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Leovenous · 17-09-2003, 06:33 PM

Is there no September challenge or what? I'm getting better by the week (mostly thanks to Philip) and am waiting for the right category to come up.

What's the deal?

DigiMatt · 17-09-2003, 08:34 PM

theres not enough interest from SimplyLightWave users to continue the monthly challenges at the moment, hopefully this will change so we can start it up again.

PolarBear53 · 23-09-2003, 01:45 AM

I am new to this site and I am interested!!! Let's have another one!!!! PLEZ!

Johnny9ball · 23-09-2003, 03:30 AM

Welcome polar bear

Philip has a gift with 3D its great that he can share it with us. I also am becomeing much better through Philips teaching.

Mark · 23-09-2003, 10:50 AM

Leovenous / Polar Bear,

Check out this thread:

http://forum.simplylightwave.com/sho...=9453#post9453

In there you'll see a comment from Kevin that soon there will be a generic simply3dworld challenge - so there should be much more scope for getting people into it.

foodstamp · 29-09-2003, 07:07 PM

Well how about the Lightwave people VS Maya in a 2 or 3 month competition to make a short 3D comic....

The teams are Lightwave and Maya.....Best comic wins..

It could be good.

jalingo · 29-09-2003, 07:49 PM

I hate to say it - and who am I, since I have never even entered a contest - but, there needs to be an incentive, a prize to drive people to enter a contest and make time to use Lightwave.

My take on the poor turnout for contests here is that there are no new tutorials or other things to spend the winning points on. How about texture or preset packs for winners. Winner only tutorials! Coffee mugs - we could all use one of those. And whatever happened to the T-Shirt??? Perhaps a 3 month contest with a sponsor that can give away something really cool - plugins, gfx cards, memory, DVDs (movies or tutorials) etc.

I also think this site needs to get more users and a reason to drive those users here. Philip's tutorials should not be the only whizz-bang things here that get me to visit here. It dissapoints me to see the front page barren of any real attention grabber for Lightwave users - and not updated frequently.

This site has potential and I'd love to spend more time here - but why? Other places have so much more going on.

29-09-2003, 09:10 PM

unfortunatly we have no money to buy winning gifts for people. But if this was the case then why would simplymaya do as well as it does?

In past times we have really tried to put into this site but with little or no response

We have a few things changing soon which should improve much but for no - no challenges.

29-09-2003, 09:14 PM

oh and btw, it was money that stopped us buying the t-shirts to!

At simply maya we are talking to alias about some advertising and we will be doing the same here, it is the only way that we can have prizes I feel.

jalingo · 29-09-2003, 10:44 PM

I figured money was the issue. It always is.

Then how do you get more users to the site? That's the question.

SimplyMaya has 14,500 users and there's 7,000 here, but they have had 74,000 posts compared to 9,300 here! I fear the more delay there is in doing something the more danger of this site slipping into oblivion.

That would suck big time.

Start an October contest now and rekindle the flame!

30-09-2003, 07:42 AM

there are things being done already my good man! I have put to much time into this to let it slip.

But sure if you want an october contest Ill use the one we are going to have at sm.

jalingo · 30-09-2003, 04:26 PM

foodstamp · 30-09-2003, 07:35 PM

Im gonna join the October competition.....That is if the LW people dont mind a 3D Studio Max user to join?

voices3d · 30-09-2003, 10:57 PM

I have been using LightWave for almost one and a half year. The first year i dident use any tutorials, but i must say, the tutorials on this site sure is helpfull.

The first Video turorials i saw on the net.

rich_is_bored · 01-10-2003, 11:27 PM

I noticed something when I took a look at the tutorials available on SimplyMaya today. It appears that there are several individuals working on tutorials at SimplyMaya.

Is there any plan on expanding the number of individuals working on tutorials here at SimplyLightwave?

It would lessen the workload that Phillip has to contribute, introduce members to new modeling techniques, and increase the amount of content available.

17-09-2003, 06:33 PM	#1
Leovenous Full Access Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 367	??? Is there no September challenge or what? I'm getting better by the week (mostly thanks to Philip) and am waiting for the right category to come up. What's the deal?

