Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art.animation, started 18 Oct 1996.
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The Virtual Pumpkin Carving Contest
alt.ascii-art.animation
· 1 message · 18 Oct 1996
NEWS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 17, 1996 JEANNE MIDDLETON (614) 529-1969 NO MUSS, NO FUSS PUMPKIN CARVING Hilliard, OH -- Pumpkin carving without a knife or a pumpkin, all you need is a computer. DM2 Solutions, is changing the face of Halloween's messiest past-time with a high-tech pumpkin carving contest. The Web surfer who creates the best Jack-O-Lantern will be featured on our Web Site and will receive several HI-TECH prizes. Jeanne Middleton, the President of DM2 says, "we're encouraging people to explore three mediums; images, animation's and multimedia". Anyone can enter. E-mail creative virtual carvings to: dm...@dm2solutions.com/pumpkin. To view the entires the URL (world wide web) address is www.dm2solutions.com/pumpkin/ The rules and entries may be seen at www.dm2solutions.com/pumpkin/ All entries must be posted by October 30th. The winner will be announced on October 31st. The judges are: Stewart McKissick - Dean of Illustration, Columbus College of Art and Design, Lisa Fravel - Designer for Victoria Secret, Stephen Webster - President of The Columbus Society Communicating Arts, Andrew Spitzer - Designer for William's Communications, and Mark Middleton -Vice President of DM2 Solutions. The rules are simple 1) Use a pumpkin in the image 2) File size is limited to 100k no larger than 200 x 200 pixels 3) Indicate the category you're applying for , Image, Animation or Multimedia. 4) Image files should be JPEG or GIF formats. 5) Animation files should be in animated GIF or SHOCKWAVE 5.0 format. 6) Multimedia files should be Shockwave format and can have Images, Sound, Animation and Interactively with in the file. The judges will use the latest version of the Shockwave plugin from Macromedia. 7) Submitters grant DM2 the right to display their image on its web 8) DM2 reserves the right to not publish an image if it violates any local, state or federal statutes. DM2 Solutions is a premiere Multimedia Developer in Columbus, OH... we develop Web Sites, Commercial CD-ROMS, custom Multimedia, Computer Based Training(CBT), and Databases. NOTE: DM2 has a completed virtual Jack-O-Lantern on display at the company's headquarters in Hilliard. Call for a copy to run on your computer or to schedule an appointment. ###
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