The View Contest - Contest #3
by Geoff Beckstrom · 02/14/2012 (4:57 pm) · 35 comments
All right community it’s time for another weekly contest. This one is all about the view. No not some daytime talk show run by middle aged women in the US, and no not a Zen garden/day dream location for Friday afternoon. Rather how many views can you generate to a YouTube video promoting GarageGames and a Torque engine?
These last two weeks we have seen some AMAZING entries. This week instead of just sharing them with the community members we want to get your talents and creativity using Torque out to the rest of the world.
What you put in your video is up to you – shots of a game you’re working on, your idea for a particularly significant and well known football game commercial for GarageGames – get creative.
Here is what your video must have to qualify:
• A clear reference to GarageGames
• A clear reference to one of our engines – iT2D, T2D, or T3D
• A positive message about GarageGames
Beyond that what you come up with is up to you. The owner with their video embedded as a comment to this blog with the most views at 12:59 PM PST Friday February 17th will win $159 in first party store credit.
Finally a word from the legal department – all videos must follow YouTube’s rules of submission which means no objectionable material and no copyright violations. For this contest you have permission from GarageGames to use our company logo and the Torque engine logo. But you are responsible to ensure that whatever else you include in your video follows all applicable laws.
Game On!
EDIT: The video must be NEWLY posted (with 0 views) as of this week to qualify for the contest.
Eric's Submission
Music By Evolv | Song: Purify
These last two weeks we have seen some AMAZING entries. This week instead of just sharing them with the community members we want to get your talents and creativity using Torque out to the rest of the world.
What you put in your video is up to you – shots of a game you’re working on, your idea for a particularly significant and well known football game commercial for GarageGames – get creative.
Here is what your video must have to qualify:
• A clear reference to GarageGames
• A clear reference to one of our engines – iT2D, T2D, or T3D
• A positive message about GarageGames
Beyond that what you come up with is up to you. The owner with their video embedded as a comment to this blog with the most views at 12:59 PM PST Friday February 17th will win $159 in first party store credit.
Finally a word from the legal department – all videos must follow YouTube’s rules of submission which means no objectionable material and no copyright violations. For this contest you have permission from GarageGames to use our company logo and the Torque engine logo. But you are responsible to ensure that whatever else you include in your video follows all applicable laws.
Game On!
EDIT: The video must be NEWLY posted (with 0 views) as of this week to qualify for the contest.
Eric's Submission
Music By Evolv | Song: Purify
About the author
Las Vegas studio director and operations manager.
#22
We've just finished and uploaded the video, which is approximately three hours before the deadline so my guess is we won't make enough views even though we're sending it to some of our "friendly" gaming servers where we expect to hit few thousands of visitors...if only we had a day more.
Anyways, we're glad for the opportunity to preview our game which touches a very important topic and aims to remind people that it's not over.
So if you like the vid and the concept guys, feel free to share it wherever you want, if not for helping us win this contest, then for the sake of the matter. And before you send us to hell, stop for a moment and ask yourself...what would Jesus do? ;-)
Cheers,
Frantisek
02/17/2012 (8:47 am)
Hi guys, here comes Nitromsoft's entry. It's an entirely-made-in-Torque-2D video that shows some animations and first draft of gameplay of our upcoming freeware game and the last week's contest entry "Monopoly Monster".We've just finished and uploaded the video, which is approximately three hours before the deadline so my guess is we won't make enough views even though we're sending it to some of our "friendly" gaming servers where we expect to hit few thousands of visitors...if only we had a day more.
Anyways, we're glad for the opportunity to preview our game which touches a very important topic and aims to remind people that it's not over.
So if you like the vid and the concept guys, feel free to share it wherever you want, if not for helping us win this contest, then for the sake of the matter. And before you send us to hell, stop for a moment and ask yourself...what would Jesus do? ;-)
Cheers,
Frantisek
#23
Suckerfree: 180 views
Szz: 122 views
Sam: 115 views
Thomas: 99 views
Nitromsoft: 4 views
You will have until the end of community power hour so push your videos out to facebook, twitter, etc.
