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588.0. "KILLER DEMO CONTEST!!!" by WINERY::COLLUM () Fri Jul 10 1987 20:37

    Just pulled this off of the comp.sys.amiga notes file and haven't
    seen it posted here yet.  looks like a challenge to me!
    
    						Jim
    
    
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Note 596.0                     Killer Demo Contest                       1 reply
Z::TENNY "rocky!rokicki"                            159 lines   2-JUL-1987 22:51
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Subject: Killer Demo Contest
Posted: 30 Jun 87 14:25:05 GMT
Organization: Stanford University Computer Science Department
 
[ Please post this everywhere ]        [ Please post this everywhere ]
 
		The Zeroth BADGE Killer Demo Contest!
 
*Introduction*
 
	The Bay Area Amiga Developers' Group is sponsoring, for the
first time, a competition designed to provide some impetus to the
creative and sometimes demented developers and users of the Amiga
to create some killer demos.  The rewards consist of cold hard cash
and recognition throughout the Amiga community, and possibly some
neat toys if someone would care to donate something.
 
*Time/Place*
 
	The actual competition will take place on Thursday, October
15, 1987, at Stanford University, during the regularly scheduled
October BADGE meeting.  (Actual location to be announced.)  All
entries must be received by October 1, 1987 to be eligible for the
contest.
 
*Prizes*
 
	There shall be at least nine prizes awarded:  First, Second,
and Third Overall, Best Category A (512K), Best Category B (1M), Best
Category C (> 1M), Best Use of Sound, Best Use of Graphics, and
Funniest.  Prizes for First, Second, and Third Overall shall be at
least $100, $50, and $25 respectively.  Other prizes will be
determined.  This is a non-profit undertaking, and all donations
shall be used strictly for expenses and prizes.
 
*Rules*
 
	All entries must be freely redistributable.  Floppies with
the best Demos will be sent to Fred Fish for inclusion in his Freely
Redistributable Library and will be made available to any interested
parties, including dealers.
	Source is *not* required, but appreciated in the spirit of
Amiga hackerdom.  If source is provided, it too will be distributed.
	All Demos must be runnable from the CLI by specifying the
name of the Demo only; no `execute' or parameters should be required.
The sole exception to this is tool-based Demos developed with tools
that do not allow this.
	Shareware is not permitted.
	All files required for the Demo, except those on the standard
1.2 Workbench Disk or AmigaBASIC, shall fit on one standard 3.5 inch
Amiga floppy.  The Demo will be run with the standard 1.2 Workbench
Disk in DF0: and the Demo disk in DF1:.  The current directory shall
be a subdirectory into which all of the files from the root level of
the supplied Demo disk have been copied; all files referenced by the
Demo should not use logical names or absolute paths, except for the
standard logical names defined after a cold boot onto a standard 1.2
Workbench.
	All Demos shall run under Version 1.2 Workbench.
	Either custom programs or tool-based Demos are acceptable.
If a tool-based Demo is entered, the `player' tool must be provided
on the Demo disk.
	No Demos will be accepted if they are directly derived from a
commercial product available on or before October 15, 1987.  In other
words, a Demo-mode version of Marble Madness is not acceptable.
	All Demos shall run properly on an Amiga with expansion RAM,
even if they are entered in Class A.  Things that need to go in CHIP
RAM should specify CHIP RAM.
	Each Demo shall have 60 seconds to run.  If it does not terminate
of its own accord by this time, it should have clearly indicated a method
of termination, and it will be ended.
	Each Demo should require little or no user interaction.  If any
user interaction is required, complete and clear instructions shall have
been displayed at the beginning.  A mode in which absolutely no user
interaction is required is highly recommended, even for those Demos that
benefit from user interaction.
	Only one entry per person will be accepted.
	Anyone may enter.
	The decisions of the judges and BADGE are final.
 
*Entry Fee*
 
	No entry fee is required, but donations toward the prize money
and operational expenses of the contest are encouraged.  If at least
$5.00 is sent, a floppy containing at least the top-three ranking Demos
will be returned.  All donations will be acknowledged in a file
distributed with the Demos and displayed by a script written to run the
Demos.  Please donate, and help make this Contest successful!
 
