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Events group

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I started a Social group for people willing to take part in the events we have planned. If you're thinking to yourself... "Hey, thats me!" then join the group!

I think you can join by clicking my name and looking for the group on the right of the page -> Or click your name, click "Social groupts" And look for it.. its the only group right now, so it won't be hard to find!

We'll be picking people to help out organising the events (bbroman and Confused Cartman have instant access if they want, due to alot of ideas from them) and then the rest of you don't have to do anything but enjoy the events!

2008-08-08 10:44:00

Author:
Maltay

Posts: 2073

nice idea maltay! I'm in! I want to be very active for this one as well!

2008-08-08 10:57:00

Author:
OverZee

Posts: 245

I'll be glad to help organise events if you wanted.. Chances are I'm gonna be on this game a lot more than I should lol. Although I might not start creating until a few days after release, 'cause I want to finish story first

But then again, we can do that online!

2008-08-08 13:31:00

Author:
DrunkMiffy

Posts: 2758

I joined up AND accepted your friend request.

2008-08-08 14:08:00

Author:
Sambo110

Posts: 162

i'll join but school and all that (my mum hates the ps3) will cause my effort to be less than what u guys can put in

i'll still help though

2008-08-08 14:09:00

Author:
muttjones

Posts: 843

I'll do what i can but i'll mainly just be taking part. Due to Uni i won't get too much time on the PS3.

2008-08-08 14:30:00

Author:
ryryryan

Posts: 3767

I'll do what i can but i'll mainly just be taking part. Due to Uni i won't get too much time on the PS3.

i feel sad for u

u hav to get a bit of time playing it though?

2008-08-08 14:34:00

Author:
muttjones

Posts: 843

i cant take it up to uni with me due to its a shared console (though im the only one that plays it anyway

). When it comes out i'll go home that weekend and play it the whole time. then do the same every other weekend or so. Lame eh

Christmas is when i'll mainly get to play it.

2008-08-08 14:48:00

Author:
ryryryan

Posts: 3767

No problems Ryan. I doubt we'll need that many people helping out, but thanks for the interest. I'll discuss with Cartman and bbro and whoever else is initaly on the planning team, and if we need more members we'll pick one of you guys who want to help. In the mean time, have fun waiting for the game to come out

2008-08-08 15:41:00

Author:
Maltay

Posts: 2073

so what exactly does the events group organise? what sort of events? ingame meetings? stuff like that?

2008-08-08 15:50:00

Author:
muttjones

Posts: 843

Alright, I've joined. I'll help organize or do whatever you need my help with. Just let me know.

so what exactly does the events group organise? what sort of events? ingame meetings? stuff like that?
Community events. You know, map contests, maybe a competition to see who beats a difficult puzzle level first, map collaborations, ect, ect.

2008-08-08 16:02:00

Author:
ConfusedCartman

Posts: 3729

Alright, I've joined. I'll help organize or do whatever you need my help with. Just let me know.

Community events. You know, map contests, maybe a competition to see who beats a difficult puzzle level first, map collaborations, ect, ect.

Yep, along with times, dates, prizes, sticker placements (pirze stickers only)

I'll probably start organising once we have an actual release date and when we're closer to release so that we know exactly who's planning to takepart. Its gonna be hard with all the time-frames we are in, but at the same time, makes things easier (e.g. somebody makes a level, everybody wants to play it, us Europeans may be asleep so you westerners can have a play...)

A load of stuff like that. It will take a fair amount of planning, but if we have too many people planning it will get too confusing.. "Too many cooks spoil the broth" you know? That sorta thing. 3 is fine atm, we'll keep you informed on the groups message board

2008-08-08 16:40:00

Author:
Maltay

Posts: 2073

Yeah, that's cool

makes perfect sense not to have tons of people trying to do it all. Us other guys can still make items/levels for the others to play on though right?

2008-08-08 16:41:00

Author:
DrunkMiffy

Posts: 2758

Yeah, that's cool

makes perfect sense not to have tons of people trying to do it all. Us other guys can still make items/levels for the others to play on though right?

No.

