Demoshow: "Classics"
01:30-03:30 Movie 1 (to be announced at the party)
04:00-06:00 Movie 2 (to be announced at the party)
06:30-08:30 Movie 3 (to be announced at the party)
10:00-11:00 Demoshow: "Best of Takeover"
12:00-12:30 Official Takeover 2001 opening
13:00-14:00 Animation competition
15:00-16:00 Tracked house competition
16:30-17:30 Handdrawn graphics competitions
Raytraced graphics competition
18:00-18:45 4Kb intro competition
19:00-20:00 Tracked music competition
21:30-22:30 Vic (MORE) performance
23:00-00:00 Browser demo competition
* Sunday the 24th of June 2001
00:00-03:00 DJ Party
00:00-06:30 Visitor's request night *)
06:00-07:00 Surprise competition
07:30-08:30 MP3 music competition
09:00-10:00 64Kb intro competition
11:00-13:00 Demo competition
13:30-14:30 Demoshow: "Dutch Memorial"
15:00-16:30 Prize ceremony
17:00 Please leave
18:00 The End
*) See website (http://www.takeover.nl) for more information.
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p a r t y n e t w o r k
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Some party organisers call us an Internet Service Provider. Although our
aim is to organize a kickass demoparty we still take this as a
compliment, because it proves that the Takeover network is still better
than seen at any other demoparty. This will not be different at Takeover
2001. The network specifiations are published at http://www.takeover.nl.
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h o w t o g e t t h e r e ?
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Well, do not expect fancy road maps here, but don't worry, it is very
easy to find.
If you are coming by plane:
You can get a direct flight to Eindhoven Airport (Welschap) from
various cities in Europe: Amsterdam, Maastricht, London, Birmingham,
Manchester, Paris, Zurich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Strassbourg.
If you are coming by train:
You can reach the university quite easily by train. The university
buildings are situated near the railway station. Leaving the plat-
form, you go down the stairs and turn to the right. You leave the
building on the north side, facing the bus station. The university
buildings are visible to the north-east and are a five minutes' walk.
If you are coming by car:
* From 's Hertogenbosch, Motorway A2/N2:
At the intersection 'Ekkersweijer' take the motorway A58 and follow
the signs 'Centrum'. Keep driving in this direction. Soon after that
signs with the word 'universiteit' appear. After crossing the
ringroad 'Ring' you see the sign 'universiteit'. Take the turn-off to
the the left.
* From Maastricht, Motorway A2 and from Venlo or Antwerpen, Motorway
A67:
At the intersection 'Leenderheide' follow the signs
'Centrum/Tongelre'. When you arrive in Eindhoven, you take the second
exit on the roundabout. Go straight on. At the second set of traffic
lights you follow the signs 'Nijmegen/'s-Hertogenbosch'. Keep driving
in this direction (across a canal and under a railway). Soon after
that, signs with the word 'universiteit' will appear. Immediately
after the next roundabout you see the sign 'universiteit'. Take the
turn-off to the left.
* From Tilburg, Motorway A58:
At the intersection 'Batadorp' you take the exit 'Randweg Eindhoven
(Noord)/Centrum' and at the intersection 'Ekkersweijer' the exit
'Randweg Eindhoven/Centrum'. Then you keep following the signs with
'Centrum' (motorway A58). After crossing the ringroad 'Ring' you see
the sign 'universiteit'. Take the turn-off to the left.
* From Nijmegen, Motorway N265:
When you arrive in Eindhoven, follow the signs 'Centrum'. Keep
driving in this direction. Soon after that signs with the word
'universiteit' will appear. After crossing the ringroad 'Ring' you
see the sign 'universiteit'. Take the turn-off to the left.
* From Helmond, Motorway A270:
When you arrive in Eindhoven, take the first exit on the roundabout
towards 'Ring/universiteit/'s-Hertogenbosch/Tilburg'. After the
roundabout you see the sign 'universiteit'. Take the turn-off to the
left.
NOTE: due to road maintenance in and around the TU/e campus, you may
experience some difficulty getting to the Auditorium (especially when
walking from the train station). Closely follow the (yellow) signs
"ingang TU/e" and you will have no problems.
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s o u r c e s o f i n f o r m a t i o n
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Homepage: - http://www.takeover.nl
IRC: - #to2001
Information and questions: - info@takeover.nl
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looking forward to meeting you
da p - druid - jal - sparcus - the rew
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