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PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: This year, some of the GameEx staff decided that it would be cool to put together a theme competition to spark some interest in theme creation. It's still in it's infancy, but it would be good to get the ball rolling in case anyone here would like to enter. .:THE PRIZES:. There's over $1500 worth of prizes to be won! Here's the breakdown: 1st prize: $100 from EmuMovies $100 Gift Card for Amazon from GameEx/Spesoft $100 from Aussie Arcade 2 ActLab CRT Light Guns courtesy of DreamAuthentics 2 UltraStik 360s with Restrictor Kits courtesy of Ultimarc 1 iPac2 courtesy of Ultimarc 1 Arcade Coin Door With Quarter Acceptor courtesy of X-Gaming 1 Lifetime License of GameEx 1 Lifetime Membership to EmuMovies That's a total value of over $950! 2nd prize: 1 X-Arcade Dual Joystick from X-Gaming $75 Credit for any print job courtesy of Game on Grafix $50 Gift Card for Amazon from the GameEx Team 1 set of custom made removable decals courtesy of DreamAuthentics 2 Year License of GameEx 1 Year Membership to EmuMovies That's a total value of over $350! 3rd Prize: 2 Illuminated Joysticks courtesy of Retro Arcades 1 LED-Wiz USB Lighting and Output Controller courtesy of Groovy Game Gear 1 copy of the book "Project Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade Machine" autographed by the author John St. Clair courtesy of ArcadeControls 1 Year License of GameEx 1 Month Membership to EmuMovies That's a total value of over $185! 4th Prize: 1 Full Version of Xpadder with Lifetime Updates 1 Wired XBOX 360 controller courtesy of the GameEx Staff 1 Year License of GameEx 1 Month Membership to Emumovies That's a total value of over $75! More prizes may be added, it really depends on the number of entries we get. .:THE RULES:. You can submit as many themes as you like, but only one prize per author will be awarded. The entries will be judged by the GameEx staff on accessibility, overall design, and integrated features/placement. Judging will be done by myself, Tom Spiers, Headkaze, Frequency, Draco and Circo. Theme user feedback will also be taken into consideration by the judges. Your theme must be a new theme, not a rehash of an existing theme. Your entry can be submitted anytime between June, 2011 and January, of 2013. Prizes will be awarded on January 15th, 2013. .:SUBMISSIONS:. Please submit your themes to the submission thread located here. This topic will be updated with all theme submissions, and the previously mentioned thread will be the place for users to comment on the entry or offer suggestions. If you make any changes to your theme, please PM me so I can make the adjustments in the contest thread. All submissions will be considered final on December 31th, 2012, so you may make as many changes and/or updates to your submission before then. When you are ready to submit your theme, please follow these guidelines: Fill in the ENTRY POST worksheet located below. (Copy & Paste the sheet into your post and fill in the blanks). Add either 3 snapshots of your theme, or a YouTube video of your theme, to the post. Upload your theme to GameEx directly, PM me for FTP access, or just supply us with the URL. Easy right? If you have questions, feel free to post them here. I will be updating this topic as need arises. Of course, the rules and prizes may be changed periodically without notice. Any changes will be made in writing, and an update will be posted in the submissions thread. Happy themeing everyone! -GameEx Staff EXAMPLE ENTRY POST: Theme Title: _______________________________ Theme Type: _______________________________ Theme Version: _______________________________ Theme Resolution: _______________________________ [snap1] [snap2] [snap3] -or- [YouTube Video] Theme Description: ______________________________ Theme Features: ______________________________ Date Submitted: _______________________________ Download URL: _______________________________ (No RapidShare Links Please!!!) Download Size: _______________________________ Additional Notes: _______________________________ .:UPDATES:. 8/31/11: Added $100 prize courtesy of Aussie Arcade Added $75 credit for Game On Grafix 8/18/11: Added 2 ActLabs CRT Lightguns Added custom removable decals Added two illuminated joysticks 8/9/11: Added 1 Arcade Coin Door with Quarter Acceptor 8/7/11: Added 2 UltraStik 360s with restrictor kits and an iPac 2 Made some prize level adjustments to balance things out a bit better Added a new prize tier for 4th place 8/5/11: Added author autographed copy of Project Arcade: Build Your Own Arcade Cabinet Added Xpadder 8/4/11: Added LED-Wiz controller 8/3/11: Added X-Arcade Dual Joystick Added $100 Amazon Gift Card courtesy of Tom @ GameEx 8/2/11: Changed entry rules slightly Dropped seperate HTPC and Cabinet contests to one Added/Updated EmuMovies Prizes Closed this thread to prepare a new one 6/3/11: Added new prize structure ($50 Amazon card courtesy of the GameEx staff) Added a quick change to the rules so one person doesn't walk away with everything!

New theme I'm working on! This theme will also be 1920x1080 format.

Alright so I started putting the finishing touches on my new Theme "aRefraction". I'm not ready to upload it to the server but I thought I'd post some screenshots, get some reactions, criticisums and feedback. Thanks everyone. These include the new 3D logos I've been working on, I will release those in a seperate pack for others to use along with this Theme.