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A jam converted from a legacy contest
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  • Jam Overview

    Jam is over.
    It ran from November 5, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC to November 19, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC
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    Basic Summary

    Finalists Jam accepted Skins from participants.
    Accepts only standard resolution skins.

    Read the about for more information.

    Judging

    Ranked by Judges - Only members of the jam assigned with judging permission can vote.
    Entries can't be updated during the judge phase.
    14 day entry period.

    Rating Criteria

    1. Creativity & Uniqueness
      Rate how original and creative the entry is in its conception.
      Rated 1 to 5
    2. Technique & Execution
      Rate the level of skill demonstrated with the creation of the entry.
      Rated 1 to 10
  • About

    Converted Legacy Event

    This event was converted from our old contest and event system into our new jam format for historic preservation. Some details may be confusing in the new jam context.

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    Skin Contest Theme : "Cyberpunk"

    Voted for by the community here.

    1. Create an original Cyberpunk themed skin.

    To make a cyberpunk skin, one must have an understanding of what Cyberpunk is. Spend some time researching the theme for skin inspiration. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Cyberpunk as: "Science fiction dealing with future urban societies dominated by computer technology". Summing up a culture / genre in a single sentence is silly though. Consider starting with the Cyberpunk wikipedia page or even better use your google-fu and find everything you need. As always, have fun!

    2. Skins must be new and made for this contest.

    No copies, re-posts, or old skins created before the contest's announcement date will be accepted. This includes:
    Copies of default textures from the minecraft.jar - That means no Steve skins!
    Existing texture packs or mods, even if you are the original author.
    Existing member submissions, from this site or others, including your own galleries. Give us something new and fresh, please!

    3. Skins must be valid, use-able character skins.

    This is a contest for player skins only. Please do not submit mob skins, villager skins, or anything but the format expected for the player model. Skins with transparent portions have not worked since minecraft Alpha. Make sure that your skins are COMPLETELY filled out. No skins with transparent portions will be accepted. Do not use the light blue skin preview background color to fake large areas of transparency.

    4. Submit something you made.

    Skins that are obvious remixes, recolors, or blatant copies of other people's work are not acceptable. Your entry will be deleted, and you will be disqualified from the contest if you are found to be submitting stolen work.

    Using skin-making tools such as SkinCraft, NovaSkin, or MinerShoes is not the same as making a skin yourself. Keep in mind also that, when using those applications, you are copying from a library of 'parts'. Several of those 'parts' were taken from talented skinners without their consent, and as such, skins containing those parts are considered stolen art. Those entries will be disqualified, and potentially deleted from your account.

    5. One entry per person.

    Each user will only be permitted to submit one skin for this contest. You may edit your one entry as long as the contest is still running. If you decide to change your submission at any point, you are free to do so. However, you should not delete your original entry. Instead, use the "update submission" button to save the new file over your old one, and change the submission title if necessary.

    6. The contest will run for two weeks.

    Post dates must be made after today's date, November 5th, 2012 @ 12:00 PM EST. The contest will end about two weeks from today, on November 19th, 2012 @ 12:00 PM EST Skins submitted after this date will not be accepted.

    7. Take your time, and make it fun!

    Give your skin some character! Write a bit about the mythology behind your character and we'll all learn more. Give them some defining characteristics. Make it unique and awesome! Remember, you have two weeks to do this. You don't need to put something up right away - and even if you chose to, you're allowed to update your submission as many times as you want before the final close date of the November 19th, 2012 @ 12:00 PM EST.

    All of the normal rules of the site still apply in this contest.

    Do not rush yourself to get something in immediately. This contest is not a random drawing - the submissions are judged by a panel of longstanding members with a great deal of experience in making Minecraft skins. It will not help you to submit anything less than fantastic, so take your time. If you notice that other users have submitted something better than yours, edit and update your own submission to make it even better!
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    Submit a skin like usual but check the box indicating it's for the contest.

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    1st Place

    • (1) Creeper Head - Jinx.com
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    • A Contest Themed, Gold, Pixel Art Trophy for Member's Profile Trophy Case.
    • Profile Featured on PMC - 1 Week.

    2nd Place

    • A Contest Themed, Silver, Pixel Art Trophy for Member's Profile Trophy Case.
    • Profile Featured on PMC - 1 Week.

    3rd Place

    • Contest Themed, Bronze, Pixel Art Trophy for Member's Profile Trophy Case.
    • Profile Featured on PMC - 1 Week.

    All Participants

    • A Contest Themed, Pixel Art Badge/Medal for Member's Profile Trophy Case.


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    If you do not know how to make skins, or have an idea but have never attempted it before, here are a few things you should know.

    1. Skins must be saved as a .PNG file. No other file format will function properly.

    2. Even though .PNG files support transparency, Minecraft does not. Any portions that are even partially transparent will show up as pitch-black when used in-game.

