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Re: Announcing the Alternate Star Wars Contests
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lugnet.starwars
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Mon, 7 Jun 2004 03:25:06 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Joseph Kazmo wrote:
> In lugnet.starwars, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> > In lugnet.announce, Joseph Kazmo wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm here to announce the "Alternate Star Wars" contest that I'm currently
> > > hosting on the FBTB "LEGO Star Wars Customs" forum.
> > >
> > > The obvious and the main reason for it, is to boost the creativity in creating
> > > more Sci-fi based original customs. Yes there had been (and still are) few
> > > contests in that theme before, but it doesn't hurt to have few more...
> > >
> > > This contest actually consists of two separate ones that have some modest prizes
> > > to win.
> > >
> > > I know these boards are filled with talented giants whom I'm a big fan of, and I
> > > believe this is a great opportunity for you guys to show the younger generation
> > > of builders how the LEGO medium could be a wonderful experience without the
> > > dependency on instructions and the constant availability of images.
> > >
> > > Both contests are about creating alternate Star Wars customs from alternate
> > > universes of your imagination.
> > >
> > > For more details about the contests and their rules, please check out this link:
> > > <http://www.fbtbforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=1884>
> > >
> > > Good luck and have fun...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Joseph Kazmo (aka Darkkazmo)
> >
> > As a member of the LDraw community, I'm dismayed that you explicitly
> > disqualified all CAD creations from this contest. Basically you limited the
> > list of potential sumbitters to those who have a significant pile of bricks or
> > those who don't have to beg their parents or significant others for money to buy
> > sets.
> >
> > -Orion
>
>
> Dear Orion,
>
> Here is a copy of that rule:
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> "- No CAD (L-Draw/MlCad) based creations are allowed, unless you don’t
> have the bricks in the right colors and you could show us your creations
> with real LEGO bricks, then your entry is valid."
>
> So,let me re-phrase it, you still can use L-Draw if you don't have the bricks in
> the right colors as a true rendering tool of you entry. This decision has been
> approved by all the judges for this particular contest that it is focusing on
> building with real bricks.
>
> The second category (B) is basically dealing with alternate creations, which
> makes it hard for us to judge the entries if they were made in computer based
> programs!
>
> We might have other contests in the future that could be a bit more liberal in
> their contents. So if this particular contest doesn't meet your expectations,
> well I'm sorry... You might be able to participate in other future ones.
>
> I my self, see L-Draw as a great tool for designing, making instructions and
> stuff like that. But LEGO as Toy, isn't a virtual experience IMHO ! Otherwise,
> why invest in the LEGO medium/brand in the first place?!
>
> Again, a decent creation doesn't mean "a significant pile of bricks " like what
> you have just mentioned!...
>
> I my self as an alternate specialist can tell you quite the opposite! Basically
> the techniques that you use in building from your "limited" LEGO part
> collection, that determine how creative you are as a builder!
>
> I hope you understand where I'm coming from.
The tone of my message makes it seem like I'm being a jerk. I apologize for
that.
I was actually trying to nicely point out that LDraw creations should be allowed
in many of the MOC contests that are held in the community. The reasons for
this are many, the number one being you don't need a camera to share you
creation. Most people don't have digital cameras and film/film processing isn't
cheap enough to warrent the sacrifice of an entire roll of film just so you can
post a few pictures (not to mention that you need a scanner). It's too late for
this contest but I urge people consider this factor next time they decide to
hold a contest.
- Orion
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| (...) Dear Orion, Here is a copy of that rule: "- No CAD (L-Draw/MlCad) based creations are allowed, unless you don’t have the bricks in the right colors and you could show us your creations with real LEGO bricks, then your entry is valid." So,let (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jun-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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