'The Big 3D' (englischer Text)

[wolter]

Prominent Sponsors From 3D and Design Communities Announce 'The Big 3D'
Contest Offering Over $15,000 in Prizes

Largest Ever 3D Web Design Competition Will Reach More Than 200,000 People

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Electric Rain, Inc.(R)
announced a broad-reaching contest for 3D and design artists to demonstrate
their best work and be recognized by over 200,000 people. The Big 3D contest
is the first of its kind to focus on 3D design for the Web, bringing together
the 3D and Web development communities to showcase the possibilities in this
new arena of Web design. The contest began accepting entries on September
1st, 2002 and will distribute over $15,000 in prizes, including full copies of
SOFTIMAGE(R)|XSI(R), NewTek(R) Lightwave3D(R), Toon Boom Studio(R),
MindAvenue(R) AXELedge, Electric Rain(R) Swift 3D(R), Anark(R) Studio,
Ideaworks3D(R) Optimaze!, Strata(R) 3D Pro, and FlashForward(R) 2003
conference pass.
"The Big 3D contest is unprecedented in its goal to unite a diverse group
of designers, software developers and community resources," explained Ed
Wunsch, Product Manager for Swift 3D at Electric Rain, Inc. "The caliber of
sponsors, the quality of prizes and the exposure the contest and its
participants will receive are a significant value to everyone involved. The
Big 3D contest is an excellent opportunity for all members of the 3D and
design world to pull together, advance the level of 3D design on the Web, and
build a stronger community in the process."
The criteria for entry into The Big 3D contest are that participants must
create and submit a 3D Web project that showcases four separate sub-sections
sharing a common theme while demonstrating unique and innovative uses of 3D
design on the Web. Entries will be posted on the www.thebig3d.com Web site
and will be available for public viewing and voting. Projects will be judged
on originality, 3D use, interactivity and overall entertainment. Winners will
receive recognition at the Flashforward2003 conference in San Francisco, and
in magazines such as 3D World(R). All entries that meet the submission
criteria will receive a free copy of Electric Rain Swift 3D version 1.0, 3D
vector graphics tool for Macromedia(R) Flash(TM).
"This is the type of contest designers dream about," said Eric Jordan, Art
Director and Multimedia Designer for 2advanced Studios. "Participants can go
totally wild with their design concepts, the prizes include phenomenal
software, and the potential exposure for contestants could lead to quality
client contacts. The Big 3D contest is a wonderful opportunity for anyone
interested in gaining recognition in the 3D design arena."

The Big 3D contest sponsors include:
-- Electric Rain -- 3D Flash software
-- Ultrashock.com -- Flash resource site
-- 3D World -- Magazine for 3D artists
-- Flashforward2003 -- Flash tradeshow
-- SOFTIMAGE -- 3D graphics and animation software
-- Flashkit.com -- Flash resource site
-- Toon Boom -- Cartoon authoring software
-- Were-Here.com -- Flash resource site
-- Design Marathon -- Design challenge site
-- Anark -- 3D new media platform
-- NewTek -- 3D graphics and animation software
-- StudioWhiz.com -- Web resource site
-- 3DMAX.com -- 3ds max(R) resource site
-- BD4D.com -- Creative Fight Club
-- Flay.com -- 3D resource site
-- Ideaworks3D -- Flash and game software
-- Cre@te Online(R) -- Website design magazine
-- PopedeFlash.com -- 3D resource site
-- MindAvenue -- 3D new media software
-- Strata -- 3D multimedia software

To learn more about the contest or to submit, vote for, or email an entry,
visit http://www.thebig3D.com . The deadline for submissions is
November 1st, 2002 and prizes will be distributed on December 10th, 2002.
Entries will be judged by the 16 sponsors as well as the general public via
The Big 3D Web site. In addition, visitors can email an eCard to others
interested in 3D design on the Web.


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SOURCE Electric Rain, Inc.
-0- 09/03/2002
/CONTACT: Ed Wunsch of Electric Rain, Inc., +1-303-543-8233, fax,
+1-303-543-8225, ewunsch@erain.com/
/Web site: http://www.thebig3d.com
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[Attila [derErschaffer]]

..na ultrafett.... ...und bis jetzt kein projekt dort..?...oder werden die erst veröffentlicht....

[shck]

gibt es doch schon. musste mal im oberen teil der seite schauen, bei view gallery!

[Attila [derErschaffer]]

...ja ein einziges...und die haben gleich 4 seiten eingeschickt..*G*

[Alois]

interessant und...

tackleberry, jetzt kannst Du es uns allen zeigen.

Alois

[Tackleberry]

...schau'n 'mer mal, Loisl

Tackle

[flory]

hm, zwar ist dort ausdrücklich davon die rede, dass jedes
format willkommen ist, aber ich fürchte dass der hauptsponsor
Erain dafür sorgen wird, dass ein swift-gerendertes werk das
rennen macht

[Alois]

überhaupt nicht voreingenommen wie?
Und die anderen Sponsoren lassen das so mit sich machen?
probiers doch einfach aus.

Alois

[puppet-jo]

Wir von electricpuppet beteiligen uns an dem Wettbewerb. Es sind dort viele interessante Beiträge anzusehen. Dauert allerdings etwas bis man die fast 100 Einsendungen durch hat. Unseren Beitrag findet Ihr unter der gallery als Eintrag Nummer 5.

gruesse jo
http://www.electricpuppet.com