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an invitation to ___/, ___/, _____.____._______\___; _____ \___; _____ _____ / . | <___ .__/ |/ \| |< ___\/ __ \ / | | :__) : \ | > : : \ |/___ > _____> . .._._____/ : | . | \| / |-| \ / ) \ \_____._.. . \_______| :---'| /| \ | | / \_______<_______/ |__| |__/ : >__/ |__/ __: Demo Compo '95 fin OPTIMIsE 95 - Optimise if you dare! Organised by the Association of South African Demo Groups ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CONTENTS │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ 1.. Background : What is a Demo? │ 2.. What is OPTIMIsE 95? │ 3.. The Venue │ 4.. Date 'n Times │ 5.. Entry Fee │ 6.. Organisers │ 7.. Prizes │ 8.. Competition Computers │ 9.. Schedule │ 10.. Party Site Rules │ 11.. Basic Competition Rules │ 12.. Demo Competition Rules │ 13.. 64KB / 4KB Intro Competition Rules │ 14.. Graphics Competition Rules │ 15.. Music Competition Rules │ 16.. Contact Info · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ BACKGROUND : WHAT IS A DEMO? │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ A "demo" is a program that demonstrates its creators' skills in │ programming, music, and visual arts. Demos DO NOT simply play back │ pre-calculated or pre-rendered animations such as FLIs, MPEGs or AVIs, but │ instead calculate their images "on the fly". Similarly, the music is never │ a straight recording, but tracked in realtime as well. Because of these │ advantages, most demos are extremely small in size (ranging from 4KB till │ 4MB) because demos do not need to store frames of pure animations and │ several minutes of digital recordings. A typical demo will run anywhere │ between a few seconds and several minutes. │ │ Demo programming started on the Commodore 64 and Commodore Amiga, tapping │ all the potential that the video and sound chips on those machines offered. │ IBM PC demo programming lagged behind due to the lack of a capable standard │ for graphics and audio. The emergence of VGA broadened the horizon for │ visual wizardry on the IBM PC, but a suitable sound standard was still │ missing, until recently. The Sound Blaster and its work-alikes at the time │ offered FM synthesis, which did not meet the desires of most musicians for │ sound quality, and a DAC (digital to analog converter) which was only │ capable for playing sound "spoon-fed" to it by the CPU. Many demos thus │ resorted to emulating "wavetable synthesis" by doing the sound processing │ in software and then outputting the resultant digital signal to the DAC. │ This work-around provided much better music than FM can, but bogged the CPU │ down tremendously. Today with fast CPUs, local bus graphics and sound │ cards capable of wavetable synthesis, we can now enjoy stunning demos on │ the IBM PC! · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ WHAT IS OPTIMIsE 95 THEN? │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ OPTIMIsE 95 is the third demo competition to be held in South Africa. At a │ competition such as OPTIMIsE 95 many different demo groups will be │ competing against each other, showing off their demos. The audience and a │ panel of judges votes on all the demos and in the end a winner is │ announced. │ │ At OPTIMIsE 95 you will see: │ │ o Demo Groups, Computer Artists and Musicians compete for the title as best │ South African group, artist or musician! │ o Meet and chat to other computer enthusiasts from all around the country! │ o See SA's top programming talent battle it out for the title! │ o Compete in a number of other events such as floppy disk throwing! │ o Full catering facilities will be provided. ATM facilities are a block │ away in the town centre. · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ THE VENUE │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ The Wits Multi-Purpose Theatre. This venue has been carefully selected │ from a wide variety of various venues. The MPT is strategically situated │ on Wits West Campus in the heart of Braamfontein with literally hundreds of │ surrounding businesses, cinema's, resturants, fast food outlets and banks. │ The MPT holds approximately 400 people, has a fully equipped sound system │ and a giant screen for the competition entries. Security staff will be on │ hand at all times to ensure personal safety and safety of your property. │ │ Features : │ o Centrally located │ o Ample FREE parking │ o Theatre seats 400 people, cinema style │ o Massive area for Sponsors, Competitions and party attenders · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ DATE │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ The 19th August 1995. Registration starts at 08H00, with the first │ competition starting at 09H00. · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ENTRY FEE │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ Entrance fee of R10 per person. Tickets will be sold at the entrance or │ bookings can be placed before the 1st August 1995. Group discounts are │ available (for schools, demo crews, LARGE families etc) and must be │ arranged telephonically by the 1st August 1995. │ │ Bookings WILL be required to those who would like to bring their own PC's │ (or other equipment) to the party place. Details at the end of this │ document. │ │ To enter any of the competitions, a cover charge will be applicable as │ follows : │ │ 4MB Demo ............. R 25 │ 64KB / 4KB Intros .... R 15 │ Graphic Competition .. R 10 │ Music Competition .... R 10 · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ORGANISERS │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ This party was organised by the Association of South African Demo Groups. │ Please note that OPTIMIsE 95 has NOT been organised by a particular demo │ group, but by selected people from the demo world. Individuals directly │ involved with organisation include : │ │ o Travis Bulford │ o Louis du Pisani │ o Jaycen Dale │ o Shane Greyvenstien │ o Shaun Dicker │ o Paul Furber │ │ Anyone who feels they can help out on the day or before in any way at all │ is welcome to contact the Association - details are at the end of this │ document! · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ PRIZES │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ Several prizes for each of the competitions will be up for grabs. Details │ are not yet