Why?
for the KICKS, baby!
Are
you guys into satanism/vampirism/etc.?
no, but most of us really enjoyed the film
Underworld.
OK, now seriously
What
is Dark World?
Dark World is an exclusively restricted company
formed and run by artists for artists (see "Why?" above).
Who
supports this website?
Artists (out of their own pockets)!
Why
are non-art areas showing up on the site
(ie. the World of Herbs,
Non-Fiction articles)?
We are artists living in a real world and
things that help us help our fans, things which we find useful can be useful
to our fans and internet visitors. Because some of these areas are so important
to us (the regular use of herbs in our everyday lives is a good example)
we have tried to make some of these areas feel seperate from the main site
as to allow a larger audience to use these areas without being intimidated
by the Vast and Mighty Abyss of mazes encompassing the visual-side of the
site.
Why
are you called Dark World (you're site is not that dark and you have so
many helpful "nice" and "fun" things)?
Dark World artists are not all depressive
gloomy creatures, that is true. The term "Dark World" was first
used by J.A.Bohr in reference to his first underground video series. It
is actually Chad Stefonich (drummer who has recorded with Nuclear Hedz,
Brood, Wifebeater and a few others) who first spoke the phrase "Dark
World" in a comment made to J.A.B. during filming footage for the
series in 1992 saying something to the effect, "You really show a
Dark World." Obviously J.A.B. was quite estatic with the phrase, using
it as the title of his series. It then became the name of the company to
create the "Ennui Entertainment Presents..." video series which
aired on North American public access television in 1995-1996. It was produced
by none other than J.A.Bohr. Then when the record label that the band Black
Orchid was with began to go under it was Dark World that became the company
which gained the rights to the Black Orchid tapes. Acquiring the band Infinisynth
in 1995, Dark World then became a BMI music publisher (a label in its own
right) in North America. 2005 brought the final move to Ireland, the writing/recording
of Give the World a Hand, and the beginning of Dark World International,
with 2006 bringing 'The 1st" from Deemed Psychotic, I personally do
not think this music is DARK, but it is definately Dark World in musical
tradition. Dark World is not necessarily dark all the time, but the world
we all live in sure is, and it's getting darker by the day. We're just
honest about it (no, we're not christians, either. I myself am of a Hindu
faith).
How
is the site done? Is it really done on an outdated Macintosh?
Yes it was. I am writing this on an iBook
these days. We do not use Script or Java in the mazes
and audio pages because it is not easily recognized by everyone who visits
us (and the numbers keep growing). We use only straight HTML, GIFs for
mazes, JPGs for Dark World cover art and appearence pics, MP3 files for
audio samples, and MOVs for movies. Our Sample MP3 files are only meant
to give the listener an idea of the style of music an Artist has done.
If you wish to hear a whole song or album in it's original high quality
sound, purchase it and support the Artists. It is true that many of the
IMPs will never be released any other way than the free MP3 on the site.
PhotoMaker (MacSoft
- for graphics), GraphicConverter (by Thorsten Lemke - for Mac), Sound
Studio (v2.0.7 - for Mac), iTunes (v? - keeps changing... for Mac), GifBuilder
(by Yves Piguet - for Mac - used to combine gifs into animations), HP PrecisionScan
Pro (v4.2.3 - for artwork scans), Preview (v2.0.1 - for Mac, creating PDF
files), Netscape 3.0 Gold and SimpleText (Mac only text program) were used
in creating this site. The site was first constructed using html code in
text files, then viewed and converted in Netscape (yes I am in 3.0 gold
doing this editing- I like the program). Changes in text are done in Netscape,
but setting up mazes is still easier in code. We now also have an iMac
which has Explorer:mac 5.2 loaded in it (we know that too many of you are
not using non-Microsoft products). We have been using this to beta-test
the site before it hits the open world. We are also using the Preview function
(loaded in the iMac) to create PDF files which are full of information
dedicated to the Dark World mazes. This way we conserve space on the site
for more mazes and artwork, yet allow visitors access to the players guide
and asorted maps which accompany the site (also allowing them to print
the maps on their own systems). As of 2006 an iBook G4 is doing the updates,
still on Netscape 3.0 using OS9classic, and beta-tested on Safari (v2.0
- Mac) using OSX also.
We have always wished
our site to be avaiable to the largest audience possible. As of 2006 with
all the larger screens and newer computers being used (verified through
our counters), we find the site ever quicker running and faster running
than before making some of our older games even difficult to us who know
the answers. Larger memories allow your browser to store so many of our
graphics in the mazes that it works even if Broadband is not available.
We're proud to tell you how it is done, because what you see is our art
and ideas and we know that understanding how it is done is only half the
information. Feel free to tell us what you think, positive or negative,
we won't take it wrong.
And
finally, Decapitation: fatal or non-fatal in your Reality??
Non-fatal, with notable exceptions.
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