Written by TDT3D
Date : 2008-04-01 19:15:43

         

From 01-04-2008 to 01-09-2008

[English] (Texte en français en dessous)

Great contest of monumental Ancient and/or Medieval Asian Historical Architecture !  

The goal of this contest is to promote the wonders of the Ancient and/or Medieval Asian Historical Architecture ! Like historical reconstitutions, Angkor city, Matsumoto castle, Hiroshima castle, Tandrok monastery,... your project must be based on an existing or has existed architecture, your are free to add some personnal creativity but you must keep original context and history !

Realise A3 format 150 dpi JPEG image or a 3D Realtime visit of the project of your choice by respecting some points :

• You must be TDT3D registered member (to publish your W.I.P.).
  
• Your project must be individual (not a team or company project)
• Only one registration by person and an image which had never been published before in others contests !
• Must be based on a original architecture (Interior or Exterior) interpretation, existing or has exist before.
• The model must be in 3D and the environment coud be a matte painting, 2D, compositing, ...
• Your project could'nt be commercial, this is an interpretation in which we could find the original autor/source(s) of the project if necessary !

Note : If you want to know what's 3D realtime project mean, here is an article about 3D realtime applications.

To be accepted on this contest you should registrered (closed)

• The original name / source(s) of the project and your name must appear clearly on the final image or, in case of a real time 3D project, in the credits. Unnamed projects will be automatically disqualified !
• To be qualified, you must publish your W.I.P (Work In Progress) in the forum TDT3D.
• Projects created for this contest can not be sold or used in a commercial context. They can however be used as publicity for the sponsors or as illustration by TDT3D and the sponsors of the contest to offer a creative insight on the projects.
• As organizer of this contest, TDT3D can not be held responsible in any way for the submitted projects. The author of any submitted projects must make sure to possess all its rights of use/publication, at least in a non-lucrative context.

You are free to use any software you want, full licences or trial edition are allowed, some sponsors' website have trial version you can download and use to running this contest !

The submission of the project should be done before midnight at the end day of the contest (Server date GTM+1) !

An FTP link will be sent to all participants 1 week before the end of the competition to store the final version in a ZIP archive includes :

• Your Image JPEG format A3 quality 95% 150 dpi Portrait mode (1753x2480) or Landscape (2480x1753).
  or
  
• Your 3D real time project with all libraries and files required to run your project offline !
• A readme.txt with project description, your address, the software and source / copyrights of the project. 
• The maximum size of your ZIP archive can not exceed 50 mega.

Feel free to speak about this contest on the forum

[Français]

Grand concours d'architecture autour de l'Asie médiéval.

Ce concours à pour but de promouvoir les merveilles de l'architecture mariées à l'eau et la fluidité des éléments. Ex :  votre projet doit être basé sur une architecture existante ou imaginaire, vous êtes libre de lui apporter votre touche créative !

Réaliser une image JPEG A3 150 dpi ou une visite virtuelle 3D du projet de votre choix respectant les critères suivant :

• Vous devez être membre de TDT3D et devez publier vos W.I.P dans le forum.
  
• Votre projet doit-être réalisé par une seule personne (pas de projet d'équipe ou de société)
• Une seule participation par personne et une image qui n'a jamais été publiée auparavant dans d'autres concours !
• Basé sur une interprétation d'architecture (intérieur ou extérieur) originale, existante ou imaginaire.
• Le modèle doit-être en 3D, l'environnement peut-être matte painting, 2D, compositing,...
• Votre projet ne peut-être commercial, il s'agit d'une interprétation sur la quel se trouvera renseignée l'auteur / source(s) d'origine du projet si besoin !

Note : Si vous désirez en savoir plus sur la 3D temps réel voici un article sur cette discipline.

Pour être accepté à ce concours vous devez vous-être enregistrez (closed)

Vous êtes libre d'utiliser le(s) logiciel(s) de votre choix ! Si vous ne disposez pas des outils outils nécessaire pour participer à ce concours, n'hésitez pas à utiliser des logiciels en versions d'évaluations / Trial, généralement téléchargeables sur les sites de nos sponsors !

La remise de votre projet devra se faire au plus tard à minuit le jour de clôture du concours (date serveur GMT+1)  !

Un lien FTP sera envoyé aux participants 1 semaine avant la fin du concours pour y stocker la version final dans une archive ZIP comprenant :

• Votre Image au format A3 JPEG en qualité 95% 150 dpi en mode Portrait (1753x2480) ou Paysage (2480x1753).
  ou
  
• Votre Projet 3D temps réel avec toutes les librairies et fichiers nécessaires au fonctionnement de votre projet hors ligne !
• Un fichier readme.txt descriptif du projet avec votre adresse complète, les logiciels utilisés et sources / copyrights du projet.
• La taille maximum de votre archive ZIP ne peut dépasser les 50 méga.