finalised but will be announced as soon as they are available. · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ COMPETITION COMPUTERS │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ Two identical computers will be setup for the competitions. One computer │ with a Gravis Ultrasound, the other with a SoundBlaster SB16. Other specs │ are : │ │ 486DX2/66 with 8 Megs of RAM │ A 32bit Local Bus VGA card │ Gravis UltraSound (1MB) │ SoundBlaster SB16 · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ SCHEDULE │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ Optimize '95 has been split into two major sections. There were many │ reasons for this. The split will be as follows : │ │ Phase One : │ o 4KB Intros │ o 64Kb Intros │ o Mega Demos │ │ Phase Two : │ o Graphics Competitions │ o Music Competitions │ │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ PHASE ONE will comprise most of the day, from 8am till about 6pm the │ evening, and will be held at the MPT. │ │ 08h00 - 09h00 : REGISTRATION of all 4KB, 64KB and 4MB demos. NO LATE │ REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED! This means that you cannot │ under any circumstances be late for the competition. If │ you are and then try to register, you will spoil the entire │ day for everyone else. Don't be late! │ 09h00 - 10h00 : 4KB Intro Competition │ 10h00 - 10h30 : Interval for 4KB Voting │ 10h30 - 13h00 : 64KB Intro Competition │ 13h00 - 13h30 : Interval for 64KB Voting │ 13h30 - 18h00 : 4MB Demo Competition │ 18h00 - 18h30 : Interval for 4MB Voting, Announcement of Winners and │ prizegiving. │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── │ PHASE TWO will be held from 19h00 onwards. This part of the competition │ will be held at a less formal venue. Details of the venue for the │ after-party will be released shortly. The Music and Graphics competitions │ will take place here, and a braai will be organised. │ ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ PARTY SITE RULES │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ o The organisers CANNOT be held responsible for any damages to your │ personal equipment. │ o Alcohol will be forbidden in the entire complex. │ o No smoking in the hall itself. There will be large outdoor areas │ available to smokers. │ o The Organizers CANNOT be held responsible for any illegal use or coping │ of software. │ o No weapons will be allowed in the Party Hall. All weapons can be left at │ the receiption desk. │ o The Organizers have the right to reject entry to the Party Hall to an │ attender if he or she has broken any of these rules. · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ BASIC COMPETITION RULES (APPLIES TO ALL COMPETITIONS) │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ o The Organizers reserve the right to change any of the following rules. │ o The Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any entry. Reasons for │ disqualification include: obvious plagiarism whether program code or │ otherwise, graphics or credits in bad taste, pornography and foul │ language. │ o Entries are to be NEW unreleased productions. │ o At least one representative per group MUST be present at the venue in │ order to compete and receive possible prizes. │ o All 4kb intros, music and graphic entries will be distributed at the │ party. All other entries are to be released by the individual groups by │ 1 September 1994 or the original compo entry will be released by the │ organisers. · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ DEMO COMPETITION RULES │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ o Total demo size may not exceed 4096KB (4MB) │ o 10 min time limit │ o Any VGA mode supported by a 256KB VGA Card │ o NO animation files of ANY kind. If the Organisers deem a demo to have │ consisted or contained animations in any shape or form that demo will │ be publicly disqualified. │ o Demo must run without any kind of interactivity except the setup-options. · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 64KB / 4KB INTRO COMPETITION RULES │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ o Total intro size may not exceed 65536 bytes (64KB intro) or 4096 bytes │ (4KB intro) │ o 8 min time limit on 64KB intro. 5 min time limit on 4KB intro. │ o Any VGA mode supported by 256KB VGA Card │ o NO animation files of ANY kind. If the Organisers deem a demo to have │ consisted or contained animations in any shape or form that demo will be │ publicly disqualified. │ o Demo must run without any kind of interactivity except the setup-options. · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ GRAPHICS COMPETITION RULES │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ o Any VGA mode supported by 256KB VGA Card │ o Pictures must be drawn in either PCX, GIF or LBM format │ o Ripped, raytraced or scanned pictures will be disqualified │ o Only one picture per artist │ │ NB! All pictures must include two earlier versions of the picture called │ STAGE1.xxx and STAGE2.xxx which show the progress of the picture, an │ UNSIGNED version called GFXCOMP.xxx and the release version. · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ MUSIC COMPETITION RULES │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ o Maximum file size may not exceed 360kb (4 channel competition) and │ 1024 kb (multichannel channel competition) │ o Maximum channels allowed is either 4 (4 channel competition) or 32 │ (multichannel competition) │ o Maximum running length is 4 minutes │ o ST3, DMP, IPLAY or FT2 will be used to play entries. Supply your own │ player if nessecary. │ o No MIDI │ o No Adlib │ o All songs will be played with GUS 1.0 Mb │ o Only one song per artist · ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CONTACT INFO │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────·· │ o Call ShockWave BBS at +27-12-888-6345 and leave the necessary feedback. │ SysOp: Rancid / Penumbra Productions │ o Leave mail in: DEMO_CHAT, PDN_CHAT, TP_DEMO or RSA_PROG │ o Internet: E-Mail phlem@leclub.co.za │ paulf@is.co.za │ duende@lair.co.za │ o Optimise '95 WWW page : To be anounced soon on the nets! │ o Snail-Mail: │ │ OPTIMISE '95 │ 162 Bandelier Ave │ Elandspoort, 0183 │ SOUTH AFRICA │ │ o Bookings : Contact Shaun Dicker at (012) 386-1161 after 7pm · OPTIMIsE 95 - Optimise if you dare!