The Gathering 1996, 2. - 6. April at Hamar Olympic Hall (Vikingskipet)

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All entries will be presented in the best true form available.
The music modules will be put onto DAT and presented from this media. We'll strive to get the highest quality available.
The demos and intros will possibly be put onto video (not your ordinarily VHS type though) to allow a smooth running if it's technically possible to do so for the product.
To allow us to do this, please follow the written rules:
See separate demands for each contest.

All entries MUST be delivered with a FILE_ID.DIZ file describing the production in a detailed way. The file must follow the description below:

Type                   :
Title                  :
Version                :
Author                 :
Competition-type/place :
Short description      :

Eks.
            1         2         3         4
   123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345
1 "FRACTAL DIZZINEZZ A DEMO BY *GROUPNAME*      "
2 "CODE BY *CODER* - GFX BY: *GRAPHICIAN*       "
3 "MUSIC BY *MUSICIAN* + OPTIONAL OTHER CREDZ   "
4 "RELEASED AT: GATHERING 96  2-6 APRIL         "
5 "                                             "
6 "        + OTHER OPTIONAL CRAP!               "
7 "                                             "
8 "                                             "

USE STANDARD TEXT ONLY!! NO ASCII/ANSI DRAWINGS!!
For those of you with an artistic streak, put your efforts into the README.TXT-file.

For selected entries:
A full-length video containing some of the best entries from The Gathering 1996. This video will be available from Saturday 6th April 05:00. Max 200 copies will be made in the first print and is available immediately for 100,- NOK ($15).

All entries are by default to be included in these productions unless otherwise stated. The contributors owns all other rights other than for these productions (with the exception of internal presentations made for promoting The Gathering at a later date).

In plain English this means:
The FTP-site, CD-ROM and video is the only commercial place TG organizers will have the right to include your productions without due notice.
We do however, reserve the right to use your productions in promotional items for The Gathering. This includes brochures, videopresentations and other press material.

A royalty will be payed to all those who contribute.

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• 486 DX2-66 or above (Pentium support recommended)
• 8Mb RAM
• VGA-register compatible and/or SVGA by VESA 2.0 support or similar
• Max 10 minutes shown
• Must run under DOS or Win 95 supporting the following setup:
  XMS and EMS support loaded (HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE)
  Localized support (that is, normal country-specific codepages etc. supported through normal DOS-commands)
  CDROM support loaded (using MSCDEX)
  
• FILE-ID.DIZ as stated above
• Maximum 600K conventional memory requirement
• Standalone executable with or without data files
• Loopable only by choice (-loop parameter)
• Exits demo by pressing ESC-key at any time
• Exits demo at end automatically
• Must run from harddisk
• Must run from CD-ROM
• 2Mb temporary swap-file allowed (this MUST be deleted upon exit and written to the root of your C-drive). This file must NOT affect any files already present in this directory.
• Sound rules apply ONLY when the production has sound.

• 486DX2-66
  
• 8Mb RAM
  
• Cirrus Logic 542x 1MB VGA-card
  
• Gravis Ultrasound MAX 1Mb or SB AWE 32 2Mb
  
• MS-DOS 7.0 and Windows 95 installed (as MS-DOS 7.0 is included with Windows 95)
  
• HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE loaded
  

• Pentium 90
• Diamond Stealth 64 2Mb VRAM card
• 16Mb RAM
• Gravis Ultrasound MAX 1Mb or SB AWE 32 2Mb
  The contributor MUST state which card he wishes to run his production with.
• MS-DOS 7.0 and Windows 95 installed (as MS-DOS 7.0 is included with Windows 95)
• HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE loaded

• Max 5 Mbytes (5242880 bytes) total disk-size required for all the files in the product (excluding the FILE_ID.DIZ-file).
• Gravis Ultrasound MUST be supported (and heavily recommended by dozens of coders!) :-D
• Soundblaster or above MUST be supported
• Silent mode MUST be supported (-nosound parameter or menu-choice).
• A compo-version supporting only one of the above soundcards can be admitted for the competition. A release version supporting both soundcards MUST be admitted before the presentation. The compo-version must not rely on the soundcard to be present (ie. NO GUS internal timer demos please) and support the -nosound option. This allows for a GUS (and -nosound) only version for the competitions due to popular demand.
• The production will be shown with the soundcard of choice by the contributor. (GUS or AWE).
• Sound rules apply ONLY when the production has sound.

• Max 65536 bytes total disk-size required for all the files in the product (excluding the FILE_ID.DIZ-file).
  
