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