Thread: "New contest"

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We had a great time with the hyper-speedsoving a while ago and=20=20=20=20
wanted to do that again. I think it is time for another contest=20=20=20=20
though in the interest of variety I would like to propose that we =
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try some other contest types. But then there are so many other types =
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of contests we could also have it's hard to know where to start. For =
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this next one I would like to propose a puzzle beauty contest! I=20=20=20=20
would like to restrict the submissions to be anything you can do=20=20=20=20
with MagicTile IRPs to further promote these beautiful objects and =
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to get some pretty pictures I can show at an upcoming math=20=20=20=20
conference. If this interests you, then build the prettiest IRP=20=20=20=20
puzzle you can, adjust its colors and other settings, pose it as=20=20=20=20
artfully as you can, and then send me a screenshot and the log file. =
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I'll figure out a way to present them all and we can all vote on the =
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winner via a Yahoo group poll.

I would like to also create an additional special category for the =
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most beautiful checkerboard IRP. This one should be judged purely by =
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the log file alone. In other words, for this category it is all=20=20=20=20
about the best pattern that you can create and not involving=20=20=20=20
artistic presentation like in the open category. So if you create =
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one of these, please put the word "Checkerboard" as the first line =
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in the body of your submission. Note that I don't think anybody has =
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done a checkerboard IRP yet at all, right? If so, you could snag=20=20=20=20
that prestigious first.

Yet one more special category will be for 3D stereo images. For=20=20=20=20
these, the first line should be "Stereo".

Since we don't really need preparation time, let's start the contest =
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now and set the submission deadline for. I'll then publish the=20=20=20=20
submissions and give you a further week or so to vote on your=20=20=20=20
favorites. Here are the rules. If you find problems, please suggest =
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improvements and hopefully we can adjust them as needed:

* Entry limits per person: Up to


* 3 open category submissions

* 1 checkerboard
* 1 stereogram

* Submission contents:


1. Submission title
2. Photo specifications

* IRP screenshot showing just the puzzle area

* Exactly 800 pixels high with a 1280 pixel maximum width

* JPG or PNG formats
* no post-processing allowed
* Cross-eyed view mode for stereo submissions - maximum =
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width: 2560 total

* MagicTile log file
* Description of parameters

* Creator's name
* Send to melinda@superliminal.com
, subject line "Beauty Contest Submission - -
" (no quotes). One entry per message.
* Submission deadline: Midnight next Saturday evening Pacific =
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time.
You can update your entries by simply sending another entry with the =
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same subject line as the one you wish to replace.

I will offer a T-shirt prize for the open category if 10 or more=20=20=20=20
people enter, another for best checkerboard if 5 or more people=20=20=20=20
enter, and a third for best 3D shot, again if 5 or more people=20=20=20=20
enter. One T-shirt per person maximum.

One nice thing is that you do not need to know how to solve any=20=20=20=20
puzzles to win this contest! This will give a decisive advantage to =
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the more artistic among you, so go get creative, crazy. Find what it =
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takes to impress the judges and take that T-shirt!

Good luck!
-Melinda=20=20=20=20=20

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We had a great time with the hyper-speedsoving a while ago and
wanted to do that again. I think it is time for another contest
though in the interest of variety I would like to propose that we
try some other contest types. But then there are so many other types
of contests we could also have it's hard to know where to start. For
this next one I would like to propose a puzzle beauty contest! I
would like to restrict the submissions to be anything you can do
with MagicTile IRPs to further promote these beautiful objects and
to get some pretty pictures I can show at an upcoming math
conference. If this interests you, then build the prettiest IRP
puzzle you can, adjust its colors and other settings, pose it as
artfully as you can, and then send me a screenshot and the log file.
I'll figure out a way to present them all and we can all vote on the
winner via a Yahoo group poll.



I would like to also create an additional special category for the
most beautiful checkerboard IRP. This one should be judged purely by
the log file alone. In other words, for this category it is all
about the best pattern that you can create and not involving
artistic presentation like in the open category. So if you create
one of these, please put the word "Checkerboard" as the first line
in the body of your submission. Note that I don't think anybody has
done a checkerboard IRP yet at all, right? If so, you could snag
that prestigious first.



