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http://geekcamp.net . . ' . ' /\ . Geek Camp 2002
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geek camp 2002 - also known as the party at the end of the universe
one day i was visiting a friend who works in a little holiday hotel
in the swiss mountains. after staying there a few days, i thought
about using the hotel as a location for a demoparty. after i thought
over it again i noticed that this would be quite a stupid idea, who
would come to a party located so far away from civilisation, high up
on a swiss mountain? this was before i told a few scene friends about
the idea, which told me that they would come immediately! i left the
idea to rest another few weeks until i decided that the party
should take place.
so, welcome to the official invitation intro for geek camp 2002, the
new swiss demoscene event! after the escape party died due to
financial and organisation problems last year, it was time for a new
party. so we started planning the party... as regular party visitors,
there are many things we like and dislike about different parties,
and our goal is to combine the positive and eliminate the negative
aspects of all parties, creating a whole new experience. we wanted a
small party with maybe 100-150 people, enough space to chill out and
talk, good foodsupport, no gamers and good atmosphere, and we hope
that we can combine all this in geek camp.
so please give us a chance, come to the party, release something and
have a good time, because that is what counts.
topy44 for the geek camp orgateam
-- location, date and entrance fee
-location
the location of the first geek camp will be the hotel
"churfirstenblick" in flumserberg, switzerland. sure, a hotel
is a special location for a demoparty, but it offers a whole
lot of new possibilities. and yes, its high up on a mountain... :)
please see features for a more detailed description what this
hotel will offer you!
-date
geekcamp will last from 18. - 20. october. the doors will be
open around 16:00. the opening ceremony will start at 22:00.
doors close on sunday 20th at 12 o'clock. the timetable will be
announced later.
-people
we think about 120 people can attend with computers. there is room
for about 250, but it gets tight then. of course we don't know
how many will come, so it would be nice if you would register
yourself on the party website (www.geekcamp.net)
-entrance fee
the entrance fee will be 45sfr for swiss people and 25 euro for
foreigners. girls will get in for free. if you have a long
distance to travel (~800km up) we might consider letting you in
free, please contact us.
-- travel info
-by car
take the road to "flums", and from there follow the signs leading
to the party. the zipfile includes a map showing the way, in case
you still cannot find it for some weird reason :) note that swiss
motorways require that you buy a "autobahn vignette", which costs
40sfr / 23euro at adac, the swiss customs office or any swiss
motorway station, and is valid one year. also, you can bypass the
motorway and save the money, just ask your favorite online route
planer to look up a good way to travel. for a good online map that
actually knows flumserberg tannenbodenalp, check www.map24.de
-by train
take the train to flums, we will get you from there. please call or
mail us in advance. also, at certain times of the day, you can
take the cable railway from trainstation unterterzen up to
tannenbodenalp, from there on there will be signs (5 minute walk to
the party from the station). check the timetables on www.sbb.ch
for information on how to get to flums or unterterzen.
-- features
-real food!
the hotel has an integrated restaurant, which in fact
will be the main party hall. because of this, there
will be real food at good prices and at nearly any time
delivered right to your computer! also, we are trying to
arrange free breakfast, but we cannot promise that
yet... :)
-enough showers!
there are more than enough showers that everyone can
take at any time, for free.
-separate compo room!
there is a separate room in the cellar of the building
where the competitions will be held. when no compos are
running, this will be used as a chillout room.
there is a separate soundsystem and videobeamer down
there.
-real beds!
as this is a hotel, you will have the chance to get
cheap rooms with real beds, most with tv, some even
with toilet and shower in the room! altogether, we have
38 rooms for rent. for the ones that cannot afford this,
there is a separate warm sleeping hall beside the hotel,
with beds for everyone, and the best of all, it's
free! so at this party, no one will be forced to sleep
on the floor.
-bar with cheap drinks!
there is a bar selling beer from the barrel and other
drinks at low prices 24h per day. payment can be made
in swiss francs or euros. we are trying to organise
some barmaids to mix you drinks as well :)
-outside grill!
if the weather is good, we will be doing some grilling
outside. you can bring your own meat or buy some from
us.
-winter sports!
the hotel is in the middle of a holiday area, and
you can enjoy all kinds of winter sport activities.
go for a snowboard ride during the party for a change,
or stay at the hotel another week after the party at
lower prices and enjoy the swiss mountain landscape. :)
-internet access!
there will be 128kbit internet access. Its not
superfast, but we guess it's enough to get some
forgotten files or to check mails.
