Design Your Whirled/October 2008

What is the Design Your Whirled contest?
Design Your Whirled is a contest sponsored jointly by deviantART and Three Rings. The goal is for our members to design fabulous, imaginative rooms in Whirled, upload them to deviantART, and show them off for the world (and the Whirled). You can even list your creations for sale in our Shop. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

When does the contest take place?
The contest begins at 12:01:01 PM (Pacific Time) on October 24, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 PM (Pacific Time) on November 14, 2008.
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Who is eligible to enter?
There is no purchase necessary to enter or win this contest. The contest is open to deviantART and Whirled members who are:
 * at least thirteen (13) years old as of October 24, 2008
 * not employees (and their immediate families and members of the same household) of Three Rings and deviantART, their affiliates, agents, judges and advertising and promotion agencies

How do I enter?
To enter the contest, you need to have both a deviantART account and a Whirled account, and a room that you have designed yourself.

How do I get a room?
You get a room of your own automatically when you sign up on Whirled! After you have signed up, click on your Me tab and then click the Home icon. This will take you to your room.

Step One: Design your room
You can design your room any way you like (though the room must comply with Whirled's Terms of Service and Community Standards). Be creative! You may choose to decorate your room with items purchased from the Shop, or with items you have created and uploaded to Whirled, or a combination of both. Creating and using your own content is encouraged, but not required.

NOTE:
 * Rooms entered in this contest should be left unlocked so that they can be viewed on deviantART.
 * deviantART is removing entries that contain copyrighted music, so make sure you have the rights to use any music you add to your room!

Step Two: Download the .SWF File and Snapshot
Once you have your room the way you want it, you can download a .SWF and a snapshot of your room.
 * To download the .SWF, click the [[Image:Icon-share_or_embed.png]] button at the bottom of your room window and click the "Download SWF" button to save the .SWF to your hard drive.
 * To download the room snapshot, use the [[Image:Icon-snapshot.png]] button at the bottom of your room window, check the "Download to my computer" checkbox, and click the "OK" button.

Step Three: Upload your room to DeviantART

 * Log in to your deviantART account and click the "Submit Deviation" link.
 * For the Category of your submission, choose "Contests & Projects > Contest > 2008 > Whirled".
 * Click "Add a file..." and select your room's .SWF file, which you downloaded from Whirled (see instructions above).
 * Under "Preview", choose the snapshot of your room, which you downloaded from Whirled (again, see instructions above).

What can I win?
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Grand Prize

 * A brand new MacBook Pro 15-inch:
 * 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
 * 2GB memory
 * 250GB hard drive1
 * NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256MB
 * A one-year subscription to deviantART
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Second Prize

 * A brand new Wacom Cintiq 12WX:
 * Display Area: 10.3" W x 6.4" H
 * Screen Size: 12.1" diagonal
 * Native Resolution WXGA (1280 x 800)
 * A six-month subscription to deviantART
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Third Prize

 * A brand new Wacom Intuos3 6X11:
 * Tablet Dimensions: 16.5" x 10.3" x .6"
 * A three-month subscription to deviantART

Honorable Mentions
Five Honorable Mention winners shall receive:
 * A brand new Whirled t-shirt
 * Whirled Stickers
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How many entries may I submit?
You may submit multiple entries.

Do I have to be a U.S. resident to enter?
No, you do not have to be a U.S. resident to enter Design Your Whirled.

Criteria
Contest entries will be judged on creativity (50%), technical skill (25%), and originality (25%). In the event of a tie, tie will be broken based on the highest score for creativity. For information on things that could disqualify an entry, see the Complete and Official Rules.

Judges
The contest judges are members of Three Rings' staff:
 * Cleaver - CEO and Hand-Waver
 * Nemo - Lead Artist
 * Billiam - Artist
 * Brittney - Artist
 * Agent Vortex - Lead Agent

If you have questions about this contest which are not covered in this FAQ, please see the Complete and Official Rules.

How will I be notified if I have won?
Winners will be notified by U.S. Postal mail and/or email and/or through the deviantART site. The Winner and Runners up will be notified at the time of selection by a member of the deviantART staff, and must contact www.deviantART.com at the email address shown on the notification regarding acceptance of their prize, all subject to satisfaction of eligibility requirements.

What if I have other questions?
If you have questions about this contest which are not covered in this FAQ, please see the Complete and Official Rules.