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Welcome to the 2006 GUIChampionships!
The GUI's is the ultimate Graphical User Interface (GUI) competition.
Graphics designers from around the world will be competing in three
primary events. It is a way to help support the community of
individuals who create alternative graphical user interfaces
and also just to have some good old fun!
The 2006 GUIChampionships will cover Stardock's WindowBlinds and IconPackage
as well as Desktop WallPapers. The contest will begin on September 12, 2006.
That is the day when you can begin to submit as many skins/icons as you would like.
There will be three events (category examples would be "Most usable visual style, Most creative WallPaper,
Most creative WallPaper, Best overall icon package") A full list of the award categories can be found here..
The contest begins on September 12th, and submissions will be accepted throughout
all categories until Thursday November 2nd. See the contest schedule
for dates on all event and category cut-offs.
|
Event |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Cut-Off For Submissions |
Date of Judgment |
Winner Announced |
|
WB Most Usable |
$200 |
$100 |
$50 |
10/16/2006 |
10/23/2006 |
10/25/2006 |
|
WB Most Original |
[NV1] |
$100 |
$50 |
10/19/2006 |
10/23/2006 |
10/27/2006 |
|
WB Best Overall |
[360] |
$200 |
$175 |
11/2/2006 |
11/6/2006 |
11/8/2006 |
|
WB Top Team |
$300 |
$250 |
$200 |
N/A |
N/A |
11/8/2006 |
|
|
|
IP Most Usable |
$200 |
$100 |
$50 |
10/9/2006 |
10/16/2006 |
10/18/2006 |
|
IP Most Original |
[NV2] |
$100 |
$50 |
10/12/2006 |
10/16/2006 |
10/20/2006 |
|
IP Best Overall |
[360] |
$200 |
$175 |
11/2/2006 |
11/6/2006 |
11/8/2006 |
|
IP Top Team |
$300 |
$250 |
$200 |
N/A |
N/A |
11/8/2006 |
|
|
|
Wall Most Usable |
$100 |
$50 |
$25 |
10/2/2006 |
10/9/2006 |
10/11/2006 |
|
Wall Most Original |
$100 |
$50 |
$25 |
10/5/2006 |
10/9/2006 |
10/13/2006 |
|
Wall Best Overall |
$200 |
$100 |
$50 |
11/2/2006 |
11/6/2006 |
11/8/2006 |
|
|
|
Overall Winner (Individual) |
[AWL] |
[360] |
$200 |
N/A |
N/A |
11/9/2006 |
|
Overall Winner (Team) |
$300 |
$200 |
$150 |
N/A |
N/A |
11/9/2006 |
[360] - Xbox 360 Premium Console*
[NV1] - EVGA GeForce 7900 GT
[NV2] - EVGA GeForce 7600 GS
[AWL] - Alienware Area-51 m5750 Multimedia Entertainment Laptop
All winners will receive:
*Winner may choose to substitute the XBox 360 for equivalent cash value
Additional Prize Details:
e-GeForce 7600 GS 256MB DDR2 AGP Graphics Board
[link]
Specs at a Glance:
- 256-bit GeForce 7600 GS (400MHz clock)
- 256MB 128-bit 2.8ns or better (16x16) DDR2 Memory (350MHz clock - 700MHz
effective)
- AGP 8X/4X Compatability (AGP 3.0 Compliant
- Integrated NVIDA TV Encoder
- DX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support
e-GeForce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI-E Graphics Board [link]
Specs at a Glance:
- 256-bit GeForce 7900 GT (450MHz clock)
- 256MB 256-bit 1.5ns (8x32) GDDR3 Memory (660MHz clock - 1.32GHz
effective)
- PCI Express x16 Compatibility (PCI Express Compliant)
- Dual DVI-I Connectors
- 42.24GB per second memory bandwidth
- NVIDIA SLI Ready
- DX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support
Alienware Area-51 m5750 Multimedia Entertainment Laptop
[link]
| CPU |
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 2.0GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB |
| RAM |
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 512MB |
| Display |
17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD |
| Video Card |
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 256MB |
| Motherboard |
Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset |
| Hard Drive |
100GB Serial ATA 1.5GB/s 7,200 RPM w/NCQ & 8MB Cache |
| CD/DVD |
8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / 24X CD-RW Combo w/Software |
| Sound |
Intel 7.1 High-Definition Audio |
| Networking |
Internal Intel PRO Wireless 3945 a/b/g Mini-Card Integrated 10/1000Mb
Gigabit Ethernet & 56k V.92 Modem |
| Operating System |
Genuine Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 |
| Extras |
Exclusive AlienGUIse Theme Manager 1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7
Phone Support w/ Onsite Service |
Note: Aside from cash prizes, no duplicate prizes will be awarded.
