Quote from: Oshyan on November 13, 2013, 09:46:45 PM
I'd like to do more contests actually, although it's a bit of a chicken and egg scenario as getting a good amount of participation can be a challenge. The idea of trying to fool the public is also something I've had in mind for a long time but have never really gotten together (this was more as a private thing rather than official Planetside stuff, but it would definitely involve Terragen). We'll see about future contests; I think giving them a theme that's as accessible as possible would help, but it still needs to be unique and help lead to visually interesting work...
- Oshyan
Lets do the 'F%$K with the news' thing (unofficially, of course). This has my full support! Winners get bragging rights and the internets will sing songs for them, also many lulz.
Anyone who makes a major TV news Anchor look like an ass wins the lulz. Local TV gets half points.
Fooling a scientific, or environmental community gets full points. But making anyone on TV look stupid is top tier.
Printed publications are equal to TV due to the cost of printing a news paper or news magazine. But it has to be a national publication, or international.
Ok, now Im fully in on this, I just talked my self into it.
As a contest its great sport. And best of all, helping to reveal the news as fake is a public service.
We need a title...
"The Great 2014 foog-snagle"
"FoogSnagle 2014"
Dont know what foogsnagle is, cuz I just made it up. But I like it.
Anyway, I am open on the title. We can call it whatever anyone wants. Just as long as I see Wolf Blitzer or some other jerk talk for 10 minutes about how amazing a photo it is.
Also, if any of the political parties refer to the image as "evidence" in any argument (regardless of party or subject, or national government) Many more Lulz to the winner. Although, I dont really feel like making a politician look stupid is very sporting. It seems a little too much like kick boxing with a double amputee.
Nonetheless, let the chips fall where they may.
Getting someone at the UN, or getting the image included in a UN report, is half Lulz but double points. Just because the UN could not be any funnier than it is already.
Remember that the image must be regarded as a photo.
Fooling websites of a
non government agency or news organization is 10 points each (photo sharing sites for example), but each week the render remains a point of discussion as a photo, gets an additional 15 points.
Lets develop this further.