17-09-2003, 08:34 PM	#2
DigiMatt Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,182	theres not enough interest from SimplyLightWave users to continue the monthly challenges at the moment, hopefully this will change so we can start it up again. __________________ http://www.digitalmagic.se mattias@digitalmagic.se icq:1687432 msn: eternal_e@hotmail.com

23-09-2003, 03:30 AM	#4
Johnny9ball Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Reno,Nevada Posts: 1,099	Welcome polar bear Philip has a gift with 3D its great that he can share it with us. I also am becomeing much better through Philips teaching. __________________ www.ThreeDCG.com

30-09-2003, 10:57 PM	#14
voices3d Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 598	Hello there I have been using LightWave for almost one and a half year. The first year i dident use any tutorials, but i must say, the tutorials on this site sure is helpfull. The first Video turorials i saw on the net. __________________ ...Earth is a model and life is a render...

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23-09-2003, 01:45 AM	#3
PolarBear53 Full Access Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 315	I am new to this site and I am interested!!! Let's have another one!!!! PLEZ!

23-09-2003, 10:50 AM	#5
Mark Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sunbury, UK Posts: 2,339	Leovenous / Polar Bear, Check out this thread: http://forum.simplylightwave.com/sho...=9453#post9453 In there you'll see a comment from Kevin that soon there will be a generic simply3dworld challenge - so there should be much more scope for getting people into it.

29-09-2003, 07:07 PM	#6
foodstamp Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: South Africa Posts: 24	Well how about the Lightwave people VS Maya in a 2 or 3 month competition to make a short 3D comic.... The teams are Lightwave and Maya.....Best comic wins.. It could be good.

29-09-2003, 07:49 PM	#7
jalingo Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 47	I hate to say it - and who am I, since I have never even entered a contest - but, there needs to be an incentive, a prize to drive people to enter a contest and make time to use Lightwave. My take on the poor turnout for contests here is that there are no new tutorials or other things to spend the winning points on. How about texture or preset packs for winners. Winner only tutorials! Coffee mugs - we could all use one of those. And whatever happened to the T-Shirt??? Perhaps a 3 month contest with a sponsor that can give away something really cool - plugins, gfx cards, memory, DVDs (movies or tutorials) etc. I also think this site needs to get more users and a reason to drive those users here. Philip's tutorials should not be the only whizz-bang things here that get me to visit here. It dissapoints me to see the front page barren of any real attention grabber for Lightwave users - and not updated frequently. This site has potential and I'd love to spend more time here - but why? Other places have so much more going on.

29-09-2003, 09:10 PM	#8
Kevin Guest Posts: n/a	unfortunatly we have no money to buy winning gifts for people. But if this was the case then why would simplymaya do as well as it does? In past times we have really tried to put into this site but with little or no response We have a few things changing soon which should improve much but for no - no challenges.

29-09-2003, 09:14 PM	#9
Kevin Guest Posts: n/a	oh and btw, it was money that stopped us buying the t-shirts to! At simply maya we are talking to alias about some advertising and we will be doing the same here, it is the only way that we can have prizes I feel.

29-09-2003, 10:44 PM	#10
jalingo Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 47	I figured money was the issue. It always is. Then how do you get more users to the site? That's the question. SimplyMaya has 14,500 users and there's 7,000 here, but they have had 74,000 posts compared to 9,300 here! I fear the more delay there is in doing something the more danger of this site slipping into oblivion. That would suck big time. Start an October contest now and rekindle the flame!

30-09-2003, 07:42 AM	#11
Kevin Guest Posts: n/a	there are things being done already my good man! I have put to much time into this to let it slip. But sure if you want an october contest Ill use the one we are going to have at sm.

30-09-2003, 04:26 PM	#12
jalingo Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Posts: 47

30-09-2003, 07:35 PM	#13
foodstamp Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: South Africa Posts: 24	Im gonna join the October competition.....That is if the LW people dont mind a 3D Studio Max user to join?

01-10-2003, 11:27 PM	#15
rich_is_bored Full Access Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 174	I noticed something when I took a look at the tutorials available on SimplyMaya today. It appears that there are several individuals working on tutorials at SimplyMaya. Is there any plan on expanding the number of individuals working on tutorials here at SimplyLightwave? It would lessen the workload that Phillip has to contribute, introduce members to new modeling techniques, and increase the amount of content available.