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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1048 |
X 2014 Compo Setup and Voting
Dear Sceners,
Only a few weeks till X 2014 and we can't wait till we can party with all you 8 bit kings.
Time to share in depth details about compo setup and voting.
Competitions
As usual we have 3 exciting competitions for you: Music, Graphics and Demo.
All competitions will take place in the main room, so, not in the basement!
Our compo machines will consist of both an old (6581) and new (8580) c64 using a 1541U / 1541U2.
Make sure your entry works on a real machine (with 1541 diskdrive) as well.
Hand in Your Entries
Your entry must be delivered in person to Burglar/SCS*TRC (who will be the compo-master this X).
He will be available for everything concerning the competitions at the compo-machines near the big screen in the main hall.
Specifically on saturday between 10:00 and 16:00. Burglar will be available at other times as well to receive your entries, so make sure you find him in person.
He will enter your entry into the system while you wait!
- Deliver your entry on USB stick in .d64 (demo) or .prg (music+gfx).
- Only one entry per person per competition.
- State old or new sid.
- Make sure your entry works on a real machine with 1541U, but also with a real 1541 drive.
- Do not drop entries at the entrance or bar. It will only make sure your entry gets lost!
Competition Deadlines
Make sure you deliver your entry to Burglar before these deadlines:
14:00 Deadline Music Competition
14:00 Deadline Graphics Competition
16:00 Deadline Demo Competition
Voting
We're saying goodbye to the c64-based voting we've been using the last couple of parties.
Sadly it was too much hassle with votedisks, people not remembering entries and the time it took to complete voting.
Enter 2014, and we're going to have live voting with a local WiFi, so you can vote live with your phone, tablet or laptop.
Connection details will be shared at the party before all competitions. Please note that the WiFi will not be connected to the internet.
When you enter the partyplace you will receive your entrance bracelet, on this bracelet a unique number is printed and this will be your personal vote password.
With this number you will be able to register.
During each competition, the voting system will be updated live with the entries that are shown (including title, handle and/or group).
You have to vote from 1 star (lame entry) to 5 stars (awesome entry) for each tune, pic or demo.
After each competition, voting does not close until well after all competitions. You are free to review and changes your votes as you see fit.
Please do not up/downvote, be honest, it's only fair to all the participating people/groups who spent a lot of time creating these entries especially for you.
As this is the first time we use WiFi and live voting at X, we hope the WiFi can handle this many devices at once.
Handling WiFi Capacity Problems
In case the WiFi craps up, voting will be done in groups after each competition:
- This failover setup will be announced.
- Sceners will be asked to switch all their devices to offline/airline mode.
- Sceners with a bracelet number starting with 0 will be the first group to vote.
- Then sceners with a number starting with 1, then 2, etc.
Frequently Asked Questions
- I don't have a WiFi capable device, how can I vote?
Really? Ask a friend to lend you a device.
- I can't make up my mind during the competition, I want to vote after, can I?
Yes you can!
- Why the 1/5 star rating only, why not 1/10?
We try to avoid up and downvoting, but we also want to know what you think about it, please do not hesitate to share your views in this thread.
- I misvoted! What now?!
Simply delete the vote and retry.
Closing Word
Hopefully we put all the compo-info you need in this post, in case anything is unclear, do not hesitate to ask.
See you in a couple of weeks!
On behalf of the X Organizers,
Burglar/SCS*TRC
x2014@high5.nl
http://www.scs-trc.net/x2014 |
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lft
Registered: Jul 2007
Posts: 369 |
Do we get the usb drives back?
Also: Several of my usb thumb drives do not work with the 1541U-II. Are we required to hand in contributions on thumb drives that work with the ultimate? |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1048 |
@lft, no, you wont need latest browser to vote and I only need a copy of the entry. I'm not collecting usb sticks, just entries ;) |
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No-XS
Registered: Mar 2002
Posts: 78 |
About The music entries:
- Do they have to be handed in as an executable? And if so, will the screen be shown? Are there any restrictions to the screen that is shown?
- I heared the max. lenght is 3 minutes? Not that I made a longer sid in my lifetime, ever, but just to be sure... :) |
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lft
Registered: Jul 2007
Posts: 369 |
@Burglar: Thanks! That's what I wanted to hear. |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1048 |
@noxs, yes, max playing time will be 3 minutes as usual. and yes, you must hand it in as executable. also you are allowed to show title/composer whatever.
@lft, I'm guessing you're still using IE8 or lower? :P
Anyhow, the voting engine will be somewhat responsive and should work on all browsers. I may post a link here for ppl to test, or I'll ask some folks on irc.
I will also be testing on various phones and tablets (got a whole test setup @ wok with 10 most used devices anyhow). |
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lft
Registered: Jul 2007
Posts: 369 |
Quoting Burglar@lft, I'm guessing you're still using IE8 or lower? :P
That's some kind of windows program, right? In that case no.
Quote:I may post a link here for ppl to test, or I'll ask some folks on irc.
That would be great! I promise to contribute with some test results if you do. |
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Tim
Registered: May 2003
Posts: 77 |
Enno, about the grafix compo we also received a request whether it is possible to display the grafix mode (FLI, Hi-Res etc.) of a picture during the competition (see also the X2014 forum thread).
Can you reply to that question also? |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1048 |
actually that's easily possible, already have a comment field, might as well use it ;)
So, what do ppl think about the 1 to 5 star rating? great idea/acceptable/dont like it/gimme 1 to 10 rating!?
Any more responses on that? |
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Yazoo
Registered: Nov 2006
Posts: 227 |
gimme 1-10 rating! :) |
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Digger
Registered: Mar 2005
Posts: 422 |
How about exposing the voting system online so in case WiFi fails (which will be the case) everybody can vote using own connection? :) |
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