I thought I'd get the next competition going. Here's what I propose.

Design a working lightbulb using nothing but Swish. No external images, no gifs, no Photoshop.

Just to keep it honest, Post your SWFs or HTML, not your SWIs. That way, no one can duplicate your hard work. Deadline is Midnight CST, July 31st 2003.

Here's some incentive ... just to get you going. LITEBULB (http://www.access2k.com/templates/litebulb.html)


Good luck!

Grant

edit - my example will not count in the voting.

Well.... hell.... dude...you already done it!!! :lol:

OK challenge accepted Grant...... ;)

Heya Grant
LOL nice job on that light bulb....looks like Im in for sure
Geez end of month...thisll be fun

Nothing like a time crunch for a good challenge. I should be able to find the time to do it...(all I need is to delay a few things here...and tehre....).......OK!!! I'm IN!

~Sagz

Great! that's 3 so far. Anymore takers for this bright idea?

<OK ... it wasn't that punny, but I still crack me up>

Pulse .. cool challenge , count me in , but I will take it that I can do it as I want - does not have to look like the Good one that you did ;) , even for how to turn the light on, its up to me - I hope that Iam not breaking the rolls here , I just want to set my imagination wide with no limits .
Deal !

I'm In.

count me in too...I'm bound to atleast get close to winning one of these things eventually!!

Other than it working, the design is wide open Hasan. Glad to have you and everyone else participate.

G

I'm heading home now to do it! :D

OK....i'm done. :D :D :D :D :D

Lemme know what you think......took me 2 hours to do...it's a little rough but....what the hay...I cant wait until next week.

::::::VOODOORAY's LIGHTBULB::::::: (http://www.voodooray.net/lightbulb.html)

WOW, Grant very very very nice lightbulb
Good luck to all of you.

Oh, I'm in for sure :D

hmmmm...oh yea lemme take my invisible post mask off.....jeez :lol:

I won't comment on any entry because it might skew the voting on the 1st of August.

No one should take this personal ... just being fair and above board.

G

fair indeed....

Ok everyone. I got myself into trouble now.....You see, I signed up for this competition with the intent of winning....(competetive spirit)....however, not thinking clearly I didn't realize the level of play. So for all of last night and for about 4 hours today I have been laboring to make something worthy of this challenge. I failed, and was thinking about not posting this, but I said I would so I am. Remember that every good forum needs some comic releif every once in awhile.......

My Entry (http://www.sagz4Christ.com/lightbulb_comp.htm)

*winces*.....be kind!! :( ...................

:D :lol: :D :lol: :D :lol: ;)

& this is mine ... & good luck to evry one ;)

Phoenician's Light . (http://www.lebtec.com/light.html)

I will enter mine (if its done LOL) before the 31st but I must say great job Phoenician and msa


EDIT: look what msa said about a noob design...lol thatll be mine..trying to design it all in freehand....instead of the typical elipses

HEY I KNOW!!!! We can have an award for the FUNNIEST light..... and...and.....and.....the one that looks like a newbie designed it!!! (I'd be a shoe in!)hehehehe

;)

Ok,
I'm determinet to be involved in at least 1 comp here - so my entry will be in by the end of the day.

-rob :)

Thread moved to NEW FORUM!

At end of competition, the winner's SWI will be submitted to download area.

Good luck everyone!

G

Here is my entry:

http://www.robert-wells.com/bulb.html

-rob :)

Originally posted by rob88wells@Jul 25 2003, 11:05 AM
Here is my entry:

http://www.robert-wells.com/bulb.html

-rob :)
oh man you guys are great at this stuff i like this one the best B)

coming in at a close second Phoenician's Light . (http://www.lebtec.com/light.html)

Thanks Bhxtyrant!

-rob :D

Hey rob, very cool bulb. did use a roll off action on the switches? It worked very well.

