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                        ABOUT OPIATE DEMOGROUP  
                               Jun. 20th 1996



            Opiate  - " something which numbs the mind or senses"



 
WHAT IS OPIATE? (its a drug)
==============

  To know what a demo group is, you must know what a demo is.  A demo is
a production with nice graphics effects and music.  These effects are usualy
being calculated while you are watching and that fact right there makes
these effects so awesome.  The coders(programmers) of demogroups can write
a routine in just a few minutes, but can spend hours or days optimizing it so
that it can be run at a reasonable speed on an average computer.  These
effects can range from text scrollers to 3 dimensional lightsourced
texturmapped phong bumpmapped translucent blured objects. (whew! :)

  Demos got started and are very big in Finland.  This is mainly due to the
fact that the Amiga computers were very big over there.  The amiga has been
called the first true multimedia computer and its capabilities led to many
fine productions.   Finally, once everybody figured out that IBM compatables
could produce the same effects as the amiga, everybody started to code for
the PC. (i just made that whole thing up...but it sounds cool eh?)

  Today, the demo scene is alive and is getting more competitive by the
minute.  Each year competitions are held in some location around the world
which gather some of the finest young minds in the universe.  These
"gatherings" or "parties" usually last for three or four days and have
a wide variety of competitions such as 4K intro, 64K intro, MegaDemo,
32 Track Music, Computer Drawn Artwork, and many others.  Two of the biggest
parties are called "The Party" and "Assembly". And of course a new addition
to the party scene is NAID, held in north america. NAID is the best thing
to happen to the american/canadian scene in a long time - thanks to Mr.khan
and MeD and all the other naid dudes. If you have never seen a demo
before, then you need to go out and download one immediatly.  If you visit
the Opiate Homepage(see top for address), there is a link to the "Demo Web".
Go there and check it out! 



  Opiate consists of seven members at this point. They are:

      Jmx : Real Name: Jon Mayfield
            Position: Head Coder, Project Manager, Public Relations, Nice Guy
            Age: 18 - Freshman College
            Loc: Austin,TX

   Lethal : Real Name: Ryan Harris
            Position: Musician
            Age: 19 - Freshman/College
            Loc: Bel Air,Maryland

     Buzz : Real Name: Wayne Stuntz
            Position: Artist
            Age: 21
            Loc: Austin,TX

    Lord
   Blanka : Real Name: Mark Sanders
            Position: Musician
            Age: 18
            Loc: Haymarket, VA   (the epicenter of entertainment :)

      Tyr : Real Name: David Linville
            Position: uh....he does stuff
            Age: 18 - Freshman College
            Loc: Austin,TX


OPIATE DEMO PRODUCTIONS:
==========================

     -OpiTro   : This is the first intro by Opiate ever. It was written
     (250kb)     in two days. All code was by jmX and includes a tune by
                 Lethal. It tells about Opiate and has many nice effects
                 running simultaniously.

     -Pill     : Our First *DEMO*, presented at NAID '96. It was kinda
      (1.2mb)    rushed at the last second, but what demo isn't? It
                 includes some of BUZZ's nicest pics and moving music
                 by LETHAL.....oh, and the code is ok too. :)

   -Starchaser : This was made in 6 hours after naid due to my severe 
      Music      boredom.  It has another catchy LETHAL tune, and a few
      Video      interesting effects from jmX.  This is a REALLY trippy
                 program that either gives you a headache or produces a
                 feeling of euphoria (hopefully the second one). THIS IS
                 NOT A DEMO, but has demo effects, and demo music...you
                 figure it out.


FUTURE OPIATE PRODUCTIONS:
=========================
      We have a nifty game that will be started this this summer...so if
      you have any input, or just wanna know something about it, contact
      us.



CONTACTS:
========
     If you would like to help or be helped then E-mail:

        jmX@ix.netcom.com        jmX / Coder
        terra@access.digex.net   Lethal / Musician



We also send GREETS out to:

   Future Crew, Hornet, Terraformer, 3some, Da Cheeze Brigade, Craw, TRAN,
   Kosmic, #coders, #trax, and who ever else should be here.




Last Edited: 6-20-96                                  By:jmX  Coder/Opiate
