I'm surprised they don't mention one of the rules to be "graffiti that isn't illegally placed" (i.e. make it in photoshop or draw / airbrush it on paper). In an indirect manner, some participants might think the contest is condoning them to go out and do a piece on someone's back fence.
That said, I think this is (for the most part) a good idea. Generally speaking, game artists aren't the best at graffiti, and several titles feature pieces that are quite bland and uninspired. This will certainly help to alleviate that issue.
It is also a great way for a talented artist to expose their work to hundreds of thousands of people, without the risk of getting arrested.
@Thut: Yep, because while cynics will look at it as a developer being lazy and looking for free help, you can't discount the satisfaction from seeing your contribution in such a big game. I'll definitely give it a shot, though I don't think my tags would be worthy.
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That said, I think this is (for the most part) a good idea. Generally speaking, game artists aren't the best at graffiti, and several titles feature pieces that are quite bland and uninspired. This will certainly help to alleviate that issue.
It is also a great way for a talented artist to expose their work to hundreds of thousands of people, without the risk of getting arrested.
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its a dick+tation
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Nah, but that would totally suck if anything like that came of this.
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