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Tickets For The World's Biggest Computer Party
vvizard writes "For Norwegian geeks in particular, easter is preferable spent at the worlds biggest computer-party [The Gathering]. That is, for those lucky enough to get tickets at least. Tickets for the scandinavian people where released through Partyticket last night, and got sold out as fast as the system managed (which due to extreme traffic, isn't very fast). However, there are still tickets left. Foreigners, demosceners and professional gamers have their own pool of tickets, which started selling tonight. So if you fit in one of the previous mentioned categories, and would like to experience the biggest computer-party in the world, now is the time to check out www.gathering.org for information, and www.partyticket.net for ticket-booking."
how is this supposed to help me pick up chicks??... yeah yeah, I can get tickets to anything you want baby... im a foreigner!do they sell porn at this event?
serenity now!
Pretty big, eh?
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I've never been to the Gathering but I try to attend Assembly, which is held in Finland every year. It's not quite the same as it used to be during the early nineties when Amiga still ruled the demoscene but the PC's were already coming. I still remember in Assembly '92 when a really cool (can't remember the name) PC demo got a standing ovation from the Amiga crowd.
[sarcasm>] ... since we all now know that Linux users (especially in Norway) are all avid DVD-copiers...
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Simon
Physicists get Hadrons!
The gathering, along with dreamhack, is just gamers parties. Many people just goes there to play games nowadays. At Assembly it's about the same, but they try to keep the demoscene alive, by letting us access a seperate area away from the gamers, where we can sit and produce all nights...
If you want to access a DEMO party (less gaming) I would recommend Breakpoint in germany which should be in april.
State of the art in france is also very good, but is in january so we've past it already.
As I said, Assembly is also good if you are in the "oldschool" area...
I'm not saying The Gathering and Dreamhack aren't about demos at all, they are, but the gaming takes focus I think.
It sure isn't. Dreamhack did pass TG in largest attending crowd one or two years ago, and now they top each other for each event. So when TG is held this year, it'll likely be the worlds biggest (as last year), until Dreamhack. Then Dreamhack will stay the largest until the next TG (and so and so on)
Does playing Solitaire at work count a professional gaming?
This is not my opinion. Actually, it's not even an opinion. And I'm nowhere to be seen near it
Note that The Gathering will feature a concert by danish Commodore64 band PRESS PLAY ON TAPE on saturday the 10th of april. Another reason for showing up!
A lot of pictures from The Gathering last year.
Whyis itthat theNorwegians liketo squishwords together?
;-P) on norwegian texts.
I realize that you are only trying to be funny, but it might not be coincidental that norwegians does this.
That's because that's the way it's done in the Norwegian language. Most expressions of that kind is concatenated to a new word in norwegian. This of course causes some problems using the Word spell checker (which in norwegian is one word
Norwegianelectronicsstudent
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If there really is a group called 'pro gamers'.. oh PLEASE get them away, at least as far as possible from demo sceners..
:-)
Calm down, sceneres have their own area with "Gamers not allowed" barricade tape around it.
like this
CAPS LOCK IS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!
I for one welcome our new "I for one welcome our new ... overlords" moderating overlords."
"Oppression and harassment is a small price to pay to live in the land of the free." -- Montgomery Burns.
I'm sure that a 50 geek gathering is a lot less odorifierous than a 500,000 geek gathering.
"I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismometer." -Ken Kesey
Because Norwegian grammar dictates it.
;))
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A computer party in Norwegian translates to dataparty, which in two words is an adjective describing noun (data party would of course be nonsensical, because data is not an adjective)
We are in fact seeing quite the direct opposite happening here in Norway, much to the chagrin of Norwegian grammar fetishists (Being the geek I am, I am the English grammar fetishist
One amusing example of this causing trouble is a sign maker's logo reading "Skilt Mann a/s" (a/s = inc.) - 'Skilt' can mean two different things - divorced (adjective), and sign(noun). Therefore, most of the Nordea banks have signs reading "Divorced Man inc." at the bottom
For y'all Norwegianpeople
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What is a computer party anyway?
LAN" vs. "computer party
CAPS LOCK IS LIKE CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!
Or was it that nobody over the age of 20 in their right mind would be caught dead there?
People say I'm crazy, I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes...
Humour is a delicate concept. What's funny for one, is completely unfunny for others, and vice versa. While we can argue about what's funny or not until the cows come home, the one thing I do know is that I don't like people who think they and they alone can determine what's funny. A lot of people still like this "I for one.." joke and will give it some Funny points, others do not. I've learned to accept that. Will you ?
If construction was anything like programming, an incorrectly fitted lock would bring down the entire building...
Demoparties do take place in the USA, but not with the frequency nor large attendance that one would find at such spectacular events as Assembly or The Gathering.
The next North American Demoparty is going to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 5-7. Refer to pilgrimage.scene.org for details.
-- RaD Man / ACiDI can just imagine a bunch of nerds sitting around a table discussing ways to improve their image.
:)
Nerd 1: I'm tired of people thinking we're a bunch of losers!
Nerd 2: What people? Everyone here seems to get along just fine...
Nerd 1: Not any of us. The people on the "outside."
Nerd 2: Oh yeah. Forgot about them.
Nerd 3: So what're we gonna do about it?
Nerd 4: I know! We'll throw a party!
Nerd 5: Yeah! A COMPUTER PARTY!
Nerd 1: Great idea! Meeting adjourned.
Better luck next time, nerds.
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I have been to this party twice, last time was three years ago. The first time was in 98, and I guess I was amongst the 1% with linux. Second time I was amazed over what kind of people actually went. The majority was below 18 IRC'ers who would sit and chat the entire time. The second largest group was gamers, but they were playing single player most of the time.
During the Demo presentations several people were playing music loudly. There were restricitons on speaker size, but obviously that was not enough.
Frankly, unless you are below 18 and have a need for chatting in the same big room as everyone else, don't bother to go.
I was there in 1993, although it was in another place then (Lillestrom i belive). Back then it was pure geeks let me tell you :)
... And bringing them demos home for some easy credits on the BBS'es when you got home :)
2unlimited "no limit" playing loud 24h a day, as far as calling it LAN, well we had a NULL-modem cabel and played VROOM on 2 Amiga 500.
Back in these days it was not all about playing CS and WC3 (yeah i know im a bit harsh now but...)
Beeing perhaps the only computer geek in town, going to a place like this and meeting 2000 other computer geeks from all around Europe! WOW!
This will set the record for highest concentration of male virgins.