Adventure Game Studio

Time to cast your votes now!

Please use the following criteria:

1) Concept: how creative or effective is the juxtaposition? Is the idea interesting, possibly unique? Does it make you think or feel anything?
2) Artistic merit: Composition, values, etc... Does the image read well? Is the concept well executed? Do you like how it looks?
3) Play-ability: Would it work as a background? Does it have walk-able areas, obvious exits and/or points of interest? Are you already furiously clicking the image hoping to explore it further?

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Ladies and Gentlemen! It is time to stretch those well trained brain cells and do what adventure gamers do best; combine two unlike things in a creative (and possibly terrifying) way!



Like some sort of vast metaphysical inventory puzzle, you must take two different 'things' (concepts, styles, places...) that become more interesting when placed next to each other. Just as an oasis in a vast sandy desert is more interesting than your local duck pond, the drama of these backgrounds will come from the comparison or contrast. No technical limits, but these are the criteria by which the backgrounds will be judged:

1) Concept: how creative or effective is the juxtaposition? Is the idea interesting, possibly unique? Does it make you think or feel anything?
2) Artistic merit: Composition, values, etc... Does the image read well? Is the concept well executed? Do you like how it looks?
3) Play-ability: Would it work as a background? Does it have walk-able areas, obvious exits and/or points of interest? Are you already furiously clicking the image hoping to explore it further?

Good Luck!

Nice topic. I'm in. I've just started dabbling in watercolors, so this will give me something to work on :-)

My choice of critter to put in here turns it into a cartoon, so the juxtaposition may not be as obvious as it should be. Other words, I've got some 'splainin' to do. I thought taking a look at camping/camp grounds might inspire me, since there are some contradictions in what we seem to need to live the simple life outdoors. I found a captivating photo, that someone had staged, of an old pickup in front of a new looking fifth-wheel trailer. Set out to model it. This is what happened along the way:

(http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/o756/jwalt10705/cupOf1_zps66edd8a5.gif)

It also answers the age old question about what a bear really does in the woods: he drinks coffee and works on his AGS game.

I may work some more on this. I have a couple of things I want to do with the truck model, and I'd like to work some more on the terrain, close and distant. Make no promises, however.

hey jwalt, this looks really cool and you are improving very much.
I think animator has its limits and you'll soon reach these, may I suggest you switch to blender or something similar now before you know animator in and out, reached the limits and don't dare to switch anymore as you don't want to learn a new program. Blender is free and I think you'll really like it and you'll make even bigger and better stuff with it.

edit: wohah, I thought this is the ponchytrouble thread, but still... now I maybe shall make my own entry for this bg blitz, dunno if I get it in in time but the theme is very interesting ;)

Yeah, great theme... also have a few ideas, that I could even include in my game, but doubt I'll have the time (and skills) to do the BG... might try it anyway, lol. The "scene" just keeps poping out in my mind whenever I read this thread...

Hahah, use 'bear' with 'laptop'; and now you're left with a grizzly AGS game (laugh)

I'm glad to see some interest. I have had to narrow my ideas down drastically, but I think I've got something I want to run with. It always good to submit something, a good way to practice.

Hum, this isn't quite as strong as I would like, but this is what it ended up being. Ended up being an experiment with only using texture and not colour. Except, well, the obvious.

(http://i.imgur.com/ocDuIxG.jpg)

Nice one. :)
I thought it was a b/w photo for posting incentive for a while... lol

But I had totally forgotten about this... is it midnight the deadline?

The end of today, so sure, midnight. Would you like an extension to Sunday?

That would be nice. I ended up not having time yesterday either. :(
I'll give it a try now and see if I can get it done in the short time left.

EDIT: Oh well, not that pretty, but think it conveys the idea. :)
(http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww258/Cassiebsg/Jake/rain.png)
Not sure if I'll use this BG... maybe...

Wow...it's been a really long time since I pixelled. apologies for the gradient and over-AAing. I wanted to add some form of texturing to the building surfaces, but I realised I have no idea how. I'm not sure I'm feeling up to working on this any longer, so presented as is:
(http://i.imgur.com/BaFkYlj.gif)

Get yer votes in, here, get yer votes!

:-D

Sorry I said I ws in for this one but it somehow slipped my mind.
Here are my voteses.

Concept: gingersnap
Artistic: gingersnap
Playability: gingersnap

:-)

I see your gingersnap votes and raise you some Babar votes.

Concept: Babar
Artistic: Babar
Playability: Babar

1) Concept: Cassiebsg
2) Artistic merit: jwalt (with an honourable mention for ginger, not sure if it counts, since you're hosting)
3) Play-ability: jwalt

My votes:

- Concept: Babar
- Art: gingersnap
- Playability: Babar

Concept: jwalt
Artistic: gingersnap
Playability: babar

I see your Babar votes, Gurok, and raise you some jwalt votes.

Concept: jwalt
Artistic: jwalt
Playability: jwalt

Why? Because jwalt's background is the most awesome one here.


(gingersnap's background isn't counted because he's the host of this competition himself. But his artistic merit is surely amazing as well!)

Uh, so guys, you weren't supposed to do this. You were supposed to make it easy for me. Keep it simple. I'm an artist, not a math... person.

First Place: Jwalt - Babar (6 votes each)
Second... uh... place? Jwalt - Babar (again... 6 votes each)
Third... next? Gingersnap. (5 votes)

So, the only logical thing to do to determine the winner is a fight to the death. Obviously. Unless you guys can come to some sort of accord or agreement or something. You guys are both winners, but it will be up to you to decide whether you are going to host the next blitz jointly, or to concede to the other. I'm going to busy for the next couple weeks (holidaaaays!), so I really don't have time to sort this one out (as much as I'd like to hold a death-cage-match) and I won't have internet for most of it. Good luck!

(Watch out, babar, jwalt's got a bear. And possibly a cow.)

Congrats on the joint win, Babar and jwalt. Looking forward to a joint comp. :D

Quote from: gingersnap on Thu 31/07/2014 05:51:37
it will be up to you to decide whether you are going to host the next blitz jointly, or to concede to the other.

I have not been very successful with my Blitz Topics, so I'm quite willing to concede to Babar.

Be nice to host a BG Blitz (I can't remember if I ever won one before), but there will be no concessions!
LET IT BE WRITTEN IN THE HISTORY BOOKS THAT WE BOTH WON!

Congrats to you two... so you both will host the next one? ;)