Originally posted by msagaser@Jul 24 2003, 11:02 PM
HEY I KNOW!!!!&nbsp; We can have an award for the FUNNIEST light..... and...and.....and.....the one that looks like a newbie designed it!!!&nbsp; (I'd be a shoe in!)hehehehe

;)
Hey quit talking bout me (newbie) lololol

I was in...once...then out cus i could'nt get the pull switches right on my ????? now i got them done...now i'm back in lol if pulse will have me....pweese pulse....squeeky voice, i still may not make it to 31st, but i'll try..... :)

:o oh dear me :o its harder than i thought lol


Kate loves a challenge......... ;)

Originally posted by dms@Jul 25 2003, 05:30 PM
Hey rob, very cool bulb. did use a roll off action on the switches? It worked very well.
I used 'on drag out' actions.

-rob :)

<laffin> it's open season on lightbulbs. Anything goes so long as it's 100% Swish. It doesn't have to be anything spectacular Kate. The idea is to promote healthy competition and challenge not just the other members, but your Swish-abilities. <can't believe I said that>

Have fun with it. Competition is why Brian created a forum just for it. Another Swish-Tutorials exclusive!

G

ya pulse but i can't get everything to stick together lololol

Don't tell me.... ;) it will create quite a stir as it is lolololol although i had swish for like 6 months now i hav'nt really been using it for anything, just come in st for the company lolol



Kate...... :)

hehehe.,......I'm still a shoe-in for the funniest...(note I didn't say *funnest*).....design. I can't believe that light bulb rob! I am not worthy to be called a swisher. ;)

Yes there is very intersting work we got here - ALL

guys a suggestion :

why don't we leave the judgment of the work to the judge(s) , with out nominating any entry as this # 1 & thats #2 ...... ,
lets be faire to all entries !

Am I talking sence here ? <_< .. as long this is a New Fourm Challenges and Competitions ,,,, Iam not trying to set rolls here , it is just a Suggestion .
What do you think ?

Good Luck to evry one.
Hasan

I agree Hasan ... comments should be withheld until the competition closes. There's no point in influencing anyone's opinion.

G

Here's my "feeble newbie" attempt of my humorous version of the lightbulb.
(turn on your sound when ready to open it).

I thought it was funny.......

Karen :rolleyes:

I was going to enter, I even started, but I can't compete with all these great entries. I'm not very good with the swish shapes tools/beizer(spelling?) I might enter one, but mine just isn't turning out very well. I wish I knew more on how to have more control on the beizer tool.

-jason

Jason:
Don't get discouraged, you should give it a try!!!

I am a newbie, and said "hey", mine might not be fancy as some of the others....but I added some of my own originality.....that's how you have to think.

Just to let you know, I didn't use the bezier too at all. I don't know if many people did.

Give it a shot, you will learn alot, and it will make you practice with all the great tools in Swish.


Karen ;)

"JUST HAVE FUN"

Shaping a simple light bulb is more of a pain than imagined....but is fun anyways

Hey everyone.. very nice ... i really like robs and hasan's and the others and there just all so bright and light it makes me cry hahahaha sorry. Can i be a judge?

It's possible but I think the judging is going to be left for the admins (Briand and/or John).

Who knows! :)

(My "lightbulb" is in the works :lol: )

--Garrett

ah cool garret.. thanks i didnt know that.. no problem :) i just wanna see some results! look forward to seeing your bulb !

Originally posted by rob88wells@Jul 25 2003, 11:05 AM
Here is my entry:

http://www.robert-wells.com/bulb.html

-rob :)
wow, that's :bunny:

:bunny: was here :)

Originally posted by haiku@Jul 26 2003, 03:36 AM
Originally posted by rob88wells@Jul 25 2003, 11:05 AM
Here is my entry:

http://www.robert-wells.com/bulb.html

-rob :)
wow, that's :bunny:

:bunny: was here :)

haiku, you joined only today, and already you have been chastised by an SM for your filthy language PLUS your offending posts got deleted

the above post of yours is another example of your misdemeanour
this is not a chat channel for you to post in such a manner

you are now being watched, and if you don't behave yourself, you will get the boot
we don't welcome people like you

Wow rob that's some nice work! Those wires are awesome, and I like how you made the controller distort when it went under the lightbulb... very realistic!

