Iron Avatarist - Technophobia!

[Haruki-kun]

Welcome to...

Iron Avatarist

The judges in this Iron Avatarist contest...

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SamBurke|
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Nix Nihila
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Our theme this month is...
Technophobia
Welcome to Technophobia. In this iteration of Iron Avatarist you will create entries based on a Man vs. Machine idea. Some ideas to get you started: The Matrix, failing to fix a messy dishwasher, Terminator, Computer blue-screening on you, and Fear of technology in general.*
*Description by Memnarch

Remember: All artwork must be your own. Do not take, alter, or use any of the The Giant's art. Thanks.

Categories
There will be a First through Third place award for each of the following:

Best Avatar (Any creation of 120x120 or smaller. Please do not include "large versions". The avatar must stand alone.)
Best Warrior (Any larger human or machine character)
Best Battle (Any scenes larger than the above. Notice it does not have to be an actual battle.)
Best Rookie Entry (only applicable to those who have never won a prize in any of these competitions before)

And, of course, the Best Overall award.

And as an extra, The Ruki's Choice Award, which I will give to whatever entry I personally like the most from any category.

Rules

1. All entries must be posted by December 1st. at Noon, EST.

2. Every entry must include a bolded introduction as to what category you're entering in. Additionally, if you've never won anything in a previous contest, remember to add "Best Rookie Entry".

3. Every entry must include an italic introduction as to what your entry is.

For example:
Best Avatar
Haruki fighting the jammed printer



4. All entries may be submitted ONCE and for ONE single category. Exceptions to this include: Best Rookie Entries will be submitted for both categories, and all entries are contestants for the Best Overall and Ruki's Choice awards.
4.b. Another exception, when submitting a large scene, it is allowed to submit one single character from the scene as an Avatar. For example: If you submit a large comic, you may submit the character used for that comic separately.

5. You cannot re-submit an entry previously submitted to an IA competition.

6. Do not use spoilers. It makes the judge's job that much harder, and they may do you harm.

7. Only the avatarist who created the avatar may submit it.

8. Please do not quote images. The entry/name will suffice.

9. Keep entries within PG-13 or better. Adhere to forum rules.

10. You are allowed to enter any artwork created before the contest, but you are limited to three pre-made entries per category. There is no limit for entries made for the contest. This rule still requires you to adhere to rule 5.

Good luck!


Looking for past competitions? Check out the Iron Avatarist Hall of Fame (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37653)
(Warning, image intensive)

[Domochevsky]

Mhm, eenteresting... *plots*

[half-halfling]

Awesome idea! I think there will be lots of "Portal" reference.

That's pity I've arleady made Shodan avatar for one of previus contests, she would fit here perfectly :smallsmile:.

[Serpentine]

Yay! It's my idea! :smallbiggrin:
Except... it's not quite :smallfrown: Ah well.

[Teddy]

Is this strictly "humans fight versus machines", or can it be interpretted in a broader way? :smallconfused:

[Haruki-kun]

Yay! It's my idea! :smallbiggrin:
Except... it's not quite :smallfrown: Ah well.

It's not? :smallfrown: That's how I understood it...


Is this strictly "humans fight versus machines", or can it be interpretted in a broader way? :smallconfused:

It can be interpreted a broader way, and it can also be interpreted sarcastically. I really don't want to interfere with your creative process.

[SamBurke]

Is it possible to be a judge? I'm not very good with art, but I know when I see good work.

[Haruki-kun]

Is it possible to be a judge? I'm not very good with art, but I know when I see good work.

You got it. Still need 2 more judges!

[SamBurke]

Awesome. I now need to check the archives of the old threads... Do we need to state a judging philosophy or something?

[Mina Kobold]

Interesting, maybe I will actually do something for this!

Have to test out if I can draw something in GIMP that is remotely as passable as my OpenCanvas art anyway, so why not some nano-technological fun!

[GolemsVoice]

If you still need judges, I could be one. I've never done this before, though.

[Haruki-kun]

Awesome. I now need to check the archives of the old threads... Do we need to state a judging philosophy or something?

Nope. Just judge.

So far the judging procedure has not been included in the OP, but I think I'm going to add a note on it. If not, I'll PM you the details.


If you still need judges, I could be one. I've never done this before, though.

Sure, that's fine.

[Nix Nihila]

I would also be interested in judging, although this style of art is a little foreign to me.

[Serpentine]

It's not? :smallfrown: That's how I understood it...

It can be interpreted a broader way, and it can also be interpreted sarcastically. I really don't want to interfere with your creative process.I intended it to include mundane troubles with technology, paranoia, that sorta stuff. If you meant it that way, maybe the wording could be broadened somewhat? As it is, it seems pretty much limited to apocalyptica.
Something like, say... "Sometimes it seems like modern technology is out to get us. Maybe it is! Maybe we'll wake up tomorrow under the iron-fisted rule of the toasters we oppress today! Or maybe it's nothing but the imagination of technologically illiterate old fogeys... This contest is all about our struggles - literal and perceived - with our own technologies!"
Maybe somethin' like that?

