WiRED 98  "DON'T MISS THE LAST ONE!"  17-18-19 July, Wasmes (Mons) - Belgium PC, AMIGA & C64 SUMMER PARTY  organised by:  Imphobia - Melting Pot - Pulpe  W.O.W. - Role      Table of content:  Opening words  Where and when  The main organising staff  What will it cost?  Competitions (updated) Voting system  Prize money  Some of the party features  Catering  Official party t-shirts  Party network (updated) Schedules  Disclaimer  How to get there?  Contact adresses (updated) Sponsors (updated) Closing words (updated) Opening words: This year again, the Wired team invites you to experience another Wired event. This fifth edition of the Wired party will also be the last one, but surely not the least one. Be sure not to miss this great event. As last year, competitions will be held for the PC, Amiga and C64 platforms. On request, 3DFX demos competition, and Windows contributions will be organised this year also, read more about it further. WiRED is a special event. Not another of those commercial event that likes to call itself a party. The WiRED is a real scene event with a real scene spirit, all this combined with the advantages of a quality organising. Where and when?: The Wired'98 will be held on the 17, 18 and 19 July 1998 in Wasmes (near the city of Mons), Belgium at the "Salle Polyvalente de Colfontaine" (same place as the two latest editions). The party place will open on Friday 17 around 11h and will close on Sunday 19 at around 17h. Place: Salle Polyvalente de Colfontaine Avenue Schweitzer Wasmes (15KM from MONS) Belgium. Check the section "How to get there" later on this infofile for more info. The main organizing staff Van Audenhove FJ (Darkness/Imphobia) Van Miegroet Damien (Damien/Imphobia) Loef Pascal (PL/Imphobia) Lamaire Benjamin (BenJ/Imphobia) Baligant Remy (Katana/Pulpe) Lecroart Vianney (Ace/Melting Pot) Baert Sebastien (Karm/Melting Pot) Lamaire Jeremy (James/Melting Pot) In addition to those, many people are helping us out from time to time and will be organising WiRED together with us during party-time. It's important to note that we are all scene members. This makes us able to understand problems you may encounter while attending YOUR Party. Yeah, WiRED is YOUR Party! This is why we ask you to feel free to contact us if there is something you want to tell/ask us. We will be extremely glad to answer your questions and receive your critics about some of the choices we have made in the party rules. We highly recommand you to contact us if you have any ideas and/or proposition who could improve Wired in any ways. What will it cost? The entrance fee is 900 Bfr (±25US$). This includes three days of party with tables, electricity, etc.. As usual ALL of the money from the entrance fee (after we remove our costs) will be used as competitions prizes. Tradition says that girls should enter for free at a party and we won't break the tradition, would we? So girls don't have to pay any entrance fee. Now don't forget to bring your girlfriend and sister to Wired, ok? Note that we do only accept payement in Belgian Francs (Bfr.), so make sure to change some money into belgian currency before arriving at the party place. Competitions:   General rules for all competitions: Competitions are held for PC, Amiga & C64 platforms. The following competitions will be held: PC (Dos/Windows/Linux) Demos PC Direct 3D Demos Amiga Demos C64 Demos PC 64k intros Amiga 64k Intros PC 4k intros Music (PC+Amiga) C64 Music Hand-Drawn Graphics (PC+Amiga) C64 Graphics Raytrace Graphics (PC+Amiga) PC 100k games Ansi Wild demo competitions Every group is free to contribute with as many Demos, Raytrace, 64kb intro, games, wild demo as they want to. At least one member of the group must be present at the party. As for the solo competition (gfx, music, 4kb intro, ansi), only one entry per artist/musician/coder will be accepted in each competition. Artist OR a group member of the artist must be present at the party. Entries must not have been released before. All entries must be delivred in time for the deadline at the information desk. This is very important if we want to have enough time to process every contribution. All contribution disks must be marked with the following information: - Which Competition - Title of the contribution - Competitor Name/Group - Boot Config (when needed). The competition machine will be rebooted between each demo and intro. Contribution disks won't be returned. The organisers have the rights to cancel a competition if there isn't enough competitors to make a competition out of it. For PC demos & intros, you can freely use all modes supported