-Wilson

I would also suggest that in the future ......all submissions should not be revealed until ...AFTER... the deadline for sumbission is closed....and all entries are posted at the same time.

Two reasons why:

1.) It would not discourage anyone from entering. Just because they think somone elses entry is SO good that they cannot compete. Shucks....let's give everyone a shot at it... and boost morale at the same time here. This would also cut out the vote influences that can happen.

2.) Late submitters get a chance to look at what's out there...and decide to "one -up" the competition. That's one short of resubmitting your entry to get the edge.

Don't get me wrong ...I love a good healthy competition... but the rules have to be alot more fair in order for me to enter one of these things again. That's just me. I counted two "grabbers" specifically on my web link for this competition since I posted. I don't point fingers or name names. I just know what the webstat report tells me. It's a shame that things like that happen but that's the nature of the beast I guess.

Next time I'll just stay out of it and vote.

Well said VooDoo ;) (By the way... do you have a stat thing that your host provides? Cause I don't have that grabber thing, just hits on each page...)

Anyway, here is my entry... Had fun with it sorta lol... I'm no good with the bezier, so I knew I wouldn't do too great on this XD

Here it is!
http://www.susurro.net/lightbulb.html

-Wilson

:lol:

My finger is tired, but that was a cool effect!

Well done,

-rob :)

wilimosisis- My services are provided by the same company that hosts this forum -- SolidLoad. They provide Cpanel monitoring which has WebStat information for Html & FTP. I can get information on robots, spiders & grabbers. I crossrefrence them with my daily connections to pinpoint who and where it came from (or at least an approximation). That's why when I post anything, I track it closely. Not many people do that but I guess I'm a geek when it comes to Internet Packets.

If your interested...Brian can probably expand on this topic for you.

Originally posted by rob88wells@Jul 26 2003, 11:27 AM
:lol:

My finger is tired, but that was a cool effect!

Well done,

-rob :)
I would rather use my fingers to create masterful works of art...... :lol:

Ok, here is my 'entry' [cough] into this comp. I feel kind of embarassed posting it after seeing some of the lights that have been entered but I will enter it anyway. I couldn't be bothered with a light bulb so just made a lamp instead.

Anyway my light can be found at this address. (http://herenow.users.btopenworld.com/light.html)

Regards,

Obelus.

nothing to b ashamed of obelus, your idea is great... maybee it would have been better if it has some fading.. and the blobs started to move faster and get bigger :S but i love the idea.!!!! awsome job... btw if you keep calling your self a newbie you will stay one ;)

Thanks for the comment maverick. i will remove the 'newbie' comment on the page I linked.

Obelus.

Hi all :wave::

I won't be able to enter this one, cause of time. <_<

I think Voodoo's idea of keeping the entries hidden until the deadline is reached is very good! ;)

In my opinion all unofficial competitions should be decided by the whole S-T community. And the official ones, with prizes, should have judges. :rolleyes:

Just my thoughts :D


SEEERGEMAN B)

Heres my attempt.

www.andycheeseman.co.uk/light.html (http://www.andycheeseman.co.uk/light.html)

I say lots of use of buttons in previous examples so I decided to go with the (almost) photo realistic option. :D

Well, I decided, what the heck, I might as well try. Here is mine, simple and cheesy. Hope you all like.

-Jason

http://www.alreadyproud.com/flash/lightbulb.html

I don't think it's cheezy I think it's well done :)

Originally posted by Sergeman@Jul 26 2003, 02:35 PM

I think Voodoo's idea of keeping the entries hidden until the deadline is reached is very good! ;)

In my opinion all unofficial competitions should be decided by the whole S-T community. And the official ones, with prizes, should have judges. :rolleyes:

Just my thoughts :D


SEEERGEMAN B)
HERE HERE!!