[Haruki-kun]

I intended it to include mundane troubles with technology, paranoia, that sorta stuff. If you meant it that way, maybe the wording could be broadened somewhat? As it is, it seems pretty much limited to apocalyptica.
Something like, say... "Sometimes it seems like modern technology is out to get us. Maybe it is! Maybe we'll wake up tomorrow under the iron-fisted rule of the toasters we oppress today! Or maybe it's nothing but the imagination of technologically illiterate old fogeys... This contest is all about our struggles - literal and perceived - with our own technologies!"
Maybe somethin' like that?

Hmmm.... we can do that. Let me just figure it out... I could add a category for it, maybe? Or just let the whole contest broaden?

The idea is "Man vs. Machine", and as I said, it can be interpreted however you want.

[half-halfling]

Something simple for the beginning. Our favourite AI connected to potato battery :smallsmile:.

Best Avatar
How are you holding up? Because I'm a potato.

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx144/half-halfling/GP.png

[leafman]

Question, are hand drawn entries allowed? I'm not so great at drawing with a computer but I have a few ideas for this contest.

[Haruki-kun]

Question, are hand drawn entries allowed? I'm not so great at drawing with a computer but I have a few ideas for this contest.

It's not very common, but I don't see why not. I think there's precedent, actually...

[Serpentine]

The idea is "Man vs. Machine", and as I said, it can be interpreted however you want.Except you specify "Sci-fi humans vs. machine setting" - quite specific :/ Even just "This contest is Man vs. Machine! Go!" would do the trick.

And yeah, there's been handdrawn entries before. Pretty neat!

[Haruki-kun]

Except you specify "Sci-fi humans vs. machine setting" - quite specific :/ Even just "This contest is Man vs. Machine! Go!" would do the trick.

But then people tell me the contest is not well-explained.... >.<

[Serpentine]

I should hope that'd be self-explanitory enough... But in that case, you use what I said before :smalltongue:

[memnarch]

Would writing it like this work?

Welcome to Technophobia. In this iteration of Iron Avatarist you will create entries based on a Man vs. Machine idea. Some ideas to get you started: The Matrix, failing to fix a messy dishwasher, Terminator, Computer blue-screening on you, and Fear of technology in general.

[Serpentine]

I prefer a bit more drama in the descriptions :smalltongue: But yes, I think that would work fine.

[Haruki-kun]

Much appreciated, Memnarch.

[SamBurke]

Soooooo.... when do we start seeing Avvies?

[Mina Kobold]

When somebody makes some, I would think.

Personally, I have been too busy for the last few competitions, so I can't promise anything. I will do my best, however much that is.

Sorry. m(_ _)m

[petersohn]

I have a few ideas. I even started to draw one of them, but I'm not sure when I'll be finished.

[Derjuin]

For the past couple of weeks, I haven't opened inkscape at all (I blame trying to put too much effort into my comic and getting burnt out really quick), but I finally made something again! :smallbiggrin:

Best Warrior
Mass Production EVA Unit - Machine...or something more?
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/MPE1.png

[Mauve Shirt]

Best Warrior
Inkscape has encountered a problem and needs to close
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/h0wupdohighknee/INKSCAPE-1.png

[Gullara]

Hehehe, that's clever. :smalltongue:

[SamBurke]

Erm.... I might need someone to explain it fully. It's a joke about an incomplete avatar, right?

[memnarch]

Erm.... I might need someone to explain it fully. It's a joke about an incomplete avatar, right?

Inkscape is the bit of technology being fought with here. :smallcool:

[Cizak]

Erm.... I might need someone to explain it fully. It's a joke about an incomplete avatar, right?

I'm not too familiar with Inkscape, but I've heard it has a tendency to crash.

...a lot.

[Teddy]

I've never had it crash on me as far as I remember, so it's not that common, but it has a bunch of strange bugs I've encountered from time to time. Like one that slows it down terribly if when zoomed in too far...

[petersohn]

I've never had it crash on me as far as I remember, so it's not that common, but it has a bunch of strange bugs I've encountered from time to time. Like one that slows it down terribly if when zoomed in too far...
I encountered crashes sometimes, but they usually occur at predictable places within a version. Well, 0.48.0 was pretty bad. And yes, it should switch to hardware rendering.

[Mauve Shirt]

I encountered crashes a LOT on my old computer. My new one has fewer issues, I think it's only crashed once. But it was a very dramatic crash, right in the middle of making my Marx Bros gif (http://evilelq.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d49j7gm). :smalltongue:

[Derjuin]

Mother 3 can provide excellent inspiration for this contest :smalltongue:.

Best Avatar
The Masked Man
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/MaskedMan.png

[Mauve Shirt]

Best Battle
Navigation
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/h0wupdohighknee/Navigation.gif

[petersohn]

Best Battle
Evil dingbots
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/9158/dingbots.png

[half-halfling]

Adroid (or rather cyborg) from Dragon Ball:

Best Avatar
C-18

http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx144/half-halfling/c2.png

[Serpentine]

Best Battle
NavigationThat was EXACTLY the sort of thing I had in mind! :biggrin:

[super dark33]

cmon people! make entries!