Venez discuter de ce concours sur le forum

[Sponsors and prizes]

Company	Products prizes offered to the 6 winners !	Trial Download / Website
	3DWorld is the world most know 3D artists magazine !	3dworldmag.com
	WireFusion The world’s most powerful professional real-time Web 3D solution !	demicron.com
	Vue offers professional CG artists a complete toolset for creating exceptionally rich and realistic natural environments and rendering !	e-onsoftware.com
	LightWave and SpeedEdit is the perfect combination of power, speed and value. Long considered one of the easiest 3D animation systems to learn and use !	newtek-europe.com
	Quest3D is a 3D realtime development tool for creating 3D applications and virtual realities projects.	quest3d.com
	Genetica is an innovative nodes-based seamless texture editor for professional 3D artists.	spiralgraphics.biz
	Nova real-time 3D engine allows to display high quality virtual scenes. Simple, easy to use, powerful, based on the latest hardware and software technologies !	vertice.fr
	Virtools 3D real-time solutions, the leading tools to develop exceptional interactive applications for industry and games !	virtools.com

[Jury staff and evaluations points]

Evaluations points for Still A3 150 DPI :

• Overall quality and originality of the project.
• Complexity of the modeling.
• Integration and environment.
• Quality of lighting and materials.

Evaluations points for 3D VR project :

• Overall quality and originality of the project.
• Quality of low poly modeling..
• Texturing, materials and shaders.
• Project interface interactions and frame rate.

Jury staff :

• Angela Singgih - Act-3D
• Atlas - Spiralraphics
• Bob Bennett - Luxology
  
• Benoit Vandangeon - 3d-test
  
• Benoît Saint-Moulin - BSM3D
• Carole Demasy - Artkm
  
• Cédric Decamps - Creative Digital
• Claudio Gallego - 3d designer
  
• David Revoy - Illustrator
  
• Jim Thacker - 3DWorld Mag
  
• Matt Riveccie - e-onsoftware
• Pierre  Bretagnolle - N-Sided
• Sandip Patel - Digital-Tutors
  
• Sébastien Callens - Vertice
  
• Stefano de Carolis - Demicron

[Rules]

<sup>1 - This contest is open to all TDT3D registered members, without distinction of country.

2 - You can use any kind of software of your choice to create your project (full licences or trial demos allowed).

3 - The projet submitted to this contest must be one of your personal works & creations,  group projects / company are not allowed.

4 - Only one project per artist and per contest, project or JPEG image never been published in any contest before !

5 - Your project must be either an original creation or a reproduction/interpretation of an existing architecture. TDT3D can't be held responsible for any project submitted! You must have all rights of use and/or copyright of your artwork. You and you only are responsible for your submitted artwork!

6 - Each participant must submit his complete name, a valid address e-mail, his country of residence and the software used for the realization of his project in a separate text file when he submits his image.

7 - TDT3D team reserves the right to refuse any project that will have been considered innapropriate, not in agreement with the subject, or any other reason. The author will then be warned by e-mail. TDT3D team also reserves the right to place a project off competition because of a failure to oblige to one or more of the rules detailed here or in the event of "except subject".

8 - At any time, a participant and/or winner can be asked for more details and evidence proving that he really is the author of the project (requests for WIP screenshots, files etc.) He will then have to satisfy the request, under penalty of being disqualified definitively of the contest.

9 - The project remains the property of its original author, but he will not have the right to require financial compensation in the event of use of its image by TDT3D for promotional ends.

10 - The final project must be sent at the very latest on the last day of the contest before midnight, including a separate text file with your first name, second name and email. In case of a reproduction of an existing architecture, the name of the original architect must be added at the bottom of the image. No image will be accepted after midnight of the last day of the contest.

11 - To be qualified, W.I.P . (Work In Progress) must be posted in TDT3D forum WIP area ! This guarantees that this project is really your creation by showing various phases of realization. Bare in mind that all WIP can be watched by TDT3D visitors, members and members of jury.

12 - The prizes offered by our generous sponsors vary according to contests and TDT3D does not exclude the possibility of a contest without prizes/awards. In addition, TDT3D can not in any case be held responsible for the withdrawal of a sponsor at the last moment or non-delivery of a prizes.

13 - The TDT3D team members are authorized to take part in the contests. However, doing so forbids him to be part of the jury. The voters personally commit themselves to remain impartial in their votes and to not give any kind of favor treatment to any participant.

14 - Only one vote by sponsor belonging to the jury and projects will be allowed.

15 - Members of the jury, of their families and/or of the company of a jury member cannot take part in this contest.

16 - All registration data will be sent only to our sponsors so they can send you your prizes if you are one of the winners. All of your data, such as your address, email, software used, ... are kept private and in a safe place. Only your name and first name will be displayed on the result page of the contest.

17 - Once the results are published, the participants must claim their prizes in the 45 days following the advertisement of the results. If a winner does not manifest himself during that period, his prize will be either canceled or, if the nature of the prize allows it, divided as equally as possible between the authors of the other winning images, plus the author of the highest rated image which was not among the winners.

18 - By submitting a project to this contest, you give permission to TDT3D and to the sponsors of the contest to use the final projects for their own promotional ends.

19 - Sponsors who would like to use the projects submitted to the contest for their own promotional ends should make sure that they have all rights of use and publications. IN NO CASE can TDT3D be held responsible. The name of the artist and of the original author / source(s) of the architecture depicted can not in any case be erased or hidden.

20 - Good luck !</sup>

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