The Drax Files: World Makers [Episode 32: Jayjay Zifanwe]

The latest Drax Files machinima about machinima --Love it! 

See all episodes on Youtube by Draxtor Despres here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9lFGoxhquvypdNDYpj3ekg

UWA Art and Machinima Awards

UWA ART AND MACHINIMA AWARDS

http://issuu.com/freeweeling/docs/uwa_siva_2.1_-_reflections

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx6Ae1YLTqw&feature=player_embedded

Ok, today I went to the UWA art and machinima awards where Jayjay Zifanwe presented winners in various categories for over 1 million L.  I think there were about a million people attending at the tri-sim area to watch and and par for a good event, one or two of the sims crashed at least once I think or maybe it was just me, but I heard someone say a sim went down once when I went out.  No worries, it was all on AViewTV too where you can probably still catch a re-run of it. Anyway, it was great to see such a good turnout and all the talent.   I will start with saying that I was one of the audience participation award winners in the art challenge.  I'm listing most the winners (worth it for over 1million L) so I hope I don't miss anyone or something important.  Huge thanks to Jayjay and UWA.   Woohoo.. check it out:

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION PRIZES - REFLECTIONS: THE UWA CENTENARY 3D ART CHALLENGE
1st Prize (L$7,000) - GISELE89G
2nd Prize (L$5,000) - MICHELBRITZ
3rd Prize (L$4,000) - KARA TRAPDOOR
4th Prize (L$2,500) - TEMI SIRBU
5th Prize (L$1,500) - QEOY
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION PRIZES - MACHINIMUWA VI: REFLECTIONS
1st Prize (L$15,000) - KARIMA HOISAN
2nd Prize (L$10,000) - LALIE SORBET
3rd Prize (L$8,000) - LALA LARIX
4th Prize (L$7,000) - VERUCA VANDYKE
5th Prize (L$5,000) - DYZO

And now for the contestant award winners who all did an amazing job:

MACHINIMA:
1st Prize (L$200,000): PAST | BEYOND by Vilvi Rae of Jyvaskyla, Finland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCfU817j8mc
2nd Prize (L$150,000): NARCISSUS by Tutsy Navartha, Frenchman in Pondicherry India
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrCfHxk9v8Y
3rd Prize (L$125,000): PALLINA...THE LITTLE RASCAL by Pallina60 Loon of Rome, Italy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VopdYBW6lFE
4th Prize (L$100,000): THE MIRROR LIES by  Joe Zazulak  of New Orleans, USA
https://vimeo.com/63236597
5th Prize (L$80,000): HASTA TU ESTRELLA by Erythro Asimov of Tours, France
https://vimeo.com/66574824
6th Prize (L$40,000): JUNIPER by Bryn Oh of Toronto, Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urmhu0jAZD8
7th Prize (L$40,000): WINDOW ON A TRAIN by Natascha Randt (Germany) & Karima Hoisan (Costa Rica) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA553eGuvck
8th Prize Joint (L$40,000): SHADOWS REFLECTING DARKNESS by Joe Zazulak  of New Orleans, USA
https://vimeo.com/67338631
9th Prize Joint (L$40,000): TAYA TAN by Erythro Asimov of Tours France
https://vimeo.com/69412827
9th Prize Joint (L$40,000): STOLEN REFLECTIONS by Braclo Eber of South Africa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMOHiMhSrDI&feature=youtu.be
10th Prize (L$40,000): CLOUD by Hypatia Pickens of Rochester, USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc-N6g9-Je8

ART:
REFLECTIONS: UWA CENTENARY 3D Art Challenge (OVERALL WINNERS)
1st Prize (L$100,000): I THOUGHT I HATED HIM by Glyph Graves of Sydney, Australia
2nd Prize Joint (L$59,000): MIRROR WITH 4 VIRGINS ON THE SHORES OF DEPRAVITY by Jipe Loon of Haute Savoie, France
2nd Prize Joint (L$59,000): LOOKING BACK by Carmsie Melody (Australia) & Struthious (USA)
2nd Prize Joint (L$59,000): SILENT REFLECTIONS by Krystali Rabeni of Blackpool, Lancashire, England
5th Prize Joint (L$30,000): QUANTUM by Barry Richez of Toulouse, France􀀅
Also in a 3-Way tie for 5th on 38 points (L$30,000) is:
5th Prize Joint (L$30,000): NEURON SPHERE by Shenn Coleman of Avignon, France
And completing the trinity on 5th is:
5th Prize Joint (L$30,000): ECHO'S REFLECTING POOL by Misprint Thursday of New Hampshire, USA􀀇
8th Prize Joint (L$25,000): FRUIT OF TIME by REBECCA BASHLY of Belgrade, Serbia
8th Prize Joint (L$25,000): REFLECTIONS OF WAVES by Nino Vichan of New York, USA 􀀃
10th Prize Joint (L$8,500): HIDDEN by Rose Borchovski of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
10th Prize Joint (L$8,500): WHO ARE YOU by Blue Tsuki of Seattle, USA
10th Prize Joint (L$8,500): REFLEXTIONS OF REFLECTIONS CAROUSEL by Yepar Saez of the Martinique Islands in the French Carribean

