WebSining Digital Art Contest

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WEBSINING DIGITAL ART: CONTESTING TRADITIONS

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To encourage artistic innovations in the intersection of art and
technology, WebSining introduces a new category to the Digital Art
Contest, Software Art. Also, WebSining encourages the use of free
software and non-proprietary file formats for creating and running the
entries. All entries must articulate the theme of WebSining 2007:
"CONTESTING TRADITIONS."


Categories:


[1] Still Digital Image:

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A digital image is a representation of a two-dimensional image as a
finite set of digital values called picture

elements or pixels. Digital images may be created by a variety of input
devices and techniques, such as digital cameras, scanners, coordinate
measuring machines, seismographic profiling, airborne radar, GPS
controllers, etc. Digital images may also be synthesized from non-image
data such as mathematical functions. Suitable submission formats are:
JPEG, GIF, PNG at 72-96dpi and at least 1024x768ppi screen
resolutions.


[2] Digital Animation:

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In a digital animation, moving images are created via the use of
computers as opposed to traditional cell animation where each frame is
drawn by hand. Digital animation may be created by means of 3D computer
graphics or 2D computer graphics, and may be created for output on
computer, or another medium such as video or film. Animation created via
computers combines vector graphics with programmed movement.
Suitable

submission formats must be web-browser viewable such as: Open-source
Flash (FLV), OGG video, Flash Movie, Director Shockwave, QuickTime AVI,
Java applet, and others. Animation sequence must be within 30 seconds
only. A storyboard (in JPEG, GIF, or PNG at 72-96dpi and at least
1024x768ppi screen resolutions) must accompany the entries.


[3] Software Art:

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Software art is the confluence of two very distinct realms:
"software" and "art." Software art is an art form
that uses instruction code, algorithms or rules as its medium. Software
art may be written in C, Java, hypertext markup language, or other
programming or scripting languages, and its aesthetic concerns may also
be drawn from characteristics of software. Suitable formats are: Java
applet, executable, HTML, ascii, and others. Source code must be
submitted with the entries.


Please note that the sending of malicious code is punishable under the
Electronic Commerce Act (RA 8792).


Contest Mechanics:

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1. Contest is open to all Filipino citizens, 16 years old and
above.  Members of the CVA, NCCA Secretariat and competition judges
are disqualified from joining the contest.


2. Contestants may join in the three categories but allowed only one
entry per category.


3. Beginning October 15, 2006, contest entries with Entry Forms must be
submitted via Email to
websining@gmail.com. Entrants
will receive a confirmation receipt of their submissions.


4. Deadline of submission of entries is extended until December 30,
2006.


5. Only original artworks shall be accepted. Awards given to works that
are subsequently proven to be non-original will be revoked/reclaimed
without prejudice to other legal actions.


6. One winner per category will be voted by a panel of two judges with a
final third vote from the results of a public vote through the NCCA
WebSining website
(http://www.ncca.gov.ph). Public
voting will be from January 4-15, 2007. Only one vote per person will be
counted.


7. Special citation awards may also be given by the panel of judges based
on technical innovation or transcending the contest theme.


8. Winners in the Digital Image and Software Art categories will receive
PhP50,000.00 each, and the winner in the Digital Animation category will
receive PhP75,000.00.


9. The decision of the panel of judges shall be final and not subject to
appeal. All entries will be exhibited on the WebSining website and will
be included in the CD Catalogue.


10. Announcement of winners, exhibition and awarding of prizes shall be
in February 2007.


11. All Cash Prizes will be subject to 20% tax. All entries may be used
by the NCCA for purposes it may deem appropriate.


Visit
www.ncca.gov.ph
for contest details. Entry Forms may be downloaded from the NCCA website
or from Korakora Projects
(
http://www.korakora.org/projects/?q=node/203).