The Next Mini-Contest

[Celaquil]

I thought that maybe now, as we're waiting for M0rbid to get done with his judgings, might be a good time to roll out a new mini-contest.

Oh, and, I've spoken to M0rbid, he's halfway through his judgings and will finish them when he's had his final exam sometime around the 13th of February, so stay patient.

Anyway, I rather really liked Gilles suggestion over at the TC16 discussion thread about serving out a couple good looking concept art images or something and then have contestants pick their choice and either make an alteration of those, or copy them to their best abilities. Any thoughts?

Also, since we're likely going for this anyway, I'd also love it if you guys could help me look up some good images to use for the contest.

 

[Gilles]

I like the idea of using concept art instead of actual photos.

 

[fladdermasken]

Didn't we already do that contest?

EDIT: Here http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/...g-mini-contest-reference-warcraft-iii-220068/

 

[Gilles]

Well then. Fuck that.

 

[Naze]

Well, if it's been done before, we can change the thing we're "serving out". I thought of picking around 15 game titles and linking them on the thread. Then each contestant should pick one game title and try to imitate the general architecture and terrain design of it, within Warcraft III. If it happens, I don't think we should encourage exact copying one place from the picked game universe to the WE (like exactly copying a city from WoW (I don't think WoW should be available for picking either)).

It would be better if there were only known games, like God of War, Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, etc, so everyone (lurkers, contestants, judges) would enjoy looking at other's entries. I don't think people would bother looking at your entry and learning how the game you picked looks like if only you knows the game.

That's only a suggestion anyway.

 

[Celaquil]

I like that one, Naze.

Also, while yeah, it somewhat relates, didn't people chose their own concept art to go by in that contest? Meaning they could chose what most fit their style and have an easy going like that. In this one I'd like to have something like four or five different images that WE chose, and then the contestants have to go by them.

Albeit, it's somewhat the same, but fuck it, we've had like... 5 "The Picture" contests

 

[Naze]

If we limit the number of pictures for them to chose (like 5 pictures or less) it would be more interesting. But thinking this way, the pictures would serve only as general inspiration for the terrain, otherwise we would see people submitting several attempts to copying the picture with the terrain.

So a contest with 5 pictures (or less), for people to freely interpret them in terrains? If everyone agrees, we have a deal.

 

[Celaquil]

Well, I'd still like to stress that they should look somewhat familiar, else one could stretch the rules too far.

 

[2-P]

I recall someone suggesting to make a terrain based of a picture and then add an (important) element to it. I really like this idea. And I think that way you'll also get terrains that are similar but not too similar.

 

[Celaquil]

Mind elaborating on exactly what you mean?

 

[2-P]

Hm. Like Naze suggested you let the contestants choose between a few pictures. Let's say one of them shows a lake. So you recreate that picture and then add a castle in the middle of the lake, or a hydro plant or a sunset or giant murlocs beating the hell out of each other. Just something that makes sense and is not irrelevant. Just adding a frog would be kinda lame if you know what I mean.

 

[fladdermasken]

Unless it's a giant mecha frog of doom with a space city sitting on its trunk.

 

[elredir]

i think 2-p idea could work and it would diversify the entries

 

[Celaquil]

So, basically, while still keeping the composure of the image provided you add something more on top of it? Yeah, sure, that might be cool.
Now, all we need to kick this into action is some neat images to go by, any suggestions?

 

[elredir]

Finding pictures that allow you to improve upon them is apparently harder than i thought

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[Celaquil]

I only get "error" when I try clicking those? >.>