-atmosphere!
of course, this is the most important thing about
this party. a few dozen people sitting in a nice old
wooden house on a swiss mountain just feels very
different than sitting on table 08 row 17 at some
oversized commercialised party, surrounded by gamers
waiting for your entry to be played for 2 hours just
to find out that it didn't pass the preselection...
-no gamers!
this was a hard decision. it's easier to get gamers to
come to a party, and they are a way to fill the hall
and pay the party. but we don't want that. we hope that
enough sceners will show up and that gamers won't be
needed for their money.
-- rules
as usual, there are some party rules :)
- alcohol is allowed!
- smoking is allowed! (in case you order a room: smoking is
not allowed in there...)
- don't damage anything! if you are destructive in any way
(intellectual or physical) you have to pay for it...
- no gamers! gamers will be burnt on the stake. this is a demoparty,
so be creative.
- we will sell inexpensive drinks so you don't have to bring along
your own alcoholics or energy drinks ;) of course, it is not
forbidden but the prices would be the same as in shops (or even
lower...) and think about the space you gain with that: so you
could bring along another c64 or amiga...
- have fun!
-- competitions
.graphics competitions
-raytraced gfx (anything raytraced, resolution 800x600. provide
steps!)
-pixelart (hand pixeled gfx, max resolution 800x600. provide steps!)
-freestyle gfx (anything allowed, play around with your newest
graphics toy here!)
.music
maximum length: 5 minutes. if your track lasts longer, it will be
faded out automatically. one exception is happy hardcore, which can
be as long as you wish (or until we get bored with it :)
-multichannel music (allowed formats: .it .xm .mod .dmf and some
others)
-streamed music (music in any format we can play)
-happy hardcore (we need some new hhc tracks, so please, do some
good stuff here! anything allowed!)
.demo and intro competitions
-demo (pc & amiga ppc mixed)
total file size limit: 16mb
-64k intro (pc & amiga ppc mixed)
file size limit: 65536 bytes
-4k intro (pc & amiga ppc mixed)
file size limit: 4096 bytes
-c64 demo (choose if you want new or old sid)
size limit: 2 disk sides
of course, there will be no preselection, but crap and unserious
releases will be disqualified. make art, not junk!
.other competitions
there will be some fun competitions which will be announced during
the party, so stay tuned!
-wild demo
the usual... anything allowed, maximum length 20 minutes
(please keep it shorter), any format you think we can play, or
bring your own equipment (or go on stage and do it live :)
-ansi/ascii art
in respect to this classic demoscene artform, we have a combined
ansi/ascii art competition. any size you want. anything you want.
-shitmusic competition
be creative! we want the absolutely ugliest track known to
mankind, the sickest and most mind-disturbing disharmonic shit
you can think of! any format allowed.
-stay tuned!
-- network and other things
-network
because this is a small party, there should be enough 100mbit
switch ports, but if you have a switch or two lying around, don't
hesitate to bring it along, just to be sure.
-power
please bring along your own power connectors. there will be enough
electric power, but please don't bring stuffs like fridges, heaters
or something like that with you. these things are often responsible
for power failures, and we want to avoid that.
-- contact
if you have any further questions, feel free to contact us:
name function e-mail icq
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topy44 mainorga topy44@emuextrem.com 31895488
verschdl network verschdl@verschdl.de 73397194
manx network manx@never.de 84559863
dastier standing around dastier@emuextrem.com 35437447
pixman c64 compos pixman@c64.org 58740518
www.geekcamp.net / ircnet #geekcamp
or call +41 (0)78 7411215 (topy44) if you have trouble with
the motorway or something else ;)
we are also looking for people who are willing to help us in
organizing, so don't hesitate and contact us!
-- credits
invitation done by skp (www: skp.amidemos.org)
idea: robotriot and pro
gfx: robotriot
code: pro
guest musician: eha
invitation text: topy44 and pro
proof reading: robotriot
a big thank you to elux!
can you find the hidden part?
-- greetings
marshals
vacuum
cubalid7
black maiden
tap
kolor
salva mea
madwizards
buenzli orga staff
so, that's all for now, see you at geek camp 2002!