Just kidding. Ofcourse, we are organising it for you guys! heres a quick example:

"Month 1 of lbp, participating users have 1 month to create a level with a haloween theme. [Deadline date + time]

The winner will recieve the prize sticker [any possible extra prizes] and the right to choose/judge next months theme"

alot is still undecided though, like if the levels are judges or we have a forum vote. Thats what me and cartman etc will be discussing (with your guys input ofcourse)

2008-08-08 16:44:00

Author:
Maltay

Posts: 2073

Ahh that's awesome

I trust you guys to make some good competitions for us

just wondering - Do you guys also get to compete in the competitions?

2008-08-08 16:46:00

Author:
DrunkMiffy

Posts: 2758

Ahh that's awesome

I trust you guys to make some good competitions for us

just wondering - Do you guys also get to compete in the competitions?

Well I was thinking we have three judges initialy, and once a winner is picked the guy is judging the next competition, so he can't participate (especialy good if this guy is a creating god and none of the others stand a chance against him) and 2 others, so there'll always be some months we can participate in the monthly contests.

Theres gonna be other events though, we may or may not be able to participate in them, depending on the competition, to keep things fair... who knows?

Nobody can keep us making a halloween themed level for fun though, it just probably wont be allowed to be judged

2008-08-08 16:50:00

Author:
Maltay

Posts: 2073

That's cool

2008-08-08 16:51:00

Author:
DrunkMiffy

Posts: 2758

Okay then, I'm in

2008-08-08 18:14:00

Author:
Alaska_Gamer

Posts: 209

Hey guys; I've made up a couple of logos for our group for people who win any competitions we hold. I have an idea to keep people from using them without actually winning. I'll let you guys know after I discuss it with Maltay. Anyway, here are two seperate versions(I am partial to the second one). Let me know what you think:

http://i33.tinypic.com/10yqcd3.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/95vqeu.jpg

Also, I realize the stroke on the text looks a bit grainy, but it will be scaled down before going into LittleBigPlanet, so it won't look that way.

2008-08-08 18:15:00

Author:
ConfusedCartman

Posts: 3729

Wow, they're both really good

I agree with the second one though

2008-08-08 18:23:00

Author:
DrunkMiffy

Posts: 2758

ryryryan: wheres uni??

2008-08-08 18:36:00

Author:
ea9492

Posts: 444

ryryryan: wheres uni??

uni = Univercity.. look it up if you don't know what that means..

I like the first one, but I usualy go with the majority.

2008-08-08 19:00:00

Author:
Maltay

Posts: 2073

Personally I also think the writing should be in a bolder colour, like red, so it stands out more...But that's just my opinion

2008-08-08 19:02:00

Author:
DrunkMiffy

Posts: 2758

Great Idea, Gonna be really fun. I can already tell. Maybe competitions for best boss or best story(combination of levels to form a story)

2008-08-08 21:35:00

Author:
LittleBigMan

Posts: 326

Great Idea, Gonna be really fun. I can already tell. Maybe competitions for best boss or best story(combination of levels to form a story)

We'll definatly have more focused monthly contests. Some users will be great at creating levels for example, but if we do a contest on how good the story is, that gives more people a better chance. I love the best boss idea aswell, these are going to be really fun to judge.

2008-08-08 21:37:00

Author:
Maltay

Posts: 2073

sounds good, i'm in, but stupid school is gonna get in the way... i just FLIPPIN love how those ******* M**** ******** A****** people decided to release it on a tusday... yes, i'm mad about it... becuase that's the secvond day of a school day, which means i get maybe 1 or 2 hours of playtime b4 i have to go nighty night for schooly school the next morning. and i can't see my mom letting me off school to play a video game... and getting sick on the second day i have a new video game will probably make her suspicious...

unless i actually make myself sick! this game better be worth makin myself sick lol

2008-08-09 05:56:00

Author:
big93

Posts: 262

sounds good, i'm in, but stupid school is gonna get in the way... i just FLIPPIN love how those ******* M**** ******** A****** people decided to release it on a tusday... yes, i'm mad about it... becuase that's the secvond day of a school day, which means i get maybe 1 or 2 hours of playtime b4 i have to go nighty night for schooly school the next morning. and i can't see my mom letting me off school to play a video game... and getting sick on the second day i have a new video game will probably make her suspicious...

unless i actually make myself sick! this game better be worth makin myself sick lol

Haha, I've done that twice. Now that I'm older, however, my education seems more important than extra time with this game. This game won't pay my bills.

