Contest Brainstorming

[yuichen]

Got an idea for a contest or challenge you'd like to run by other members generating more interest? Sound off here!

Sizza's storytelling contest has been postponed for the time being (the thread has not been deleted but moved to moderator discussion for safe keeping) as the forum hasn't been terribly active, and aside from chatter there didn't seem to be a lot of interest at this point in time. When there is more interest in it however, should Sizza still want to host it, it'll be moved back here. In the meantime feel free to throw some ideas around.

[kayleigh]

I've actually got a makeover contest in the works, if that's alright with everyone.

[iosaur]

Perfectly alright. I was thinking about hosting one of those too but I still haven't come up with some quirky bit to make it speshul and that would get people really excited so... But yes, yay, makeover contests are always fun

[Sizza]

Sounds spiffy, Kayleigh. You also mentioned a house makeover contest. That sounded like fun too.

[yuichen]

I'd love the house makeover more just because I'm better at that sort of thing. But either way, both are awesome. I'd be happy just judging though... even if I've never done it, lol.

[DirtyLiberal]

I haven't really thought about it and i don't know if it's been done before, as i haven't followed many contests, but how about one, where everyone is given the same main pieces of furniture and they have to use them in the room/s they decorate and furnish? Different recolors can be used and any size room, but the main pieces have to be incorporated (a couch, a bed, a vase and... a bike , for example) somehow. It would be interesting to see how people can create different things while using the same meshes and what they will add on their own.
Does that sound stupid? Or it's been done before?

[iosaur]

Really like that idea! You mean people could and would be encouraged to try out recolouring objects (the main pieces) as well?

[kayleigh]

I think they did that at BPS once, it seemed interesting. I'm not going to host any house/room contests myself cause I know nothing about it, though. xD

[yuichen]

I haven't really thought about it and i don't know if it's been done before, as i haven't followed many contests, but how about one, where everyone is given the same main pieces of furniture and they have to use them in the room/s they decorate and furnish? Different recolors can be used and any size room, but the main pieces have to be incorporated (a couch, a bed, a vase and... a bike , for example) somehow. It would be interesting to see how people can create different things while using the same meshes and what they will add on their own.
Does that sound stupid? Or it's been done before?

S2S did something similar last year, where each round there were certain things you had to have. It was called around the couch, and I think they might have gotten the idea from BPS. I participated (it was my first contest and I won o.O) and it was pretty fun

[Cadoc]

For what it's worth, I really, really like that room decor idea. Simple, yet challenging.

[Avelina]

I concur. Only because I love to decorate rooms to my liking. Even the smallest little detail thrills me XD

[Cadoc]

I just like being able to manipulate and create things. Putting some restrictions on them makes it more challenging but it's so much fun then. I hope we have a contest soon!!!

[DirtyLiberal]

S2S did something similar last year, where each round there were certain things you had to have. It was called around the couch, and I think they might have gotten the idea from BPS. I participated (it was my first contest and I won o.O) and it was pretty fun

Oh, nevermind then. I don't wanna be accused of stealing someone's idea.

[yuichen]

If you really think about it a lot of the contests around the sims community were borrowed off of someone else's ideas. I'm sure no one would accuse us of stealing it, and really all we'd have to do it put our own spin on it.

[DirtyLiberal]

Yeah, i guess that is true. I've never hosted a contest though, so i wouldn't even know where to begin  And i can't make any prizes either, so that would make a potential contest really, really boring, LOL!