It is again time for the annual gift from the Colonial Administration to the colonists of Calypso.

In anticipation of the coming holiday season, the Calypso Ministry of Culture will hold a design contest, where registered colonists may enter their designs for what they would want these holiday gifts to be.

Entries should be sent to design@mindark.com with subject “Holiday Gift Design” prior to November 28^th and include:

Full Avatar name of entrant.

Concept Sketch: submitted as one JPEG file no larger than 1MB. The file may contain several images to illustrate different views, animation suggestions, colors etc.

Text: write a short text describing your item.

The items can be furniture, headwear, hand wear, footwear or a hand held item. N.B. no professional tools, equipment or items will be considered. Designs should be for gift items with novelty value.

FAQ:

Can I submit more than 1 entry? Yes.
Can I share submitted images on public forums like deviantart.com? Yes.
Can I design weapons, tools or armor? No. Only novelty gift items will be considered. Tridents, santa hats and fireworks are considered novelty gift items, whereas mining extractors, rifles and decoys are considered tools.

Entries will be judged on creativity and presentation, and the sentimental and novelty values associated with the holiday season. The winning entry will be modeled and animated by First Planet Company artists and released as this year’s Christmas presents. The creators of the chosen entries will get their avatar name in the item description. The winner will not be known until the presents are handed out.

By submitting an entry, entrants expressly agree that should their entry be deemed the competition winner, all rights to copyrights, patents and other proprietary rights for said winning entry shall be assigned to First Planet Company AB.