Blizzard Art Contest

ElysiumGX

big prizes. get to it.

http://www.blizzard.com/inblizz/contests/artcontest2006/

yes, you may need to stop playing WoW just long enough to do something useful.

It would be cool to integrate a PC challenge to go along with this, so we can help each other as we progress.

noritsune

agreed, I would love to see what people come up with.

I'd like it if they released some stricter guidelines and/or restrictions come the 31st too... to make the entries a bit more technically uniform.

snemmy

make sure you read the restrictions:
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THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA (EXCLUDING THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC), AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, FRANCE, THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND SINGAPORE

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and make sure it's not a personal character you really like and make for every new game
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The Entry Materials will not be returned to any entrant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you acknowledge that Sponsor shall have the right to use, modify, reproduce, publish, perform, display, distribute, make derivative works of and otherwise commercially and noncommercially exploit the Entry Materials in perpetuity and throughout the universe, in any manner or medium now existing or hereafter developed, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity and you waive all moral rights in such work.

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Ferg

Original Work of Authorship. You hereby warrant and represent that (a) you own all rights to all Entry Materials submitted by you

they can use it, but at least you retain ownership and they cant sue you for using it elsewhere, even commercially (assuming the character isn't one of blizzard's original designs)

I'll be entering this of course... and yes I think we should either have this be the next pc contest, or at least create another temp forum for this to run concurrently with the regular pc contests.

snemmy

/me slaps self

maybe I should read all the restrictions.

ElysiumGX

yes, you had me worried. :P

KDR_11k

Ferg: I read that as "You asssure us that you have all the rights to the artwork submitted so you can transfer them to us". The preceeding rule says that you license them to do ANYTHING they like with your work. While you still retain the copyright and the ability to hand out licenses to others as well you cannot stop Blizzard from doing anything. Bliz owns the copyight to all derivatives.

EDIT: I especially like the "in the entire universe" bit. That's so going to help with extraterrestrial diplomacy...

Ferg

then you read it correctly

the important part is they can't stop you from using it where you want. Besides, they're putting up "big" money for this, AND all the entries will draw from universes they've created, so I'd be very surprised if they didn't include a clause like that.

BoBo_the_seal

I started my entry this past weekend. I'll start a WIP thread soon.

I think they are using this as a talent search. I noticed a banner over at CGtalk saying that they have 30 spots in Art and Design and 20 in Programming.

I've been wanting to do some fan art for a while now.

- BoBo

animatr

How are you starting? I would like to start too, but I don't want to start something, and have the rules change or something. I'm assuming they want original designs in the style of a said universe?

sonic

There should definitely be a forum for this! I would love to enter, and I know everyone would love to see each other's work.

adam

Yah, I wish I knew if it was limited to that cartoon style or not. (I hope it isn't).

BoBo_the_seal

My impressions are that it’s simply going to be an art contest. No restrictions.

- BoBo

b1ll

NO QUEBEC' I AM SO PISSED' I HATE YOU ALL!

Fuse

There are 4 categories adam including Diablo and Starcraft .. both of which are not cartoon style ..

i think i will be going the starcraft route.

Eric Chadwick

b1ll that's just there to give everyone else a fighting chance

aesir

hey b1ll, you do the entry, I'll turn it in. Just give me a cut of the prizes

thomasp

strange choice of eligible countries, indeed. does that may have anything to do with work visa stuff - in the case the comment about recruitment holds some truth?

ElysiumGX

I would like to personally thank Blizzard for excluding b1ll.

noritsune

Bobo what type of specs are you talking? I wish I had a better idea on what ballpark they were looking for (again, I'm hoping some of these issues are clarified on the 31st). As in - I'd like to make some Diablo style environments or structures, or maybe starcraft base structures, but I dont know whether either of these brands are heading in a 1st-person direction, and that would certainly effect resources used etc etc. all I'm sayin'.

