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Sennz0r

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Well not really but it comes pretty close because I thought it up while I was laying in bed last night and couldn't sleep because of a sugar hype. But I digress.

As I was saying I got an idea for a weekly 'thing' (for lack of a better word) that could be put on the Escapist and I'm wondering if there would be any way of pitching this idea to the admins/moderators or whoever I should be speaking to about this.

Can anyone help me out on how I would go about this or better yet if it's even worth asking?

Ok so here it is:

Basically it's going to be a sort of 'comic', but with photographs and screenshots instead of drawn pictures. The subject would be about how some situations from games would turn out when done in real life.

It would look a bit like this:

Starting with: "Something tells me if you'd <insert in-game situation>..."
*Screenshots depicting the in-game situation*
"...it would look a bit more like this."
*Photographs depicting the re-enacted situation* (which will end a little bit different than it was intended, as you might expect).

Pictures will be edited with speaking balloons and other effects.

For a name I was thinking of naming it 'Copy/Paste'.

That's about it. I know it's not very detailed but it's hard to write it out like this when it's mainly a visual thing. I will probably make one of these comics and present it to you so you can see what I'm seeing in my head when I think about this. I hope it'll be clearer by then.

If any of you have any questions about my idea, feel free to ask. Constructive criticism is also very much appreciated.

Thanks for reading :)

EDIT: Just to be sure, I invoke Copyright over this idea (wouldn't know how to do the circle C thingy on here) :p
 

Puppeteer Putin

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That and PM them with the idea. The admins and moderators are listed in the rules and guidelines.

How about you tell us your idea and we can generate discussion about it? And if you feel thats omeone going to steal it, just put the C circle next to it with date of publication, it's then considered your material. It would be under Aussie copyright anyway.
 

Galletea

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The best idea is to PM Susan about the idea. If she's interested, then she'll tell you how to proceed. If not, she'll still be cool, unless you're offensive or something.
 

Ursus Astrorum

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I have a dream too... It's about a wolf and this forest and... Oh.

Aye, PM a mod or the like, would probably be the best way to make it work.
 

Sennz0r

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Alright I'll do that then. You think it's generally ok to post the idea on this thread or do you think anyone would be thinking of swiping it if it was actually good?
 

JayCro

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Sennz0r said:
Alright I'll do that then. You think it's generally ok to post the idea on this thread or do you think anyone would be thinking of swiping it if it was actually good?
Copyright law states that any "intellectual property" such as your idea is automatically copyrighted to you. In theory you could take someone to court for stealing your idea. That's in Australia anyways. Not sure if it's the same everywhere...

Besides, if you post it in this thread your post will be proof that you thought of it first.
 

Sennz0r

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I doubt it'll be that great an idea anyway but it won't hurt to see what you guys think.

JayCro said:
Copyright law states that any "intellectual property" such as your idea is automatically copyrighted to you. In theory you could take someone to court for stealing your idea. That's in Australia anyways. Not sure if it's the same everywhere...

Besides, if you post it in this thread your post will be proof that you thought of it first.
I put the idea in the OP. Let me know what you guys think.
 

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Waaay down at the bottom of the page you'll find a Contact Us [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/content/contact] link. That's where you want to be.
 

Galletea

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I think you'd need to put an original edge on it, as I doubt it's never been done before, and it might be tricky to keep coming up with new material. But it is a good idea and could work well. Good luck with it.
 

Scarecrow38

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I have no idea about the inner administrative workings around here or how you'd get this idea submitted. What I do know is I've also thought about this idea and I reckon it would be very easy to make this really funny. So many games exist that you could use for it, it's just a question of people having the effort to actually post stuff.

Best of luck with the concept.
 

darthsmily

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Sorry if i'm being thick but is it just a comic or is it a show? The idea sounds solid but it needs a twist like Gallatea said.
 

PumpItUp

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It sounds something like Stolen Pixels, just done in real life. Also, you must realize (as Yahtzee said in Webcomics) that gaming humor is really easy, so you'll need to be really creative.
 

curlycrouton

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"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'"

Yes, anyway, it sounds a bit samey to me, you know, the whole "gaming situations in real life" idea. If it's done well (There Will Be Brawl) however, then it could turn out pretty succesful. All I can say at the moment is, good luck luck on your escapades.