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[Golds]

Oh, man, finally!  This is gonna be so epic.

<3's

[Chaoseed]

Another question: Will each programmer be using the assets of a different artist, or can anybody use any assets they want?

I hope that the programmers will be able to use stuff from any and all artists they want. (As long as proper credit is given, of course!) Because then you could have wacky entries where someone tries to use every single asset in one game.

[Derek]

Oh yeah, I'll clarify that.  You can use assets made by ANYBODY.  Mix n' match!

[Radix]

Man. Took me a minute to realise it's not two sad people with arms growing out of their heads.

[LSK]

Gosh I'm tempted to write some music for this.

[Andrew Brophy]

I'm in on this.

[LoserHands]

You can use assets made by ANYBODY.  Mix n' match!

Besides ourselves, if we're participating in both parts, right? Sorry.
This is going to be epic, I'm definitely in all 'this. :D

[Hima]

This sounds so interesting and very challenging as well! I probably be done with my school project by the time the part one is finished so hopefully I'll have time to enter this.

[nunix]

What's the feeling on including ideas with the assets? Like, "Here's this stuff, here's a short design sketch I had to go along with it"? Or should the threads JUST be assets with no "director's commentary"?

[johnnoz]

oooh awesome compo idea. I may try creating some assets and if I actually get anything done make a thread :D

[roboprez]

This is going to be so awesome! Unfortunately i'm going to have to wait a month until i'm any use. Well, got some time to get some practice with Flixel

[nihilocrat]

So I can just bang out 2-minute loops of music without actually having to think of what sort of thing they go to?

And I get to do the same with 3D models?

Hells fuckin' yeah.

[FrankieSmileShow]

I am interested in both halves of the competition! Can I do both, as long as I don't use my own first part resources in my second part entry?
I like the idea of just going nuts and making diverse resources for not one game in particular, and just do as much as possible.

And I guess its probably best if the author does not comment on his own art much, or it might limit the designers' imagination about its various possible uses...

[studio13]

Huh this looks like fun. I'll have time in November to make a pile of sound effects, sound designs, voices, ambiences and other audio bits (not music). I'm open to collaborating with artists that want a sound set for characters. Is that allowed ? I could also use some advice on how to use a media player in my thread that would allow people to preview (play) my sounds in the thread ... any ideas ? help ...

[GregWS]

Really solid compo Derek! 

[BorisTheBrave]

I hate to be a stick in the mud, but I have copyright concerns. As a programmer, I don't like the idea of using assets without explicit permission to do so - a random guy could come along later, make unreasonable demands, and scupper my project. E.g. I'd like to showcase a piece of work indefinitely after the contest is over. Equally, artists must be concerned about what happens to their assets after the competition. What if a guy goes on to sell his compo game?

Could you provide a license for assets posted. Everything has to be posted under that, or freer? As far as I care, it doesn't have to be fancy, just a series of bullet points detailing it to put my mind at rest. IANAL.

I'd recommend something like:
By submitting assets you grant the right to non-commercial perpetual irrevocable use of the asset for projects submitted within the competition.

People feeling more generous should use one of the creative commons licences.

Also, I'm keen, though it sounds like it's going to be hella hard to sort through all the created stuff. I'm reminded of early click and play days, where nothing in the standard library fit together in style or theme.

[Aik]

Awesome. And not starting the programming until after November? Superawesome.

[Dataflashsabot]

Woo, methinks me'll make a thread and knock up some crappy awesmoe assets :D (maybe not in that order)

[FrankieSmileShow]

I hate to be a stick in the mud, but I have copyright concerns. As a programmer, I don't like the idea of using assets without explicit permission to do so - a random guy could come along later, make unreasonable demands, and scupper my project. E.g. I'd like to showcase a piece of work indefinitely after the contest is over. Equally, artists must be concerned about what happens to their assets after the competition. What if a guy goes on to sell his compo game?

Could you provide a license for assets posted. Everything has to be posted under that, or freer? As far as I care, it doesn't have to be fancy, just a series of bullet points detailing it to put my mind at rest. IANAL.

I'd recommend something like:
By submitting assets you grant the right to non-commercial perpetual irrevocable use of the asset for projects submitted within the competition.

People feeling more generous should use one of the creative commons licences.

Also, I'm keen, though it sounds like it's going to be hella hard to sort through all the created stuff. I'm reminded of early click and play days, where nothing in the standard library fit together in style or theme.

From what I read on the OP, the art is to be released with something like this CC license:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca/
Well thats what I got from reading it, I think that is reasonable.

[Alex Vostrov]

This is a pretty awesome idea for a compo.  I'm a bit busy polishing off my latest game right now, but maybe I can get it done it time to participate.

Either way, I'm looking forward to what people come up with.

Edit:  Derek, I have 4 suggestions for the rules:

1.  If you contribute to Part 1, you're not allowed to use your own work in Part 2.  That would defeat the spirit of the competition.

2.  Excessive use of procedural art in Part 2 is discouraged.  I guess particle systems and stuff would be ok, but you can build a whole game with randomly generated art if you wanted and we already had a procedural compo.

3. I presume that we can't start work on Part 2 until it's greenlit?  Can I prototype design ideas?

4. Converting between formats should be allowed, I think, as long as the core work remains unchanged.