2008-08-09 06:02:00

Author:
ConfusedCartman

Posts: 3729

while i completely agree, and must say i feel this is my most important year of my life in hs, i will say that one day out of school won't kill me, and i think i can be absent up to like 10 times at my school, and i usually never even use 3 or 4 absences... most of which are spent at home because i don't feel well.

Also, i hope they don't have one of those 12:00 pm releases, cuz i can't get it if i'm at school, but with my luck, that'll happen

2008-08-09 06:05:00

Author:
big93

Posts: 262

Can I join? I have alot of ideas, I just don't make them public lol.

2008-08-09 06:07:00

Author:
Jack

Posts: 999

Can I join? I have alot of ideas, I just don't make them public lol.

Everyone's free to join. Check Maltay's profile. On the right side, there should be a 'Groups' section. Click the one group listed and join it.

2008-08-09 06:11:00

Author:
ConfusedCartman

Posts: 3729

Everyone's free to join. Check Maltay's profile. On the right side, there should be a 'Groups' section. Click the one group listed and join it.

Edit button is gimmicky for me...

I meant to say that can I help organise the events?

2008-08-09 06:15:00

Author:
Jack

Posts: 999

Edit button is gimmicky for me...

I meant to say that can I help organise the events?

As Maltay started the group, you may have to ask him. Personally, I don't see a problem with it, but I'm not going to decide for him.

2008-08-09 06:17:00

Author:
ConfusedCartman

Posts: 3729

I guess everyone pitches in, in their own way.

2008-08-09 06:29:00

Author:
SACK_HAY

Posts: 23

sounds good, i'm in, but stupid school is gonna get in the way... i just FLIPPIN love how those ******* M**** ******** A****** people decided to release it on a tusday... yes, i'm mad about it... becuase that's the secvond day of a school day, which means i get maybe 1 or 2 hours of playtime b4 i have to go nighty night for schooly school the next morning. and i can't see my mom letting me off school to play a video game... and getting sick on the second day i have a new video game will probably make her suspicious...

unless i actually make myself sick! this game better be worth makin myself sick lol

LOL, that's why if I get the game before Saturday (in Alaska there really isn't any overnight shipping

), I'm gonna start playing it Saturday.

2008-08-09 06:42:00

Author:
Alaska_Gamer

Posts: 209

Im in

ill try my best to contribute just tell me what you need done

2008-08-09 07:08:00

Author:
Darkelite105

Posts: 374

Edit button is gimmicky for me...

I meant to say that can I help organise the events?

Not yet, man. Sorry, but we have 2 organisers in the states and only 1 in europe.. so the next organiser i want to be in my timeframe, Like ryan, pillay or overzee...

I'll keep you in mind if we need another organiser though, and dont be afraid to share your ideas.

2008-08-09 09:29:00

Author:
Maltay

Posts: 2073

Not yet, man. Sorry, but we have 2 organisers in the states and only 1 in europe.. so the next organiser i want to be in my timeframe, Like ryan, pillay or overzee...

I'll keep you in mind if we need another organiser though, and dont be afraid to share your ideas.

Alrighty then. Im not afraid, I just like surprising people.

2008-08-09 17:05:00

Author:
Jack

Posts: 999

Honestly, we should just have a suggestion thread, and whoever ends up being the "organizers" can select ideas from the thread. Also, events should be voted on by the community in the forums, in forum votes, not by judges.

It doesn't make any sense to have community contest, then exclude some people from competing (judges), not have everyone voting, and not selecting the events from a community suggestion thread.

The only things the organizers should have to do is set deadlines, rules, and then setup the forum post and run the vote at the end of the event.

(I've been on too many forums where when a few people end up with so much more decision making over everyone else, that a lot of drama ensues. Please open up the process more)

Sign me up though.

2008-08-09 19:43:00

Author:
Harrisment

Posts: 136

Honestly, we should just have a suggestion thread, and whoever ends up being the "organizers" can select ideas from the thread. Also, events should be voted on by the community in the forums, in forum votes, not by judges.