I completely agree. And although I started the inappropriate talk about what I thought of the entries thus far, I am here to apologize and ask forgiveness. Maybe we can get a pinned thread at the top of this forum from Brian or John with the rules for the comps. This is such a wonderful way to express your ideas, learn, and grow as a community as we come together and try to encourage one another to the next level of programming. It amazes me still that this site is so welcoming of people and ideas (and it really helps that we are "family friendly"). I don't know about everyone else, but I actually look forward to *seeing* you all everyday. And I find myself thinking of ways to contribute since I am currently scraping the bottom of the barrel. This is another big KUDOS!!!! to my family here at S-T and a heart-felt thanks to Brian for having the vision, willingness and determination to bring this site to us all.

~Sagz:)

AHHH great enteries..
good talent...
Rob man u did some awesome work!
and everyone else too! :)
Keep it up!!!


w33d.

Originally posted by tapper@Jul 26 2003, 08:44 PM
Heres my attempt.

www.andycheeseman.co.uk/light.html (http://www.andycheeseman.co.uk/light.html)

I say lots of use of buttons in previous examples so I decided to go with the (almost) photo realistic option. :D
Thats a sweet effect!!
Very nice...


_____________________________________


Guys,
Why do you always say 'here is my cheesy' attempt and rubbish as such?

No entries are 'cheesy', if they were they would be alot yellower and would smell rather nasty.

Don't put yourself down just because you think someone else's entry is better,
Everyone has a chance at this.

-rob :)

(ps. Thanks w33d)

I don't know if this is allowed or anything but I've made some small changes to my light. I suppose this is ok because it is not yet the closing date.

My new light can be found at:

http://herenow.users.btopenworld.com/light.html

Thanks,

Obelus.

Cheers Rob. :D. I like your use of roll out effects. :)

Drag out effects in actual fact, but thanks all the same,

-rob :D

Hey obelus that is muchhh better.. i dont know if the judges would allow that.. but i would haha .. i really like the difference you made.. not so "newb" now are we? aha

ROB = Same old same old..... :D lol.

I can't seem to get these lights to turn on: (?)

Here is my entry:

http://www.robert-wells.com/bulb.html

-rob&nbsp;


AND:

Well said VooDoo&nbsp; (By the way... do you have a stat thing that your host provides? Cause I don't have that grabber thing, just hits on each page...)

Anyway, here is my entry... Had fun with it sorta lol... I'm no good with the bezier, so I knew I wouldn't do too great on this XD

Here it is!
http://www.susurro.net/lightbulb.html

-Wilson


I click on the appropriate object but nothing happens to the effect of the bulb? Am I missing a plugin in my browser or something?

Using Internet Explorer.

Thanks
Karen :(

Heya Karen
On Robs light...click on the switch and hold it, dont unclick, then slide your button up

Thanks RatKat, I was able to get Rob's to work now, but still couldn't get Wilson's to work.

Now that I see Rob's, am I allowed to change my entry? I didn't know his "bulb" broke too, since I couldn't get it to work.....


Shoot!~


:(


I thought mine was funny.

Karen

LOL Karen
You are allowed to change yours i imagine because the due date isnt for a few more days..modify the heck out of it if you like...which reminds me...i better get to work on mine soon
Les

Oh the heck with it RatKat.....

I'm a newbie and this is my first competition, so I'm not going crazy. Kind of hard to be original, when everyone has a "lightbulb" with some type of on/off switch.....

"I" know that I didn't see Rob's bulb break prior to my post.....so that's good enough for me.

Until the next competition..............


CIAO Baby
Karen B)

Hi kmitchell, :)

Don't give up before you start!!! :( I learned a great deal about Swish by attempting to actually DO what someone was trying to do. If I could figure it out, I posted my steps to get it done...If not, I read the posts that followed to see how other got it done... It is a good exercise! Just to see if you can... ;) I have faith in you! :)

Hi maverick,
Thanks again for the support - I appreciate it.


