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From: buzzard@world.std.com (Sean T Barrett)
Subject: Re: [IFComp2001] Details on special prize
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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 04:35:05 GMT
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Emily Short <emshort@mindspring.com> wrote:
>lonecleric@superfluous.bigfoot.com wrote:
>> THE PRIZE
>> A shrink-wrapped boxed copy of the CorelDRAW 10 Suite, for either PC or
>> Mac.
>> THE CONDITION
>> Goes to the author of the highest-rated game which features graphics.
>>
>> Q: What about ASCII graphics?
>> A: No. Sorry. As much as I love Digby McWiggle's art, but it isn't what
>> I'm trying to encourage this time around.
>
>That said, I find it a bit dubious for you to be unilaterally attempting
>to encourage one kind of game over another

Hmm, I was thinking that was a poor prize design decision
because the poor person without a paint program who can ONLY
do ASCII graphics is probably the one who could use it the
most.

Actually, in all honesty, while I get the same twinge as
George here does, I also worry about the fact that the person
who wins the prize may not be the person who would use it
(maybe they already have something just as good)--something
the traditional comp self-selected-prize approach engineers around.

SeanB