    3. The most popular tools for editing Minecraft Skins are:

    MCSkin3D, an application developed by Paril. You can download it from it's PMC page.

    MCSkinEdit, an application developed by a user named Swedman. You can download it from the official forums post, here. You will also need the previewer, which you can download
    here or here.

    You may wish to use a more advanced editor for certain effects. GIMP and Paint.net are free applications that will give you access to better tools for editing.

    4. If you need help or want some tips for making nice skins, Studnicky wrote a step by step guideline for skinning. You may find it here.

    Halucid, another fantastic skin maker, recorded the entire process he goes through to make his skins, using GIMP and MCSkinEdit. You can watch the video here.

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    Here is a list of the current submissions.


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    Judges will be encouraged to participate, but will be disqualified from winning prizes.
  • Jam Entries

  • Jam Results

    During this jam, 1,538 entries were submitted between November 5, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC and November 19, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC.
    1,092 ratings were given to 91 finalists between November 19, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC and December 5, 2012 @ 5:00 pm UTC.
    The average number of ratings per entry was 12.00 and the median was 12.
    • [Contest Winner!] Paladin Suit
      Minecraft Skin
      812
      333
      104.9k 12.9k 228
      Valerii Kim 11/23/12 6:44 • posted 11/9/12 3:33
    • Ranked 1st for overall jam
      with a score of 13.500 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness2nd4.3334.3335
      Technique & Execution1st9.1679.16710
      Overall Score1st13.50013.50015
    • Gladiator Mk II
      Minecraft Skin
      231
      54
      27.4k 1k 55
      LilFella 11/8/12 4:20
    • Ranked 2nd for overall jam
      with a score of 13.000 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness1st4.3334.3335
      Technique & Execution2nd8.6678.66710
      Overall Score2nd13.00013.00015
    • Robecca III - Queen of Internia [Big update - 3rd place in contest!]
      Minecraft Skin
      271
      45
      26.4k 1k 170
      Leostereo 11/23/12 8:23 • posted 11/13/12 10:01
    • Ranked 3rd for overall jam
      with a score of 12.250 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness4th4.0834.0835
      Technique & Execution5th8.1678.16710
      Overall Score3rd12.25012.25015
    • Industrial APA v1.4
      Minecraft Skin
      169
      62
      10.4k 1.7k 76
      Hybrid Warrior 11/23/12 4:37 • posted 11/10/12 12:36
    • Ranked 4th for overall jam
      with a score of 12.250 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness9th3.7503.7505
      Technique & Execution4th8.5008.50010
      Overall Score4th12.25012.25015
    • Quantum Manipulator
      Minecraft Skin
      103
      25
      4.9k 468 63
      Blender 11/8/12 7:00
    • Ranked 5th for overall jam
      with a score of 12.125 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness6th4.0424.0425
      Technique & Execution6th8.0838.08310
      Overall Score5th12.12512.12515
    • The Turkinator
      Minecraft Skin
      52
      7
      2.1k 136 14
      kvSketch 11/17/12 3:25
    • Ranked 6th for overall jam
      with a score of 11.833 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness7th4.0004.0005
      Technique & Execution7th7.8337.83310
      Overall Score6th11.83311.83315
    • Cyberpunk Engineer
      Minecraft Skin
      215
      63
      10.2k 1.3k 95
      Teddy 3/27/13 3:50 • posted 11/5/12 3:25
    • Ranked 7th for overall jam
      with a score of 11.750 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness29th3.2503.2505
      Technique & Execution3rd8.5008.50010
      Overall Score7th11.75011.75015
    • Gorgon C3R2 [ CONTEST ]
      Minecraft Skin
      59
      10
      2.4k 129 32
      lantosyt 11/17/12 3:02 • posted 11/5/12 2:19
    • Ranked 8th for overall jam
      with a score of 11.667 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness3rd4.1674.1675
      Technique & Execution13th7.5007.50010
      Overall Score8th11.66711.66715
    • HIVE Drone (epic backstory added) [contest]
      Minecraft Skin
      119
      31
      5.5k 606 74
      the_soup 11/13/12 4:12 • posted 11/11/12 5:01
    • Ranked 9th for overall jam
      with a score of 11.583 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness5th4.0834.0835
      Technique & Execution12th7.5007.50010
      Overall Score9th11.58311.58315
    • Ranked 10th for overall jam
      with a score of 11.125 out of 15 from 12 ratings.

      JUDGE RATINGS
      CriteriaRankedScore*Raw ScoreMax
      Creativity & Uniqueness8th3.8753.8755
      Technique & Execution17th7.2507.25010
      Overall Score10th11.12511.12515

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