*Judging*
 
	There will be three classes, A, B, and C.  Class A will be
Demos that run on 512K Amigas.  Class B will be Demos that run on
1M Amigas.  Class C will be Demos that require more than 1M.  You
may enter any class, but your Demo must run on a machine of the class
you enter.  In particular, Class B Demos should run on Amiga 500's
with the internal RAM expansion.
	During judging, all Demos will be run on an Amiga 1000, with
the appropriate amount of memory.  Class C Demos will be run on a 2.5M
Amiga; if your Demo requires more memory, contact Tomas to see what
can be arranged.
	If the response is great, there will be a prejudging step to
prune the number of Demos down to 30.  This prejudging will be held
just like the final contest, but only ten judges shall be used.
	The main contest will be held with everyone present voting.
Each demo will be shown, and then everyone present will be requested
to score that demo on their own judging card.  At the end of the
meeting, the judging cards will be collected; the results will be
tabulated and the awards presented the following evening.
	The judging will be based on a 100 point total.  The judging
categories will be:  Technical, 30 points.  Nift, 30 points.  Use of
Graphics, 15 points.  Use of Sound, 15 points.  Amiga Specifics, 10
points.
	The Technical category will be judged before the meeting; it
is expected that each Demo shall receive the full 30 points for this
category.  The requirements are that the Demo shall not require reboot
to exit; shall have a clearly indicated and simple method to exit the
Demo if necessary; shall return all system memory and other resources;
shall work with a 60-column workbench as well as an 80-column workbench,
and shall not write to either disk during execution.  A Demo may take
over the machine, but it should run to completion and return to the
Workbench correctly.  You should be able to execute the Demo from a
command script and have the command script continue at the end of the
Demo.
	The Nift category is just sheer impressiveness and impact.
The Use of Graphics category and Use of Sound categories are intended
to be self-explanatory; how effectively did the Demo make use of the
graphics and sound capabilities of the Amiga?  Finally, the Amiga
Specifics category is intended to judge how much this Demo sets the
Amiga apart from other computers; was it obvious that this type of
Demo could not have been done on an Atari or Mac, for instance?
	All points will be totalled, and then, for each individual
Demo, the highest 10% scores and the lowest 10% scores will be
eliminated and an average taken.  Prizes will be determined strictly
by ranking the Demos by the resultant average.
	All entrants will receive a notice of the final results.
 
*Entry Instructions*
 
	To enter, send in your Demo on one 3.5 inch floppy, with no
files on the floppy but those required for your demo, excluding any
files on the standard 1.2 Enhancer Workbench floppy, to Tomas Rokicki,
Killer Demo Contest, Box 2081, Stanford, CA  94305.  Include a sheet
of paper with the following information:  Your name, telephone number,
and address; the class of your Demo (A, B, or C), and a short
description of your demo to help in the judging.  You are also
encouraged to include a donation towards the prize money; $5.00 will
get you a floppy with at least the top three demos on it.  All
submitted materials become the property of BADGE and will not be
returned.  Make sure your entry gets to Tomas by October 1, 1987.
If you plan to attend the BADGE meeting and you do not usually attend,
please indicate this so an appropriate-sized room can be reserved.
 
*Announcement Distribution*
 
	Please give this announcement the widest possible distribution.
Post it to bboards, announce it at User Group meetings, print it out
and give it to friends.
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Z::TENNY "well!ewhac"                                17 lines   5-JUL-1987 10:31
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Path: decwrl!decvax!ucbvax!ucbcad!ames!ptsfa!well!ewhac
Subject: Re: Killer Demo Contest
Posted: 2 Jul 87 08:58:02 GMT
Organization: Hole Earth 'Lectronic Loss (or words to that effect)
 
In article <385@rocky.STANFORD.EDU> rokicki@rocky.STANFORD.EDU (Tomas Rokicki) writes:
>
>		The Zeroth BADGE Killer Demo Contest!
>
	You realize, of course, that I consider this a personal challenge...
 
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