OTHER:
MACHINIMUWA VI: ART OF THE ARTISTS SPECIAL PRIZE (L$50,000)
REFLECTIONS OF A LIFE by Devi Sky of Northridge, USA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1E364TJcdw
MACHINIMUWA VI: CENTENARY PRIZE (L$50,000)
DRAWING OUTSIDE THE LINES by Chic Aeon of Corvallis, Oregon, USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ShQ5JB5MZM
MACHINIMUWA VI: CENTENARY HONOURABLE MENTION (L$25,000)
REFLECTIONS: 100 YEARS OF PASSION by Wynshel Heir of San Francisco, USA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjpyESZwVWk&feature=youtu.be
ART EXHIBITION CATALOG (By Curator - FreeWee Ling)
http://issuu.com/freeweeling/docs/uwa_siva_2.1_-_reflections
UWA CENTENARY SPECIAL PRIZE (L$50,000)
STRANGE OAKS FROM SIMPLE ACORNS GROW  by Soror Nishi, of Kent, England!
UWA CENTENARY HON MENTION PRIZE (Joint - L$15,000)
ECHO'S REFLECTING POOL by Misprint Thursday of New Hampshire, USA
Sharing the UWA Special Honourable Mention Prize is:
UWA CENTENARY HON MENTION PRIZE (Joint - L$15,000)
THE THINKER by Ama Avro of Starbourg, France
3D ART CURATORS PRIZE (JOINT - L$15,000)
WINDOWS INTO OTHER ROOMS by Takni Miklos of Figueres, Spain
3D ART CURATORS PRIZE (JOINT - L$15,000)
REFLECTION ANDROHUMANOID by Thierry Lowtide of Popes, Avignon Vaucluse, France

UWA MachinimUWA VI Reflections - Winners Announcement : 4th of August

                                       (video by YesikitaCopollaSL)

6AM SLT (SUNDAY) 4th August  UWA will announce the Grand finale winners of the UWA ART and MACHINIMA GRAND CHALLENGES..... where more than L$1.8 million will be distributed! As a special treat all the machinima will be running for 24 hours at the venue prior to the start.

Location: The UWA-BOSL Grand Amphitheatre visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/University%20of%20WA/128/128/25

Check out the official UWA web site for more information, to see the machinima and info. on the art and contest. http://uwainsl.blogspot.com/

(I ran over and snapped a couple of shots of this amazing amphitheatre while Jayjay Zifanwe was setting up)

Metaverse Week in Review Talks About One Billion Rising February 14th and other Hot Current Events and Topics

Sunday at 12 noon SLT Mal Burns/malburns writer and Saffia Widdershins hosted the week in review show and guests this week included Honour McMillian, Victor1st Mornington/Vic, and Jayjay Zifanwe.  Be sure to check out one of the shows inworld http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chilbo/18/203/121or on stream http://metaverseweekinreview.com/
or copies on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/MalBurns?feature=watch

The intial topic was the One Billion Rising event that will be held to raise awareness.   This will be held on Valentines day Thursday Feburary 14.  It's based on V day, as there is emphasis on Valentines day with all the Valentines Day events going on but at the same time all this violence towards women going on.  RL information here: http://www.onebillionrising.org/.

One out of every 3 women in the world will experience violence during her lifetime which totals more than one billion. Women, and the men who love them, will participate will walk away from their homes, businesses and jobs on Valentine’s Day and join together to dance in a show of collective strength.

