WinCustomize Skinning Contest
From the community, to the community.
Saturday, September 3, 2005 by Apocalypse_67 | Discussion: WinCustomize News
WinCustomize community members.
Once again we are bringing a skinning contest to the community. This time around
you have the chance to win one of three Object Desktop
as a first place winner on a small skinning contest sponsored by
Bones2112, Brewman,
Bichur, Black Xero,
Hus and me Apocalypse_67
The Prizes:
First place winners will get an Object Desktop.
Object Desktop is a desktop enhancement
suite designed to allow users to turbo-charge their Windows experience. It's
like getting the next version of Windows today. Use Object Desktop to
personalize Windows to suit your particular needs. It comes with WindowBlinds,
DesktopX, IconPackager, Theme Manager, ObjectBar,
and much more.
Second place winners will get TWO premium skins of their choices from the following list.
-ToonXP
-Oxidized
-Universe Metal
-Oranda Cursor
-Utopia Icons
-Orion Icons
-Carbonix
-Essorant Pack
-Unorthodox Pack
The Contest:
The contestants will compete on three applications. DX Theme, IconPack
Theme and WindowBlinds Skin.
First place winners of each category wins an Object Desktop. Second place
winners wins two premium skins.
The
Rules:
Time frame and dead line:
The Judges:
CONTEST IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. Good
luck to all the contestants and have fun skinning.
- One entree per contestant per application.
- Only one prize will be granted to a winning participant.
- All skins submitted must be original new work of the contestant.
- No ports, borrowed images or re-coloring of previous work.
- ALL parts of the theme/skin must be skinned. Incomplete skins will not
be accepted.
- IconPacks must contain at least 75 icons.
- Toolbar icons and animations on the WB skins are optional. All other
parts of the skin must be skinned.
- DO NOT submit, upload or distribute the participating themes/skins on
any other website until the contest is over.
- To ensure a fair download count for each contestant, ALL entries are
final.
NO
UPDATES ARE ALLOWED DURING THE COURSE OF THE CONTEST.
- Violation of any of these rules will result in disqualification.
Contest will run for 2 weeks from 09/30/05 thru 10/14/05
Skins will not be accepted before 09/30/05 or after 10/14/05 Skins uploaded
before 09/30/05 will be place on cue until the first day of the contest.
Winners will be announced on 10/17/05
When uploading the skin/theme make sure to write 'WC SKINNING CONTEST' on
the file's description to indicate that the skin/theme is competing on the
contest.
The judges of this event will be the WinCustomize community members.
1st and 2nd place theme/skins of each category with the highest download count
by registered users will be the winners.
KEEP IN MIND THAT REGISTERED USER DOWNLOADS ARE NOT THE SAME AS TOTAL DOWNLOADS
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Reply #22 Sunday, September 4, 2005 8:33 AM
I will follow
this contest
it looks very nice !
Reply #23 Sunday, September 4, 2005 9:29 AM
Reply #25 Sunday, September 4, 2005 11:21 AM
| People could easily create new accounts more and more, and download the skin/theme on each account. The method of judging is too faulty.... |
I don't see anyone going thru that lenght of trouble just to download a skin. The download counts will remain the method of judging.
Reply #26 Sunday, September 4, 2005 1:07 PM
| People could easily create new accounts more and more, and download the skin/theme on each account. The method of judging is too faulty... |
You have to remember..the moderators arent stupid.If they see an onslaught on "new members" it would raise an alarm. Also...I think your forgetting but last I looked..when you check d/load history you see the IP number of last person that d/loaded...So you see..this would not be a foolproof plan....
Besides..its a contest for "fun"
Reply #27 Monday, September 5, 2005 1:28 PM
| A Christmas based theme sounds good for a contest |
I'd love to see this. The contest,however, should end in time for the start of the Holidays. Ending the Eve of Thanksgiving so we can enjoy the Themes for the entire Season. Don't you think?
