DESTRUCTION Challenge

[Shockwave]

DESTRUCTION CHALLENGE 2011

!Welcome To The Destruction Challenge!

It's been too long since the last challenge.
For that I apologise, but let's start the challenges off again with a large;

BANG

Your task this time is open to your interpretation, but we would like you to destroy something in an interesting way!

You could shoot something into little pieces.. Or set fire to something and have it crumble into ashes.. Or freeze something into a block of ice and shatter it.. Or put a village in the path of a dam that breaks and washes it all away..

You could model a pane of glass and fire a bullet through it and simulate the way that it shatters.. Or maybe you want to show the destructive power of explosives.. Or the big bang.. Or knock a wall over..

You may even simply have a text routine that disintegrates.. All entries, no matter how simple or difficult will be welcome!

Here are a couple of cool clips that may inspire you;

Aether by MFX;

H4vok by Archee

CGI Bullet;

CGI Nuclear explosion;

Firework;

It's up to you what idea you decide to destoy, be creative and try and give us something explosive!

  Here are the rules!   

• Your Demo must contain some visualisation of destruction.
• You can use any platform that is compatible with windows XP+Vista.
• You may write something for web browsers as long as it works in IE7 or Chrome or FF3 (or all!) - If you use flash, please provide a link where people can see your demo. If you are placed in the top 3 your .swf will be added to the site as a .zip file
• Wild (Video / Animated) entries are allowed.
• Procedural graphics entries are allowed as long as it is one single file <16kb no animations allowed, file must not permanently write on hard drive.
• The following emulators are welcome: Vice, Winuae, Saint, PS2 Yabasic
• Please give credit if you use ripped sound/gfx, or even better credit the original artist.
• Please write something new for the challenge, no previously released stuff.
• Do not use ripped routines. (dlls, libs, fmod, sdl, frameworks etc are fine but say what you used please!).
• Entries to be posted in this forum please with the title [DESTRUCTION] entry name
• Entries may be posted between NOW and Midnight of [26th March 2011] - UK GMT
• The winner [S?] will be decided by a poll of forum users
• If 1st place is tied there will be a vote-off to decide the winner.
• Late entries absolutely will not be counted for voting, even if one second over the deadline.
• Please PM any correspondence regarding rules to me, don't discuss them here such posts will be removed and not answered.
• Please include a screenshot of your entry in your post.
• Please only post finished work, if you update your entry the final one will be voted on.
• After the submission deadline You may NOT post ANY further attachments to final or other versions of your entry ANYWHERE on this forum until voting has closed.
• You may post a video of the entry along with the binaries (useful if you use shaders or linux etc).
• Prize money is by Paypal only. No other forms will be discussed.
• Maximum of two entries per person.

  Here are the prizes!   

• 1st Place  £15 - Sig - 100 Karma
• 2nd Place - Sig - 75 Karma
• 3rd Place -  Sig - 50 Karma
• All entries get 10 Karma

  Good Luck!   

[Optimus]

This is a great challenge and I have a question.
Should it be a demo or can it be something interactive? It's not defined in the rules.

As long as it's a destruction challenge, interaction would be fun, but do I have to also provide a demo mode where things run automatically or is the interactive version along with some help keys info enough?

[LittleWhite]

Wouhou new compos \o/

Let's do the carot's dance again


So ... now ... Let's destruct everything \o/

[LittleWhite]

Wouhou new compos \o/

Let's do the carot's dance again


So ... now ... Let's destroy everything \o/

[combatking0]

I've just had a crazy idea.

Just give me a few weeks...

[Optimus]

I have two crazy ideas

[ferris]

@Optimus: I believe Hellfire's entry in the Magnification compo was interactive! It's a great idea.

Probably won't be able to enter this myself, but it's certainly very exciting.

[Shockwave]

Interactive is cool

[Optimus]

I believe it is obvious now

[Rbz]

"Let's blow something up. ™® "

[Kirl]

Great subject, looking forward to do some virtual smashing!

[slinks]

I may have an idea... hmm...

[Shockwave]

I also have a cunning plan.... .  .   .

[Xetick]

I also have a cunning plan.... .  .   .

After reading that I got the image of Mr Burns sitting at his desk with his hands forming a triangle and saying "Excellent". Now all we need is a diabolical laughter and we are set.

But ideas I have, realistic ideas? No, and that's my problem.

Damn you reality, Damn you to hell!

[combatking0]

That's the good thing about programming - it doesn't need to be completely realistic

[Shockwave]

The deadline is drawing near...

[LittleWhite]

Still two little weeks

[Shockwave]

Deadline looms large...

[Xetick]

Deadline looms large...

It certainly does. Of course only this morning I figured out what I wanted to try to do. I'll see if I have the time to create it today.

[Shockwave]

Good luck!