I think that this is a great idea in general, but also *especially* for someone like me who wouldn't win now (I've only been pd'ing for like... 3 months?) but damn, I could learn a lot from looking at some really well made and interesting patches.
<br><br>Feed me,<br>Kevin<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/30/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Christopher Charles</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:schraubzwingenhalterung@web.de">schraubzwingenhalterung@web.de</a>&gt; wrote:
</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">hi list.<br><br>i was just thinking about something, maybe it's a bad idea, but i'll<br>
fire it off anyway: how about having a pd-patching-competition on a<br>regular basis (annual?). not to see who's the best of the best, but just<br>to have an overview of the broad spectrum of state-of-the-art pd<br>programming.
<br><br>categories might include:<br>-best audio patch in general<br>-best algorithmic composition patch<br>-best sequenced/live track<br>-best 2d/3d visualisation (interactive and sequenced)<br>-best multimedial patch<br>
-best artistic installation patch<br>-best (non-audio-non-video) utility patch<br>-best patch coolness/filesize ratio<br>-best game<br>-best abuse of medium<br>-funniest patch<br>-best patch collection/patch lib<br>-obfuscated pd contest? ;)
<br>-speedpatching contest (get a topic and finish within 2hrs)<br>-everything(!) goes contest<br>other suggestions?<br>of course, some categories overlap a bit, so a patch could win in<br>game/abuse/funny/obfuscated/multimedia/etc. all at once, so maybe there
<br>should be a restriction of 1 category per entry?<br><br>prizes might include:<br>-fame, kudos<br>-lifetime free pd license (free updates included!)<br>any sponsors for other prizes interested?<br><br>judging could either be done by a jury, or by a community poll.
<br>the judging could be based on:<br>-overall coolness<br>-ease of use/interface ergonomy<br>-installation (single patch or tons of paths to configure first)<br>-adaptability/reusability for/in other contexts<br>-portability (consistent gui appearance on major oses, not too exotic
<br>externals)<br>-configurability<br>-code readability (is it clean and well documented?)<br>-filesize (no huge tables saved with the patch)<br>-patch ethics? (no patches to harm kittens and fire missles anywhere)<br>and maybe lots of other things.
<br><br>it's just that i observed that in some communities, like the demoscene<br>or the int-fiction one, periodical contest results are a good starting<br>point for interested newbies and an inspirational source for seasoned
<br>users. the competition could be held within a neat <a href="http://puredata.info">puredata.info</a> wiki.<br>the only thing i'd fear is that there might be not enough entries to<br>hold an meaningful voting. the pd list is 1000+ members, but the regular
<br>posters are just a handful (and out of those, not everyone releases<br>patches regularly). i hope that for such a contest some of the<br>interested lurkers and occasional posters would come out of their holes<br>and participate.
<br>but as stated in the beginning, maybe it's a bad idea. any comments?<br><br>charlie<br><br>_______________________________________________<br><a href="mailto:PD-list@iem.at">PD-list@iem.at</a> mailing list<br>UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -&gt; 
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