02/17/2012 (8:56 am)
Okay with 4 hours (and 3 minutes) left everyone has a chance to win this. Here are the standings as of this comment:Suckerfree: 180 views
Szz: 122 views
Sam: 115 views
Thomas: 99 views
Nitromsoft: 4 views
You will have until the end of community power hour so push your videos out to facebook, twitter, etc.
#24
02/17/2012 (11:38 am)
Good luck everyone! Looks like I should have pushed to get my video out a little earlier.
#25
Current standings:
Suckerfree: 199
Sam: 186
Szz: 130
Thomas: 114
Nitromsoft: 23
Looks like this could come down to the wire. Ill announce the winner at the end of the hour and we will post next weeks contest later today so people can have the weekend to get a jump on it!
02/17/2012 (12:08 pm)
Okay community power hour has begun. This is the final push for views.Current standings:
Suckerfree: 199
Sam: 186
Szz: 130
Thomas: 114
Nitromsoft: 23
Looks like this could come down to the wire. Ill announce the winner at the end of the hour and we will post next weeks contest later today so people can have the weekend to get a jump on it!
#26
02/17/2012 (12:37 pm)
Some awesome videos guys, both in terms of humor and some of the tech/art being displayed 
#27
02/17/2012 (12:46 pm)
I have to say, anything with disgruntled kitties makes my day!
#28
Sam: 245
Suckerfree: 199
Thomas: 156
Szz: 130
Nitromsoft: 38
Sam Banter with a last hour fury pulls ahead of Suckerfree's cat for the most views and wins this weeks contest!
I will have the blog for next weeks contest up before I leave this afternoon so you will all have the weekend to get started.
02/17/2012 (1:00 pm)
Okay here are the final standings:Sam: 245
Suckerfree: 199
Thomas: 156
Szz: 130
Nitromsoft: 38
Sam Banter with a last hour fury pulls ahead of Suckerfree's cat for the most views and wins this weeks contest!
I will have the blog for next weeks contest up before I leave this afternoon so you will all have the weekend to get started.
#29
02/17/2012 (1:07 pm)
AWESOME! Congratulations Sam! 
#30
02/17/2012 (1:08 pm)
I'll have to say, I would have lost if it wasn't for my classmates. I asked them all to view my video at the beginning of lecture and they pulled through. This was a fun contest and I will finally be able to afford Torque 3D on my starving college student budget. Thanks to GarageGames and everyone who viewed my video. 
#31
02/17/2012 (1:09 pm)
@Sam -That's awesome. Please don't rave during class.
#32
02/17/2012 (1:22 pm)
Congratulations Sam! Nice work =) 
#33
02/17/2012 (7:12 pm)
@Sam - Congrats! The video made its rounds to all the computers at the office. Enjoy Torque 3D.
#34
02/17/2012 (7:17 pm)
@William - Oh, despite not winning. . .you're video was my favorite. My wife also liked it. Now to see what Facebook thinks of it =) 
#35
why do not u guys arrange contest for more longer time period .same prize for a monthly contest.and in every month.so total will be 12 contests.u can announce an champion among this contest or can arrange an grand contest.i think that will make more appeal to forum members.also will force novice beginner to think seriously.also it can be used as a advertisement campaign for u with the same amount of cost.
One week is not long enough for an indie game developers with his limited resource.i think for indie idea is the most important thing for his game's success.and indie needs time to think about new ideas.
well,there are some professional studio guys,they are always capable to make a fantastic looking game in 3-4 days with their medium or big resource.they are capable to win this type of small contest
02/18/2012 (12:58 am)
To GG guys,why do not u guys arrange contest for more longer time period .same prize for a monthly contest.and in every month.so total will be 12 contests.u can announce an champion among this contest or can arrange an grand contest.i think that will make more appeal to forum members.also will force novice beginner to think seriously.also it can be used as a advertisement campaign for u with the same amount of cost.
One week is not long enough for an indie game developers with his limited resource.i think for indie idea is the most important thing for his game's success.and indie needs time to think about new ideas.
well,there are some professional studio guys,they are always capable to make a fantastic looking game in 3-4 days with their medium or big resource.they are capable to win this type of small contest
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