[ASM scene] ASSEMBLY Summer 2008

[smash]

it sounds like my two biggest logistical issues are going to be fulfilled:
1. a 16:9 bigscreen. and i hope it'll be really *big* this year. last year with the
combination of a huge hall, a quite small screen and running 16:9 demos on a 4:3 screen
with borders it felt like watching the demos through a small, distant letterbox. i
couldnt hardly see some of the things in our demo and i knew they were there. :) after
the massive and pin-sharp 1080 hd screen breakpoint had, im hoping assembly can raise
their game here. :) 
and 2. the soundsystem, which has been one of the weakest things in the setup at asm -
sound quality-wise as well as for the various screwups in recent years playing entries.
(usually the ones by conspiracy. haha.) hoping to see, or rather hear it improved this
year. 
also glad the oldschool area is moving back to where it was best placed. last year it
wasnt a place i wanted to spend time in at all. 

about the music compos, and arguments about bringing back multichannel compos:
multichannel is virtually dead. :) the competition was even removed from breakpoint
because of the total decline in quality of it over the years. what about e.g. a 32k/64k
executable music competition instead though, if there's space/a need for another music
compo?


-smash
/fairlight


--- Jussi Laakkonen <jussi.laakkonen at assembly.org> wrote:

> Gents & ladies,
> 
>    ASSEMBLY Summer 2008 takes place in roughly 3,5 months, and I'm sure 
> quite a few of you are already working on your compo entries. Here's a 
> quick status update on all things demoscene related:
> 
> - compo rule drafts have been published with quite a few big changes at
> http://www.assembly.org/summer08/compos
> - stereo sound is coming to the main hall
> - big screen is going 16x9, exact size to be announced later
> - as requested, oldskool has been renamed to demoscene area and moved 
> back to 3rd floor
> - a lounge with screen, projector and audio system etc has been added to 
> demoscene area. Plug in what you will and show your stuff.
> - we need to think if scenebooth should move here (more synergy) or 
> remain where it is (better visibility to non-sceners). Either way works 
> for us.
> - we are looking for speakers to the ARTtech seminars. Email me if you 
> are interested.
> - if you are interested in doing demos using the "grid demo" 
> infrastructure (i.e. synching 3000+ screens to a scroller and other 
> funky stuff), email me =).
> - if you are interested in using the big and bright LCD screens in the 
> main hall to show off some cool stuff, you know what to do (email me! =))
> 
>    This is the 17th ASSEMBLY Summer event and you can expect all the 
> good things (great compos, cool people, good organizing). We've read 
> thru (naturally) the thread in which we discussed ASMS07, but in case 
> there is something you'd like to us to take into account with this 
> event, do feel free to email me directly.
> 
>    Looking forward to seeing many of you at ASSEMBLY Summer 2007!
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> 
> Mr. Jussi Laakkonen (a.k.a Abyss // ASSEMBLY Organizing & FC)
> 
> partner, co-founder ASSEMBLY Organizing Ltd - http://www.assembly.org
> cellular: +358-40-582 3959 - snailmail: PL 160, 00381 Helsinki, Finland
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