by VESA 2.0. This includes all standart vga modes, all VESA 1.2 & 2.0 modes (which includes Linear Frame Buffer modes). Of course it's a "plus" if your productions still support normal vga modes. If your demo, intro or 100k game requires any interaction, we want ONE people of the competing group in the Control Room. We know by our experience of demo coders that the competition demos are often not bugfixed for all hardwares and sometimes run through batchfile. Therefore, you will be allowed to test your demos TWO TIMES on the competition computer before we show them to the audience. But please don't come just before the deadline... WARNING! Our video projector is only able to handle resolutions up to 640x480x16M or 800x600x256! Using a too high resolution won't damage it but will produce a lower quality output. All the contributions will be released at the party server after the competitions. The organizers reserve the right to make change to the competitions rules and to disqualify any entry which is not suitable to take part into the competition for any reasons. Demo competitions: Pc multi OS (dos/win95/linux) demo competition: [Sorry, the editorship decided to CUT the pc competitions from this invitation - it's long anough already, and besides, this is an Amiga diskmag -ed.] Amiga demo competition: Hardware config: Amiga 1200-68060/50MHz(blizzard) or Amiga 4000-68040/25MHz both with 16Mb of fast memory. PAL & VGA modes allowed. The demo must be an executeable file (data files allowed). Size limit is 5Mb on harddisk. The demo must exit by pressing any mouse button at any time. Running lenght limit is 10 minutes. The demo must run from harddisk. The demo should have a clean quiting. NO CUSTOM installation allowed! C64 demo competition: The competition machine will be equipped with: - New SID. - Action Replay MK6. - a 1541-II disk drive.  Precalculated animations are not accepted. File size limit: standard 5,25" DD disk. Maximum running time is 15 min. Intro competitions: Amiga 64Kb intro competition: Same hardware config as for the Amiga demos. The intro must be a SINGLE executeable file. Size limit is 65536 bytes on harddisk. The intro must exit by pressing any mouse button at any time. Running lenght limit is 5 minutes. The intro must run from harddisk. The intro should have a clean quiting. Art competitions:   Multichannel music competition (Pc + Amiga): Any tracked format supported by latest Cubic Player allowed. Maximum uncompressed file size: 1024k. Maximum playing time: 4 minutes (longer songs will be faded out after 4'). Maximum amount of channels: 32. One and only replay card: Gravis UltraSound 1Mb Classic. One and only player used: latest Cubic Player (by N. Beisert) on PC. (The time we'll spare with this rule will help us to pay more attention to everyone). A preselection will be made if the number of entries exceeds a reasonable number.   C64 music competition: All formats allowed, executable file. The C64 screen will not be shown during the compo.   Gfx competition (Pc + Amiga): Max. 640x480 x 16M. (new!). Accepted Format: PCX, GIF, LBM, BMP & All formats supported by SEA. We will use SEA with UNIVBE 5.3 vesa driver loaded to display the pictures. The name of the competitors must not be present on the picture. (The release version can of course have your signature). You should include on the disk both versions: Signed & not Signed in two different archives (with the compo version named Nosigned.zip). The competitors must deliver 3 significative steps (compo version not included) of their picture to the organisers. Pictures needs to be 'pixel hand-drawn', therefore raytrace, scans or anything else are NOT allowed. Pictures can't have been used before in any productions or competitions. (Except in demos/intros first shown at the Wired 98). Any picture can be disqualified by the organizers if it doesn't fit the rules. A preselection will be made if the number of entries exceed a reasonable number.   C64 gfx competition: All formats/modes allowed. Must be an executable file.   Raytrace gfx competition: Maximum resolutions: 640x480x16M. Allowed format: TGA, JPG, BMP, PCX, GIF, LBM (Pc format) & all formats supported by SEA. All pictures are shown with SEA and UNIVBE 5.3 loaded. You'll need to bring three significative steps (not Wire, Flat, Phong and Textured Phong/Raytrace versions of the same picture) of your picture.. These pictures obviously don't need to be in high res or true-color mode. Ansi competition: The ansi compo is being organised by Zarkof/Primus^Telepathy^Se7en^Aegis. e-mail: zarkof@ccim.be Maximum size: 80x200 Ansi can be viewed either in 80x25 or 80x50 mode. Ansi will be viewed in ANSI and VGA mode. It will scroll at a speed of a 14.4K modem. NO ANIMATION! Miscellaneous competitions:   Java competition: (new!) A Java demo competition will be organised on request if enough people show interest to that competition. If you want to present a Java demo at Wired'98, please send an email to darkness@ping.be to show your interest and discuss the competition rules.    