Hour of Flash Rules

How it works:

As we are working with Flash Kit to get hosted on there, these rules are subject to change.

At start time, the main idea will be

E-mailed to all registered members
Posted in the Coffee Lounge message board on Flashkit.com

When you've finished creating your flash, either:

E-mail the FLA zipped up to the judges email address
ICQ File transfer Glutnix (UIN: 8473626) who will then submit

The FLA and the SWF will be stored in the open source sections on Flash Kit. By submitting, you agree to the releasing of your entry to the public.

How we judge it:

You will get points on:

Category Description Max Points

Artistic Content What was drawn, storyline, plot, originality 15

Artistic Quality How well it was drawn 10

Technical Aspect How effects like tweening, alpha, scripting etc are used 10

Interactivity How the user gets to 'play' with your movie 10

Use of sound How the use of sound compliments the movie 10

Flash Kit Logo If spotted by all judges on their first viewing (Get it here) 0 or 5 points

Points will be deducted if

Category	Deductions
Dimensions are over 550x400	-1 point for every 10 pixels
SWF is larger than 300k	-1 point for every 50k
Bitmaps or other non-vector visual elements are found.	-1 point for each instance
Main idea is not found	-10 points
Late Submissions	-2 points for every 5 minutes past 1 hour after starting time

Awards:

The following awards will be given out.

Award Description

Hour of Flash E-Trophy and commemorative e-plaque Most points scored overall
(not elegible for other awards)

I will email winners logos to post on their website.

Other Notes:

Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. IE, please don't hold our decision a against us, we're your flash friends!

If you have any questions that need answering, please ICQ me or email me and I will forward the question and answer to all players and both websites.

If you think these rules and the points system should be changed for the next HoF, PLEASE, mail me cos I think that you should have input

Sponsorship:

Flash Kit has proposed hosting Hour of Flash on their website, and we are negotiating at the moment. You will be able to sponsor HoF when we finish moving :)