Has there ever been a contest like this? Houses
the evil writer:
I don't participate in the various contests here, but I've looked at the threads more than a few times. It seems like people really enjoy them. However, I can't recall there ever being a contest like this:
Suppose instead of a contest about sims, it was a contest about homes. The point would be to design beautiful rooms, kind of like a sims version of all those home design shows.
Let's say that someone designs a house from house plans*, and puts it here for all would-be contestants to download as the basis of the contest. This would be the house that every contestant uses. The house would have a basic layout, but no furniture, no wallpaper, no floors and no plants or decor outside of any kind. All you would get besides a completely undecorated house is photos of the rooms labeled as what they're intended to be - bedroom, kitchen etc.
The first contest would be for everyone who enters to design a specific room (you'd know which room from the labeled photos above), probably a master bedroom. Everyone could submit photos of their designs, and have them be voted upon, like the people-based contests.
The next contest would be another room, maybe a child's room or a nursery - these would be two different assignments - and so on, until the last contest was to design the yard. Each contestant would be requested to work on only one house, so their master bedroom entry would be in the same house as their nursery entry etc. And at the very end, it would be nice if people uploaded their decorated lots.
What do you think? Would something like this work as a series of contests? If you like the idea, feel free to start such a contest because I'm more interested in how it would turn out than coordinating contests.
* house plans sites - if you click on a plan, you can get photos of what the area of the rooms in each house should be. I, and a lot of other folks, use these plans to create homes.
http://www.houseplans.com/index.asp
http://compsimgames.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.natalieplans.com%2F
AxelVal:
I think I've seen this before. I used to roam the contest threads rarely and I just barely remember a design competition.
But that doesn't mean you couldn't do it yourself. People have 'Cycle Two' all the time and re-use ideas to let new people get in or old competitors try again.
Ali:
hey there evil writer
A lot of people prefer decorating contests so if you want to go ahead and have a go, please feel free.
We don't have a bustling contest section like there used to be, that's over at the Sim Oasis now, but there's no reason why people shouldn't try hand at one :)
JacobM:
so, basically we all download the same house plan, completely empty, and for each round design one room at a time? do we judge the winners on who's house looks the best overall, or on the appearance of the overall rooms? i think it sounds like fun, it took me a minute to understand though.
Sierra:
I would love this kind of challenge. It reminds me of the 60 minute Makeover. I would definitely participate. :)
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