Wild competition: Anything is allowed. Use your imagination! Contribution can be on video or on ANY hardware you wish. If you need any hardware, you MUST bring your hardware with you. We can play PAL, SECAM VHS tapes (new!). Any machine with a VGA, PAL, SECAM, or RGB output can be connected to the big screen (but note that the resolution limits are the same than for the PC demo compo - higher resolutions could cause a quite poor picture quality). Video tapes won't be returned (so make a copy of it if you so wish). Surprise competitions: As usual some surprise competitions will be held.  This year again, our weaked brains have thought about many great surprise compos.  But that would be stupid to tell you about them now, wouldn't it?  Voting system: Everyone will get a personnal voting disk at the entrance which will allow safe computer voting. We will make our best to release all contributions on the party server after each competitions, in order to give the voters a way to view the productions on their computer before voting. All the compos will be judged by a public voting (100%). Prizes money: We, the organisers won't make any money out of the party. Unless some other so called parties which are based on the money, we are organising the WiRED party because we want to make a quality _non commercial_ party and want to keep a real scene spirit in it. All the money left from the entrances fee, after we remove our costs, will be used for the competitions prizes. As we can't say exactly how many people will attend the party we can't make an estimation but considering the success of last year Wired party and as many people said they will attend this year, one can guess it's gonna be much. The prizes will be payed in CASH, but additional hardware prizes might also be ADDED to the prizes. ALL PRIZES will be given during the PRIZE CEREMONY at the end of the party. Some of the party features: Really HUGE party area with place for 1000+ attenders. Large parking area with place for everyone. Ultra High quality video projector. HUGE Big Screen. Impressive Audio System. Party Network Internet Access Really awesome color party T-Shirt sold at a VERY cheap prize. Free showers. Separate sleeping room (outside the party hall). Clean toilet. Many great surprise competitions. Disk-throwing & Coca-Cola drinking competitions. Electricity for everyone. Extremely cheap food support We will enjoy the presence of at least one TV channel. All Prizes will be given AT the party place during the PRIZE CEREMONY. A real fun non-commercial scene spirit! All this and a lot more... If you want to show something particular on the big screen (Video, Demo, Wild demo or Game preview for example), feel free to bring it with you. WE ENCOURAGE YOU YOU TO DO SO. The big screen is there to be used! Catering: You can easily find whatever suits your need at Wired, you won't have (like in some other parties) to bring food from home if you don't want to be bankrupt at the end of the party :) Sandwishes and soft drinks will be sold at the party place 24h/24h for a very cheap prize (less than 1 US$ for Sandwishes, softs) We also have an arrangement with a local "friture" which will sell fries, hamburger and other junk food next to the party place during the whole event (24h/24h) at neat prizes. Croissants and cafe will also be available at the morning. Wired 98 official party T-shirts: In most of the respectable demo parties, some Party T-Shirts are sold to the visitors, but most of the time those T-Shirts are undesigned, only black and white and are sold for a very huge prize considering what they're worth of. As last year, due to the success of the Wired T-Shirts those last three years, we decided not only to propose you one T-shirt but TWO DIFFERENT PARTY T-SHIRTS that will be available for sale at the party place. The WiRED 98 T-Shirts will feature: HIGH quality graphics in FULL COLORS: One T-Shirt designed by PL/IMPHOBIA Another T-Shirt designed by BenJ/IMPHOBIA A3 size for graphics (±40cm*30cm) High Quality T-Shirts (Fruit of the Loom) Very CHEAP selling prize: 300 Bfr (less than 10 US$) (cheaper than in any other parties) Party network    As usual, a party network, connected to the internet will be set up during  the party.  