GAMC #4 - Turbine

[khendar]

Challenge Dates: 20.11.09 to 6.12.09


Competition Goal

The main goal for this competition is to direct entrants to the task of creating portfolio-ready assets of a high-quality standard, whilst keeping them well optimised for use in a realtime / videogame engine environment within a tight timeframe.

Your final screenshots must be posted in the submission thread by the 6th of December 2009.

Your subject for this challenge is a Turbine Engine. Style and texturing decisions are your choice, provided you work from the concept sketch and keep to the specifications given.




WIP Threads should be posted HERE in the following manner 'GAMC #4 - Username'.

Prizes
This Challenge we will be offering a First prize and a Runner Up prize

First Prize

• 1 Year CGTextures account
• 1x Ballistic Publishing D'Artiste Character Modeling 3 Book
• 1 Year CGSociety Membership

Runner Up

• 1 Year CGSociety Membership

Specs

• Must be 3000 triangles or less.
• Max 1024x1024 Diffuse
• Max 1024x1024 Specular
• Max 1024x1024 Gloss
• Max 1024x1024 Normal
• Max 1024x1024 Alpha
• Max 1024x1024 Glow/Self Illumination

Rules

• You are only allowed to submit one entry for each competition.
• You may not re-use previous meshes for these competitions.
• You are only entitled to winning one account from CG-textures, unless your previous has expired. Should you win twice, the account will be awarded to second place.
• Please use this thread to post your questions regarding the competition.
• WIP Threads should be posted HERE in the following manner 'GAMC #4 - Username'.
• At the beginning of each competition you will be given a theme/concept to follow. However, in the interests of stimulating creativity, you are allowed to make minor changes to the concept. The theme, however, should not be changed.
• Your submission must be displayed in realtime. You're free to use all the technology available to you, as long as it's realtime.
• Your entry must follow the specs given at the start of the competition. If you fail to meet those specifications your entry will be disqualified.
• Your submission post must have a clear wireframe of your model and the texture sheets at full resolution included.
• Your submission post must have your real name and working email address.
• By participating you agree that GA.net can give your email address and personal information to the competition sponsor.
• The voting of any entrants or staff is not open to public discussion or scrutiny.

Voting

Voting will be conducted from the 6th of December to the 13th of December 2009.

During the voting period, everyone has the right to vote. Voting for yourself is not allowed. The voting process will run for 1 week in a separate voting-thread. If you fail to vote during that week, you loose your right to vote in this competition. The winner will be the person with the highest score.

Best of luck,

Mini-Competition Staff
Proudly supported by CGSociety

Sponsored by CGTextures.com and Ballistic Publishing

[CombatCow]

so following the concept is a must or is there room for creativity?

[PermaGrin]

^^
At the beginning of each competition you will be given a theme/concept to follow. However, in the interests of stimulating creativity, you are allowed to make minor changes to the concept. The theme, however, should not be changed.



Don't know if this helps anyone, helped me while looking for more reference.
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/Me...t%20engine.jpg

[Mistry]

Those are some great first place prizes !

[Leyto]

Originally Posted by PermaGrin

^^
At the beginning of each competition you will be given a theme/concept to follow. However, in the interests of stimulating creativity, you are allowed to make minor changes to the concept. The theme, however, should not be changed.



Don't know if this helps anyone, helped me while looking for more reference.
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/Me...t%20engine.jpg

Remind me something I've seen before...

However, the model complexity can stimulate me to take part in it.

[rsantiago]

Awesome. I'll try to join.

[khendar]

Originally Posted by PermaGrin

^^
At the beginning of each competition you will be given a theme/concept to follow. However, in the interests of stimulating creativity, you are allowed to make minor changes to the concept. The theme, however, should not be changed.

Yep. You can have some leeway with texturing and stylistic decisions, but the basic structure should match the concept.

Originally Posted by PermaGrin

Don't know if this helps anyone, helped me while looking for more reference.
http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/Me...t%20engine.jpg

Doh busted :P

[Tom]

Originally Posted by khendar

Yep. You can have some leeway with texturing and stylistic decisions, but the basic structure should match the concept.

Aw snap, one day of high poly modeling wasted :O

A little sad that 70%'ish of difference is in the texturing where the sky is the limit and relatively little freedom in the geometry department

[khendar]

Originally Posted by Tom

Aw snap, one day of high poly modeling wasted :O

A little sad that 70%'ish of difference is in the texturing where the sky is the limit and relatively little freedom in the geometry department

I'm sorry but thats the way this challenge works. You must work to the brief. If everyone created wildly different geometries then it makes judging trickier.

[urgaffel]

It's also similar to what you'd have to do in a real game studio. You'd be handed a concept and while you can deviate somewhat from it, you still have to follow it to a degree. Some stuidos are more harsh and have you follow the concept EXACTLY but we are a bit more lenient