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[Jessica Merizan]

Discussion and feedback for the new BioWare Blog. Read the entry here!

Also, let us know if you have any questions about the design challenge (submit screenshots of your designs by January 3rd!).

Modifié par Jessica Merizan, 21 décembre 2011 - 11:11 .

[Jessica Merizan]

LVL99 wrote...

What better way to get free labour, eh? Is there remuneration available aside from kudos considering it's a big multi-national company using someone's work for free? I also see that there are no resources provided, i.e. logos, images, colour values, etc. as it seems that's part of the "challenge". It's a lot of work for someone to do just for the credit and "fan participation" in your brand, and it's not even guaranteed their participation will be accepted or acknowledged no matter how much work they put into it, but obviously it's their choice should they take part.

For a company as big as EA/BioWare, this smells pretty stupid. Please think a little harder next time you wish to "engage" with the community to better respect them and your relationship with them.

If you are such an individual who is more than willing to participate, I don't discount your enthusiasm, but merely point out some discrepancies in this set-up and encourage those serious about their craft to not cheapen it in the eyes of large corporate entities who can do well to financially support the artists whose work they encourage.

Since they mention they wish for a "screenshot" entry, it's possible designs might only be used as a concept -- and possibly elements of the final art/design -- as there are no technical guidelines or specifications regarding building/constructing the site itself.

January 3rd also seems a quick turn-around considering the time of the year as well.

This is a challenge for our fans who want to experess themselves via graphic design with the same intentions as a creative writing contest, cosplay, or more traditional art contests.

[Jessica Merizan]

Shadow_Soul wrote...

this is awesome! but, with the art featuring, will fanfic be featured or no? I mean, for those of us who can't draw for crap but can write, that might be something.

We have a Dragon Age creative writing challenge right now? 

[Jessica Merizan]

We had anticipated people would just want to send us mock ups, however, we are looking into providing resources to help with your design process.

However, if you have an idea and can sketch it out or do a mock up, that is all that is required for this challenge. We just want to see your vision, if you do not have the skills for full execution, that's not a problem.

Thanks to those who have already submitted mock ups and screenshots! Really excited to share some of these entries

Modifié par Jessica Merizan, 03 janvier 2012 - 07:02 .

[Jessica Merizan]

Thanks everyone who entered! We will be contacting everyone who submitted a design ASAP