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CHALLENGE 12/21/2009: That's So Last Deca

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Topic: CHALLENGE 12/21/2009: That's So Last Deca
Posted By: administrator
Subject: CHALLENGE 12/21/2009: That's So Last Deca
Date Posted: 21 December 2009 at 12:00am

CHALLENGE: That's So Last Decade

It's been a decade since the panic over http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenium_Bug - the millenium bug . So to commemorate you are challenged to depict an alternate January 1 2000 where the world has been drastically affected by Y2K.

For example, you could show hundreds of planes falling out of the sky or scene where a group of killer microwaves are chasing after humans on the stroke of midnight. Be creative. Be afraid.

Canvas Size - Max 200 x 200.
Colours - Max 20.
Transparency - Optional.
Animation - Optional.


CHALLENGE RULES

  • Participants have until this upcoming Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) to /pixels/submit_icons.asp'>submit their entry (strict). Don't forget to check the 'Submit to weekly challenge' checkbox.
  • Only new pixels allowed.
  • Open to all members.
  • Posting WIPs in this thread or in new threads in the /forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=8'>WIP section is highly encouraged, but ONLY SUBMIT YOUR FINAL ART.

CHALLENGE JUDGING

  • Every Sunday at midnight (12AM Pacific) the previous week's entries are judged.
  • Every week a new voting poll will be posted for previous week's entries.
  • Winner announced the following week.

CHALLENGE PRIZES/GOODIES

  • Top three finishers will receive an award displayed in your PJ gallery profile for all to see and envy.
  • Top finisher gets to call the following week's challenge...sweet.
  • 'Participation' ribbons will be given for all who enter.
  • No matter what happens you get challenged :)

CHALLENGE VOTING

/pixels/poll.asp?id=1169' name='vote' target='_blank'>Vote now for your favorite pixelart in this week's challenge!

CHALLENGE AWARDS

The That's So Last Decade pixel art challenge is complete and we have three new champions. This week's challenge awards go to the following pieces:

/pixelart/48894.htm' target='_blank'>Extra! Extra! by /p/19218.htm' target='_blank'>Jeremy
/pixelart/48868.htm' target='_blank'>Pac-Man Armagedon by /p/24724.htm' target='_blank'>Chibi Robo
/pixelart/48965.htm' target='_blank'>In the end... by /p/23917.htm' target='_blank'>TioLuko


Thanks so much to all who took the time to vote and participate in the challenge!

/pixelart/48884.htm' target='_blank'>Cannot find file: REALITY.SYS by /p/22777.htm' target='_blank'>delta4.gamma2
/pixelart/48972.htm' target='_blank'>military coup by /p/8182.htm' target='_blank'>plyvinyl
/pixelart/48895.htm' target='_blank'>y2k by /p/24814.htm' target='_blank'>ParkerBabyDiaperCompany
/pixelart/48849.htm' target='_blank'>Fatal Error by /p/8215.htm' target='_blank'>Beeblebrox
/pixelart/48959.htm' target='_blank'>Crashed Plane by /p/24297.htm' target='_blank'>JediDude
/pixelart/48878.htm' target='_blank'>man .. thay fool us by /p/25599.htm' target='_blank'>Hooligan
/pixelart/48958.htm' target='_blank'>PC attacks! by /p/10654.htm' target='_blank'>kvetacek
/pixelart/48909.htm' target='_blank'>iPod Kill by /p/14232.htm' target='_blank'>Boonzeet
/pixelart/48971.htm' target='_blank'>Problem 2000 (for the challenge) by /p/11591.htm' target='_blank'>A.B. Lazer



Replies:
Posted By: Relix
Date Posted: 21 December 2009 at 3:44am
Ahem...

There happens to be a secret war base in the moon, and the computers bug and start attack on the earth, very original, I know.



I need to improve the details on the earth, but I've no idea what I should do to it...

Currently at 12 colors.


Posted By: orenshtiv
Date Posted: 21 December 2009 at 4:20am
Sneak peak to my upcoming submission:



Posted By: orenshtiv
Date Posted: 21 December 2009 at 5:55am
Nvm,givin' up,no idea xD
(I forgot it's a bug,you know... computers,watches,etc.


Posted By: orenshtiv
Date Posted: 21 December 2009 at 12:45pm
I'll think about that...


Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 21 December 2009 at 1:20pm
LESS SPAMMING MORE PIXELLING!

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Posted By: Atora
Date Posted: 22 December 2009 at 4:17pm
I forgot I was supposed to post it here :P

Well, here's my first WIP of the challenge, "That was so last decade..."
It's called "Last Stand of the Whitehouse."


There is going to be an exploding helicopter on the top right hand corner, but Im not quite sure how to draw it. Any ideas?


Posted By: Atora
Date Posted: 22 December 2009 at 5:26pm
Update, Sky's done:


Update 2, removed the temporary clouds, I didn't think they would work in this piece.


Update 3, basic colors are in.


Update 4, black outlining removed.




Posted By: Atora
Date Posted: 23 December 2009 at 12:15pm
Well, I couldn't get it quite right, but here's my try of a hole and some smoke:
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Update:

I'm nearly done now, any suggestions?


Posted By: Manupix
Date Posted: 23 December 2009 at 1:36pm
Good idea, pixels might still improve.
There is not much shading / contrast on the house; also the explosion doesn't really look like one (need some red/yellow/white highlights).
Btw, where's that helicopter? Some falling bits would help I think.

Keep at it, plenty o'time still! ;)


Posted By: Boonzeet
Date Posted: 23 December 2009 at 10:59pm
Bit of a strange one from me. Here's my work-in-progresses so far.




Then started dithering a background (GraphicsGale), but probably will try to replace with some advice.



I have no idea what to do with this anymore...


Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 23 December 2009 at 11:12pm
FYI, iPods were invented in 2001

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Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 24 December 2009 at 2:50am
Remove the apple logo and make it look more like a walkman ;)


Posted By: Boonzeet
Date Posted: 24 December 2009 at 3:45am
Aye, iPods were 2001... maybe the robots... built them early... ;-;

What about the 'iKill', then? iMacs were around in 2000 as far as I know.


Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 24 December 2009 at 3:50am
Extra, Extra! Computer screen sledgehammerings double!


Posted By: skamocore
Date Posted: 24 December 2009 at 3:52am
Other MP3 players were around before 2000. Also, walkmans/discmans as Jeremy was saying.

Yep, iMacs were around back then too, the ones with the huge coloured monitors D:

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Posted By: inphy
Date Posted: 24 December 2009 at 2:08pm
01/01/00, people wake up to a brisk chill and a world of no electricity. Power grids around the world have collapsed, bringing virtually everything to a grinding halt... including security.



Well, I might not finish. Working on a small netbook with a small laptop mouse has proven itself not to be one of my best laid plans.


Posted By: Surly
Date Posted: 24 December 2009 at 6:27pm
Hey boonzeet, I made a quick edit of your entry:

I made the laser's light and the lightning on the robot stronger, hope this helps you.

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You can call me Twirly (more like Surly :|)


Posted By: jeremy
Date Posted: 25 December 2009 at 5:11am
Done I guess
http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/48894.htm">


Posted By: JediDude
Date Posted: 25 December 2009 at 9:02pm


I'm not sure about the smoke. I don't really know how to make smoke look good :/



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