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Id like to proudly introduce the L PRIZE.
The L PRIZE is a new and exciting open competition that will be officially
launched at SIGGRAPH 2004 by an independent team led by Tim Courtney. The
purpose of the L PRIZE is to reach both the established LDraw community and the
broader 3D software developer and user communities, and to draw on this greatly
expanded pool of resources to build a unique convergence of interests and
abilities that will result in significant advances to LEGO CAD technologies.
The L PRIZE will foster advances in LEGO CAD technologies by stimulating
competition and bringing the contestants and the user communities together.
Users and developers will be able to converse with contestants, providing them
direction, wish lists, and advice that they can apply to their contest entries;
thus increasing the overall value and impact of the end result.
Pre-Launch and Launch
The L PRIZE is in the pre-launch phase. We are presenting the contest to the
core LEGO community to gather support in the form of volunteers, sponsors, and
donations. The L PRIZE will launch to the public, complete with a media
campaign at or around August 8th, in conjunction with
SIGGRAPH 2004 in Los Angeles.
Call for Volunteers
The L PRIZE needs the help of a few dedicated volunteers. We have outlined some
key tasks that need to be done on the site here:
http://www.lprize.com/help.html. No long-term commitment is necessary to help
out, you may do as much or as little as you like. Please email contribute at
lprize dot com if you are interested in helping out.
Call for Sponsors
The L PRIZE depends on the assistance of corporate sponsors for its prize
packages and logistical expenses. If you are interested in sponsoring the L
PRIZE with your product or service, or if you know someone who may be
interested, please contact sponsorships at lprize dot com with details.
Call for Donations
The L PRIZE will need funds to support expenses around the launch in August, and
the conclusion of the contest in February 2005. Leading up to each event, the L
PRIZE will post a graph showing how much money has been raised towards its
goals. If you cant get involved any other way, but would like to help out,
please consider making a cash donation to the L PRIZE. To learn details about
making a donation, please contact donations at lprize dot com.
Thank you for your support!
Tim Courtney
Contest Director, L PRIZE
http://www.lprize.com
| | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.announce, Tim Courtney wrote:
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Id like to proudly introduce the L PRIZE.
The L PRIZE is a new and exciting open competition that will be officially
launched at SIGGRAPH 2004 by an independent team led by Tim Courtney. The
purpose of the L PRIZE is to reach both the established LDraw community and
the broader 3D software developer and user communities, and to draw on this
greatly expanded pool of resources to build a unique convergence of interests
and abilities that will result in significant advances to LEGO CAD
technologies.
The L PRIZE will foster advances in LEGO CAD technologies by stimulating
competition and bringing the contestants and the user communities together.
Users and developers will be able to converse with contestants, providing
them direction, wish lists, and advice that they can apply to their contest
entries; thus increasing the overall value and impact of the end result.
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Dumb question, but what is the competition about? Writing new Lego CAD
software?
Thanks,
Gary
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.cad, Gary Thomas wrote:
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In lugnet.announce, Tim Courtney wrote:
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Id like to proudly introduce the L PRIZE.
The L PRIZE is a new and exciting open competition that will be officially
launched at SIGGRAPH 2004 by an independent team led by Tim Courtney. The
purpose of the L PRIZE is to reach both the established LDraw community and
the broader 3D software developer and user communities, and to draw on this
greatly expanded pool of resources to build a unique convergence of
interests and abilities that will result in significant advances to LEGO CAD
technologies.
The L PRIZE will foster advances in LEGO CAD technologies by stimulating
competition and bringing the contestants and the user communities together.
Users and developers will be able to converse with contestants, providing
them direction, wish lists, and advice that they can apply to their contest
entries; thus increasing the overall value and impact of the end result.
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Dumb question, but what is the competition about? Writing new Lego CAD
software?
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Yes.
Ill see to it that the website indicates that more clearly. The full website
will spell out specifics of the competition in detail, once the contest launches
in August.
Thanks for your interest.
-Tim
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I might be going to SIGGRAPH this year. Are you going to be exhibiting at
SIGGRAPH or presenting or what? I want to be able to find you there. :)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.cad, Jordan Bradford wrote:
> I might be going to SIGGRAPH this year. Are you going to be exhibiting at
> SIGGRAPH or presenting or what? I want to be able to find you there. :)
We're still working on the specifics of the exhibition space. When I know, I'll
post the info. Hope to see you there!
-Tim
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header images? (I have my suspicions, but theyre not quite hi-res enough for
me to be sure.)
--Travis Cobbs
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My curiosity has gotten the best of me. What did you use to render the
various header images? (I have my suspicions, but theyre not quite hi-res
enough for me to be sure.)
--Travis Cobbs
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I think LDView was used with the wireframe option turned on. I meant to make a
few more of these up for Tim but got sidetracked.
-Orion
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