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Update - WINNERS FINALLY ANNOUNCED!
Hoorah! I got a break in my hectic schedule to finally pick the winners of this blasted competition! Yes, I said winners as in plural, because the entries were so dern good I couldn't pick just one. The winners are...
Chad Niga - for his impressive PDA-style Portable PlayStation, plus collection of natty skins
http://www.hostultra.com/~phatboy/PSPDesign2.jpg
(skins at http://www.hostultra.com/~phatboy/Skin1.jpg 2/3/4/5)
and...
TGMBloke - for his frankly bonkers 'Old Man introuding PSP' flash movie. Quite disturbing, but it made me smile and it's obvious some effort went into it.
http://www.btinternet.com/~mattbatt/pspdan.html
Well done boys, you both win the game of your choice up to the value of £50. Thanks again for all our entries, we may even send them off to Sony! Or, we may put them in a big sack and drive them off a cliff, who knows? Cheers!
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Okay, seeing as the Mascot competition is over and we're not starting another major Extra GAD until the beginning of July (when the new magazine hits), I thought I'd set a mini competition until the end of the month.
All I want you to do is mock up a design of what you think the Sony PSP will look like. If you're none the wiser, have a look at the link below to look at the initial specs - it's a brand new Sony handheld (called the PlayStation Portable) in the works, and it's gonna be wicked. I just wanna see what the twisted brain-wrongs of you lot can belch out onto the page.
http://special.reserve.co.uk/news/story.php?id=2599
Draw 'em in pencil, pen, Photoshop, Paintshop Pro... whatever. Just post your entries in this thread if you can, or send them to the normal competitions e-mail address (this is not a postal competition).
You have until midnight June 30th to scribble your entries, so hop to it, there's not much time! The winner will receive a game of their choice, up to the value of £50. Now fly my pretties, fly!
Hoorah! I got a break in my hectic schedule to finally pick the winners of this blasted competition! Yes, I said winners as in plural, because the entries were so dern good I couldn't pick just one. The winners are...
Chad Niga - for his impressive PDA-style Portable PlayStation, plus collection of natty skins
http://www.hostultra.com/~phatboy/PSPDesign2.jpg
(skins at http://www.hostultra.com/~phatboy/Skin1.jpg 2/3/4/5)
and...
TGMBloke - for his frankly bonkers 'Old Man introuding PSP' flash movie. Quite disturbing, but it made me smile and it's obvious some effort went into it.
http://www.btinternet.com/~mattbatt/pspdan.html
Well done boys, you both win the game of your choice up to the value of £50. Thanks again for all our entries, we may even send them off to Sony! Or, we may put them in a big sack and drive them off a cliff, who knows? Cheers!
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Okay, seeing as the Mascot competition is over and we're not starting another major Extra GAD until the beginning of July (when the new magazine hits), I thought I'd set a mini competition until the end of the month.
All I want you to do is mock up a design of what you think the Sony PSP will look like. If you're none the wiser, have a look at the link below to look at the initial specs - it's a brand new Sony handheld (called the PlayStation Portable) in the works, and it's gonna be wicked. I just wanna see what the twisted brain-wrongs of you lot can belch out onto the page.
http://special.reserve.co.uk/news/story.php?id=2599
Draw 'em in pencil, pen, Photoshop, Paintshop Pro... whatever. Just post your entries in this thread if you can, or send them to the normal competitions e-mail address (this is not a postal competition).
You have until midnight June 30th to scribble your entries, so hop to it, there's not much time! The winner will receive a game of their choice, up to the value of £50. Now fly my pretties, fly!
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I said it gives more space for things being VIEWED...VIEWED...READ IT, you idiot, it's still right in front of you and you still dont understand. Having it vertical gives more space as most things on a computer screen are longer and not wider. An example of this is a webpage...it wouldnt look right if you had to scroll left to right instead of up and down. Another example is media player, it looks more presentable if the controls are under the movie...have you ever seen a media player (and im talking about a desent one, not one that one that one of your little friends has made) with controls at the side of the movie....
Thankyou for proving my point that you dont read....
Im not going to bother reading your comments again because you are wasting my time...
Thankyou for proving my point that you dont read....
Im not going to bother reading your comments again because you are wasting my time...
Dinosaurs
Well, you wanted me to point them out with quotes (which, I might add, I've already just done in my last post) so here goes.
Chad Niga wrote:
> no one said it got any bigger...another one who doesnt read...
>
> I am saying if gives more space for things being viewed on the screen
> when it is vertical...
This is one of your posts in full and unedited. Now, first you say "no one said it got any bigger", then you say "It gives more space if it's vertical". Now, this is a contradiction because if it doesn't get bigger it cannot have any more space on it. Do you see? Do you know the meaning of the word?