Network specification:(new)  Like last year, we will offer TCP/IP connectivity to the party network.  In order to successfully connect, you need:    a TCP/IP stack (ipv4) a network card with UTP (RJ45) connector (10base2 10megabit/sec) Party Network Features:(new)   DHCP IP & DNS assignation. (for those without a DHCP client, you can request an IP at the Network Info Desk) Local FTP, WWW, IRC & Quake server Keep in mind that the success of the Party Network depends on you and  how much hardware you bring with you at the party place. So please, bring as much HUBs, Network cards or cables as possible! We are currently trying to make sure we can offer an Internet access for any people connected to the party network.  If you have any questions about the party network, don't hesitate to  contact the network organisers:      Access (Pulpe): access@wpartners.com Sleeping Dog (The Natives):kb@nli.be Party schedules - FRIDAY 17.07.1998 11:00 Party doors open 12:00 - - - 13:00 - - - 14:00 - - - 15:00 - - - 16:00 - - - 17:00 - - - 18:00 - - - 19:00 Deadline Ansi competition 20:00 - - - 21:00 - - - 22:00 Ansi competition starts 22:30 Deadline music & C64 music competitions. 23:00 Deadline PC 100k Game Competition 24:00 Deadline Gfx Competitions (Hand-drawn, Raytrace & C64 gfx) - SATURDAY 18.07.1998 01:00 - - - 02:00 PC 100k Game competition starts 03:00 - - - 04:00 Gfx (hand-drawn & raytrace) competitions starts 05:00 C64 gfx competition starts 06:00 Deadline PC 4kb competition 07:00 Deadline PC & Amiga 64kb intro competition 08:00 C64 Music Competition starts 09:00 Multichannel Music Competition starts 10:00 - - - 11:00 Deadline Wild demos & C64 Demo Competition 12:00 PC 4kb Competition starts 13:00 - - - 14:00 Deadline demos competitions (Dos, Amiga, Linux, Win/3dfx) 15:00 PC 64kb intro competition starts 16:00 Amiga 64kb Competition starts 17:00 - - - 18:00 C64 demos competition starts 19:00 - - - 20:00 Amiga demos competition starts 21:00 - - - 22:00 PC demos competition starts 23:00 - - - 24:00 - - - - SUNDAY 19.07.1998 01:00 PC 3D Cards demos competitions starts 02:00 - - - 03:00 - - - 04:00 Wild Competition starts 05:00 - - - 06:00 - - - 07:00 - - - 08:00 - - - 09:00 Deadline for voting 10:00 - - - 11:00 - - - 12:00 - - - 13:00 - - - 14:00 Prize Ceremony 15:00 - - - 16:00 - - - 17:00 Party doors Close How to get there? If you are coming by car: On the E42 (E17) Highway, get out at the exit 25 "St-Ghislain". From the Highway exit, follow the map included with this infofile "map_car.gif" If your coming by train: Get out at the station of "MONS" (same station as for last year Wired). Take the BUS number 1 (on your right when you get out of the station) Get out of the bus at the stop "Hornu-Wasmes" (ask the conductor). Then follow the map included with this infofile "map_bus.gif" Also if you're comming by train, please read the file "cheaptrn.txt" included with this infofile to learn about some ways to travel cheaper by train inside Belgium. If your comming by plane: Get off at Zaventhem plane station. From there you can take a train shuttle to Bruxelles Midi. From there take the train to "MONS". Check "If you're comming by train" above for details. Contact addresses   E-mail:  Darkness/Imphobia: darkness@ping.be  Damien/IMP: dvanmiegroet@hotmail.com   WWW:  Check the official Wired'98 www page at:  http://nl.scene.org/wired98 (new URL!)  SnailMail:  Wired 98 - c/o Van Audenhove FJ  118, Av. Du Roi Soldat  1070 Bruxelles  Belgium    FTP:  All forthcoming WiREd announcement files will be available at:  ftp://ftp.arosnet.se/demo/partyinfo/  ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/demos/ incoming/party/   If you want to be informed about forthcoming Wired info, you can subscribe to the Wired mailing-list. Sponsors    The following companies are sponsoring Wired.  We would like to thanks them for their support.    ATI (http://www.atitech.ca) PC Partners (http://www.pc-partners.com) We would also like to thanks people at The Cybertheatre (www.nirvanet.com/cybertheatre) for the interest they showed to Wired. More are in discussion. Don't hesitate to contact us if you want  to sponsorise Wired in any way!  Closing words  For updates of this informations files and for forthcoming invitations  intros, check the Wired WWW site regulary at:  http://nl.scene.org/wired98  (Note that the url of the Wired site has changed! Be sure to bookmark it : )  Also check out the Wired'98 PC invitation intro by Haujobb !!!  Well, we all hope to see you there! It's gonna be great!