Colouring Ball: L-l-look at you, hacker! - WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

Ghost · Thu 20/03/2008 03:15:45

"Look at you, h-h-hacker.
A pathetic creature of m-m-meat and bone, panting and sweating as you run through my corridors.
How can you challenge a perfect, i-immortal machine?"

It's a fact, friends, SHODAN is back. But these days nobody will be impressed by the dull grey looks we've come to know. Shodan demands a new face, a skillfull makeover- and then, maybe, we shall live.

The rules are simple:
- create a new look for the Shodan processing AI
- the basic gridwork of the face should remain recognisable, but can be coloured,
added to, or be subjected to heavy filter magic.
- no flipping, scaling, rotating or resizing
- no need to fill the *whole* canvas- but should you want, all the better!

Since this is a large piece, I'll set the deadline for April the 1st; should need be, I will expand on that time a bit.

Trophies for skillfull hackers included:

Jack Sheehan · Thu 20/03/2008 12:29:45

I like it!

But I have no drawing skills.

thebaddie · Thu 20/03/2008 13:36:12

this time i think i'll not partecipate... but who knows?

Andorxor · Thu 20/03/2008 20:28:08

Here is my entry:

miguel · Thu 20/03/2008 21:32:51

When Shodan took over my c64...

ShadeJackrabbit · Mon 24/03/2008 03:50:49

I assume it was alright for me to use rendering functions of Paint .net?

miguel · Mon 24/03/2008 09:16:32

WoW! That's one evil SHODAN!

Ghost · Mon 24/03/2008 16:08:02

Half time already, allow me to give some impressions:

Andorxor: Close to the original, but still original- neat!

Miguel- Classy entry, love the C64 look. Shodan also says she actually had her first schemes running on such a machine.
(BTW Don't look, your avatar's in the nude :

)

Jackrabbit- A totally valid entry, and also a very good one!

Hope to see some more though...

brokenbutterfly · Thu 27/03/2008 00:08:42

Pardon my lack of skills, but this is all I could come up with! Asian-style Shodan is set to conquer the world with the help of her right-hand (wo)man, Lady Platypus!!

Yeah so... I don't know how to do all the neat stuff the people above did, I could only color, and draw some stuff with my touchpad. Ghost, I told you I would draw a lady platypus for you! I hope my entry works, even though Shodan doesn't look computer-ish...

ShadeJackrabbit · Thu 27/03/2008 00:38:41

Very nice! It's good to see some more competition.

Ghost · Thu 27/03/2008 01:50:10

Especially since it perfectly fits the name- here's some nice Wiki blurble:

Shodan (初段, Shodan?), literally meaning "first degree", is the lowest black belt rank in Japanese martial arts.

So butterly, congrats on your first entry being such a nice one!

miguel · Thu 27/03/2008 12:33:47

thanks Ghost! I love the c64, I used to dream about it before I had one.
By that time, I was told (by a uncle of mine) that the computers used on the spaceshuttle that took man to the moon wasn't as powerfull as the c64! I was in shock! It made me want the c64 even more!
The blue screen... it still visits me on my dreams, sometimes.

Stupot · Thu 27/03/2008 16:43:51

Jack Sheehan · Thu 27/03/2008 17:15:39

Shodan raves! Epilepsy may ensue...

brokenbutterfly · Thu 27/03/2008 21:00:57

Thank you, ShadeJackrabbit, and Ghost! The meaning of her name is very interesting!

Oh I noticed something... the trophies look like Stupot's avatar.

I didn't know Shodan was Stupot in disguise... or is it the other way round

Pittiz · Fri 28/03/2008 10:46:25

Beware! We all could be ravens..

Shodan is constantly upgrading herself. An already perfect being can only find new ways to act to express his potential. Nature and history teach us that usually stronger creatures have the better of the weaker ones.
No doubt we all are weak. Beware, humans, Shodan could be your evil within.

(is this too theatrical?

)

Edit:
Nuuuuuuu.. i see Stupot had a similar idea for Shodan's new look.. I arrived late

Stupot · Fri 28/03/2008 10:57:06

Quote from: brokenbutterfly on Thu 27/03/2008 21:00:57
I didn't know Shodan was Stupot in disguise... or is it the other way round

S-S-Stupot is just one of my many guises, feeble human...

Quote from: Pittiz on Fri 28/03/2008 10:46:25
Nuuuuuuu.. i see Stupot had a similar idea for Shodan's new look.. I arrived late

Don't worry, mine's not a real entry.

Play_Pretend · Fri 28/03/2008 13:04:23

Ghost · Fri 28/03/2008 13:45:15

This is turning into one heck of a ball. I am a very happy Ghost right now.

JackSheehan, for better view, could you change your link to

[*img*] ADRESS [*/img*]

(without the * of couse)

brokenbutterfly · Fri 28/03/2008 14:05:49

Awwwww I love Strange Visitor's entry!!!

I have the urge to fill it right here right now so that the mouse can reach the cheese!

