Post by Samantha on May 26, 2014 21:01:56 GMT -5
This summer, the Unofficial BBS is hosting a House Design Challenge!
How it works: Participants will each build an eight-room house with at least one kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom. The function of the other five rooms is up to the builder. Each week, one room in the house will be furnished/decorated according to a prompt word, and photographs will be shared here on the forum. The exterior of the house will be kept secret until the eighth week, when the last room is shared and the entirety of the house can also be shown. This challenge is for both Sims 2 and Sims 3 players.
Winners & Prizes: The best house design will be chosen by a forum vote at the very end, and both the winner and the runner-up will have their designs featured prominently somewhere on the forum. Interpretation of the prompt word, design, and creativity should all be considered when casting votes.
Signups: You can sign up by posting in this thread, and signups will be open for the next two weeks (until Sunday, June 8th) and all the way through the end of the first week of the challenge (the first week's photos will be due on Sunday, June 15th).
Entries:
The Sims 2
•Caitlin - Entry Thread disqualified
•Cayla - Entry Thread withdrawn
• LadyofShalott - Entry Thread
• Laura - Entry Thread
•legrande - Entry Thread disqualified
• Samantha - Entry Thread
The Sims 3
• Bea Glass - Entry Thread
•PlyPlay665 - Entry Thread disqualified
Rules:
• This event is open to all forum members, including staff. Participants can use Sims 2 or Sims 3 as their platform for creating. One entry (one house; eight rooms; kitchen, bedroom, bathroom) per participant.
• All houses must be original designs. You can use real-life photos and floor plans for inspiration, but you should not use a house (or a recreation of a house, from pictures) created by another Simmer.
• Each participant will create their own thread in this board (Sims 2) or this board (Sims 3) at the beginning of the challenge and update it each week with their new pictures. All threads will be linked to in this post.
• You may use CC in your houses.
• You may edit your pictures. However, if you choose to edit dramatically, you must also include a link to unedited versions of the photos. Please use your own best discretion for subtle vs. dramatic editing.
• Photos must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday night each week. Prompt words will be revealed Monday by 11:59 AM.
• If you know that you will be unavailable for one of the weeks, you can contact a staff member ahead of time and they will give you the prompt word so that you can get your photos in early. Please try to get your photos in on time each week so you don't start to fall behind!
Week One: Pop of Color (due June 15)
Week Two: Celebrity (due June 22)
Week Three: Reflection (due June 29)
Week Four: Geek Chic (due July 6)
Week Five: English Garden (due July 13)
Week Six: Orange (due July 20)
Week Seven: Retro (due July 27)
Week Eight: Ballerina (due August 3)
Winners & Prizes: The best house design will be chosen by a forum vote at the very end, and both the winner and the runner-up will have their designs featured prominently somewhere on the forum. Interpretation of the prompt word, design, and creativity should all be considered when casting votes.
Signups: You can sign up by posting in this thread, and signups will be open for the next two weeks (until Sunday, June 8th) and all the way through the end of the first week of the challenge (the first week's photos will be due on Sunday, June 15th).
Entries:
The Sims 2
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• LadyofShalott - Entry Thread
• Laura - Entry Thread
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• Samantha - Entry Thread
The Sims 3
• Bea Glass - Entry Thread
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Rules:
• This event is open to all forum members, including staff. Participants can use Sims 2 or Sims 3 as their platform for creating. One entry (one house; eight rooms; kitchen, bedroom, bathroom) per participant.
• All houses must be original designs. You can use real-life photos and floor plans for inspiration, but you should not use a house (or a recreation of a house, from pictures) created by another Simmer.
• Each participant will create their own thread in this board (Sims 2) or this board (Sims 3) at the beginning of the challenge and update it each week with their new pictures. All threads will be linked to in this post.
• You may use CC in your houses.
• You may edit your pictures. However, if you choose to edit dramatically, you must also include a link to unedited versions of the photos. Please use your own best discretion for subtle vs. dramatic editing.
• Photos must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday night each week. Prompt words will be revealed Monday by 11:59 AM.
• If you know that you will be unavailable for one of the weeks, you can contact a staff member ahead of time and they will give you the prompt word so that you can get your photos in early. Please try to get your photos in on time each week so you don't start to fall behind!
Prompts
Week One: Pop of Color (due June 15)
Week Two: Celebrity (due June 22)
Week Three: Reflection (due June 29)
Week Four: Geek Chic (due July 6)
Week Five: English Garden (due July 13)
Week Six: Orange (due July 20)
Week Seven: Retro (due July 27)
Week Eight: Ballerina (due August 3)
I've been looking for a way to ease myself back into forum participation, and this seems to be a good way! I'd love to take part. 
(But that's how I imagined people would do it anyway.)
The Sims 2 & 3 Gameplay