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- ±22Registration:
- ±41To be allowed to enter The Gathering
- 1994, you must first fill out a short
- registration form when arriving. This
- form will then be punched immediately
- into our database network by our crew.
- After paying the entrance fee, you
- will be given a badge which is your
- proof of payment. If you lose this
- badge, you will have to pay the
- entrance fee again. If the badge is
- destroyed, you will be given a new
- one, only if the badge number is
- clearly visible. The database network
- will be available to the attendants
- through a couple of terminals where
- you can search for names and groups.
-
- ±22Security:
- ±41The security scheme at The Gathering
- 1993 proved to work satisfactory, so
- the same system will be used at The
- Gathering 1994. All guards will be
- radio linked to the arrangers office.
-
- Should any unwanted people try to
- enter, they will be removed
- immediately by the arrangers or the
- local police.
-
- If you have valuables you are unable
- to guard yourself, you may hand them
- over to the arrangers office where
- they will be stored in a deposit box.
-
- ±22Rules:
- ±431) ±41 Alcohol is not permitted on the
- premises in any way.
- ±432)±41 Smoking is not allowed anywhere in
- the building. You can smoke in front
- of the entrance, where a large ashtray
- will be set up.
- ±433)±41 Whatever you are responsible for
- breaking, you are responsible for
- paying or replacing.
- ±434) ±41 Software piracy will not be
- allowed. According to European laws,
- it is illegal to be in posession of
- pirated software.
- ±435)±41 The arrangers reserves the right to
- change the rules at any moment.
-
- ±22Arriving before the 29th of March:
- ±41If your only option is to arrive
- before the 29th of March, you have to
- call Dr. Outtasight well in advance.
- We also expect you to pay in advance.
- If you arrive before the 29th and have
- not called in advance, you will not be
- let inside until we officially open.
- ±22Prizes:
- ±41At present we are not able to give you
- the exact competition price list. All
- we can say is that the prices should
- satisfy anyone. The prices will
- include an Amiga A4000, accelerator
- cards, soundcards, an i486 PC and much
- more!
-
- ±22Registrating for the Competitions:
- ±41A special registration form is used to
- keep track of the entries for the
- competitions. Your entry will not be
- allowed to compete unless you have
- this form which also includes an
- envelope to hold the disk, and a
- receipt which you will be given as
- proof of handing the entry over to the
- arrangers.
-
- ±22Best Amiga Demo:
- ±41A demo is defined as a stand-alone
- executable program compiled or
- assembled by the use of anything from
- a hi-level compiler to pure machine
- code. The demo can and should utilize
- the AGA chipset of the A1200/4000.
- AGA demos will of course not work on
- an A3000, and we do not expect them
- to. Entries not working on the
- following models and which does not
- comply with the rules for this
- category will be disqualified. Amiga
- A1200, Amiga A3000, Amiga A4000/030
- and Amiga A4000/040
-
- ±22Best PC Demo:
- ±41A demo is defined as a stand-alone
- executable program compiled or
- assembled by the use of anything from
- a hi-level compiler to pure machine
- code. The demo can and should utilize
- the full potential of the graphics
- adapter it is viewed on. It can and
- should also utilize the full potential
- of either Soundblaster 16 ASP and/or
- the Gravis Ultrasound music card. The
- machine used during the competition
- will be a 486DX2 66MHz, with a VESA
- compatible video adapter. The sound
- must be Soundblaster 16 ASP and/or
- Gravis Ultrasound compatible. Entries
- which does not comply with the rules
- for this category will be disqualified
- - without exceptions!
-
- ±22Best Amiga Intro:
- ±41An intro is defined as a stand-alone
- executable program compiled or
- assembled by the use of anything from
- a hi-level compiler to pure machine
- code, all contained in a single file.
- The size of the executable file before
- execution must not exceed 40 kB. An
- intro must have an exit routine that
- returns to the operating system. The
- intro can and should utilize the AGA
- chipset of the A1200/4000. AGA intros
- will of course not work on an A3000,
- and we do not expect them to. Entries
- not working on the following models
- and which does not comply with the
- rules for this category will be
- disqualified - without exceptions!
- Amiga A1200, Amiga A3000, Amiga
- A4000/030 and Amiga A4000/040
-
- ±22Best Module:
- ±41A module is defined as a file
- consisting of musical data. Modules
- of any format can compete, as long as
- a player is supplied with the module.
- The module must use no more than four
- channels. The module will be played
- for up to 3 minutes unless the author
- has an utterly good reason for playing
- it longer. Entries which does not
- comply with the rules for this
- category will be disqualified -
- without exceptions!
-
- ±22Best Picture:
- ±41A picture is defined by a file
- consisting of one frame of graphical
- data. Pictures from any platform can
- be entered, but a picture viewer must
- also be supplied in case of very
- special graphical formats.
-
- The maximum graphical resolution is
- 1024 horizontal and 768 vertical
- pixels, and the maximum number of bits
- per pixel (bitplanes) is 24. Entries
- which does not comply with the rules
- for this category will be disqualified
- - without exceptions!
-
- ±22Best Animation:
- ±41An animation is defined by a series of
- graphical frames viewed at a certain
- frame rate. Animations from any
- platform can be entered, and an
- animation viewer must be supplied.
- The maximum graphical resolution is
- 1024 horizontal and 768 vertical
- pixels, and the maximum number of bits
- per pixel (bitplanes) is 24.
- Animations from any other platforms
- than Amiga and PC, will have to supply
- a machine to view them on. This
- machine must supply a composite video
- or a format suitable for video
- conversion. Entries which does not
- comply with the rules for this
- category will be disqualified -
- without exceptions!
-
- ±22Viewing of the Competition Entries:
- ±41As many of the competitions will have
- a lot of entries and there is no time
- to play all the modules and show all
- the pictures, the primary task of the
- jury will be to select a percentage of
- the entries in each competition to
- view/play for the finals. These
- finalists will be shown to the public.
- If the voting system fails, the jury's
- votes counts as the final result. The
- jury will therefor view all entries in
- all the competitions. The jury will
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