04-04-2013, 04:57 PM
in response to theeeee broadened diversity levels impacting enjoyment, i guess that comes down to the individual.
we all do our best not to be intimidating here, and i think thats been translating really well. personally, i like contests with skill levels all over the map. people with more technical ability more often than not (almost always, really) still have a lot to learn from beginners, whose ideas tend to be more interesting and brave. beginners on the flip side also get to work directly alongside people a bit further up the render ladder, and can pick up useful tips as they go, seeing how others with more experience handle similar problems.
basically, i think lots of variation helps everyone involved. and, of course, as youve all seen from the judging, we always value the ideas over the sheer technical ability. anyone can become technically good with a supplement of time necessary to do so. ideas are the gold. ideally people can combine both! and thats what its all about. i sincerely hope it wouldn't affect anyone enjoyment of said challenge.
we all do our best not to be intimidating here, and i think thats been translating really well. personally, i like contests with skill levels all over the map. people with more technical ability more often than not (almost always, really) still have a lot to learn from beginners, whose ideas tend to be more interesting and brave. beginners on the flip side also get to work directly alongside people a bit further up the render ladder, and can pick up useful tips as they go, seeing how others with more experience handle similar problems.
basically, i think lots of variation helps everyone involved. and, of course, as youve all seen from the judging, we always value the ideas over the sheer technical ability. anyone can become technically good with a supplement of time necessary to do so. ideas are the gold. ideally people can combine both! and thats what its all about. i sincerely hope it wouldn't affect anyone enjoyment of said challenge.