One Billion Rising in Second Life is an officially registered event associated with the real live movement. 24 hours, 24 performers and 24 artists on 4 sims. The 24 hour event will have a host 24  performers and 24 artists including some well known such as Bryn Oh, Gracie Kendal, Maloe and Capcat and some not so well known will exhibit art.  The event will be held on a 4 sim area.  There will be a open house midnight to about 1pm Wednesday for bloggers and media and people wanting a sneak peek.  Then Wednesday about 1pm they close to check and review everything and will reopen Thursday for the 24 hour event.  They described the 200m (on a side) stage as like a stadium without seats, and repeatedly said it is a very large build.  The 4 sims can hold 50 avatars at a time per sim for a total of 200 dancers.  By Tuesday there will be a complete list of artists and musician available.   The 11pm Thursday SLT finale will be Noma Falta at the end of the 24 hour period.  They will also be livestreaming for the 24 hours on Mal's stream.


The stage was described as being on all 4 sims and is a very very large cylinder cut into 4 pizza like slices pieces that will cut back on lag and sim crashes.  They said is is like 140 m diameter suspended above the ground with water below for mermaids and others to dance in as well.  It's somewhat similar to the millennium dome structure.  Apparently is has a bit of a steampunk look or "over- engineered Victorian" as one of them said.  In the very center circle is the dj platform and on each of 4 sims they will have dance balls, etc.  They gave a big thanks to Boris Linden for changing one of the sims to a new server as one previously seemed to be having some odd glitches.  So everything should go smoothly. Here is their promo dance video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AUYdrhoDfE

Then Jayjay spoke a bit about the next UWA challenge with the theme of "Reflections" Feb 1 through May 31.  It is in recognition of the centenary of the UWA.  2012 held their first centenary recognition of their first staff being of hired and this year is of the first students studying at UWA.  The art challenge has already kicked off., has a 580,000 L prize pool and the works can be 150 prim max and submitted any time now.  More info can be found on the UWA web site and the contest closes on 30th of May.  The machiima challenge launches on March 1, with prizes tba of about  800,000 linden but sponsors are still coming in.  He projected it could rise to a million L for that contest alone.  There will also be a special prize for a machinima that features one of the art works. They have a great lineup of judges from all over. Be sure to read all the rules before starting.  Jayjay expressed appreciation for the sponsorships and is amazed at how many people wanted to be a part of it.  Jayjay said it's been machinima that has broken the barrier for reaching out into the real world.  http://uwainsl.blogspot.com/

They also talked about all the LEA events and art which I regularly blog and more specifically the LEA Arts Festival and current events.  More info. can be found here:  http://lindenarts.blogspot.com/
It was suggested to take the LEA tour bus and to check the calendar for all the special events. Honour spoke about some of the LEA grants. There is a current grant to get a sim for 5 months, but you have to apply by Feb 19th. 

Saffia also talked about some literary places and events in SL and I was not quite quick enough to pick up on the details enough to blog that part.  But they mentioned the bedtime stories, and Crap Mariner, and some locations.  Soffia then also spoke about Designing Worlds and their 3 big articles for the next year, small business, and teaching how to build a home from scratch starting with a basic skybox on to adding a 2nd floor, landscaping etc, and the next part is how to make mesh, what it is, how it works and how to build and texture in mesh.  See here: http://designingworlds.wordpress.com/ Vic talked more about some major events coming up and his builds. Then they they also referred to a couple of SL blogs that keep coming up: http://thetorchslguide.com/ Thetorchslguide.com and their things to do in SL of published on Mondays and Weeklyeventssl.blogspot  http://webtopicture.com/thumbnail/weeklyeventssl.blogspot.comwhich is published on Tuesdays that both provide a good list of weekly events. Honour also talked about plans for SLB10 coming up and a few other thing.

And last but not least I got a shout out in the show a couple of times, lastly for blogging the latest Madpea hunt, Love Potion No. 9.. and the pic of the library.. scroll back for more details and be sure to go to the Madpea web site for tons of fun stuff, explores, hunts and contests they do and they are also having a lot of fun and following on Facebook too. http://madpeagames.com/?p=Products#Love_Potion

UWA 3D Art, People's Choice Grand Finale & Machinima Awards - Plus Vote to Win Big!

Visit here to view 3D Art: http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA%20Winthrop/209/128/248 or direct link here: UWAArtHere.

(a very short vid of a few of the many wonderful exhibits to view, play in and vote on)
Visit the UWA site to learn more information on the UWA 3d Art Challege Finale and prizes here: http://uwainsl.blogspot.com/2011/10/grand-finale-uwa-3d-open-art-challenge.html or direct link here: UWA3DArtWebSiteHere.

