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GENERAL => Challenges & Competitions => Topic started by: Shockwave on November 01, 2009

Title: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 01, 2009
Halloween Challenge Voting!

Well, entries were a bit thin on the ground this time but we have enough to have a vote!

The demos were pretty cool actually so I think you'll have some troubles choosing your favourites. This time please choose your Two favourites. There's no point in having three votes this time, there aren't enough!

On a plus point, there's no excuse for not trying these four intros and choosing your favourite two.

Extended thanks go to those people who supported the challenge and also to everyone who will vote.

Voting Rules

Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 01, 2009
The Morgue Yard - Padman

This demo takes it's inspiration from all those great Atari mega-demos where you move a character around some screens and you have to go into the various doors to choose the part you want.

The graphics present a nice mood, as you jump around the spooky scenery you can land on some sparkly doors which trigger the different effects, these need a mention too because they are great, and include such things as cauldrons bubbling over with pumpkins and a Skeleton dancing to 80's dance music.
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 01, 2009
The Haunted Castle - RBZ


RBZ has always loved the Halloween challenges and this time he has given us a 3D demo, the only entrand to take a 3D approach to the challenge actually.

A haunted castle logo fades on and then off and then we're treated to a view of a 3D castele from an artistic angle. The camera looks up at the castle as it circles it, it looks full of dark secrets and is very effective :)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 01, 2009
Pastrygeist - Combatking0


Whenever Combatking enters a challenge I always expect to see something imaginative and different and this one is no exception.

There are a selection of chunks of pastry products scattered on the screen. In the background some mischevious spirits are picking up the pies and moving them around the screen.

As an added spooky bonus you are invited to type some words you would associate with Halloween into the keys while you are watching. If you guess the right ones then you will be rewarded with extra scary pictures :)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 01, 2009
Spooky Castle - Shockwave


There is a castle in the background of this demo, perched on a mountain top, a spooky Halloween moon shines behind it, you can see bats flying around in the distance.

Looking closer to the front of the picture there are trees and bushes with all kinds of creepy creatures hiding within them, more bats fly out from behind the bushes and you may even see the silhouette of a witch flying past the moon from time to time if you look carefully.
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: combatking0 on November 01, 2009
My votes are in. Let's all get voting!
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 01, 2009
Only 6 voters so far!

Come on guys :D
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: spitfire on November 02, 2009
These halloween compos are the most fun I reckon... too bad it happens in final exam month :/ Maybe I should write next years' one this december :P

Best of luck to padman, his was my favourite and clearly the most effort went into it.
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: benny! on November 03, 2009
Even if there aren't that many entries - I like all of them. Very nice
productions indeed. Thanks to everyone who entered! It was really
amusing to watch them!
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Praecor on November 04, 2009
Voted :) Padman was my favourite too, but all of them were very cool!
I will definitely try to make something for the next kompo.
Plus I also watch all previous kompos, i've been away all year, sorry (this industry job ive recently has been taking all my juice but it has taught me alot about gfx-coding)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: combatking0 on November 04, 2009
I'm guessing there's a clear winner so far...
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 04, 2009
I'm guessing there's a clear winner so far...

You'd be right there :)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: slinks on November 05, 2009
voted for my favorites. Some tough competition there, took a while to make up my mind.
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: combatking0 on November 07, 2009
It is almost over!
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: padman on November 08, 2009
Holy cow! I really won!  :carrot: Thanks to everyone who voted for me ( and to those who voted in general! ) You guys can't imagine how happy I am about this!!  :updance: Congrats to all other contestants, I enjoyed to watch every single entry! :)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Way.net on November 08, 2009
Congratulations Padman on winning you beat off some very strong competition.Well done mate
 :clap:

Thanks to everybody who took part,its was a pleasure to watch all these fantastic entries. :)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 08, 2009
Congratulations Padman :) A deserved win for you!

I am still working on the Halloween sigs, prize giving will happen later on today, latest tomorrow evening :)

Well done!
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: padman on November 08, 2009
Thanks guys!  :kewl:
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: benny! on November 08, 2009
Congratz Padman. Your entry definately was worth to win.
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 08, 2009
Dicab is drawing the sigs :) as soon as I have them I'll get this all sorted :D
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: combatking0 on November 08, 2009
Padman had just the right mix of graphics, sound, and dancing skeletons.

I'll learn from this and maybe get second next time  ;)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 08, 2009
I'll learn from this and maybe get second next time  ;)

I also learned from this so I'll be gunning for 1st :D
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: combatking0 on November 08, 2009
Padman will come 0th and get a platinum medal :kewl:
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: padman on November 08, 2009
@ benny: thx mate!  :)
@ ck0: Don't forget the pies though. I find your obsession with them cool. Weird, but cool!  ;) Btw. I found all 16 words!



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Padman will come 0th and get a platinum medal

ok, no probs with that hehe
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Jim on November 08, 2009
Congratulations Padman!  And thanks to everyone else for their fun entries :)

Jim
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 08, 2009
Thank you to Dicab for drawing the sigs, all karma and sigs have now been awarded.
Thank you to the three other people who entered and for those who tried but didn't get them finished before the deadline.

Padman is also going to be the proud winner of some cash :)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: padman on November 08, 2009
Me likey sig very much! Thanks Dicab! Also me likey K++ and ofcourse the $$$! Thanks to the kind sponsors, who made the cash prizes possible. Just for the record the money will be spent on a nice bday prezzie for my 3yo niece (yup, no booze for Pad (well this time at least! hehe)). So you just made 2 people happy! Thanks everyone!  :cheers:

.. and thanks Jim! :)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 08, 2009
I am glad you won :)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Clyde on November 09, 2009
Excellent Entry Padman!
Well deserved indeed.
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: padman on November 09, 2009
Thanks mate! :)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: Shockwave on November 13, 2009
Showcase updated :)
Title: Re: HALLOWEEN COMP 2009 VOTING!
Post by: padman on November 13, 2009
Yay! Thx.  Just saw my entry on the front page!  :updance: