I agree with artisticdude in that rewards would be nice, especially if we could pick. I'd be proud to drink my bourbon from an OGA rocks glass. Others might like t-shirts, mugs, buttons/pins, etc. While the point system is cool, winning isn't as awesome. Maybe there could be points + a special small prize for winning.
In addition to the lack of prize, here are a couple of factors also worth considering:
Who knew about it the competition? Perhaps there are many people who would've participated had they known.
I'd bet many of the potential participants are students. Many students are too busy this time of year. Such circumstances aren't the best to get a competition rolling. Some people might not even have the time to learn about the competition in the first place.
Maybe weekly challenges are too frequent, at least for now. Who has time to make a whole spriteset in a week? And if you're buying prizes, that could get pricey. A compromise would be to split monthly challenges into categories.
Aside from introducing a point system & co., I suggest an experiment. Create a challenge due on the new year. It gives people time to hear about it; most students will have the time off and many working people will be using up leftover vacation days. A whole month gives artists the time to make something good. If the resources are available, split the competition based on art style and have a small prize for each category.
Advertizing? I'm against spam, but it would help if more people knew about the competitions. Perhaps some of us would be willing to post flyers at nearby art schools or something.
We could also contact instructors/departments who would let their students know. After all, it's a not-for-profit cause and doing well would look good on a resume. BTW, I suspect this that it would be most effective to get students on board at the beginning of their semesters. So maybe just post flyers for now.
I also got kicked off the survey. :(
I agree with artisticdude in that rewards would be nice, especially if we could pick. I'd be proud to drink my bourbon from an OGA rocks glass. Others might like t-shirts, mugs, buttons/pins, etc. While the point system is cool, winning isn't as awesome. Maybe there could be points + a special small prize for winning.
In addition to the lack of prize, here are a couple of factors also worth considering:
Aside from introducing a point system & co., I suggest an experiment. Create a challenge due on the new year. It gives people time to hear about it; most students will have the time off and many working people will be using up leftover vacation days. A whole month gives artists the time to make something good. If the resources are available, split the competition based on art style and have a small prize for each category.
Advertizing? I'm against spam, but it would help if more people knew about the competitions. Perhaps some of us would be willing to post flyers at nearby art schools or something.
We could also contact instructors/departments who would let their students know. After all, it's a not-for-profit cause and doing well would look good on a resume. BTW, I suspect this that it would be most effective to get students on board at the beginning of their semesters. So maybe just post flyers for now.