Check out the Machinima IV contest information here: http://uwainsl.blogspot.com/2011/11/machinimuwa-iv-all-80-entries-winners.html or direct link here: UWAMachinimaContestAwardsHere.
Note there is a 350,000 prize pool including L$20,000 audience participation awards.

Many of us have enjoyed some of the best art in SL all in one place monthly in the UWA 3D Open Art Challenge area and it's now time for the People's Choice Grand Finale. Deadline for submission is November 30, so check them all out now. Prizes listed toward the bottom of this post, but also note huge prizes just for voting. That's right great prizes for the winning artists but also for some attendees just for voting-see rules below.

I won't say what my favs are but a few that I especially enjoyed today include Fuschia Nightfire's "Sillhouettes" which I found to be an interesting concept as well as a fun exhibit to try out and "The Matter of Ideas" by Gleman Jun which also was a cool concept and fun to watch. While in my Fuschia's shadow avatar I went ahead and jumped into Nish Mip's "Turning the Tide" as it's also a piece about making a difference and I like the colors and exhibits for a picture. There is so much to see and do and I really appreciate all the artists contributions and UWA for running and sponsoring this.

Be sure to visit the UWA web site for more information. I have their site on my sidebar for a quick jump over there or direct link above. Their information note that I received from JayJay says it all best so I will just quote parts of it here:

FULL INFO ON BLOG AS WELL
http://uwainsl.blogspot.com/2010/09/grand-finale-10-september-2010.html

"Greetings,

We've come to the end of the MONTHLY rounds of the UWA 3D Open Art Challenge and now we're looking for the People's Choice Grand Finale winners!!!!

To have your say in who you think should win, all you have to do is choose between the art pieces listed below (landmarks are provided to each artwork)

There are two categories to be decided;
*Overall Winner
* Best Non Scripted Artwork

