Subj : Re: Revision 2023
To   : Adept
From : hollowone
Date : Thu Apr 13 2023 13:01:15

 Ad> Yeah, I think the whole, "this is a demo party" has made them not want to
 Ad> pre-select demos. Since oftentimes people presenting that particular
 Ad> demo at that particular place was the reason to come to the party, in
 Ad> ways that joining the photo compo just isn't.

All good if they started the compo around 20 and finished at midnight.

 Ad> problem to have, since theoretically it's a sign that the scene is
 Ad> growing.

I'd hope so, can't validate that though. Generally I believe there there is a solid group of old timers stubborn to create demos for the lifetime and occasionally I find younger generations to break in. All that combined convinces me scene ain't even close to dead, yet!

 Ad> But, also, categories are hard, and reasonably voting on things that
 Ad> aren't particularly similar is also hard. And I think that comes into
 Ad> play inmost of the compos.

There are two experiences on the party by my terms. One is on-site and one is on-line. On site it's all about being part of the crowd and culture. Then if particular category resonates with you, you vote by heart. For all other you vote for the sake of voting or keep partying and both is fine.

On-line is more picky as you can't feel the culture the same without a hand shake, visual contact and a proper drink!

 Ad> Though 2a-3a demos _does_ make the compo way more watchable for those in
 Ad> the Americas.

That's actually true, hidden benefit to drag back Americans to the scene!

 Ad> And which forgotten heroes were you thinking of, with that comment? I'll
 Ad> admit that my knowledge of scene names can be limited, at times.
 Ad> Especially with noticing how long a particular group has been gone for.

Oxbab from Oxygene for example. I quite recently repacked some old French demos on Absinthe BBS with my commentaries. Paulie republishes them on 20 4 Beers too. I picked up some old demos of Oxbab who disappeared by the end of 90s in my commentaries only to discover that he's come back this year at Revision with a remaster of his old Amiga demo.

-h1

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