Dark Bit Factory & Gravity
GENERAL => General chat => Topic started by: Shockwave on July 11, 2008
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I am going to be there at least on Saturday for the competitions!
Who's going along?
RC55 has generously offered £5 off for any members of this forum who would like to visit the party!
Please use this thread to discuss car sharing etc.
I will be travelling down from South Wales
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Thats like 20% off if you are coming in from abroad, I would if I could, I havent been to a demo party before. I will be there in spirit
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I going to try and make this one as I have never been to a demo party either. Thinking of making a weekend of it with the family. They can go to the coast whilst I go to the party!?!?!? Hope to see you there then Nick, I can then buy you some pints!
DrewPee Andy
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I'll be on lemonade but I'll be happy to meet as many of the nice folks from here as I can :)
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Drewpee, I'll put you on the "Maybe" list on the Sundown site! :D
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It was really nice to talk to RC55 on the phone earlier on today.
This says a lot about this party, the organisers are friendly. People really need to support guys like this who do something positive for the good of the rest of the scene.
Europe has got its quota of big events, we just don't have that any more in the UK.
I remember the parties in the early 1990's in the UK. There would be 100+ maybe 200 people at some of them. Especially if the invite was well spread..
These days the information comes to you more readily, parties have a website, most people in the scene are grown up now and have cars and a little bit of money so there should be better attendance.
and if that's not enough, RC55 generously offered a fiver off the entrance fees for people who are signed up here.
So here's my request! I have not been to a demo scene party since 1992, I have never met the people that will be in Exeter this September, it would be really nice if I could see some of the people here when I visit the party!
Seriously folks, please support this party if you can because it will get better and better each year the more people who come to it and maybe will attract even more of the European guys too if it gets big enough. :)
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Oh, I've managed to get Allister Brimble to come along too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allister_Brimble (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allister_Brimble)
\o/
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Who? What? Where? When?
Where would I see announcements and stuff for this? It sounds like the sort of thing I'd love to attend but I'd need to plan ahead.
[EDIT] Google is your friend ;)
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That looks pretty cool. Never been to a demo party myself so I'll probably try and make it along. Depends on being able to get some time off work though since it's the other end of the country.
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Motorherp / Xalthorn - I'll put you both on the maybe list on the site! Would be great to see you there! :)
R
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@rc55
Put me down for making it down to Devon.This will be my first demo scene party
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I'm jealous - no time/money to join you on this party.
However, I am looking forward to see some winning production by
members of this forum ;)
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Shockwave: We have a linking image if you want to put it on the site:
http://www.bitfellas.org/e107_images/sundown2008.gif
It might be worth writing in small text underneath it about the DBF Discount, or linking to this thread directly. :)
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Thanks :)
I will do something with this today, just got a few other things to take care of first..
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I would love come down but it is long way to get there!
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Hotshot: Where abouts are you?
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I am from near Doncaster :)
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Why dont you check the trains Hotshot? You could probably get a good deal if you buy your tickets early enough.
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I can go either http://megabus.co.uk or http://megatrain.com but I know train is quicker to get there :)
I going book it for September 8)
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Hello again,
both myself DrewPee (Andy) and PhoenixTLB (Dave) are definately going! We are travelling down friday afternoon so wont be at the event until Saturday. Looking forward to meeting you all there!!!
Andy
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See you guys there then.
I'm going for the Saturday too.
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It's only 40 miles from me, so I may consider joining as well. 8)
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40 Miles is not far, plus you get a fiver off the entry fee :)
Would be nice to meet you.
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so who is DEFFO going down to Exeter on friday or saturday?
:cheers:
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Hi there!
I thought I'd put together a blinking huge update on how planning with Sundown is going for the '08. There certainly has been a big change in the amount of work involved for this year, down to a number of factors.
So, what's new? :
- FIRSTLY, IF YOU NEED A LIFT FROM EITHER LONDON AIRPORTS OR EXETER TO BUDLEIGH, MAKE SURE YOU GET IN TOUCH NOW TO AVOID DISSAPOINTMENT
Use the forums or e-mail rc55@rc55.com.
- GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! :)
Less than two weeks remaining - and remember the competitions are OPEN - so you DON'T have to be at the party to compete.
- NEW SOUNDSYSTEM
We have a new Sound system provided by Shevek (from Tech Adventure). This professional audio setup ensures the best possible audio quality for all productions shown. Shevek is a keen professional audio enthusiast and spends a signficant amount of time maintaining his PA equipment to peak performance. Put it this way, if it caught on fire like the soundsystem did last year, it's safe to say we're cursed.
- LIVE SHOW FROM SYPHUS and other acts TBC.
Syphus has been a member of the UK Demoscene and more recently was joined the prestiguous Amiga group UP Rough. Unlike most "chip-tune" musicians, Syphus arms himself with authentic software and hardware, utilising his arsenal of Commodore Amiga systems and both classic and new-era trackers, from Protracker, to Xeron's awesome AHX-on-crack HivelyTracker.
We still await the call back from REED RICHARDS, who actively avoids us when we raise the question. I seriously don't think he's as British as he thinks.
- HIGHER QUALITY PROJECTION CONFIRMED
We've enlisted the facilities of Stage Electrics (Exeter), to provide us with the same high quality screen but a newer projector, the SANYO XT16 which will throw 3500 ANSI lumens at 1024x768 onto our 14 x 10' Fastfold screen. This will ensure that the colour accuracy will be far improved over last years existing projector, making sure the show will look the best it can. The fist sized pixels are back!