PRIZES FOR VOTERS
3 Lucky voters will win for themselves L$5,000, L$3,000 & L$2,000 respectively + Special RL UWA packages posted out to you!
(Full Prize List at Bottom of NC)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
To make your vote count, we ask that you:
* Submit a notecard entitled 'People's Choice Vote UWA (YOUR NAME)'
* List your top 10 preferences for EACH category IN ORDER.
* Send your entry to both Jayjay Zifanwe and FreeWee Ling by the 30th of November 2011.
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED FROM 6AM SLT, SUNDAY 11th of December.
WHO CAN VOTE
1) Everyone can vote (with some qualification - see next item)
2) If you, your alts or your partners work is part of the Grand Finale, you will still be allowed to vote, but you cannot list your own work or that of your partner in your top 10
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
FINALISTS FOR UWA 3D OPEN ART CHALLENGE (Please give me a Top 10)
The 59 finalists for UWA 3D Open Art Challenge are located at the LM provided above. Here is a list of the works in the running:
1. FLY WITH THE WIND by Josina Burgess,2. FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE by Miso Susanowa,3. THE GLOWING SERPENT by Ginger Alsop.,4. LAZER BALLS by Betty Tureaud.,5. DREAM OF THE COLD SLEEPER by Typote Beck.,6. IL PLEUT SUR MON COEUR COMME IL PLEUT SUR LA VILLE ("It's raining in my heart, as it's raining in the town") by Cherry Manga.,7. TRAVEL IN THE SHADOW OF TECHNOLOGY by Anley Piers.,8. PARANORMAL FROTTAGE by Misprint Thursday.,9. THE ILLUSIONIST by Gleman Jun.,10. LIGHT TOWER by Betty Tureaud,11. TURNING THE TIDE by Nish Mip, 12. CHOOSE YOUR BLOSSOM by Suzanne Graves
13. SYMPHONY IN THE BARREL OF A GUN by Arrow Inglewood, 14. PLANET CENSORED by Anley Piers, 15. STRANGE PLANT...UGLYNESS & BEAUTY by Claudia222 Jewel, 16. THE RHYTHM OF MOOD - Lea Supermarine & Jarapanda Snook, 17. DIGITAL GLOVE by Misprint Thursday
18. THE WILD WILD WORLD OF ILLUSION by RazorZ & Olga Soulstar, 19. THE MINOTAUR OF CARTON by Typote Beck, 20. ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND by Cherry Manga,21. SHATTERED by Ginger Alsop, 22. THE FRAGILITY OF THE SOUL IS NOT A DEFECT by Gleman Jun, 23. SPANISH BULL by Silene Christen,24. TROIS PETITS TOURS ET PUIS S'EN VA (Three little turns and it goes away) by Josiane Sorciere, 25. JUNGLE CHALLENGE by Dusty Canning, 26. THE DOCK SPIRIT by Scottius Polke, 27. ULTRA VIOLET by quadrapop Lane, 28. THEATRE OF WAR by Miso Susanowa, 29. VENUSTRAP by Claudia222 Jewell, 30. ONE AND FOUR TIMEBOARDS by L1Aura Loire, 31. UNE HORDE DE CORDES by Aristide Despres, 32. 5x8 COMPUND CUBE by Wizard Gynoid, 33. TIME AS A HELIX OF SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES by Miso Susanowa, 34. THE HUMANICAL FROG by Lollito Larkham, 35. HERE COMES THE SUN by Sledge Roffo,36. TV MORNING EXERCISES by Dusty Canning, 37. PIUME DI PAVONE by Nino Vichan,38. DANGLING NARROW CHAIN DEMONSTRATOR by Emilin Nakamori, 39. HARMONIES IN C GREAT (+) by Artistide Despres, 40. NOT EVERYTHING IS PLAIN BLACK & WHITE by Fuschia Nightfire, 41. LIVING FRACTAL by June Clavenham, 42. THE MATTER OF IDEAS by Gleman Jun, 43. THE SUPERHEROES BREAKFAST by Typote Beck, 44. DOWN ON THE DATA FARM by Miso Susanowa, 45. PETITE ETUDE SUR OLIVIER MESSIAEN by Artistide Despres, 46. OMNIPOTENT by Pixels Sideways, 47. THE CHASM by Oberon Onmura, 48. EXCERPTS FROM REALITIES by Glyph Graves, 49. THE ABANDONED DAUGHTER by Eliza Wierwight, 50. YOU CAN'T TOUCH HEAVEN by paleIllusion, 51. AUTUMN by nexuno Thespian, 52. THE CROSSING by Nish Mip,53. FANTASIA EN LA SOMBRA by Romy Nayar, 54. PRIMSCAPE DREAM by Sledge Roffo, 55. 99% by Harter Fall, 56. BLACK SHIRT by Misprint Thursday, 57. IN DREAMS by Blue Tsuki,58. SWALLOWED UP BY THE CROWD by Fuschia Nightfire, 59. L'IMPATIENCE by Josiane Sorciere, FINALISTS FOR THE NON-SCRIPTED (Please Give me a Top 10), The 24 finalists for the Non-Scripted Imagine Challenge are located at the above LM. Here is a list of the works in the running:1. THE COPPER BEECH by soror Nishi, 2. LOSS by Gingered Alsop, 3. MISS N by Suzanne Graves, 4. DAUGHTER OF THE WIND by Fae Varriale, 5. GECKO ON THE GEKKO by Yooma Mayo, 6. SHATTERED by Ginger Alsop, 7. THE FRAGILITY OF THE SOUL IS NOT A DEFECT by Gleman Jun, 8. TRIBUTE TO GOYA by Silene Christen, 9. MARIONETTE by Haveit Neox, 10. HISTORY IN CREAM by Haveit Neox, 11. FATA DANZANTE by Daco Monday, 12. SPATIAL by Sledge Roffo, 13. SPRING BOX by Cherry Manga, 14. TRUST by spirit Radikal, 15. TUNNEL WITH LIGHT AT THE END OF IT by RazorZ, 16. HURDLE by Corcosman Voom, 17. BEHIND COLUMNS by Harter Fall, 18. BIRDSONG by Cherry Manga, 19. YOU CAN'T TOUCH HEAVEN by paleIllusion, 20. STILL LIFE by soror Nishi, 21. 99% by Harter Fall, 22. THE REVOLT OF THE MANNEQUINS by Silene Christen, 23. USED PIECES by Secret Rage, 24. SMALL PIECE OF HELL, The Suicide Forest Infested by Harpias by Rebeca Bashly,