• Gravis Ultrasound MUST be supported (and heavily recommended by dozens of coders!) :-D
  
• Soundblaster or above MUST be supported
  
• Silent mode MUST be supported (-nosound parameter or menu-choice).
  
• It is OK that the compo-version only supports GUS, but a release version (which can be slightly larger than 64kB) with SB-support has to be delivered together with the compo-version.
  
• Max 10 minutes shown
  

• Max 4096 bytes total disk-size required for all the files in the product (excluding the FILE_ID.DIZ-file).
  
• Gravis Ultrasound or Soundblaster and above supported at your own leisure.
  
• Silent mode MUST be supported (-nosound parameter or menu-choice).
  
• Sound rules apply ONLY when the production has sound.
  

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• Amiga 1200/4000
  
• 2Mb Chip
  
• 4Mb Fast
  
• 68020 processor or above
  
• Standalone executable with or without data files
  
• Max 10 minutes shown
  
• Harddisk installable/runnable.
  
• Loopable only by choice (-loop parameter)
  
• Exits demo at end
  
• Exits demo by mouseclick
  

• A1200
  
• 2Mb Chip
  
• 4Mb Fast-RAM
  

• A1200 with 68030/50MHz accelerator.
  
• 2Mb Chip
  
• 4Mb Fast-RAM
  

• Max 5 Mbytes (5242880 bytes) total disk-size required for all the files in the product (excluding the FILE-ID.DIZ).
  

• Max 40960 bytes total disk-size required for all the files in the product (excluding the FILE-ID.DIZ).
  

• Max 4096 bytes total disk-size required for all the files in the product (excluding the FILE-ID.DIZ).
  

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• Max 65536 bytes total disk-size required for all the files in the product (excluding the FILE_ID.DIZ-file).
• No music allowed
• A theme will be made available to the competitors at the time the competition starts.
• There is a 4 hour timelimit from competition start.
• All entries must be delivered within the timelimit.

• Image will be shown for 60 seconds
  
• TIFF or IFF formats allowed
  
• Max 24 bit color depth (16.7 M colors)
  
• Max 1024x768 resolution allowed
  
• Any technique(s) allowed, must be stated
  
• Machine format unlimited, but adhere to graphics format
  
• No colourcycling effects allowed
  

• Max 4 minutes will be played
  
• Max 4 channels
  
• Entry must be delivered in MOD-format
  
• Please state WHICH tracker used, so the optimalization of playback will made as efficient as possible
  
• Entries will be played on a A1200 with 2Mb Chip, 4Mb Fast
  
• Max size is 800kB (in playable format, exluding the FILE-ID.DIZ file)
  
• The final presentation before the public will be run from a DAT-recording.
  

• Max 4 minutes will be played
  
• Max 32 channels
  
• S3M, MOD, PAC, XM, IT and AMS formats allowed
  
• The modules will be played back using the latest version of the tracker it was composed with.
  
• All entries must state which tracker was used for composition.
  
• Max size of module is 1.44Mb (the size of one STANDARD HD-formatted DOS-disk) including the FILE-ID.DIZ file
  
• Entries will be played on a choice of Gravis Ultrasound Max or AWE32 according to the composers wish.
  
• The final presentation before the public will be run from a DAT-recording.
  

• The demo must work on an A500 w/Kickstart 1.2 and 512kB memory.
  
• The demos should be inspired by the demos from the period 1986-1990.
  

• C64 standard model
  
• 64K RAM (no wonder)
  
• 1541 or compatible FDD
  

• Max 15 minutes shown
• Bring your own hardware and contact us
• Contribution must be provided on a harddisk or (S)VHS-tape (Harddisk media will be returned)
• Contributions may be presented with a commercially available soundtrack chosen by the author(s)

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Other Competitions

• Must run from Netscape 2.0 or above
• Must be a complete game.
• Must be optimized for dial-up lines, the jury will play the game from a dial-up access line.
• One of the most important criteria is the size of the game. The smaller and more efficient, the better.
• The entry can be entered from anywhere in the World and compete on equal terms.

• Windows or Windows 95 *.SCR format
• Amiga Garschne blanker or similar
• Macintosh After Dark-format
• Other formats by providing similar support
• This compo will be judge by a 100% female jury.

• External design (Colours, art, features or similar)
• Internal design (Colours, art, features or similar)

• Well, the name is enuff!!!

• Design
• Features
• Wearability
• Power-consumption

• Slogan
• Design
• Wearability
• WET T-shirt allowed

And possibly...
Soccer-compo, Frogger-compo, Computer Jeopardy Compo, Poetry/limerick computer compo
Descent/Doom/Worms/Deadly Skies/Command & Conquer/Netgames competitions

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