Blizzard Entertainment has announced a new contest. Called "Blizzard Theme Park", the contest asks participants to gather their creative juices and design the Blizzard theme park of their dreams. Imagine "Whack-a-Diablo" or the "Zerg Slime Ride". The possibilities are endless!
Step right up, and take a ride on Onyxia's Revenge -- a wild, whelp-filled roller coaster through the depths of the nefarious dragon's lair! Head to Koprulu Food Court and grab yourself a Zerger Burger -- then don your Horadric Poncho, and prepare to get soaked in a rain of fire on Diablo's River of Flame!
What thrills would you seek in the Blizzard Entertainment theme park of your dreams? This is your chance to show us.
We're challenging you to design and illustrate your own Blizzard Entertainment Theme Park, including roller coasters, water rides, shows, shopping areas, food courts, game areas, patrons, and whatever fantastic attractions you desire.
Submit your original park design by March 30, 2009, and we'll choose our favorites based on the creativity of the design, artistic technique (including the medium and style), and how your park reflects the lore and spirit of Blizzard Entertainment's games.
You can submit illustrations that look like theme-park maps, compose your park to look like a screenshot from a game, or create whatever kind of park you wish -- the only limit is your imagination. Winning entries will be featured on Blizzard Entertainment websites around the world as well as at BlizzCon 2009, being held in Anaheim, California on August 21 and 22.
The park designer who most creatively incorporates the StarCraft, Warcraft, and Diablo universes will receive a Wacom Cintiq 12WX Digitizing Tablet, a pair of StarCraft II beta keys, and more. See below for more prize details, or check out the official rules for more information.
Award Categories:
Best Overall Blizzard Theme Park
(incorporating StarCraft, Warcraft, and Diablo)
"Grand Prize - Wacom Cintiq 12WX Digitizing Tablet, Echoes of War: The Music of Blizzard Entertainment, and two (2) StarCraft II beta keys"Best StarCraft Area or Theme Park
"1st Prize - Echoes of War: The Music of Blizzard Entertainment and two (2) StarCraft II beta keys"
Best Warcraft Area or Theme Park
" 1st Prize - Echoes of War: The Music of Blizzard Entertainment and two (2) StarCraft II beta keys"
Best Diablo Area or Theme Park
"1st Prize - Echoes of War: The Music of Blizzard Entertainment and two (2) StarCraft II beta keys"
So...what're you waiting for? Get busy!
