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Title: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Jim on April 08, 2012

HOMAGE TO THE SPINNING CUBE CHALLENGE 2012

- Welcome to our first challenge for 2012 -

Everyone has seen the archetypal spinning cube demo.  It's been done a million times and there's probably noone here that didn't cut their teeth on this classic demo theme.

This time the challenge is to take the spinning cube demo to a whole new level.  Give it a facelift and bring it spinning into 2012!

You could add more cubes or more colours, incorporate it into another fx, distort it, spin it through time and space.  Basically anything your imagination can stretch to.  The only thing is that your demo must feature the famous spinning cube as its central theme.

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Here are some videos that might inspire you

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ZCAy7mgsM[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tyJ1Z5QKpM[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ8ZWMlObGE[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQtbcgBWobA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXCKjueY5bE[/youtube]
(turn the music down for this one)

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Here are the rules.

• Your Demo must use the spinning cube as its main theme.
• You can use any platform that is compatible with Windows 7, windows XP & Vista.
• You may write something for web browsers as long as it works in IE8 or Chrome or FF4 (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 You should attach the .swf in a zip file to your post.
• Wild entries are allowed and you may use any home computer / console.  Anything that is not windows based should be entered as a Wild.  Therefore you should upload it to youtube and post the video as your entry.  It's cool to post the binaries as well.
• 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 [CUBES] entry name.
• Entries may be posted between NOW and Midnight of [Saturday 19th May 2012] - UK GMT
• The winner [S?] will be decided by a poll of forum users
• If 1st, 2nd or 3rd places are 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).  In fact it is advisable that you do this if possible, especially if you use tecnology that not everyone possesses.
• Prize money is by Paypal only. No other forms will be discussed. PLEASE don't refuse your prize if you win!
• As well as appearing in DBF's showcase, your entry may be video captured and placed on DBF's youtube channel.

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:carrot: Here are the prizes! :carrot:

• 1st Place  £25 - Gold Signature Icon - 20 Karma
• 2nd Place - Silver Signature Icon- £15 - 15 Karma
• 3rd Place - Bronze Signature Icon-  £10 - 10 Karma
• All entries get 2 Karma

Good Luck!

Title: Re: Challenge! Homage to the spinning cube
Post by: Raizor on April 08, 2012

Nice one Jim! :)

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: padman on April 08, 2012

Cool! I'm in!  :||

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Kirl on April 08, 2012

Coincidentally I've been spinning my very 1st 3d rendered cube in Flash just about a week ago! Enough to impress myself, but I'll have to come up with something a lot better...

Looking forward to see some new takes on this oldschool effect!  :cheers:

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Shockwave on April 08, 2012

Nice!  Thanks for a really cool theme :)

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: ferris on April 09, 2012

Impossible to say no.

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: combatking0 on April 10, 2012

Something for me to try my simple but growing OpenGL skills out with :D

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Voltage on April 11, 2012

Find attached a bunch of random google images for inspiration.

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Raizor on April 11, 2012

Quote from: Voltage on April 11, 2012

Find attached a bunch of random google images for inspiration.

Those are some great images Voltage. K++

Lots of ideas popped into my head after looking at those :)

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: jace_stknights on April 12, 2012

Wowow great challenge...  :updance:

Hmmmm can I make an Atari ST compo?  :whack:

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Shockwave on April 12, 2012

Hi Jace, I think this covers it;

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Wild entries are allowed and you may use any home computer / console.  Anything that is not windows based should be entered as a Wild.  Therefore you should upload it to youtube and post the video as your entry.  It's cool to post the binaries as well.

But I thought you were going to use Codef for this one? :)

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: jace_stknights on April 12, 2012

Quote from: Shockwave on April 12, 2012

But I thought you were going to use Codef for this one? :)

Yep, it could be a good lib for this...

Hmmm. I really don't know what to use... Can also make a TinyC5 entry... and I'm actually learning OpenGl... could be also a motivation  ;)

The big problem about using an old computer is that a majority of people will not test the entry on the real machine... and will only watch a video on youtube...  :'(

Okay... got the week-end to think about it  ;D

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Shockwave on April 13, 2012

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The big problem about using an old computer is that a majority of people will not test the entry on the real machine... and will only watch a video on youtube...

Probably true but there are a lot of us who have emulators installed which isn't the same as watching on the real machine, but it's better than youtube.  Anyway, as long as you know you're welcome to post an ST entry if you like then that's cool :)

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: jace_stknights on April 14, 2012

Got all the week-end to think about it!!! :D ST? Codef? OpenGl?  :inspired:

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Pixel_Outlaw on April 14, 2012

This sounds like it might be fun. I've been wanting to try something with Python and this gives me an excuse.

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: hellfire on April 14, 2012

Quote from: Voltage on April 11, 2012

Find attached a bunch of random google images for inspiration.

Great! I totally dig that prism thing (http://www.dbfinteractive.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5672.0;attach=7463;image).

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: jstylen on April 23, 2012

Sounds cool, I'll give it a try.

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: andycb on April 25, 2012

Sounds like a simple enough idea to stretch my legs on!

Thanks for posting!

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: copse on April 26, 2012

Stumbled over this old post (http://www.dbfinteractive.com/forum/index.php?topic=80.msg1549#msg1549) and it's spinning cubes  :carrot:

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Optimus on May 07, 2012

Hmm,. I didn't got an email notification about this (or maybe I got and was put to spam folder by accident?)
Maybe I should just check the forum more frequently.

Anyway, I still have almost 2 weeks. I was writing a new soft engine from the beginning few days ago so this could come handy for this compo. I just need to draw lot's of cubes :)

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: combatking0 on May 11, 2012

3 entries - I'm spent. :D

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Kirl on May 11, 2012

Well done too!  There's no room on the podium for 4 of you anyway!  ;D

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Shockwave on May 16, 2012

Quote from: combatking0 on May 11, 2012

3 entries - I'm spent. :D

I'll never know why you don't combine your entries into one! :)

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: combatking0 on May 17, 2012

That's a good idea - I'll try that next time.

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: jace_stknights on May 17, 2012

Quote from: combatking0 on May 17, 2012

That's a good idea - I'll try that next time.

hu you got 2 days left to do it  ;)

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Shockwave on May 21, 2012

Apologies for the delay in getting the voting open, I'll do that this evening :)

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Clyde on May 21, 2012

I forgot about going up North for me Grans 80th. So my idea for an entry is well and truly delayed, so will put that out in a release soon. Good luck to everyone who entered!! Haven't had the time to reply to all of them, their all great in their own special way!!

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: combatking0 on May 21, 2012

Quote from: Shockwave on May 21, 2012

Apologies for the delay in getting the voting open, I'll do that this evening :)

You've had a lot on your plate - it's understandable.

Title: Re: CHALLENGE! Homage to the Spinning Cube
Post by: Shockwave on May 21, 2012

Quote from: combatking0 on May 21, 2012

Quote from: Shockwave on May 21, 2012

Apologies for the delay in getting the voting open, I'll do that this evening :)

You've had a lot on your plate - it's understandable.

This evening I delayed it by another 2 hours because I spent them watching all the entries all over again.  Jim picked a great theme this time and the entries are really cool... I have no idea who will win, there's some good debuts here, some great looking demos and some clever ones, this is anybodies comp!