ART NOUVEAU - A Java demo by Bohemiq (Browser version)
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Requirements:
  - A computer with Java 1.1 or higher installed (1.3 or higher for high quality
    Ogg Vorbis soundtrack)
  - Approximately 220 mb free memory in total, either physical or virtual
    (yes we will abuse all your expensive memory, and we don't care!)

Recommended:
  - Intel Pentium 4 2+ GHz (this demo loves lots of cache and fast memory)
  - 512 mb memory
  - ATi Radeon 9800 Pro
  - Sun JRE 1.3.x (the 1.3.x series performs considerably better than the newer 1.4.x)
  - Any Windows version with DirectDraw installed (see below)
  - A good soundcard that supports at least 16 bit 44 KHz stereo
  - The lastest album of Laura Pausini

In order to run this demo, simply open the enclosed demo.html in a Java-enabled browser.

Because of the rather excessive memory requirements, some JVMs may run out of memory with
the default settings. For the Sun JVM, to be on the safe side, use these switches:

 -Xms256m -Xmx384m

This will set the standard memory size to 256mb and the maximum memory size to 384mb, which
should be enough to stay out of trouble.
In Windows, you can set these switches via the Java Plug-in applet in Control Panel, on the
Advanced tab panel, in the Java Runtime Parameters field.


Don't worry, we'll try to do something less horrible next time.
We like the loading screen best.

Note to organizers:
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The rules don't make it entirely clear whether or not Java demos are allowed in the browser
compo. The rules say "You can use the browser's built-in features like JavaScript, DHTML and
CSS2 as well as installed browser plug-ins."
Since Java is available in nearly all browsers, we think it can be seen as either a built-in
feature or an installed browser plug-in.
So, since we were working on a Java demo anyway, we decided to make a special cut-down browser
demo aswell, which should meet all the rules of the browser compo.
We therefore hope you will allow it.

The story behind:
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This whole demo is quite experimental. First of all we don't use a standard platform for our
demo and secondly the content is slightly different than the average demo. We had this idea 
of mixing the Haujobb-feeling with a something more futuristic/technical look like Variform 
by Kewlers. 

This resulted in having these weird backgrounds, consisting of 3D shapes, the usage of Haujobb
like layerartwork and the abstract 3d models. We did not really succeeded in what we wanted to 
do. We have a both technically and artistically decent demo and it's unique, but most of the 
artwork, especially the music, was done in great haste and we think we could have made it even 
better if we had more time and motivation.

Final words:
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We've used the JOrbis library in this production. Thanks for that :)
(http://www.jcraft.com/jorbis/)

And many thanks go to delilah, ewald, mrmuk, trigger and kalms, without whom none of this would
have been possible.

And special thanks to our trusted foreign representative.