Yet one more special category will be for 3D stereo images. For
these, the first line should be "Stereo".



Since we don't really need preparation time, let's start the contest
now and set the submission deadline for. I'll then publish the
submissions and give you a further week or so to vote on your
favorites. Here are the rules. If you find problems, please suggest
improvements and hopefully we can adjust them as needed:

• Entry limits per person: Up to
  
  
• 3 open category submissions
  
  
• 1 checkerboard
• 1 stereogram
  
  
• Submission contents:
  
  
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2. Photo specifications
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I've added a setting suggested by Melinda, which some of you might like to
use for your contest entries. Under the 'Coloring' section, there is now a
way to change the color of tile edges (by this I mean the small gaps
between tiles). This allows you to have edge colors different than the
background color.

At the moment, slices will have the same color as tile edges. Providing a
way to independently change the color of slices might be nice for the
future.

www.gravitation3d.com/magictile/downloads/MagicTile_v2.zip

seeya,
Roice


On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 1:48 AM, cutelyaware wrote:

>
>
> We had a great time with the hyper-speedsoving a while ago and wanted to
> do that again. I think it is time for another contest though in the
> interest of variety I would like to propose that we try some other contest
> types. But then there are so many other types of contests we could also
> have it's hard to know where to start. For this next one I would like to
> propose a puzzle beauty contest! I would like to restrict the submissions
> to be anything you can do with MagicTile IRPs to further promote these
> beautiful objects and to get some pretty pictures I can show at an upcoming
> math conference. If this interests you, then build the prettiest IRP puzzle
> you can, adjust its colors and other settings, pose it as artfully as you
> can, and then send me a screenshot and the log file. I'll figure out a way
> to present them all and we can all vote on the winner via a Yahoo group
> poll.
>
> I would like to also create an additional special category for the most
> beautiful checkerboard IRP. This one should be judged purely by the log
> file alone. In other words, for this category it is all about the best
> pattern that you can create and not involving artistic presentation like in
> the open category. So if you create one of these, please put the word
> "Checkerboard" as the first line in the body of your submission. Note that
> I don't think anybody has done a checkerboard IRP yet at all, right? If so,
> you could snag that prestigious first.
>
> Yet one more special category will be for 3D stereo images. For these, the
> first line should be "Stereo".
>
> Since we don't really need preparation time, let's start the contest now
> and set the submission deadline for. I'll then publish the submissions and
> give you a further week or so to vote on your favorites. Here are the
> rules. If you find problems, please suggest improvements and hopefully we
> can adjust them as needed:
>
> - Entry limits per person: Up to
> - 3 open category submissions
> - 1 checkerboard
> - 1 stereogram
> - Submission contents:
> 1. Submission title
> 2. Photo specifications
> - IRP screenshot showing just the puzzle area
> - Exactly 800 pixels high with a 1280 pixel maximum width
> - JPG or PNG formats
> - no post-processing allowed
> - Cross-eyed view mode for stereo submissions - maximum width:
> 2560 total
> 3. MagicTile log file
> 4. Description of parameters
> 5. Creator's name
> - Send to melinda@superliminal.com, subject line "Beauty Contest
> Submission - - " (no quotes). One entry per
> message.
> - Submission deadline: Midnight next Saturday evening Pacific time.
>
> You can update your entries by simply sending another entry with the same
> subject line as the one you wish to replace.
>
> I will offer a T-shirt prize for the open category if 10 or more people
> enter, another for best checkerboard if 5 or more people enter, and a third
> for best 3D shot, again if 5 or more people enter. One T-shirt per person
> maximum.
>
> One nice thing is that you do not need to know how to solve any puzzles to
> win this contest! This will give a decisive advantage to the more artistic
> among you, so go get creative, crazy. Find what it takes to impress the
> judges and take that T-shirt!
>
> Good luck!
> -Melinda
>

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