It doesn't make any sense to have community contest, then exclude some people from competing (judges), not have everyone voting, and not selecting the events from a community suggestion thread.

The only things the organizers should have to do is set deadlines, rules, and then setup the forum post and run the vote at the end of the event.

(I've been on too many forums where when a few people end up with so much more decision making over everyone else, that a lot of drama ensues. Please open up the process more)

Sign me up though.

Whoa. Look, we're not here to decide for you guys. This is a community project and it's not our job to decide what you like. We've still got at least two months until launch, which is a long way away.

We'll get more organized as time goes on, and maybe eventually have our own section in the forum depending on how popular it is. That way we could have a forum for official events, so only the judges can post there. We could also have a "Suggest an Event" forum, so we(as the judges) can go through and find out which ones you guys prefer. It's just going to be difficult to hold a vote and an event every time. The "Suggest an Event" forum would still be democratic in the sense that we'd only choose the ones you guys, as the participants, seem to like.

And, to address your worry about the Judges never participating, we will be if we'd like to. Participation isn't mandatory for anyone; we aren't going to force everyone to submit a level or object in every contest. If a judge isn't helping organize a particular event, then he has the option to compete.

I'd still like to integrate voting, but in any given competition, I think the judges should decide out of the bunch which 4 or 5 are the top competitors. From there, we could hold a vote. That way we can narrow it down and then you guys can decide the winner. I just don't see voting working if we have 20 different entries, as most members won't play every level to find out which is the best.

2008-08-09 19:55:00

Author:
ConfusedCartman

Posts: 3729

You say "woah" like im upset or something. Maybe you should relax

Maybe i'll make a "friendly competition" group, pick 3 people/forum friends I want to be organizers/judges, make an LBPC competition winner logo, pick the themes and contests, and make up all the rules. Or is that not going to be "official" because certain people didn't come up with the idea first?

^^^^
Obviously im being sarcastic above. Just let everyone be involved. Anyone should be able to organize an event. You don't need a special group with special organizers to accomplish what you're trying to accomplish. It's not a big deal, it's just a suggestion.

2008-08-09 20:11:00

Author:
Harrisment

Posts: 136

You say "woah" like im upset or something. Maybe you should relax

Maybe i'll make a "friendly competition" group, pick 3 people/forum friends I want to be organizers/judges, make an LBPC competition winner logo, pick the themes and contests, and make up all the rules. Or is that not going to be "official" because certain people didn't come up with the idea first?

^^^^
Obviously im being sarcastic above. Just let everyone be involved. Anyone should be able to organize an event. You don't need a special group with special organizers to accomplish what you're trying to accomplish. It's not a big deal, it's just a suggestion.

I see where you are coming from with the "special group" thing, actually. Maltay's intention was not to limit entry, it was to figure out who was interested. I honestly think we don't need the group, as the whole community is able to participate, but any sort of competition needs people who can help make decisions. Not everyone is ready or able to do that, and having a few people run the events helps make sure it goes smoother.

Look, you are coming off a bit offensively, and I don't really know why. All I can say is, it is nobody's intention to create an elitist environment. I certainly don't believe that only certain people should participate. At the same time, someone should still run the events, and I don't think that setup is going to change.

2008-08-09 20:21:00

Author:
ConfusedCartman

Posts: 3729

Whoa. Look, we're not here to decide for you guys. This is a community project and it's not our job to decide what you like. We've still got at least two months until launch, which is a long way away.

We'll get more organized as time goes on, and maybe eventually have our own section in the forum depending on how popular it is. That way we could have a forum for official events, so only the judges can post there. We could also have a "Suggest an Event" forum, so we(as the judges) can go through and find out which ones you guys prefer. It's just going to be difficult to hold a vote and an event every time. The "Suggest an Event" forum would still be democratic in the sense that we'd only choose the ones you guys, as the participants, seem to like.

And, to address your worry about the Judges never participating, we will be if we'd like to. Participation isn't mandatory for anyone; we aren't going to force everyone to submit a level or object in every contest. If a judge isn't helping organize a particular event, then he has the option to compete.

I'd still like to integrate voting, but in any given competition, I think the judges should decide out of the bunch which 4 or 5 are the top competitors. From there, we could hold a vote. That way we can narrow it down and then you guys can decide the winner. I just don't see voting working if we have 20 different entries, as most members won't play every level to find out which is the best.