Ghost, I think Jack Sheehan didn't show his pic on purpose, he was afraid someone might have a seizure

Jack Sheehan · Fri 28/03/2008 14:21:17

Quote from: Ghost on Fri 28/03/2008 13:45:15
This is turning into one heck of a ball. I am a very happy Ghost right now.

JackSheehan, for better view, could you change your link to

[*img*] ADRESS [*/img*]

(without the * of couse)

I tried that first but the gif didn't animate.

Minimi · Fri 28/03/2008 17:57:15

here's mine...

Emerald · Sat 29/03/2008 00:00:21

Haha, I can't believe Stupot's Red Dwarf reference got past everybody. That made me laugh...

brokenbutterfly · Sun 30/03/2008 02:29:39

Quote from: Emerald on Sat 29/03/2008 00:00:21
Haha, I can't believe Stupot's Red Dwarf reference got past everybody. That made me laugh...

Well I googled it and it's a British series, we never got it here in France, or Asia :/ and I was never in the U.S. long enough to notice if they had it.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Sun 30/03/2008 21:40:16

You mean no one recognized Holly *for real*?

Bah. Kids of today.

ShadeJackrabbit · Sun 30/03/2008 21:46:41

I don't think the series is in Canada either...

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Sun 30/03/2008 21:48:25

Futurama doesn't show in Portugal, and I've seen every single episode. So YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE.

Bah.

Spoiler

DISCLAIMER: Because there's always people who take things far too seriously, this post, along with the previous one, is a j/k post.

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EDIT - And JackRabbit, that's Paulo Coelho. :

EDIT 2 - Furthermore, because I don't think this thread has gone off-topic enough yet, in order for something to happen twice it has to have happened once already, so according to Coelho's logic, nothing would ever happen three times or even twice.

ShadeJackrabbit · Sun 30/03/2008 23:28:07

Quote from: Rui 'Trovatore' Pires on Sun 30/03/2008 21:48:25

EDIT - And JackRabbit, that's Paulo Coelho. :

EDIT 2 - Furthermore, because I don't think this thread has gone off-topic enough yet, in order for something to happen twice it has to have happened once already, so according to Coelho's logic, nothing would ever happen three times or even twice.

Thanks... this is the third time I spelt it wrong. And the quote is somewhat more metaphorical than logical.

END OF OFF-TOPIC DISCUSSION.

PixelPerfect · Mon 31/03/2008 01:00:11

Here's my entry:

Ghost · Mon 31/03/2008 01:15:00

That's a pretty awesome one, PP!

ShadeJackrabbit · Mon 31/03/2008 02:14:25

Heheh. Things are heating up.

EdLoen · Mon 31/03/2008 03:10:35

...yeah...my sad attemt in emulating the Autobot logo's color scheme..... I'm just really lazy right now or else I woulda went all OCD on it and made the bevel and embossing and even all the grooves too. But alas, Sloth be my sin.

Ghost · Mon 31/03/2008 05:31:42

More than meets the eye, for sure- heck, closing time is near, and if this craze continues, I might have to draw another cake trophy!

I feel honoured by all the entries.

Minimi · Wed 02/04/2008 22:40:39

so when do we know who won? The deadline was 1 April...

ShadeJackrabbit · Thu 03/04/2008 03:33:41

I too, would like to know the results.

Ghost · Thu 03/04/2008 06:20:45

Sorry for the delay there, my internet's currently broken- and that means I can only get here from our school PC. I hate to admit it, but it's *slow*...

So, the results- and I had a hard time chosing!

First Place: PixelPerfect
While very close to the original shodan look, this is a superior display of filterworks
and colour. Shodan is *astonished*!

Second Place: Pittiz
Sombre looks, and much care taken to match the lines of both faces, this is one impressive display of simple composition at work. Shodan is *genderbended*!

Third Place: Miguel
A cool idea well executed, this is proof of the old saying that retro, too, is evil. Shodan is *oldfashioned*!

To all others- thanks a lot for participating, and please treat yourself to a tasty cyber upgrade, and also (yeah, you guessed right) *cake*!

It has been a pleasure to host, and good luck to PixelPerfect starting the next one!

PixelPerfect · Thu 03/04/2008 08:38:01

Thank you very much Ghost for this shiny award! And congrats to everybody for good submissions. I'll try to start the next comp as soon as possible.

miguel · Thu 03/04/2008 09:00:54

thank you very much ghost! I'll add the award to my banner even if it's a third place.

First place and Second place were great works and I think you have chosen well.

Pittiz · Thu 03/04/2008 10:46:37

Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Thanks a lot Ghost, i really didn't expect to be awarded, with all these great entries! (me proud)
Nice contest, guys! Can't wait for the next one

brokenbutterfly · Thu 03/04/2008 15:04:20

Congrats to all the winners! Though my favorite was Stange Visitor's entry (even if it was probably a joke

). I knew I wouldn't stand a chance against everyone else's drawing skills, but I got me a platypus pic so it was worth entering

P.S: PixelPerfect, you enter contests when it's nearly the deadline, and you kill us all dead with your entries... you're so... cool!!

How do you manage to do that

reminds me of my college days