_________________________________________________________
ON THE JUDGING PANEL ARE:1. Sasun Steinbeck - Creator of the Art Galleries of SL list at http://sasun.info/ArtGalleriesofSL.aspx, 2. Tayzia Abattoir (SL) Owner of The Oldest Virtual World Art Museum in SL, curator of the Aho Museum & Arts Simulacra on the NMC Campus and Relay For LIfe of SL Event Chair, 3. Lumiere Noir (SL) - Creator of the Ivory Tower Library of Primitives, 4. Dr. Phylis Johnson (RL) - Media Professor, Southern Illinois Uinversity, Author - Machinima: Aesthetics and Practice (a.k.a, Sonicity Fitzroy, SL Virtual Journalist), 5. Rowan Derryth (SL) - Art & Design Historian; Writer for Prim Perfect Publications, 6. Persia Bravin (SL) - Journalist and Media Producer (SL newspapers, magazines, radio and television, 7 Dr Carmen Fies (RL) - Second Life Lead: University of Texas San Antonio & UTSA Artspace, 8. Apollo Manga (SL) - examiner.com Writer & Novelist, 9. Jordan Whitt (SL) - Editor in Chief, ICON Lifestyle Magazine, 10. Mariposa Upshaw (SL) - Curator - Ventura Art & Jardine; Officer, Arts Council of Second Life, 11. Saffia Widdershins - Owner and Editor of Prim Perfect Publications, 12. Phillip Vought- Art Philanthropist & Founding Patron of UWA-BOSL Amphitheatre, 13. Bohemian Ghost - Owner of Summerland Estates, 14. Ally Aeon - Mixed Media Artist & Designer, founder Aeonia Artist Group, creator/owner of the art region Aeonia, 15. Lowell Cremorne - Metaverse Journal, 16. Apmel Goosson - Scandinavian Author/Publisher, 17. Odyssey - Fau Ferdinand, Jo Ellsmere & Lizsolo Mathilde, 18. BOSL - Frolic Mills & Editorial Clarity, 19. Pirats Art Network - Merlina Rokocoko & Newbab Zsigmond, 20. CARP - Josina Burgess & Velazquez Bonetto, 21. NORDAN ART - Flora Nordenskiold, 22. S&S Gallery OFA - TheDove Rhode, 23. The Workhouse Gallery and Art place d-oo-b - Eifachfilm Vacirca & Astarte Haalan, 24. project Z - Zachh Cale, Amase Levasseur & Chestnut Rau, 25. Tornado Gallery - Taralyn Gravois, 26. Bryn Oh - Pioneering 3D Artist of Immersiva Fame, 27. Mal Burns (SL), Metaverse News Aggregator and Broadcaster, 28. Dousa Dragonash (SL) - COO Metaverse Television, 29. Holala Alter - Representing OPEN THIS END, (University Philosopher in RL, writer and collector of virtual art, * Members of the PHI Designs & SL Art panels have artworks in the Grand Finale, and as such are not listed on the judging panel for the Grand Finale. along with the Main UWA panel who have been meeting monthly and have selected the works to be part of the Grand Finale:1. Professor Ted Snell (SL) - Director, Cultural Precinct, The University of Western Australia (RL, 2. Jayjay Zifanwe (SL) / Jay Jay Jegathesan (RL) - Owner of The UWA SL presence; Creator & Host of the UWA 3D Open Art Challenge; Manager School of Physics, UWA, 3. Raphaella Nightfire (SL) - Snr Writer Best of SL Magazine, Owner Sanctorum Gallery, 4. Len Zuks (RL) - Award Winning West Australian Sculpturist, 5. FreeWee Ling (SL) - Curator, UWA 3D Open Art Challenge,6. Laetitia Wilson (RL) - Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts, UWA, 7. Lyn DiCiero (RL) - Editor, WA Artist's Chronicle,
___________________________________________________________

PRIZE POOL, 3 Lucky voters will win for themselves L$5,000, L$3,000 & L$2,000 respectively, Overall 1st Prize: L$100,000, L$75,000 (2nd), L$50,000 (3rd), L$20,000 (4th), L$10,000 (5th) and L$5,000 each for 6th - 10th., Non-Scripted 1st Prize L$15,000, L$10,000 (2nd), L$5,000 (3rd), L$3,000 (4th), L$2,000 (5th) and L$1,000 each for 6th - 10th., People's Choice 1st Prize (Overall): L$15,000, $8,000 (2nd), $5,000 (3rd, People's Choice 1st Prize (Non-Scripted): L$8,000, L$5,000 (2nd), L$3,000 (3rd), * With thanks to our sponsors, MidnightRain Glas, Philip Vought, Patch Thibaud, Aino Baar and TheDove Rhode"