04-03-2013, 11:42 AM
hey all, i wanted to make this thread to offer a place for direct feedback to an issue ive brought up a few times.
were coming up on bloodsport 15 as i write this, and things are going strong for the contests. ive had a lot of questions about whats coming next, with people anticipating things on both sides of the fence of where this has been / where it will go
dave and i will never run out of portfolio ideas or IP generation for people to work on to bolster their personal work, so this isnt about suggestions for contests.
what i would like to know is- going forward, do people want to continue doing the occasional PR contest and if so how often sounds good to maintain a balance.
when we began bloodsports, we did alternating portfolio / pr contest to contest, and i agree with most of you that it was too much too often.
however, i have been receiving messages from people asking for it to come back because it gave beginners a lot of exposure and even led to jobs for some in the past due to massive reblogging, kotaku, and reddit attention.
for anyone new who isnt sure what im talking about- we did PR contests based on fanart for the gaultlet and zelda videogames as well as a miyazaki challenge- all of which got hundreds of thousands of views across the internet- and some of which still pop up on sites today. in some cases, this led to big career changes for some of the contestants who really nailed it, landing them huge audiences, jobs, and other opportunities.
the other side of the argument is that these contests (pr) tend to favor the most technically skilled amongst us- with more experienced people seeming to rise to the top of what the internet pays attention to once the contest is over. here at daggers we love a level playing field and hate elitism, so i can see why thats an issue with many. so of course, im turning the conversation over to all of you. write your thoughts below! we value them.
best-
Dan
were coming up on bloodsport 15 as i write this, and things are going strong for the contests. ive had a lot of questions about whats coming next, with people anticipating things on both sides of the fence of where this has been / where it will go
dave and i will never run out of portfolio ideas or IP generation for people to work on to bolster their personal work, so this isnt about suggestions for contests.
what i would like to know is- going forward, do people want to continue doing the occasional PR contest and if so how often sounds good to maintain a balance.
when we began bloodsports, we did alternating portfolio / pr contest to contest, and i agree with most of you that it was too much too often.
however, i have been receiving messages from people asking for it to come back because it gave beginners a lot of exposure and even led to jobs for some in the past due to massive reblogging, kotaku, and reddit attention.
for anyone new who isnt sure what im talking about- we did PR contests based on fanart for the gaultlet and zelda videogames as well as a miyazaki challenge- all of which got hundreds of thousands of views across the internet- and some of which still pop up on sites today. in some cases, this led to big career changes for some of the contestants who really nailed it, landing them huge audiences, jobs, and other opportunities.
the other side of the argument is that these contests (pr) tend to favor the most technically skilled amongst us- with more experienced people seeming to rise to the top of what the internet pays attention to once the contest is over. here at daggers we love a level playing field and hate elitism, so i can see why thats an issue with many. so of course, im turning the conversation over to all of you. write your thoughts below! we value them.
best-
Dan