Comments on: And The Winner Is… http://linuxgamingnews.org/2010/07/01/and-the-winner-is/ Unique News About GNU/Linux Games Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:25:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick http://linuxgamingnews.org/2010/07/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-499 Patrick Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:25:58 +0000 http://lgn.linux-hardcore.com/?p=1892#comment-499 The reason I didn't participate is really simple: I really suck at graphics / image editing. I'm able to start The GIMP, open an existing picture or screenshot and then draw an arrow with the pencil tool and use the text tool to place some text at the end of the arrow. To be more precise: The only thing I can do in The GIMP is creating images with text like "You need to click on this button!" and an arrow pointing to the button to click. The reason I didn’t participate is really simple: I really suck at graphics / image editing. I’m able to start The GIMP, open an existing picture or screenshot and then draw an arrow with the pencil tool and use the text tool to place some text at the end of the arrow.

To be more precise: The only thing I can do in The GIMP is creating images with text like “You need to click on this button!” and an arrow pointing to the button to click.

]]> By: Matthew http://linuxgamingnews.org/2010/07/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-498 Matthew Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:57:19 +0000 http://lgn.linux-hardcore.com/?p=1892#comment-498 I didn't enter because I have no experience web design. I think something like, describe your favorite linux game in 100-200 words or something like that would be better. I didn’t enter because I have no experience web design.

I think something like, describe your favorite linux game in 100-200 words or something like that would be better.

]]> By: Hamish Wilson http://linuxgamingnews.org/2010/07/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-497 Hamish Wilson Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:03:17 +0000 http://lgn.linux-hardcore.com/?p=1892#comment-497 I was thinking of trying to make something, even though I have no experience, just because I feared this would happen. The fact that I am stuck on an awful dial-up connection for the moment killed that idea of course... And also I thought it was someone elses turn to do something with these contests. Ah well, better luck next time Maxim, if there is a next time... I was thinking of trying to make something, even though I have no experience, just because I feared this would happen. The fact that I am stuck on an awful dial-up connection for the moment killed that idea of course… And also I thought it was someone elses turn to do something with these contests. Ah well, better luck next time Maxim, if there is a next time…

]]> By: Max http://linuxgamingnews.org/2010/07/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-496 Max Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:07:02 +0000 http://lgn.linux-hardcore.com/?p=1892#comment-496 Aye, I'd probably rather have programmed something than done some arts stuff. It always takes me ages to create some piece of art that I'm really satisfied with and I particularly hate creating themes for websites. If I create a site myself I always keep it veeeery simple and avoid stuff like fancy art or stuff like crappy javascript. I just like simplistic stuff. And then I also already have Sleep is Death. I basically have a similar view like cdfd. I'm not to keen on a rewards and would rather see other people getting them. People who can't afford that stuff as easily and who'd be really happy if they got it. Aye, I’d probably rather have programmed something than done some arts stuff. It always takes me ages to create some piece of art that I’m really satisfied with and I particularly hate creating themes for websites.
If I create a site myself I always keep it veeeery simple and avoid stuff like fancy art or stuff like crappy javascript. I just like simplistic stuff.
And then I also already have Sleep is Death.

I basically have a similar view like cdfd. I’m not to keen on a rewards and would rather see other people getting them. People who can’t afford that stuff as easily and who’d be really happy if they got it.

]]> By: cdfd http://linuxgamingnews.org/2010/07/01/and-the-winner-is/#comment-495 cdfd Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:29:08 +0000 http://lgn.linux-hardcore.com/?p=1892#comment-495 I guess spending one week working on a theme for 10$ or so isn't very appealing. Plus there are probably way more programmers than graphists in the Linux crowd... If you can't offer significant rewards (hardware?), it's probably best to ask people to do very easy tasks ("Enter your email to enter the contest") or fun ones ("I have hidden stars on random pages of LGN, find as many as you can", "Design a map for this game"...) As far as I'm concerned I probably wouldn't participate though because I don't care about any possible reward... Unless maybe it's a really fun contest. I guess spending one week working on a theme for 10$ or so isn’t very appealing. Plus there are probably way more programmers than graphists in the Linux crowd…

If you can’t offer significant rewards (hardware?), it’s probably best to ask people to do very easy tasks (“Enter your email to enter the contest”) or fun ones (“I have hidden stars on random pages of LGN, find as many as you can”, “Design a map for this game”…)

As far as I’m concerned I probably wouldn’t participate though because I don’t care about any possible reward… Unless maybe it’s a really fun contest.

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