The CityLIFE Challenge 29 Finalists

wson Hold your pants on! ;) Come Monday and all we be known!

everyone is eager but no one wants to push Ronen :D Massiw

anyway - cant wait to see who actually won :)

Massiw All of us judges have tight deadlines and work around the clock, as most of you do too ;) and we all took the judging part very seriously... this is why.

But the results will be out on Monday ;)

ChristianMiranda Very soon now ;)

anton.cherenko Missed you Anton... I hope next one will not take to long to start ;)

Paul Nicholls I don't think so ;) We need first come back form the Holiday break and then seat down and discuss them all.

MatheusPassos thanks! Winners will be selected by the judges as soon as we can.

MatheusPassos One winner is pretty clear actually, being the sole entrant in the animation category ;)

I was hoping for more animation... Next challenge will have this category too, so you can get used to the idea better starting now ;)

Cryengine, here I go... ronenbekerman MatheusPassos

jpintorMatheusPassos I'm full in on LUMION these days - but would love to test UDK too... I get the feeling it is the better option for archviz currently.

Until Crytek makes the special archviz dedicate tool public... seems to take ages!!!

Actually I'm learning Sandbox and it seems pretty easy and really well equiped with tools and exporters for Sketchup, 3dsmax, Maya and Photoshop, I also find the commands and scripting parts really easy to learn and brings you huge flexibility. ronenbekerman MatheusPassos

ronenbekermanMatheusPassos i think that animation in a challenge is tricky as it takes up so much more time. I started animating my scene but getting anything decent in my spare time was tricky. Animation comps are rare. People like to just upload their animations they have already made to awards competitions but i doubt people would make animations for short term competitions. I thought it was real time animations? but all the entries i saw were actually rendered? Real time makes much more sense for this type of comp. If that was the intention then I think it can work for the future. Especially with the technology changing all the time.

It was a good competition and i liked seeing peoples progress during December. Good luck to all.

Paul Nichollsronenbekerman I like the idea of animating ... but I think it would be difficult .. animation requires ... time + computers + cash on hand .... I think the next challenge ... One of the prizes should be ...The winner will earn the animation of the scene ... yes this is a great triumph!

Paul NichollsMatheusPassos I have some what of a radical concept for the next challenge... not so much regarding the theme but more about how it will run and managed so that more artists will join in doing some serious work with great prizes.

It depends a lot on the community...

I'll let you all in on the idea once it is cooked more ;)

Paul NichollsMatheusPassos But do tell me even now - who will surly give a real-time animation category a go?

ronenbekermanPaul NichollsMatheusPassos I'd be up for another real-time competition. I'd love to see a neighborhood modeled with a number empty lots, it could contain streets/infrastructure etc. Each contestant chooses a lot and models a house. In the end all houses are merged into one neighborhood and the judges simply explore each house, interior and exterior. This would eliminate the need for exporting animations, and forces the real-time experience.

I'm not sure how well the entire model would run though, might be a nightmare, and everyone would have to use the same software, Lumion or Twinmotion etc.

chuckmorganronenbekermanPaul NichollsMatheusPassos

I love the neighborhood idea! Would be a great competition when there are like empty lots and everybody get's one to build up a house with garden etc. I think it would also be great idea to have a basic house and a basic plot of land, which is pre-modeled. In the competition all is about modifying it with windows, shutters, extensions and so on. Also you can design the garden and the rooms etc. Would be nice to see how everybody's personal approach gets visible in the entries. Especially the comparison could be very interesting.

The idea sounds very nice, but it has a huge con, everybody is forced to use the same engine. Imo the coolest things of a real-time competition will be compare between the different engines and their capabilities. David K. chuckmorgan ronenbekerman Paul Nicholls MatheusPassos

jpintorDavid K.chuckmorganronenbekermanMatheusPassos agree. Also it is quite a narrow brief. People want freedom.

ronenbekerman I was actually looking forward to the real time category most of all, sad that there was only one entry. but given one more chance with such a category in a future contest I would defiantly give it a full go.