1. Registration
To submit your entry simply go to the entry submission page
link and follow the directions. You must be a registered member of GUIChamps (If
you have a WinCustomize or Stardock.net account it will work on GUI's) (it's
FREE to register) to submit your entry.
2. Entries.
All entries must be NEW and ORIGINAL artwork that has not been
submitted anywhere prior to September 12th, 2006.
You may not obtain permission from other
artists to incorporate their work into your own submission.
Everything submitted, every element must
be entirely the creation of the submitter.
No pornographic or copyrighted material will be accepted!
Entries can be posted to other sites once they have been submitted to the
competition and accepted.
3. Technical Requirements
The following are the minimum technical requirements for
submissions. Failure to meet these basic requirements will
result in immediate disqualification of the relevant contest entry.
- Wallpapers
- JPEG Files
only. No bitmaps, GIFs or PNGs.
- All wallpaper
submissions should be in a zip file. The zip file
must contain copies of the wallpaper in the following screen resolutions:
- 1024x768
- 1280x1024
- 1600x1200
- Additional resolutions are allowed (such as 16x9), but if included, it
must be noted in the description field.
- Do not submit Bryce or other 3D terrain renders as
wallpapers.
- The contest
organizers reserve the right to moderate the wallpaper submissions queue for
basic quality. This is to
prevent items like Bryce renders and MS Paint drawings from making it into
the competition.
- WindowBlinds
- Must be created for WindowBlinds 5
- Submissions must be
in .wba format
- Icons
- Must be created for IconPackager 3
- Submissions must be
in .ip format
- Submissions must contain a minimum 55 icons
4. Teams
Skinners may choose to participate in the competition as part of a team. All
contest rules apply to teams as well as individuals. Teams are eligible
for additional prizes (see prize list). Prizes in team categories are
awarded to the designated team leader to be distributed to the rest of the team
as they see fit. Team prizes are separate and could be in addition to
individual prizes.
5. Rights & Ownership
Author agrees to grant Stardock a license to use and
redistribute their skins and include their skins on CDs and other materials.
Enter as often as you want, but every entry must be different. No variations of
the same artwork please. Ownership of skin remains with the skin author.
6. Prizes
The winners will be notified by email 1 week after the end of
the contest period and will be announced on GUIChampionships.com. Prizes will be
awarded in minor's name (if applicable) to a parent or legal guardian, who must
sign and return all required documents. Winner will be required to sign an
affidavit of eligibility and a publicity/liability release and return them
within 14 days of notification; otherwise prize will be forfeited and awarded to
an alternate winner. By accepting the prize, winner agrees to the use of his/her
name, photo and/or likeness in any promotion/advertising activities related to
this contest without further compensation, except where prohibited. By accepting
prize, winner agrees to release contest sponsor and its agencies from any and
all liability for injuries and/or damages of any kind sustained in connection
with the prize.
7. Judging
Judging will consist of a panel of 5 judges. All judges'
decisions shall be final and binding on all matters relating to the contest.
The judge panel will not include any Stardock employees. However, Brad Wardell
and Kris Kwilas will serve as alternate judges in the event that not all primary
judges are able to vote in the designated time for a winner.
Prior to final judging, registered users will be able to vote on their
favorite submissions for an event. The top ten voted entries for each event will
be presented to the panel for judging.
Each medal awarded has a point value assigned to it, which is used to determine
the best overall skinner for the competition. The point break-down is as follows:
- Gold Medal (1st Place) = 5 Points
- Silver Medal (2nd Place) = 3 Points
- Bronze Medal (3rd Place) = 2 Points
- Honorable Mention (4th Place) = 1 Point
In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by the contest organizers.
The three categories for teams (WB Top Team, IP Top Team, Overall Top Team)
are judged and awarded based on the above point system. As an example,
take Team A and Team B. Team A has Skinner 1, Skinner 2 and Skinner 3.
Team B has Skinner 7, Skinner 8, Skinner 9 and Skinner 10. In Best Overall
WindowBlind, Skinner 1 gets Gold, Skinner 7 gets Silver, Skinner 8 gets Bronze
and Skinner 2 gets an Honorable mention. The score for each team in "WB
Top Team" would be:
- Team A: 6 Points (Gold + Honorable Mention)
- Team B: 5 Points (Silver + Bronze)
Team A would win for "WB Top Team"
8. Notification & Late Entries
We are not responsible for lost or late entries. If winning
contestants do not respond to email notification within 7 days after being
awarded, the prize will be awarded to an alternative winner chosen by the jury
panel. So make sure your accounts contain valid contact information!
9. Rules Modifications
Stardock reserves the right to modify these rules at its discretion.
10. Cancellation of Events
An event must have at least 10 entries in its category to be considered viable.
Non-viable events will be null and void
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