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From: Robert Ryan <ben.johnson@canada.com>
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Subject: Re: The Grav Compo, a success?
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 13:40:08 +0000
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James Shaughnessy wrote:
> 
> I only wish someone else would run a similar compo with their
> game (I guess you don't exactly need the demo record option but it
> only makes it fair to be able to prove it, and typos DO occur when
> sending emails with your times/scores (as they did on a number of
> occasions.. ;-))

Guilty. I didn't expect anyone to believe I got a sub-second map 3
course time anyway ;)


It's time to start divvying up the prizes now. I'll need to hear from
Rob Swan and Derek Da Silva to find out who's getting what. I'll try and
sneak the stuff out with the office post as soon as everyone's decided
on what goodies they're getting.

Congratulations to everyone who made an effort. It's good to see a
little group event like this succeed for a change. I hope it's done
something to crack the apathy about the whole NY activity thing.
Hopefully, it'll inspire other people to follow suit. Just that games
are meant to be played - which is pretty bloody obvious, but alot of us
keep forgetting that. I'll avoid getting too soppy or sentimental, just
to say that any future competitions should hopefully get the attention
they deserve (even if I've got to bug everyone about it constantly and
donate the scrag end of my games collection as prizes =). This isn't to
say that it's your civic duty to get involved with activities like this:
it is fun to take part and is usually rewarding (even in ways that
aren't immediately obvious).

Thanks to James Shaughnessy for managing to write a kick-arse game and
for being a bit of a geezer in general. Grav is a great example of a
proper gamers game and deserves every bit of attention it gets. There
are plenty of other games and demos that we could start getting
competitive over once we're given the wherewithall to record and submit
course times, high scores etc. It'd be a nice bit of homework for anyone
who's already written a good demo, and it helps stir up interest among
fellow yarozers.

If you're planning something like this, then drop me a line and I'll
make sure that it gets a regular mention in the NYoosletter.

Rob Ryan.

-- 
Steve Sachs: "I'm telling you, I didn't do it!"
Cop: "I don't care."