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BatVink
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Hands On AppGameKit BASIC - Book Cover Competition

The company that created the Hands On DarkBASIC Pro books, is working hard on a Hands On AppGameKit BASIC book (it should be ready in time for a place in your Christmas stocking). But they would like you talented people out there to do all the hard work of designing the book cover.

They have announced a cover design competition with a prize of £250 (about $400.00) - and a copy of the book - for the winner. All entries have to be submitted by October 31 2011. See their website (www.digital-skills.co.uk) for further details.

Hands On AppGameKit BASIC - can't wait!

This is not a TGC competition. Digital Skills have always honoured their previous competition winner obligations, including the prestigious award of having your design in print!

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Quote: "12,000 pixels by 8,000 pixels image in bmp format...
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a loss of approximately 40mm from both the top and bottom of the cover and about 20mm from the vertical edges...
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would be nice if a layered psd/pdf template was offered/available (& accepted); a bit unconventional but their game, their rules, i guess

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[Quote]The company that created the Hands On DarkBASIC Pro books, is working hard on a Hands On AppGameKit BASIC book (it should be ready in time for a place in your Christmas stocking). But they would like you talented people out there to do all the hard work of designing the book cover.

They have announced a cover design competition with a prize of £250 (about $400.00) - and a copy of the book - for the winner. All entries have to be submitted by October 31 2011. See their website (www.digital-skills.co.uk) for further details.

Hands On AppGameKit BASIC - can't wait!

This is not a TGC competition. Digital Skills have always honoured their previous competition winner obligations, including the prestigious award of having your design in print! [/Quote]

what format is their requirement ?

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The 12000x8000 would be landscape am I right? All of their other books appear have been in portrait (according to the images on the site)so it would be nice to get some clarification if you can BatVink.

Probably not going to enter because I'm damn busy but I might not be the only one wondering is all.
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Posted: 28th Sep 2011 01:04
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I'd guess at portrait and it's been inadvertently flipped when written, but I'll try to get clarification.

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Quote: "You may submit multiple entries.
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IM IN!

One question though... Can I recreate my own version of the TGC Logo? or is there a repository [including the given images on the AppGameKit website the one you optionally can add to your apps the made with AppGameKit one...] for images of the Official TGC AppGameKit logo?

If I can simply recreate it, I can get cracking asap... and I love the fact that you can submit several works, thats a true Competition .

And if they need a 'Who will buy this book?' statistic, add me to it! well a digital version anyway... any info if they will release a simultanious digital copy?

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Posted: 28th Sep 2011 06:40 Edited at: 28th Sep 2011 06:42
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not sure if this will show up, but will rework it and upload a jpg... if it fails

EDIT

it worked, and then I realised I had double posted, sorry, but this is my first piece, please let me know what you think of it

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Plain and simple right?

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Posted: 29th Sep 2011 19:52 Edited at: 29th Sep 2011 19:54
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Hmmm... I might as well try



Edit: not sure I'd be allowed to enter it as it uses the logo from the AppGameKit site.

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Please make sure you check out the rules on the Digital Skills website , particularly about submitting your entry...


Submission Details:
Send your entry to CoverComp@Digital-Skills.co.uk giving your name, age (if under 18), email address and add your cover image as an attachment.

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II posted mine here for forum feedback

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Here's what mine might look like...




(LOL - cheap plug for some of my projects!)

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Its a bit 3D lol

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Yah, that's why I said, "Here's what mine might look like."

I actually only submitted the "cover" image, but I thought it would be cool to see it as a book.

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For confirmation, it is indeed portrait format, 8,000 x 12,000

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BatVink - the first submission is 800 x 1200, and if you get picked for the final 5, then you submit the larger one.

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Yes I just saw that, it's easier to start full size though right?

Then just reduce the size for the first submission...

EDIT: Here's my submission. I'll send it off in a moment


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I just read this:
Quote: "The design you submit must be entirely your own work. No part of the cover design can be obtained from other sources - even copyright-free images."

Does that really screw my entry up as the shapes I cut out are from other sources although they are copyright free (other than the company logos)...?

EDIT: I'll do another one just in case...

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Posted: 30th Sep 2011 15:30 Edited at: 30th Sep 2011 15:32
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Quote: "Yes I just saw that, it's easier to start full size though right?
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It was easier, for me, to slap something together at the smaller size. But, yeah, it would look better to shrink the hi-res version I think.

Quote: "The design you submit must be entirely your own work."


I think I'm okay with my graphics, I own a monitor, the iPad, and iPod Touch. I don't have a netbook, that's a 3D model I rendered in ac3d.

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Quote: "I don't have a netbook, that's a 3D model I rendered in ac3d."

I don't know Rich...

