PixelJam Demoparty at Notacon 8, April 14-17

[RobertB]

     Get set for another rocking demoparty in North America!  It's the PixelJam Demoparty to be held during Notacon 8 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A, April 14-17.  Join the hundreds of attendees who will be descending upon the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel on those dates.
     Get those demo entries in!  PixelJam is looking for demos ranging from the most modern to oldschool.  For the Commodore and Amiga enthusiasts, your entries can be in the oldschool, wildcard, or music compos.  Here is some more info, straight from the Notacon blog, "PixelJam will feature a total of 9 compos ranging from music to animation to traditional demos. Notacon itself has pledged over $1,500 in total prize money, with more prizes to be announced as we secure sponsorship deals. We are also dedicating 2,500 square feet of conference space to a coding lounge and projection space. This space will be expanded by an additional 3,000 square feet for demo screenings on Saturday night the 16th."
     Play with the other happy people in the Video and Board Gameroom.  Open 24 hours a day, the gameroom will have everything from the most modern consoles to Commoodore and/or Amiga computers.  Listen to the various presentations from those at Notacon 8.  Try to get on the broadcast at Notacon Radio.  Check out the Notacon hacking room.  Or hang out in the Notacon Ham Radio room or in the coding lounge.
     For more information, go to the Notacon website at

          http://www.notacon.org

                 FCUG celebrating 30 years,
                 Robert Bernardo
                 Fresno Commodore User Group
                 http://videocam.net.au/fcug

[RobertB]

     I've booked my plane ticket for Notacon.  Instead of my usual early morning Friday arrival, this year I'll be arriving late Friday afternoon and will miss the day's presentations.    However, my plane flight (Southwest) and hotel room (University Inn) are cheaper this year.
     I intend to bring an A1200 with Tracker Hero, the Toni Westbrook PSX64 adapter, and the Guitar Hero guitar so that the attendees can play with the equipment in the Notacon game room.  Of course, I will bring Shredz64 with new songs, just in case they want to play the 8-bit computer way, too. 

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug

[RobertB]

     I just got the tentative approval to bring in classic computers into the gaming room of Notacon this year!  So, along with the A1200 et al that I'm bringing, I'll ask Jim M. from Chicago to bring a C64 set-up, an A500 set-up, and maybe even a classic gaming console, like the NES (or should I bring my Colecovision with Atari expansion?).  It's all coming together. 

          FCUG celebrating 30 years,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug
          The Other Group of Amigoids
          http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
          http://www.sccaners.org

[RobertB]

     I just paid for my Notacon registration.  I'm committed to the show now!

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug
          The Other Group of Amigoids
          http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
          http://www.sccaners.org

[RobertB]

     The PixelJam Demoparty has its own website now.  Go to

          http://www.pixelj.am/

And over 500 attendees are anticipated this year!

               FCUG celebrating 30 years,
               Robert Bernardo
               Fresno Commodore User Group
               http://videocam.net.au/fcug

[RobertB]

     Early Notacon registration with its lower prices is closing on Feb. 11.  For more information, go to

          http://www.notacon.org/prereg.html

               Truly,
               Robert Bernardo
               Fresno Commodore User Group
               http://videocam.net.au/fcug