
The Game Challenge 2018
BEFORE WE GO TO MARS 2
ART BOOK & GAME PROJECT
NOW - 25th of March 2018
All aspiring, rising and accomplished artist are cordially invited to participate in the 2018 edition where we will be reinventing Earth, biology, technology and the future of living in space. Submit your ideas for characters (humans, half-humans, mech), vehicles and environments and partake in populating one of the largest creative open spaces in the industry. Of course, there are a few guidelines to follow.
CATEGORIES
CHARACTER DESIGN
humans, half-humans, quarter-humans...
ENVIRONMENT DESIGN
interiors, exteriors, streets, factories, cities, woods...
VEHICLE/MACHINE DESIGN
drones, dredges, flying drills (with brains and human arms of course)...
What is new?
Story & Illustrations: Marko Prpic Zets / English Language Editor: Leo Vidmar
The fate of the future has changed. Whether in your favor or not it is yet to be seen. Actually, Earth's future can be bright again if you decide to move your lazy art butt and do something about it (Join the challenge already!). The hard truth is that there are more MeatBots than ever and Dr. Bob has gone utterly bonkers. On the other hand, those few and a half humans that are still alive finally found a way to communicate with each other and it's almost certain that the Revolution is on its way. Actually revolution might be overselling it. Let's call it the Resistance. Yes, that's more appropriate. All of you not familiar with the background story please follow the jump HERE. Here is what you can design for this challenge:
"Hello, I am Dr. Bob and I'm here to put a smile back on your face."
What to submit and how to submit it?
There are three possible assignments for competition participants to complete. The participants can work on one, two or all three.
(1) Character Design - download the template and submit a portrait or a landscape format image, 1080x1920px, RGB JPG + description (The original image must be at least twice as large. Don't submit it, just save it on your machine.)
Create a Character Design of any kind of character that could be part of the story. Some suggestions:
The Creator (well that's a though one)
Guardians (soldiers created by the Creator using super tissue, animal and human limbs, prosthetics...)
Working Units (similar to Guardians, only they do manual labor)
LRRP team members or Rangers (also made by and in the service of the Creator)
Ghosts (Survivors living in the radioactive zone. Some even collaborate with the Creator by reporting other survivors and lead LRRP teams to human settlements. In return they receive food and medical help. Once they are no longer of any use, their organs and limbs are harvested and ultimately used to create new Guardians, Working Units or LRRPs.)
Moles (preppers usually living alone and underground)
Nomads (many of them are ex soldiers, they travel in groups, equipped with weapons and special clothes/masks which protect them from the radiation)
Scientists (MSR personnel)
Note: Each participant may submit up to 3 images
IMPORTANT! Don't submit visuals that represent mutants, people with diseases or body deformations caused by radiation, chemical weapons or something of the sort. We're not looking for that. If you're into gross designs, then be creative and use the super tissue like the Creator would. Use it as a connector between mechanical elements and body parts. Plug cords in it and connect it to mini computers and/or brains).
(2) Environment Design - download the template and submit a portrait or a landscape format image, 1080x1920px, RGB JPG + description (The original image must be at least twice as large. Don't submit it, just save it on your machine)
The participants are to show the world in which the Creator reigns. Open your mind and be creative because there are no specific guidelines. Some suggestions:
City Landscapes
Facilities/Factories
MSR (Mars Station Replica) inhabited by 1000 scientists, workers, staff members, doctors...
Safe Zones
Note: Each participant may submit a maximum of 3 images
(3) Vehicle/Machine Design - download the template and submit a portrait or a landscape format image, 1080x1920px, RGB JPG + description (The original image must be at least twice as large. Don't submit it, just save it on your machine)
Machines and vehicles are now strange hybrids of man built machinery and parts added by the Creator that sometimes include super tissue, human and animal extremities and organs. Here's an example - a truck like vehicle with elephant's legs instead of wheels, and a crane on top. Cameras are placed on all sides. It has to have 360 degree vision, right? The human brain controls everything, It is hidden and well protected in a metal chamber. Some suggestions:
Massive Mobile 3D Printer (prints a bad machine right in front of your doors... with the brain inside of course)
Queen Dron (delivers thousands of killer-drone-babies instead of pizza)
Note: Each participant may submit up to 3 images