Sorry about the late start,
Theme: Sci-fi meets history!
the world of science has advanced so rapidly yet the world is still living in the past. Make of it what you will, neo-victorian, steampunk, or something else!
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Voting starts 24th Jan 2009, unless more time is requested.
The voting will be done in these categories:
Idea - The underlying idea to the background. Doesn't
necessarily have to coincide perfectly with the theme of the
week, just strike you as interesting/amusing/inspiring; a place
you'd really enjoy visiting within a game.
Atmosphere - How well the image manages to evoke a certain feeling or mood.
Design - How well the elements in the image are designed,
such as landscapes, buildings, decorations, clouds, doorknobs,
etc.
Composition - How well the elements in the image work
together/are positioned in relation to each other.
Functionality - How well it would work when adding sprites,
including appropriate walking distances, a good angle for
character sprites, clever walkway solutions, easily understood
exits, etc.
Technique - How well the ideas are executed in form of
rendering.
All the best!
Dont it have a colour limit? Frame size?
Quote from: jakerpot on Mon 12/01/2009 01:36:30
Dont it have a colour limit? Frame size?
It can be lo-res or hi-res, no colour limit.
Sounds like my kind of woman ;)
Wait, we're talking backgrounds here?
Quote from: Tuomas on Tue 13/01/2009 18:04:09
Sounds like my kind of woman ;)
Wait, we're talking backgrounds here?
careful, we don't get to pixellated do we?
Quote...easily understood exits...
QuoteSounds like my kind of woman ;)
Just in case somebody's starving for inspiration, there are some French postcards from 1910 trying to predict what the year 2000 would be like... (http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/feuill/index.htm) although there guesses weren't exactly accurate (apart from maybe the motorcycles, cranes, and rollerblades).
Quote from: Akatosh on Sat 17/01/2009 15:35:22
although there guesses weren't exactly accurate (apart from maybe the motorcycles, cranes, and rollerblades).
Are you kidding? They predicted videophoning!
http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95b2.htm
The videophone was actually predicted by Albert Robida back in 1883 (he called it the telephonoscope). Not that a lot of people actually use videophones even today.
very interesting concept, the gun bikes!
Heres a short tutorial if anyone's stuck for doing gimmicky details
http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/diy_steampunk/
Quote from: space boy on Sat 17/01/2009 15:44:21
Quote from: Akatosh on Sat 17/01/2009 15:35:22
although there guesses weren't exactly accurate (apart from maybe the motorcycles, cranes, and rollerblades).
Are you kidding? They predicted videophoning!
http://expositions.bnf.fr/utopie/grand/3_95b2.htm
Oh, that's a videophone? I though they were recording sound for a movie or something... :-[
The tutorial inspired me:
(http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4935/steambirdra0.png) (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=steambirdra0.png)
A quick, crappy entry I made out of boredom:
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Cave.png)
The tribe shaman performing the daily boot up ritual in front of the all knowing oracle.
6 colours, for those who get excited about that sort of thing.
great entries so far!
Is there anymore coming? would anyone need an extension?
here it is, my flintstones thing:
(http://fwt.txdnl.com/6-20/b/o/bog/pixelart/flintstones.png)
don't wait for me, i already posted mine 2 days ago by editing my post
let the votings begin
Idea - cat
Atmosphere - cat
Design - bog
Composition - Ben
Functionality - Ben
Technique - Ben
Idea - cat
Atmosphere - Ben
Design - Ben
Composition - Ben
Functionality - Ben
Technique - Ben
please vote if you haven't, winner be declared in 2 days
Idea - cat
Atmosphere - Bog
Design - Bog
Composition - Bog
Functionality - Ben
Technique - Ben
Idea: Cat
Atmosphere: Bog
Design: Bog
Composition: Bog
Functionality: Bog
Technique : Bog
Idea - cat
Atmosphere - Bog
Design - cat
Composition - Bog
Functionality - Ben
Technique - Ben
Idea - cat
Atmosphere - cat
Design - bog
Composition - ben
Functionality - cat
Technique - bog
Idea - Ben
Atmosphere - Ben
Design - cat
Composition - bog
Functionality - bog
Technique - Ben
The votes are in, but before I announce the winner I will break down the winners in each category...
Idea: Cat wins with 6 votes
Atmosphere: this was a close call but BoG wins with 3 votes
Design: Bog wins with 4
Composition: BoG wins with 4
Functionality: Ben wins with 4
Technique: Ben wins with 5
overall votes : Cat with 11, Ben with 16, Bog with 15.
This is a close call, I'm not entirely sure who is the winner, BoG wins with the most categories but Ben wins the overall votes. Therefore, Ben is the winner. Maybe you two should work on the next background blitz theme together?
Anyway, heres a summary of the entries.
Cat: the idea is quite ambitious, it is a little let down by perspective and technical aspects but otherwise a very nice background, I don't think it is an easy picture to visualise the details so its a good attempt.
Ben: Interesting entry, certainly workable in an adventure game, it could have perhaps a little bit more background detail but it definately is nice and crisp. good job!
BoG: I think this entry was pretty good, nice dott-like perspectives, there is a sense of exploration. Perhaps the colours need a little shaking up.
good luck guys!
Quote from: raddicks on Wed 28/01/2009 10:31:14
This is a close call, I'm not entirely sure who is the winner, BoG wins with the most categories but Ben wins the overall votes. Therefore, Ben is the winner. Maybe you two should work on the next background blitz theme together?
no, i'm cool with ben picking the next theme, i want to participate on the next round as well and don't have a great idea for a theme either
you're right about my colors, they're starting to bother me too. it was all kinda rushed
congrats Ben!
I had fun entering this one, and enjoyed the other entries.
Great work guys, I will make another comp soon :).