ali@polya.Stanford.EDU (Ali T. Ozer) (07/19/89)
BADGE Killer Demo Contest 2 --- News Flash! The entry deadline for BADGE Killer Demo Contest 2 (BKDC2) is September 1, 1989. Entries should be submitted on floppy to: BADGE Contest P.O. Box 31008 Los Gatos, CA 95031 The rules for the contest are very basic. Each entry > must be easy to install and run > must be safe to run > must be freely distributable > must promote the Amiga Any entry can be disqualified for the following reasons: < the entry crashes the system < the entry has or installs a virus < the entry does not exit the system cleanly < the entry is not freely distributable < the entry requires disk to be write enabled All entries should be accompanied with a README file indicating the minimum configuration required to run the demo and exactly how to start and stop it. If you'd like your material back, please enclose a self-addressed and stamped envelope. The following prizes have been promised so far; at this point the list is subject to change (most likely grow). As the list finalizes we will provide up-to-date information. Commodore A2000 Electronic Arts Populous, Power Dome Go Amigo A2620 Board NewTek DigiView Gold, DigiPaint 3 Radical Eye Software AmigaTeX Xecom 2400 baud mini modem Judging will take place at the September 1989 meeting (most likely to be held on the third Thursday) of BADGE, with the audience voting. There will be no explicit categories for "best graphics" or "best sound" (unlike last year), however, there will be a special award for the funniest demo, and, of course, awards for the overall winners. BADGE is the "Bay area Amiga Developers GroupE". The group consists of developers and users who enjoy working on the Amiga and want to promote it wherever possible. The goal of BADGE Killer Demo Contest is to get people to create demos that promote the Amiga; it has succeeded twice so far (in BKDC0 and BKDC1) to attract a killer collection of demos which have made their way into dealer windows and many freely distributable disk collections. BKDC0 Best Overall winner was "RGB," by Joel Hagen; BKDC1 winner was "Charon," by Brad Schenck. BKDC2 is your chance to become famous! Please give this posting wide distribution; if you don't see it on your favorite bulletin board, upload it; if you don't see it in your local user group newsletter, give it to the editor. If you have friends who use Amigas but don't read newsletters or bulletin boards, print copies out for them, too! Ali Ozer (ali@polya.stanford.edu)