Quote: "Since AppGameKit allows only 2D gaming, the cover should also be 2D in nature. That is, there should be no images created using 3D packages. Other than that, no content restrictions apply."

You might be on thin ice too!

EDIT: I checked with Digital Skills and company logos are not allowed

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I was clarifying the format Originally is was specified as landscape.

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When I saw this I was like "I might give it a shot" and then I see everyone else's entries and now I'm thinking "you know what, I'll just watch".

I'll give it a shot anyway.

Quote: "I checked with Digital Skills and company logos are not allowed"

Thanks for the heads up.

@ Rich: Is that your particle sandbox on the cover? It looks pretty good.

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Here's my "no logo" version



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Excellent, a book on AppGameKit will be great!!

Any chance of a preview of the likely chapters that will be included?

Thanks,

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Quote: "@ Rich: Is that your particle sandbox on the cover? It looks pretty good."


Yes, it is, thanks. Actually it's Particle Sandbox, the Lunar Lander I posted as a Coding Challenge, and the initials input function for the ADG Arcade! project. And the code in the monitor is also from AppGameKit Particle Sandbox.

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Quote: "Hands On AppGameKit BASIC - can't wait!"


Wonder if it will, come after Hands On FPS Creator they're doing...

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dammit I wish I'd read the "No logos" bit before I did mine.

this isn't enterable however I worked hard on it so ill share it...

gotta start again from scratch.

Sometimes I like to use words out of contents

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Nice work Kezzla! Yes it's annoying but I guess we should have read the rules before getting started

Lucky for me I still could edit mine because of the way my image was put together.

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EDIT: I am entering

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Is this an automatic message or i really did good?

Came as a response after a few hours i sent my entry:
"Thank you for your excellent entry to our cover competition."

-In.Dev.X: A unique heavy story based shoot'em ~35%
-CoreFleet: An underground commander unit based RTS ~15%
-TailsVSEggman: An Sonic themed RTS under development for idea presentation to Sega ~15%
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I don't understand what we do regarding the title of the book. Do we include that, or are they doing it themselves?

Quote: "The image you submit will be overlaid by text, so don't position any vital part of your design too near the top where the book's title will appear."


So do we only do the background part?

Either way, I attempted a very simple look for my entry. Basic colors, simple squares representing "building blocks", simplicity, etc.



I may also submit a version of this without the warping towards the top of the numbers. Thoughts?

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They don't want a title.

I like yours the best. I would submit both one with warping and one without.


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Just fooling around, Not really planning on entering this compo.



Cheers!

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hu i guess i try something i built with my world editor i made in agk

Go through yourself at a wall.

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Nice designs, I Will try to make something too
EDIT: I made simple design! Hope you like it!

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This is my entry.

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Here is my entry.
I have a whole write up about its design and influences, but its a bit long, Ill send it on to the contest holders along with my entry.




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Hi guys, there is my AppGameKit cover, I hope you enjoy it .

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The stuff has practically ended so i finally can share my entries too, here they are!

- Entry1 -
- Entry2 -
- Entry3 -

-In.Dev.X: A unique heavy story based shoot'em ~35%
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I must say... all these are soooooo creative, love them all.

Keep this up!

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Picture

I was in the final 6, and just got a mail i did not win.

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Wow, nice work Quel!

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Thank you... just not enough i guess.

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So, who won, and with what?

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Well, they are in Europe. Only clue. I say too much and I'll be throttled

Yes, that is a lame clue. But there weren't really many entries, at least on this thread.
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What's with the giant silence and careful clue droppings, it should have been announced on Dec 1th...

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ModEdit: Play nice.

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Well, I'm not Alistair, so I think it is best if he announces it or tells a mod to announce it. I'm not sure if he wants it to be known or unknown for the time being. I'll send him an email anyways and see what he says.
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So who is the winner? Competition says winner announced Dec 1st, that's 2 weeks ago, has anyone here been told personally they are the winner? Has this contest been held anywhere else? We have all entered this contest in good faith, and some of us have done a lot of work on our entries. I think we should be respected for that and the holders of the competition should uphold their part of the contest.


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I was one of the six finalists, i've been told i was second.

Now that 1th has been gone for two weeks i would be really interested who beat me.

Dear MrValentine joked something i couldn't really make out of himself as the winner... but don't tell me the black nothing with a distorted AppGameKit logo won (as you can see among the early posts)... I've been beaten too many times by 5 minute jobs to appreciate that joke.

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Quote: "Dear MrValentine joked something i couldn't really make out of himself as the winner... but don't tell me the black nothing with a distorted AppGameKit logo won (as you can see among the early posts)... I've been beaten too many times by 5 minute jobs to appreciate that joke."


He was trying to correct your grammar from "1th" to 1st in your previous post.
The way he did so was a little untactful so I removed his post.

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