2022 Map Art Competition

[ostrich1414]

Last year, on March 5th, 2021, I helped host SimPvP's very first Map Art Competition! It was a major success, with 13 people submitting map arts and 47 players coming in to vote! One year later, the second annual SimPvP Map Art Competition has arrived for 2022. (Last year's forum thread can be found here: viewtopic.php?t=2774)

Starting today, March 5th, 2022 until April 1st, 2022, SimPvP players will have the opportunity to create and submit their very own map art creations to this official competition! The basic rules are listed below:

-All map art submissions must be 1x1; no more, no less.
-The map art must be created specifically for this competition; you cannot enter past map arts as valid entries.
-In order to vote for the winner, one must donate one diamond block minimum.
-The voting process will begin on April 2nd, and will implement an approval voting style, meaning that players may vote for as many contenders as they choose.
-Map arts may be submitted by contacting an admin to take it.
-Basic maps of terrain, i.e. base maps, maps of spawn, etc., are not valid entries and are ineligible for the competition.

The winner of the competition will receive the following:

-Their map art featured as a permanent fixture at spawn, replacing last year's winner.
-The diamond blocks donated by each voter, plus a "TBA" extra prize.

There is no specific theme for this map art competition, but it is highly suggested that players who submit map arts put time and effort into their creation. Essentially: a solid grey map art with words on it is less likely to win against a well-crafted, intricate piece of artwork. However, as stated before, there is no theme--it is up to the approved voters as to who wins.

Once all map arts are submitted on April 1st, we will begin the voting process (more information will be given later), which will essentially rely on approval voting to decide the winner. The map arts will be placed in a special exhibition in the events world, where the votes will be meticulously counted.

For more information on SimPvP's current library of map arts, see this link: https://simplicitypvp.net/w/Map_Art

For a detailed, easy-to-follow tutorial on how to create great map arts, see Burger_Malone's guide: https://simplicitypvp.net/w/Burger%27s_ ... ng_Map_Art

We look forward to seeing your submissions, and good luck to all participants in SimPvP's second annual 2022 Map Art Competition!

[ostrich1414]

Today is the last day of the SimPvP Map Art Competition, meaning that it is the last possible day to submit a map art! You must submit your map art to an admin by the end of today (April 1st) in order for it to be eligible for voting. As a reminder, the map art must:

-Be 1x1
-Be original and not appear on the Map Art wiki already
-Not be a terrain-based map

Any related questions can be found here: viewtopic.php?t=2930

Starting tomorrow, on April 2nd, voting will begin. If you want to participate in voting for the winner, this is how the process will occur:

1.) You will donate one diamond block to an admin as a voting fee (these diamond blocks will go to the winner)
2.) You will join a map art voting /event
3.) In this /event, you will be given tickets named after your username, one for each eligible map art in the competition
4.) You may vote for as many map arts as you want, essentially one ticket for one map art (IMPORTANT: If more than one of your named tickets are found in a map art voting box, only one will stay and the rest will be removed. Only one ticket per map you want voted! Map arts you do NOT want to win should not be given a ticket.)

Also: No alt accounts allowed! You may vote once on one account only.

By the end of the day, the votes will be counted and tallied. In the case of an obvious winner, that winner will be announced and gifted the diamonds and special surprise gift, as well as having their map art displayed at spawn for one year, replacing last year's winner. In the event of a tie, a less formal vote will be held online on Discord.

Good luck!

[ostrich1414]

The results are in! Say congratulations to Lord1 and IAmTheSheriff, the winners of the 2022 SimPvP Map Art Competition, with their entry "Battle of Monarchia"! They are now the second official winners of the annual SimPvP Map Art Competition! Lord1 and IAmTheSheriff's map art will now be on display permanently at spawn, replacing iLxgend's map art from last year, and they will also be gifted all of the 1DB voting fees and a special prize.

Thank you to everyone who voted in the competition, and a special thank you to everyone who submitted a map art, all 11 of you! This was a very fun and successful competition! Also: all of those who submitted a map art will be gifted all 11 submissions by me as a special reward.

I will be listing the voting results below, from first to last, so stay tuned. Once again, thank you to all participants and congratulations to Lord1 and IAmTheSheriff! Let's do this again next year!

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1st: "Battle of Monarchia" by Lord1 and IAmTheSheriff (32 Votes)
2nd: "Phoenix" by NirkieSFR (24 Votes)
3rd: "SimPvP 11 Year Anniversary" by Goujon (23 Votes)
4th: "Jules Winnfield" by ostrich1414 (21 Votes)
5th: "Into the Notch" by Gsmack (17 Votes)
6th: "In Memory of Wood" by DKC (15 Votes)
7th: "SimPvP Clock" by danimania (14 Votes)
8th: "Awkward Potion" by TuataraBoots (12 Votes)
9th: "Cope" by Laztec (11 Votes)
10th: "Leuciscus leuciscus" by dacegod863 (7 Votes)
11th: "Triangle" by iLxgend (5 Votes)