Bounties for game art development
Posted: 24 Dec 2010, 20:47
I have decided that in order to help further develop the OpenDungeons project I would like to offer bounties for game art development. I have been following the bitcoin project for a while now and have been trying to think of ways to use it with with the OpenDungeons project. I have decided that the best way to do this is to use the bitcoins I have accumulated (about 200) to form the initial contribution to a pool for the development of game assets. For the last month or so coins have been trading on the exchanges pretty stably for around $0.25 per coin so the 200 coins I am putting in are currently worth about $50. To begin with I will be offering bounties on models because I think they are the easiest to set amounts for. If others want to offer bounties of their own for other assets, sounds, textures, etc, or if you think of a good way to set reward amounts for these assets I would consider extending the offer to include them as well.
If you want to submit models to the project to claim a bounty you can either post the .blend file directly, or if you prefer several renderings of the model to show that it meets the requirements. Once I receive the final .blend file you will receive your bitcoins to do with as you please. From there you can either transfer them to someone else, or exchange them for USD or rubles on the exchanges. Of course if you still want to contribute models directly to the project that is still appreciated, and for those who would prefer it I can donate your bounty reward to the Open Game Art project on your behalf. Open Game Art is currently using donations for the same purpose, to buy art assets from professional artists.
I will continue to edit this first thread post with the current balance of the account available to pay people with, as well as the current offers. If you are interested in working on any of these tasks please make a post below so I don't end up running out of coins and being unable to pay people who have made models. Payments will be made when the .blend files are received here on the forum or posted to Open Game Art. The models must be of things listed on the wiki or as needed or you can make a post here asking if the models you plan to make would be acceptable. Also, the model must be released under the licensing terms of the project and must be new work made specifically for us, rewards will not be paid for existing models already posted elsewhere under free licenses since the goal of this is to create new content. I realize the reward amounts listed are not that high and may offer more for very professional models, the main goal of this bounty project is just to get starting quality models for numerous creatures, etc. Hopefully this experiment will be successful and we will get some more good models.
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Current balance: 200 bitcoins (btc) + 50 dollars
20 btc - A 3d mesh for any of the creatures listed on the wiki.
10 btc - Adding a skeleton to one of the existing models or as a bonus payment if you submit a new model with a skeleton.
20 btc - For skeletal animations for a model (must implement an animation for each of: Walk, Idle, Attack1, Die, and Sleep).
If you want to submit models to the project to claim a bounty you can either post the .blend file directly, or if you prefer several renderings of the model to show that it meets the requirements. Once I receive the final .blend file you will receive your bitcoins to do with as you please. From there you can either transfer them to someone else, or exchange them for USD or rubles on the exchanges. Of course if you still want to contribute models directly to the project that is still appreciated, and for those who would prefer it I can donate your bounty reward to the Open Game Art project on your behalf. Open Game Art is currently using donations for the same purpose, to buy art assets from professional artists.
I will continue to edit this first thread post with the current balance of the account available to pay people with, as well as the current offers. If you are interested in working on any of these tasks please make a post below so I don't end up running out of coins and being unable to pay people who have made models. Payments will be made when the .blend files are received here on the forum or posted to Open Game Art. The models must be of things listed on the wiki or as needed or you can make a post here asking if the models you plan to make would be acceptable. Also, the model must be released under the licensing terms of the project and must be new work made specifically for us, rewards will not be paid for existing models already posted elsewhere under free licenses since the goal of this is to create new content. I realize the reward amounts listed are not that high and may offer more for very professional models, the main goal of this bounty project is just to get starting quality models for numerous creatures, etc. Hopefully this experiment will be successful and we will get some more good models.
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Current balance: 200 bitcoins (btc) + 50 dollars
20 btc - A 3d mesh for any of the creatures listed on the wiki.
10 btc - Adding a skeleton to one of the existing models or as a bonus payment if you submit a new model with a skeleton.
20 btc - For skeletal animations for a model (must implement an animation for each of: Walk, Idle, Attack1, Die, and Sleep).