A LBP Christmas Countdown Recruitment Thread
Welcome to the LBP3 Christmas Countdown 3 official Recruitment Thread!
What is the LBP Christmas Countdown project?
The Christmas Countdown is a community based project which started 4 years ago (4 years!!!) with the 12 Days of Christmas in the good old LBP PSP, that was organized by amazing community member anoken. The following year he revived the project and created the Vita Christmas Countdown, following the same concept. Last year I decided to organize a Vita Christmas Countdown 2, which succeeded in reuniting amazing and dedicated creators in creating the ultimate VCC experience, and we even got team picked!.
But now again, what is the Christmas Countdown project? It is a series of Christmas-themed levels, each one published in a sequence of days before Christmas by different creators to celebrate its arrival and to expand the joy of the season throughout LBP, and it is becoming one of the strongest traditions of LittleBigPlanet Central.
In the Christmas Countdown you can meet fellow talented creators, learn new creation skills, and find new friends in the community! Feel free to check out the links above to check out what has the community created the last three years, you can even get to queue some levels if you missed them before!
The goal of this year's LBP Christmas Countdown is to be the very best and biggest event of the LBP CC series so far. And to fulfill this ambitious goal, we need you!
Participate in the biggest Christmas community project LBP has to offer! In order to apply, simply post a reply in this thread, or send me a Private Message. The only requirements I'm asking is to have some experience creating in LBP. That's it! You will decide what your levels will be all about! That means you can create whatever you fill comfortable doing, it can be platformers, puzzlers, arcade games, the limit is the sky! As long as it contains gameplay of some kind and an amazing bunch of Christmas spirit, the only thing that will integrate the project will be a very simple storyline which will be decided by the whole team later, and which can be added to whichever project you had in mind to celebrate this year's holidays.
Another small requirement is that you must try to compromise with the project. If you apply have in mind that the whole project depends on each and one of the creators in the team, and that you will have a deadline around 10 - 2 days before December 25th. Have no fears though, we have plenty of time, thus planning this project since now. Also, you can always ask for help in our private groups in this forum for your level and creation doubts.
Final commentaries! This thread is for LBP3 applicants only! The tradition has always been bound to portable LBP experiences, but this year, to create the biggest VCC experience throughout LBP, we are also organizing an LBP3 Christmas Countdown. In order to apply in the Vita event, check out the Vita thread!
FAQ:
1. Can I apply for both events?
Yes, but you must be prepared to create a whole level both in LBPV and in LBP3.
2. When and how will the planning of the series begin?
As soon as we gather enough participants, we will create a private group and there we will proceed to give creators further instructions. Regarding LBP3, we will begin to plan before the game comes out. We encourage beta testers who already know some of the mechanics of creations of the new game to come to this VCC and engage in the first LBP3 community project! What a better way to start participating in the LBP3 creative world than in this way :p
3. Can LBP2-only owners apply in the LBP3 recruitment thread?
The vision of this VCC is to create a nice event for the launch of LBP3. Having the series divided in both games would not be very good, right? Anyway, if there are too few entries in LBP3, we might open the event for LBP2! Don't be afraid of the new game's mechanics though, if you know how to create in LBP2 it will take you two days to learn the new game's tools and basic new tricks. If you wish to get a brief overview of the new game's general tools you can check out this
little thread.
4. Is there any limit of participants?
Not really, even though we can't precisely have over 30 creators in the project, there is no real limit of applications. The limit will rather be determined by time, once there are enough amazing guys enrolled by, applications will be closed. Apply early! :p
We are expecting your applications creators! Tell your friends! In a personal note, being enrolled by my good friend VelcroJonze to this amazing and fun experience back in the first VCC was the one thing that made me become a part of this LBP community. It is indeed one of the most fun experiences I've ever had in LBP and in videogames in general. I expect you guys will have as much as a good time as I do every year!
Spoiler - FAQ