Wells

noritsune, I think you're really overthinking this. They're not looking for game assets and this isn't really an art test. Its a "make shit from our games" contest. Final submission picture is all that matters. If you make structures, you'd better make a damn nice scene for them to sit in. As I understand it you can do hi-poly or low-poly, as there is a category labeled 'cinematic.' I can understand wanting to conform to their current specs, but ballparking it yourself is as exact as you need to be, I'd imagine.

noritsune

sectaurs I agree I'm probably overthinking the boundaries, especially given the range of crap they're bound to receive. however, I do realize that it isn't an "art test" or cattle call for assets.

this is interesting: "Winners shall be chosen ... based upon which entrants display the most (i) original, (ii) authentic and (iii) funny artistic expression"

get out yer funny brush!

Wells

I wonder which of those categories pornographic fan-fiction depictions falls under.

ScoobyDoofus

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I would like to personally thank Blizzard for excluding b1ll.

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Nah, he's gonna move so he can participate.

Snowfly

There's an idea...

Lee3dee

this sounds like a fun recruiting tool I wouldn't mind making a 3d environment for fun, if I didn't have a deadline this month

BoBo_the_seal

well you have 3 months for the comp

jec1183

There is also nothing in the rules stating that you can't start on your entry or entries right now. So really you have more then 3 months.

ElysiumGX

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The Contest shall commence on July 31, 2006 at 12:00 AM PST (the “Commencement Date”), and shall continue in duration until 11:59 PM PST September 17, 2006 (the "Deadline").

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I'm seeing a month and a half. slightly more than 2 months if you start early. Which calendar are you guys using?

BoBo_the_seal

fine 2 months get started

Xenobond

Make night elf stip club, yes! That idea is full of win and sauce.

Whargoul

Hey - right when I have my sabbatical from work (too bad I won't be home the entire time - I'll be away on a road trip).

I would love to do something for this. Anyone wanna concept some stuff for me?

motives

I was kinda thinkin doin a envrionment for this.. wow goes next-gen or something.. Bu tim not really involved with the backstory and such.. any good resources to check out?

Wells

Whargoul, what sort of stuff? environment, character? and which universe? diablo, starcraft or warcraft?

Motives... www.worldofwarcraft.com is pretty extensive. Or you could do an image search for warcraft III buildings to get a look at the architecture and such.

motives

agh you made 999 posts!

SouL

I'm joining in.
Er... wait. hhahaha

b1ll

U still at blizz Soul? U BETTER ASK WHY QUEBEC CANT JOIN THIS CONTEST' OH U BETTER!

Marine

you should join soul, maybe they'll promote you up from toilet floor licker

katzeimsack

ahhh, no germany! Why?

Goldo_O

Yeahaaa! i'll be in Thank god i live in France.

Neo_God

Since I am in between jobs right now I might as well. Should make a nice portfolio piece, and I'm not exactly feeling rushed seeing how the deadline is in september.

ElysiumGX

Rules posted.

ChaosEidolon

hmmmm....ima thinkin of putting my current project on ice and jumping on this bandwagon. Maybe we should start a little PC support thread? Or is that what this is already

snemmy

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hmmmm....ima thinkin of putting my current project on ice and jumping on this bandwagon. Maybe we should start a little PC support thread? Or is that what this is already

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there's a thread in P&P for this contest already
http://boards.polycount.net/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=134924&an=0&page=0#Post134924

gauss

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Hey - right when I have my sabbatical from work (too bad I won't be home the entire time - I'll be away on a road trip).

I would love to do something for this. Anyone wanna concept some stuff for me?

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Whargoul, you will always have a standing invitation from me if you want some concepts

JacqueChoi

I'll enter something for Diablo.

Whargoul

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Hey - right when I have my sabbatical from work (too bad I won't be home the entire time - I'll be away on a road trip).

I would love to do something for this. Anyone wanna concept some stuff for me?

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Whargoul, you will always have a standing invitation from me if you want some concepts

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I'd take you up on that - but I'm not going to have any time for this particular contest, I've got the big "road trip" coming up. But perhaps we can work on something fun together anyways....

JacqueChoi

Anyone know what the texture spec's are? Normal/Spec maps allowed? Any kind of shader?

Asherr

no texture limits have been posted.

i would say it doesn't matter as long as it's within reason. for the lowpoly they suggest staying around 2000 polies for WoW style characters so i would suggest keeping the texture 512 or 1024.

if you're going normal mapped why not enter the Cinematic with no limits on polies?