Castle Paradox

Jack · **the fool** Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 773

And so, with all the contests finally calming down.. it's time I bring my own into the ring. I've been plotting this for a while, and after much thought and rethinking of the rules, have decided to give it a go.

Directions:
-Create a realistic area using the OHR being as detailed as you can be (more explained below).
-The area can be real or fake.
-Be as artistic as you can be.
-Bonuses can be included to earn an extra vote. (explained below)
-All entries must be OHR compatible, sorry.
-Make sure you include a name within your OHR file.
-You can create as many entries as you like, but only 1 can make it into the top 3.
-All entries must be original work. No using other's art, and please, don't re-use stuff from your own games either.
-All entries must be PG-13. I will allow blood, but please, don't include sexual organs.
-All entries must be in by August 5th, 2005 to in_cursive42@yahoo.com . I will collect all entries, and then post them up on the gamelist myself (for some reason I find it irritating and a bit rude to have a bunch of contest meant games splayed about the gamelist).
-At the end of the two weeks, the community will vote (pm me) for the top 3 contestants. Then I will pick which of the 3's work I liked the best.
-The winner will recieve five dollars ($5) US money.
-To recieve the five dollars ($5) you'll have to be a living resident of the US, sorry. Pehaps I can think up another prize for those who don't live within the US.

Bonus: 1 extra vote
- Include a walkabout that moves about the environment accordingly. He/she must be able to climb ladders/ropes, flip switches, pull/push objects etc etc.

The 'More' re-thought out: This is just some stuff people should consider to make their entry a bit better.
-Drawing a small one colored square, does not count as a book. Try and make the object look real. Include small littles things that you would normally see on these objects.
-Depending upon the area, what would you see outside. At any airport, no doubt you would see the runway and planes taking off.
-If there are TV's or radios within this area, make sure to give them some life. TV's show pictures and make sounds, and radios play music. But remember to give all objects this kind of life.
-Make sure to include NPC's as well, so long as the area calls for it.
-Sound, and lighting are no longer required. Although they may help, it is not necessary.

Please, use this thread for asking questions about the contest. You may also use it to throw around your own ideas. But please, do as the av says.

Remember: BE CREATIVE. The area can be from absolutely ANYWHERE. A TV show, a video game, a famous landmark or even your own room.
_________________

Fernurion · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject:

I have an area I'm currently working on for a game. So far, thats all I have. In short, its a big hotel. I think I'll enter.

Jack · **the fool** Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 773

Joe Man · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject:

Well, you know about all of those dead reletives voting people into office.
_________________
"Everyone has 200,000 bad drawings in them, the sooner you get them out the better."
~Charles Martin Jones

Last edited by Joe Man on Fri Dec 13, 1957 1:21 am; edited 2,892 time in total

Iblis · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:50 pm Post subject:

I was really looking forward to this contest until you made it about realism. Making an area and putting a lot of detail into it sounds fun to me, but that it has to be realistic drains much of the fun out of it. I may or may not enter, I'm not sure yet.

Does making it realistic include using a realistic graphical style? Or does it just have to be a realistic kind of place with realistic things in it?

Also, given the insanity that sometimes happens with contest rules, you may want to clarify exactly what PG-13 means.

Also it makes no sense that people who take someone else's idea and use it instead of thinking of their own get an extra point.
_________________
Locked
OHR Piano

Joe Man · Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 6:58 pm Post subject:

Realistic in an artistic sense, I believe, with lots of detail. Doesn't mean there can't be style, it just means it can't be Katamari Damacy (if I understand correctly).
_________________
"Everyone has 200,000 bad drawings in them, the sooner you get them out the better."
~Charles Martin Jones

Last edited by Joe Man on Fri Dec 13, 1957 1:21 am; edited 2,892 time in total

Jack · **the fool** Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 773

Moogle1 · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:10 am Post subject:

I don't see how the searching aspect makes Locked ineligible for the contest. I do see how being released already makes it ineligible, but that's different.
_________________

Slime Salad :: Independent Game Design

Jack · **the fool** Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 773

Iblis · Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:42 pm Post subject:

Jack · **the fool** Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 773

Started yesterday, so you still have about 2 weeks to work on it.

LeRoy_Leo · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:17 pm Post subject:

Spiffalicious. I can work on this until the 48 hour contest, take two days for that, then finish this. HAHA! Razz

It's a solid plan...
Not making any promises, of course. Â¬.Â¬

PS: Thanks for clearing some of that up...
_________________
Planning Project Blood Summons, an MMORPG which will incinerate all of the others with it's sheer brilliance...

---msw188 ---
"Seriously James, you keep rolling out the awesome like gingerbread men on a horror-movie assembly line. "

Jack · **the fool** Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 773

Ok, well todays the last day, so I'm giving you all 'till 12:00 midnight to get your stuff in.
Right now it's 6:16 am, so you do the math for where ever you live. They have to be in by today. Sorry, no acceptions.

Again, my E-mail is In_cursive42@yahoo.com
_________________

LeRoy_Leo · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:10 am Post subject:

Good thing I didn't make any promises. Â¬.Â¬

Mine was going to be a sort of illustration of what it was like to work at "Sonic Drive thru", but I only have a third of the tiles done so far, and I have work tonight. We'll see how much I can get done in three hours, so I can send you a screen shot, or something. I think the theme was great.
_________________
Planning Project Blood Summons, an MMORPG which will incinerate all of the others with it's sheer brilliance...

---msw188 ---
"Seriously James, you keep rolling out the awesome like gingerbread men on a horror-movie assembly line. "

Iblis · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:03 pm Post subject:

Oh yeah. I was going to make an entry for this.

But then the 48 hour contest came around and exhausted me, and I haven't done any work on this one since then. Sorry about that.
_________________
Locked
OHR Piano