Reply #28 Thursday, September 8, 2005 7:23 PM
I was thinking of entering a DX theme, but the thing about using download counts is that it means that I (or anyone) could simply put together a theme that looked really cool but didn't work all that well. I've downloaded themes that looked great, but once I got them, it only took a couple minutes to realize that I couldn't use them at all. So if I'm looking at a DX theme that is entered in the contest and it looks good, I would probably download it. But if it didn't work well ... I've already voted with my download.
The question is: what are we looking for in a winning theme? Is it just about the "advertising" in the library and the preview, and not so much about the actual usablility of the theme?
This would also apply to WindowBlinds, but perhaps not so much.
Reply #29 Thursday, September 8, 2005 11:51 PM
bear in mind, this is for fun - and for myself, a way to give something to the skinners who have made my desktop much more enjoyable.
Reply #30 Friday, September 9, 2005 8:17 AM
This contests are a way for some of us community members to give something back to the skinning community.
We all upload our work here for fun and for free, here is a chance to actually get back something more than just ratings, comments or download counts.
Give it a try, who knows... you might end up a winner
Reply #31 Friday, September 9, 2005 2:36 PM
Great effort by the way!
Reply #32 Friday, September 9, 2005 7:04 PM
| Apoc, Is it ok to post screenshots prior to the contest? |
That will eliminate the element of surprise, but I'll consult with the rest of the sponsors and see if there is any harm with the screenshots
Reply #34 Monday, September 12, 2005 5:19 PM
| Wouldn't it be better to have someone judge the skins? Using download counts puts later uploaders at a disadvantage. |
| Hippy, I thought about that since the 1st contest, but I didnt want to run into the assumptions or speculations of people that "X" winner was favorite by the judges. |
What if someone opens up (or if WC provides one) a temporary page, where you can upload your skin, and at the end of the contest, all skins will be displayed at the same time?
I experienced events where when theres a large number of skins submitted at the same time, it totally "flushes" the other skins to another page even though it was submitted on the same day.
I have to admit though, it's gona be a lot of trouble, expecially if large number of skins are submitted, one page may not even be enough, but its the best i can come up with.
Reply #35 Monday, September 12, 2005 5:38 PM
The admins did a great job on the past contest by keeping all the competing entries on cue until the day of the contest. We will be working with the admins again to repeat the process of approval.
Bear in mind also, that this contests are suppose to be fun competitions. A way for some of the members to give something to the community and for artists to get something back for sharing their work.
Reply #36 Monday, September 12, 2005 6:21 PM
| - ALL parts of the theme/skin must be skinned. Incomplete skins will not be accepted. |
A_67 - Could you clarify this as it pertains to DesktopX themes?
Thanks.
Reply #37 Monday, September 12, 2005 6:53 PM
| The admins did a great job on the past contest by keeping all the competing entries on cue until the day of the contest. We will be working with the admins again to repeat the process of approval. |
that would be similar to what i was trying to say, couldn't u admins release the contest entries at the same time?
Reply #38 Monday, September 12, 2005 7:07 PM
| A_67 - Could you clarify this as it pertains to DesktopX themes? |
That part of the rule applies mostly to the WindowBlinds skins where sometimes the authors will leave essential parts of the skin 'un-skinned' such as scrollbars, logoff buttons, drop menu backgrounds, etc.
Nocen Intus, Yes, the admins will hold all entries and approve them the 1st day of the contest.
Reply #39 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 6:51 AM
Oh and BTW, I just finished the winner of the windowblinds portion. All others are wasting their time. Go clean your bathroom or something.
Reply #40 Tuesday, September 13, 2005 7:11 AM
| Oh and BTW, I just finished the winner of the windowblinds portion. All others are wasting their time. Go clean your bathroom or something. |
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Reply #21 Sunday, September 4, 2005 8:18 AM
It's too bad, the time is a little shorter to me, my new school term has started and I only can make skins at weekends...
The date of the contest can be moved up to accommodate those that lack time to complete their work. This will be decided on the week prior to 09/30/05
Danillo, you make a good point in regards to the skin updates. Updating a theme/skin sends the file back on moderation cue, this will create a disadvantage to the contestant since it can loose a day or maybe two days of downloads. But to eliminate this possible scenario I will update the rules of the contest so that all entries are final and no updating can be made until after the contest.