Goal:
The aim of this contest is to offer a fun and creative contest to celebrate the 1st Anniversary of the game’s release in Japan on December 19, 2013.
Deadline:
The deadline for entries is December 19 at 9pm (Pacific Time).
Voting is from December 19-26.
Winners will be announced on December 26.
Prizes:
One lucky participant in each category has a chance to win a double-sided DOD3 poster that was available only in an issue of Big GanGan. On top of this random drawing, if I receive a good number of participants, I will also award winners according to the number of likes your entry will receive.
The amount and type of prizes available to this contest will vary according to how many people participate in any given category as follows:
ART CATEGORY – 16 Entries Received
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10+ people enter:
1st Place: Mikhail & Zero or Pink/White A2 poster
2nd Place: DOD3 -The Complete Guide-
3rd Place: DOD3 -The First Official Guide-
+ Random Drawing: DOD3 Reversible Poster
5-9 people enter:
1st Place: DOD3 -The Complete Guide-
Runner Up: DOD3 -The First Official Guide-
+ Random Drawing: DOD3 Reversible Poster
3-4 people enter:
Grand Prize: DOD3 -The First Official Guide-
+ Random Drawing: DOD3 Reversible Poster
1-2 people enter:
Grand Prize: DOD3 Reversible Poster
No random drawing.
MUSIC CATEGORY – 3 Entries Received
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10+ people enter:
1st Place: Mikhail & Zero or Pink/White A2 poster
2nd Place: DOD3 Official Soundtrack
3rd Place: DOD3 Official Piano Score Book or Onitsuka Chihiro “This Silence is Mine” Single CD
+ Random Drawing: DOD3 Reversible Poster
5-9 people enter:
1st Place: DOD3 Official Soundtrack
Runner Up: DOD3 Official Piano Score Book or Onitsuka Chihiro “This Silence is Mine” Single CD
+ Random Drawing: DOD3 Reversible Poster
3-4 people enter:
Grand Prize: DOD3 Official Piano Score Book or Onitsuka Chihiro “This Silence is Mine” Single CD
+ Random Drawing: DOD3 Reversible Poster
1-2 people enter:
DOD3 Reversible Poster
No random drawing.
VIDEO CATEGORY – 2 Entries Received
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10+ people enter:
1st Place: Mikhail & Zero or Pink/White A2 poster
2nd Place: DOD3 -The Complete Guide-
3rd Place: DOD3 -The First Official Guide-
5-9 people enter:
1st Place: DOD3 -The Complete Guide-
Runner Up: DOD3 -The First Official Guide-
3-4 people enter:
Grand Prize: DOD3 -The First Official Guide-
1-2 people enter:
DOD3 Reversible Poster
No random drawing.
Anyone is welcome to participate regardless of where you live. I would hope that anyone who enjoyed playing the game would participate despite the fact that prizes are involved. Participants may submit only one piece for each category but are ineligible to win multiple items. Please refer to the TERMS AND CONDITIONS for further information on this.
Entries:
MUSIC THEMED
Create anything musically related specifically to DOD3. Sing a song from the series. Compose an original remix. Play something live in a video.
You have the choice of either sending me the audio file through the E-mail address listed above or uploading it to YouTube and sending me the link. Original remixes, compositions, vocal performance, instrumental performance; anything related to music and DOD3 is acceptable as long as YOU created it.
ART THEMED
Create a piece of art related specifically to DOD3. Traditional paper/pencil art, CG/Photoshop art, ceramics, cosplay photography; any visual, still image is possible in this category.
Any possible art form is acceptable in this category. Painting, drawing, ceramics, sewing, cosplay, photography, sculpture; anything visually artistic is acceptable as long as it depicts something or someone from DOD3 and is a single, still image.
Entries must deal with DOD3 characters. You may write in other characters from the previous games such as DOD1, DOD2, and/or Nier, but DOD3 must be the focus. Artwork with guest characters from other franchises and/or original characters will not be accepted.
Images must be received via E-mail in JPG format, no larger than 1024×786, with a file size no larger than 900KB. The artist reserves complete copyright of their original works, however; final images may be resized and/or cropped to better display on Facebook or the DOD3 Web site.
VIDEO THEMED
Create a “fan-vid” to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the Japanese release of DOD3. Videos should be at least one minute long. I suggest thinking using one of the two following themes:
—a video to convey a genuine thanks to the creators and developers for making the game.
—a persuasive video showing all the good parts of the game to get other people interested.
I suggest uploading your videos to YouTube yourself and then sending the link to me.
Procedure:
Entrants must include their Full Name, User Handle/Nickname, and E-mail address. Names will be added to a list of participants. Items will be added to the DOD3 1st Anniversary Contest Album on the Facebook page for people to vote on their favorite items in each category. Votes will be tallied and winners announced on Christmas Day.
How to submit your work:
Please submit your work for the ART and MUSIC category via an E-mail attachment to: contest.drakengard3 AT gmail DOT com (Please replace the AT and DOT with the proper punctuation and no spaces!!). Since video files are generally much larger than images and simple .mp3s or .wavs, I suggest uploading your videos to YouTube and sending me the link to the file there as your submission.
* Please note that I will not respond to submissions until a couple days before the deadline. If you do not receive a response from me by that time, please contact me at the other methods listed below.
Problems?
Please note that only E-mail based submissions will be accepted this time. If you have a problem submitting your entry via E-mail, please send me a private message through Facebook or Tumblr.
DO NOT POST A LINK TO YOUR ENTRY PUBLICLY.
All entries will be uploaded to the DOD3 1st Anniversary Contest Album on the Facebook page simultaneously on Friday, December 19. No personal information will be displayed during the voting process.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.
**Winning participants pay for shipment of their prize from Japan**
Please understand that winners must pay for EMS shipping of their item from Japan as well as a slight Paypal usage fee. If they are unwilling or unable to pay for these fees, they will forfeit their winnings to the next eligible participant. Like wise, if a participant does not respond within 7 days after the winning notice, it will forfeit their winnings. Payments are can only be accepted via Paypal.
The manager of this contest reserves the right to refuse and/or cancel an entry—winning or not—from any participant at any time for any reason. If participation is extremely low (1-2 entries in a single category), the prize will then fall to the double sided poster.
Should a tie occur, a tie breaker round of extended voting period of the tied entries will commence to determine the winner.
Participants are welcome to submit items for multiple categories, however, only one item will be awarded. A single person is not eligible to win prizes for multiple categories.
Should there be cause to suspect someone is using a Sock Puppet in order to have greater chance to win multiple multiple items, none of the entries will be eligible to win. Please be honest when you submit your entries.
Thank you and get thinking!! Stay tuned to drakengard-3.com, the Facebook page, #dod3-1st-anniversary on Tumblr, or #dod3anniversary on Twitter for further updates!