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Contests


Official Flash Preloader Competition

^Age2003:iconAge2003: reports, March 8, 2007



An official Flash competition based on scripting has been long overdue on deviantART but fear not Flashers because we’ve got one! Although this doesn’t involve the most complex of actionscript coding known to man it is a vitally important one.


Brief

Your task this time around is to design and create the Official Flash Preloader for deviantART.com that will be hosted on the website and could potentially be used by many thousands of Flash creators on and off deviantART.


Submission

Obviously for the preloader to be displayed for a decent amount of time there has to be something to load however this won't be possible with the small file size of the .swf file. Instead, after creating a working preloader create an animation/simulation of your preloader working such as a simple tween to emulate how your preloader would look if it were loading for say 5 seconds (24fps).

Click here to see and here to download an example I have created.
Remember the preloader you create must actually work otherwise it won't be considered as an entry.


Rules

:bulletgreen: Your submission uploaded to deviantART must be uploaded as an .SWF file and an entirely new creation made by you.
:bulletgreen: Your entry should indicate that this is a deviantART Preloader.
:bulletgreen: You must submit your entry to the Flash Preloader Competition Category when you submit the deviation. Do this by choosing Community Projects > Contests > 2007 etc.
:bulletgreen: No nudity.
:bulletgreen: The deadline for the submissions is the 8th of April 11:55pm GMT - Click here to see what time that is in your timezone.
:bulletgreen: The winners will be announced within the second week of April.


Judging

The entries will be judged by as many Core Staff and Gallery Directors as possible and will be judged on originality, functionality, design and overall coolness. B-)


Prizes

:bulletred: 1st Prize Official preloader and a one year subscription.
:bulletred: 2nd Prize A one year and a print up to $25 (including shipping)
:bulletred: 3rd Prize A one year's subscription or a print up to $25 (including shipping).


If you have any questions feel free to ask.
Have fun, be creative and good luck. :)


Article is mirrored here.

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^Age2003:iconAge2003: Mar 8, 2007, 5:13:54 PM
That mirror link doesn't work ironically but if it did it would have gone to my journal.

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^Age2003:iconAge2003: Mar 8, 2007, 6:44:26 PM
To answer a few FAQs I've recieved concerning entry limits and Flash version.

There's no limts of how many entries a user can have but I suggest only submitting your best two.

Also I suggest aiming your preloaders for Flash Player 7 compatible. :)

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~Vector-19:iconVector-19: Mar 8, 2007, 10:14:37 PM Mood: Optimism
Sounds neat, I might try.

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`duhcoolies:iconduhcoolies: Mar 8, 2007, 10:40:43 PM
So what you're saying is that we have to do just the animation and not worry about the actionscripting part :?

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`zacthetoad:iconzacthetoad: Mar 8, 2007, 11:30:33 PM
"Remember the preloader you create must actually work otherwise it won't be considered as an entry."

I think they want a working one, and a demonstration of how it would work. :)

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`zacthetoad:iconzacthetoad: Mar 8, 2007, 11:30:55 PM
Interesting contest, and one I think I will enter.

:ahoy:

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`duhcoolies:iconduhcoolies: Mar 8, 2007, 11:40:39 PM
:shakefish:

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~mbaker3154:iconmbaker3154: Mar 9, 2007, 1:03:16 AM
Hmm, i probably will try but i dout i will get remotly good at it lol.

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