Well said. Bottom line being that at this stage nothing is set in stone!

2008-08-09 20:25:00

Author:
Maltay

Posts: 2073

You say "woah" like im upset or something. Maybe you should relax

Maybe i'll make a "friendly competition" group, pick 3 people/forum friends I want to be organizers/judges, make an LBPC competition winner logo, pick the themes and contests, and make up all the rules. Or is that not going to be "official" because certain people didn't come up with the idea first?

^^^^
Obviously im being sarcastic above. Just let everyone be involved. Anyone should be able to organize an event. You don't need a special group with special organizers to accomplish what you're trying to accomplish. It's not a big deal, it's just a suggestion.

It's been discussed before about letting everyone organise. If too many people do it, it gets confusing, and awkward, and things go wrong. I think everybodies cool with that, and we know the organisers will do a good job.

2008-08-09 20:25:00

Author:
DrunkMiffy

Posts: 2758

Look, you are coming off a bit offensively, and I don't really know why. All I can say is, it is nobody's intention to create an elitist environment. I certainly don't believe that only certain people should participate. At the same time, someone should still run the events, and I don't think that setup is going to change.

Not trying to come off offensively. You, bbroman, and Maltay are like 3 of my favorite posters on here, so I don't have any ill will toward any of you. I don't think it's anyone's intention to create an elitist environment. But, that unintentionally might end up happening, and I don't want that to happen in this place.

Like I said, just a suggestion. I fully agree that we need people to run events. I just don't think it has to be any kind of special committee to do it. If someone comes up with an idea, and wants to have an event for it, they can either run it themselves, or ask someone else if they will organize it. The person that came up with the idea can either pick the winner themselves, or open it to a vote.

The system you guys propose can be done much more organically is all i'm sayin. Will it always go super smooth? Probably not, but we aren't the military

2008-08-09 20:31:00

Author:
Harrisment

Posts: 136

Not trying to come off offensively. You, bbroman, and Maltay are like 3 of my favorite posters on here, so I don't have any ill will toward any of you. I don't think it's anyone's intention to create an elitist environment. But, that unintentionally might end up happening, and I don't want that to happen in this place.

Like I said, just a suggestion. I fully agree that we need people to run events. I just don't think it has to be any kind of special committee to do it. If someone comes up with an idea, and wants to have an event for it, they can either run it themselves, or ask someone else if they will organize it. The person that came up with the idea can either pick the winner themselves, or open it to a vote.

The system you guys propose can be done much more organically is all i'm sayin. Will it always go super smooth? Probably not, but we aren't the military

Well, maybe users could make their own competitions, but I don't think it would work in our setup. I'd definitely consider allowing the person who's idea we choose to be a judge for the duration of that competition, but I wouldn't allow them to run it themselves and then call it a LittleBigPlanet Central Event. If these are going to be official, then we need people who run events consistently, instead of people who just came up with the idea. I definitely think a "Temporary Judge" who would help judge their own event is a good idea, but I wouldn't hand over the reigns to them.

2008-08-09 20:36:00

Author:
ConfusedCartman

Posts: 3729

Like I said, just a suggestion. I fully agree that we need people to run events. I just don't think it has to be any kind of special committee to do it. If someone comes up with an idea, and wants to have an event for it, they can either run it themselves, or ask someone else if they will organize it. The person that came up with the idea can either pick the winner themselves, or open it to a vote.

Actualy, I created the group for everybody to join and share ideas... We understand your concerns but I dont think it'd happen, everybody on this forum so far seems to be fine with it, and if you want to help organise PM me..

2008-08-09 20:39:00

Author:
Maltay

Posts: 2073

I Think someone should start an offical "Idea Thread" now so the event organizers will have all the idea's ready at launch of LBP.

2008-08-09 21:29:00

Author:
LittleBigMan

Posts: 326

I Think someone should start an offical "Idea Thread" now so the event organizers will have all the idea's ready at launch of LBP.
I posted one, it's in the same forum this thread is. It's entitled "Event Submission".

2008-08-09 21:46:00

Author:
ConfusedCartman

Posts: 3729

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