Obelus.

Karen,
On Wilsons entry, you need to click the light and make the little handle rotate.
After a while you will trigger the spotlight and you will have the prisoner!

-rob :)

I prefer not to change mine at all, there's a bunch of things that I could do to it , now that I see other entries but in the interests of playing fair, I won't. <_<

Voodooray,
I think you are right about not changing entries but I wasn't really competing with the others when I changed my entry, I was just challenging myself to make a better light. In future, I will not post my entries into comps until I am 100% finished. I agree that all entries shouldn't be revealed until the closing date and think some sort of rule list should be set up taking into account time zones etc.

Thanks,

TOM.

Hey .. ya i think thats cool obelus.. just i mean if you keep changing it after more entries are submitted. then i think it could be a problem.. but its not for me to decide.. .... SHE TALKED TO ME MAN .. REALLY? YEAH "TRACTOR BEAM" hahahahahahaha

Hi kmitchell,

Don't give up before you start!!!&nbsp; I learned a great deal about Swish by attempting to actually DO what someone was trying to do. If I could figure it out, I posted my steps to get it done...If not, I read the posts that followed to see how other got it done... It is a good exercise! Just to see if you can...&nbsp; I have faith in you!&nbsp; ; bdering

Thanks for the "vote" of confidence bdering....I don't want to change my entry, because once you post it....that should be it, I don't (personally) think it's right to tweak anything after you've seen others work (being that this is a competition....so I will leave it

I still was proud of my little lamp...it may not be "pretty", but I got it to work per the rules, and added a touch of humor....so that's just fine :D



Karen :rolleyes:


PS: thanks Rob for helping try to get wilson's light to work ;)

No problem. ;) Just remember not to give up! :)

:lol: Click Hands
O btw i am 3 months into swish and have never did flash before i know this is a funny one you can laugh at it if ya's want to :D

[CODE] http://www.panamacitypc.com/lightbulb.html

OMG THATS A WINNER .. that made my dayhaaahhaahahhahahahahh CLAP ON >>> CLAP OFF LOL AWSOME hahahhaahahahahahahaahhhhhh omg .. the originality is awsome i love it man great work
hahahahah

That is very nice work laughter (your name is not appropriate for your work :D )

Keep Swishing,

Tom.

Hi laughter, :) Welcome to Swish-Tutorials :)

Very funny! You are a sick pup...but we like that in a person. ;)

That's about the funniest thing i've seen in a long time......great Job laughter..... :lol: <_< <_< :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Wow things got awfully quiet around here oh uh wabbit we in trouble hehe :D

Hi laughter, :)

Actually, I was waiting for the CHI-Bulb! Water it and it grows!!! :lol:

HAHA :-P well lets see hmm might just try that tonight lol

The deadline of Midnight CST - 7/31/03 is approaching. After that time, no entries will be accepted. Please forward all SWIs to me for verification that they are 100% Swish and no external programs were used.

The filename should be the same as your S-T member name (myname_litebulb.swi). I will open a poll and the winning entry will be decided by S-T membership vote after files are verified.

My EMAIL (grobinson@access2k.com)

Here are some equivalent times that will help you make the deadline.

6AM 8/01/03 London (No UTC/GMT offset)
1AM 8/01/03 EST (UTC/GMT -5 hours)
12AM 7/31/03 CST (UTC/GMT -6 hours)
11PM 7/31/03 MST (UTC/GMT -7 hours)
10PM 7/31/03 PDT (UTC/GMT -8 hours)
3PM 8/01/03 Sydney (UTC/GMT +10 hours)
8AM 8/01/03 Kuwait City (UTC/GMT +3 hours)

Good luck everyone!
Grant

DEADLINE IS HERE

Please forward your SWI files to PULSE (grobinson@access2k.com)

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