[Akrim.elf]

Best Warior
Robo Nonie
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/327/c/f/robo_nonie_type_a_by_depresiveneko-d4h1nkf.png

[ShadowySilence]

Best Avatar/Best Rookie Entry
Beat you to the save button

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/329/5/e/beat_you_to_the_save_button_by_shadowysilence-d4h84te.png

[Ninjaman]

I encountered crashes a LOT on my old computer. My new one has fewer issues, I think it's only crashed once. But it was a very dramatic crash, right in the middle of making my Marx Bros gif (http://evilelq.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d49j7gm). :smalltongue:

I just click save everytime i can. That way i wont lose that much when it crashes.

[happyturtle]

We all know that's what we should do. But sometimes you just get in the zone...

[ShadowySilence]

We all know that's what we should do. But sometimes you just get in the zone...

A bit of a blessing and a curse. When you get really into working on something you do better, but you forget everything else. :smallsigh:

Here is a second entry.

Best Battle/Best Rookie Entry
The Tin Hat Will Only Protect You for so Long

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/331/7/0/contest_entry_by_shadowysilence-d4hifza.png

[Haruki-kun]

Well, contest's over.

NO MORE ENTRIES, PLEASE!

New contest will be up tomorrow.

Results for Film Festival and This is Halloween coming soon. Results for Film Festival are in already, I just have to put them up, which I'll likely do before this weekend.

I would like to personally apologize for that. I'm aware they are over a month late, and I will do my best to settle things with those two contests ASAP.

[Mauve Shirt]

Disappointingly few entries. I'd expected more evil movie robots.

[Domochevsky]

...to be honest, i actually forgot this thread existed. I'm apparently tapped out as far as iron avataring goes due to my other activities. >_>

[Teddy]

I would have done something for this contest, but I've spent all free time these last two weeks stressing out over a personal project in the non-digital world, leaving me with no time left for Inkscaping...

[Haruki-kun]

Results are in, guys! And not a moment too soon!

I would like to thank Castaras for making these super awesome trophies for this contest. Without further ado...


Award Ceremony

Best Avatar
1st. Place: How are you holding up? Because I'm a potato. by half-halfling
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestAvatar1.pnghttp://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx144/half-halfling/GP.png

2nd. Place: The Masked Man by Derjuin
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestAvatar2.pnghttp://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/MaskedMan.png

3rd. Place: C-18 by Half-halfling
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestAvatar3.pnghttp://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx144/half-halfling/c2.png

Best Warrior
1st. Place: Mass Production EVA Unit - Machine...or something more? by Derjuin
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestWarrior1.pnghttp://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/MPE1.png

2nd. Place: Robo Nonie by Akrim.elf
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestWarrior2.pnghttp://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/327/c/f/robo_nonie_type_a_by_depresiveneko-d4h1nkf.png

3rd. Place: Inkscape has encountered a problem and needs to close by Mauve Shirt
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestWarrior3.pnghttp://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/h0wupdohighknee/INKSCAPE-1.png

Best Battle
1st. Place: Navigation by Mauve Shirt
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestBattle1.pnghttp://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/h0wupdohighknee/Navigation.gif

2nd. Place: Evil Dingbots by petersohn
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestBattle2.pnghttp://img710.imageshack.us/img710/9158/dingbots.png

3rd. Place: The Tin Hat Will Only Protect You for so Long by ShadowySilence
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestBattle3.pnghttp://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/331/7/0/contest_entry_by_shadowysilence-d4hifza.png

Best Rookie
1st. Place: Beat you to the save button by ShadowySilence
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestRookie1.pnghttp://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/329/5/e/beat_you_to_the_save_button_by_shadowysilence-d4h84te.png

2nd. Place: The Tin Hat Will Only Protect You for so Long by ShadowySilence
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestRookie2.pnghttp://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/331/7/0/contest_entry_by_shadowysilence-d4hifza.png

Best Overall
1st. Place: Navigation, by Mauve Shirt
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestOverall1.pnghttp://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii197/h0wupdohighknee/Navigation.gif

2nd. Place: How are you holding up? Because I'm a potato. by half-halfling
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestOverall2.pnghttp://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx144/half-halfling/GP.png

3rd. Place: Evil dingbots by petersohn
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/BestOverall3.pnghttp://img710.imageshack.us/img710/9158/dingbots.png

Ruki's Choice
Mass Production EVA Unit - Machine...or something more? by Derjuin
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u130/Castaras/Trophies-Technophobia/RukisChoice.pnghttp://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc273/xilobucket/MPE1.png

[Oblivion]

Really cute trophies Castaras! :smallbiggrin:

Congrats everyone!

[petersohn]

Wooo! I won two trophies! Thanks judges.

[Akrim.elf]

aww.. thank you very much!

[half-halfling]

Wow, gold trophy, and two more ! Thanks!

[ShadowySilence]

Whoot! :smallbiggrin:

Thank you for the trophies!

Also, awesome job to all of the participants! :smallsmile:

[Derjuin]

Wow, Ruki's Choice? :smallbiggrin: I haven't won host's choice in a long time. Thanks!

Trophies look great too! Congrats to everyone!