One part nonsensical + two parts contradiction = one Chad Niga post.
Chad Niga wrote:
> no one said it got any bigger...another one who doesnt read...
>
> I am saying if gives more space for things being viewed on the screen
> when it is vertical...
This is one of your posts in full and unedited. Now, first you say "no one said it got any bigger", then you say "It gives more space if it's vertical". Now, this is a contradiction because if it doesn't get bigger it cannot have any more space on it. Do you see? Do you know the meaning of the word?
One part nonsensical + two parts contradiction = one Chad Niga post.
Point them out....backing them up with quotes, not just making them up, then maybe i'll think you can read, instead of being blinded by your own anger.
Chad Niga wrote:
> no one said it got any bigger...another one who doesnt read...
>
> I am saying if gives more space for things being viewed on the screen
> when it is vertical...
Are you even aware of the glaring contradictions you're making here?
> no one said it got any bigger...another one who doesnt read...
>
> I am saying if gives more space for things being viewed on the screen
> when it is vertical...
Are you even aware of the glaring contradictions you're making here?
no one said it got any bigger...another one who doesnt read...
I am saying if gives more space for things being viewed on the screen when it is vertical...
I am saying if gives more space for things being viewed on the screen when it is vertical...
Chad Niga wrote:
> If tall screen doesnt have more space for applictations on the screen
> then why dont they make PDA's widescreen??
Tall screen and wide screen on your PSP ARE THE SAME SIZE BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME SCREEN TURNED ON ITS SIDE.
However, when holding a PDA with the pen thing to select stuff, holding it vertically is easier and takes less time; holding it sideways with one hand would be uncomfortable, much like holding the GBA on one side with one hand. However, as your SP is already sideways, switching it round is a bit silly. You may as well use the buttons if you have them, or else it's a big waste.
> If tall screen doesnt have more space for applictations on the screen
> then why dont they make PDA's widescreen??
Tall screen and wide screen on your PSP ARE THE SAME SIZE BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME SCREEN TURNED ON ITS SIDE.
However, when holding a PDA with the pen thing to select stuff, holding it vertically is easier and takes less time; holding it sideways with one hand would be uncomfortable, much like holding the GBA on one side with one hand. However, as your SP is already sideways, switching it round is a bit silly. You may as well use the buttons if you have them, or else it's a big waste.
If tall screen doesnt have more space for applictations on the screen then why dont they make PDA's widescreen??
Answer that one please...
Answer that one please...
Chad Niga wrote:
> Im not going to argue with you, but just think about it, you arnt
> going to have the screen stretch to fit the whole screen, you have it
> in a small square and then you have the controls under it...to dumb it
> down for you..like windows media player...hmm...hard to think about
> it, isnt it?
Yes, I understand that perfectly. But what the hell is the point? Couldn't you have the controls at the side instead of the bottom?
> Are you really that perfetic that you call turning a console, that
> could fit in your palm, exercise?
I'm not even going to comment on that.
> It's not hard to turn something round, its not going to ruin your view
> of the screen, the turning process would take less then a second, in
> fact it would be the same as you blinking.
I never said it would be hard or lengthy, just annoying.
> The fact that it has a tall screen mode is that it gives more space to
> make things on the screen more presentable...that's why PDA's are also
> tallscreen.....think....PLEASE!!
But it doesn't! You're not even reading my replies before going off into a rant about how great your design is. Listen to this: TURNING THE SCREEN DOES NOT MAKE IT BIGGER.
> P.s. Have you done a design?...Think about that before critisicing
> others
Yes I have. It's ace.
> Im not going to argue with you, but just think about it, you arnt
> going to have the screen stretch to fit the whole screen, you have it
> in a small square and then you have the controls under it...to dumb it
> down for you..like windows media player...hmm...hard to think about
> it, isnt it?
Yes, I understand that perfectly. But what the hell is the point? Couldn't you have the controls at the side instead of the bottom?
> Are you really that perfetic that you call turning a console, that
> could fit in your palm, exercise?
I'm not even going to comment on that.
> It's not hard to turn something round, its not going to ruin your view
> of the screen, the turning process would take less then a second, in
> fact it would be the same as you blinking.
I never said it would be hard or lengthy, just annoying.
> The fact that it has a tall screen mode is that it gives more space to
> make things on the screen more presentable...that's why PDA's are also
> tallscreen.....think....PLEASE!!
But it doesn't! You're not even reading my replies before going off into a rant about how great your design is. Listen to this: TURNING THE SCREEN DOES NOT MAKE IT BIGGER.
> P.s. Have you done a design?...Think about that before critisicing
> others
Yes I have. It's ace.
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