- HIGHEST SUNDOWN ATTENDANCE EVER
Our current attendance list shows that we have 27 people fully paid up, 55 people planning to go and 33 people considering coming to Sundown. People of note include Allister Brimble formerly of Team 17, members of TRSI, Calodox, BDSE, Torment, UK Scene Allstars, Rebels and IRIS. It may be that this year we could have some form of capacity issues, but nothing we cannot work with. Hamtastic!
- NEW DESIGNATED SLEEPING AREAS
We now have three rooms available which can accomodate around 3/4 sceners for sleeping purposes. These are currently first come first served - and are provided in addition to the other areas in and around the hall where people can sleep. Two of them even have toilets right next door, so if you have a weak bladder, you can rest easy.
- LIMITED SHOWER FACILITIES
Put simply, my sister lives near the hall and is willing to allow people to shower at her house for £2.50 per shower on Saturday morning (the cost is because she is on metered water), be sure to bring your own towel, or if you require one in advance, please contact us.
- WE CAN BUY YOU SLEEPING EQUIPMENT, LIKE - £20
For £20 we can provide you with an inflatable mattress and 300gsm sleeping bag for use in the party hall - be sure to ask in advance by e-mailing us. If you would prefer specific products, feel free to e-mail us your order from the www.argos.co.uk catalogue.
- NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM
VJ Lex from Pyrolighting / The Party Lab will be providing us with an assortment of professional lighting to spice up the atmosphere of the party hall - changing our traditional salmon walls to something much more atmospheric - coupled with our live music on Friday and the demo shows on Saturday, the party will look the part!
- MEATY'S QUIZ
Giles Constant of Assembly TV will return once more to present his panel quiz with four select sceners to test their demoscene knowledge, skills and endurance in a style unparalleled in the scene. Expect Ham. Expect Pretzels. Expect Inflatables. Meaty's Quiz is back.
- MUCH IMPROVED NETWORKING
Traditionally our Network facilities have been bloody awful, however this year, we have a much improved solution in the form of a Wireless link provided by WestLAN (LAN Party crew) - using uber-stable Zyxel bridging and a tried and tested routing solution meaning a stable connection should be available for the entire duration of the party.
- THERE IS A NEW PICTURE OF THE QUEEN AT THE BACK OF THE HALL
You cant help but swell in up in euphoric patriotism as our ultimate monarch beams her trademark understated smile amongst us all. Be sure to wave to her as you chew on your beef jerky, scoff your space-cake or down your cheap beers.
- FOR SOME REASON THERE IS A NEW PROJECTOR AND SCREEN INSTALLED WE CANT USE
Yeah, it's true! It's probably HD as well, but I have been told that we can most likely use it for Sundown 09! There's even a kick ass audio setup there too!
- SECOND PROJECTOR
For anyone wanting to do a XERON OF IRIS, there's a second projector and 6 x 6' screen for anyones use - private demoshows and Wii shenanigans are encouraged. (For those not in the know, XERON often had small crowds around him at previous Sundowns, where he showed many Amiga demos running on native hardware - 060 all the way!).
- FOOD FACILITIES TBC.
Depending on demand, we may have assistance on Saturday and Sunday in the form of the classic Bacon butty and Tea service, meaning you can truly live the utterly British cholesterol-ridden diet. After an evening of poor sleep and alcoholic abuse, utilise our food service to heal yourself in the way millions do across the country every weekend.
- I CANT THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE THAT SEEMS REMOTELY RELEVANT TO THIS
Really, I can't. So come along, rock out to the gigs, enjoy the prods, party on the beach, roll around in the huge park, eat a pastie, get a funny look from an old person, eat some chips, drink some tea, tiptoe in the sea, collect a rock, send a postcard, SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES, VOTE VOTE VOTE, go for a walk along the cliffs, high five your friends, make many new ones, stay up late, thank you come again and most of all KICK IT DEMOSTYLE!
- BIG thanks to: ZEB - SYPHUS - MEATY - SHEVEK - NAVMAN - SOOPS - STAVS - KRIS - EVILPAUL - DOTWAFFLE - ALIEN - H2O - TEIS - 71M - DICAB - SPOTTER - NEOMANCER - MIKETHEGREEK - SPENOT - NE7 - M0D - VAMPIRE - DF_ - VESPA - ICABOD + YOU!
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Wohow ... quite cool to see how much work you put into
this party. Unfortunately I am not able to come - but I
wish you a lot of fun and a successful party.
Looking forward to see great releases, too - of course ;-)
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I'm gonna enjoy this, hopefully I will be able to enter one of the comps :)
Thanks for the update Rc55 :)
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Thats mighty impressive Rc55, I actually wish I could pop along. Unfortunealy my brother is comming over from the states, so I wont be able to attend, but I'll defineatly be there in spirit.
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Looking forward to Saturday 12th will be a whole new experiance for me. :)
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Im really looking forward to it too!
DrewPee aka AndyRCM
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...so I wont be able to attend, but I'll defineatly be there in spirit.
Me, too!
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Unfortunately I won't be able to attend either, for an assortment of annoying reasons. However, for those that are going, have a GREAT time, take a digital camera, and make us jealous with amazing photos ;)
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I'll be taking a camera and plenty of spare batteries for it ! :)
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WOW! I can't wait to sample the atmosphere, it's gonna rock!
Roll on Saturday! :updance: :buddies: :cheers:
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Yeah, it's getting close eh?
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Its probably abit late to ask this question, as you'll all be getting early nights for the travelling tommorrow.
Just was going to ask, what are you most looking forward to at the party, and also what you'll be interested in?
Plus, are any of you taking part in the comps, that applies to anyone not going in person, but entering remotely?