Pico Day 2015!!!

[TomFulp]

Heads up, Pico Day 2015 will be taking place on Saturday, April 25th!

Pico Day is a celebration of Newgrounds that was started by fans in 2006 and became "a thing."

To participate, make movies, games, music or art inspired by your favorite characters on Newgrounds and upload them on April 25th. Tag them with "picoday2015" so we don't miss them!

Prizes:

Top Five Movies ($500, $300, $200, $150, $100)
Top Three Games ($500, $300, $200)
Top Three Art ($200, $150, $100)
Top Three Music ($200, $150, $100)

There will be a party happening at the NG office; a big gathering of NG superstars old and new. Gmail isn't letting me email everyone at once today but I'll post a preliminary "yes" list soon! This year is pretty darn special because NG is turning 20 YEARS OLD.

You can see some previous entries in the Pico Day 2015 collection. They'll get replaced by the 2015 entries on April 25th!

Also: Monthly voting time! Check your account page to see if you're on the panel to determine the Best of January.

[Maltos]

At 2/3/15 02:21 PM, TomFulp wrote: Heads up, Pico Day 2015 will be taking place on Saturday, April 25th!

I'm pumped up for this

[exotworking]

yay!

[ChazDude]

If there's no chat by that time, where would the stream (if any) be hosted?

[Luis]

Hopefully @mindchamber shows up and @deathink isnt sick still.

also first post.

[Wegra]

Okay this for SURE I gotta make sure I dont get fucked over at the last minute.

[Slunch]

Looking like this'll be the first Pico day since it's inception that I can make! Looking forward to it!

[Intrapath]

Oooh, those are some delicious prizes. Can't wait to see what comes out this year!

[RB]

Can I come to the party?

I'm gonna make art probably.

[tristious]

yeaaaaa dud

[TheEnkian]

That sounds awesome, really hope for some more quality entries this year!

Shame I can't make the party, being in another country and all, but I'd like to be able to show up to one in one of the next few years.

[ZJ]

At 2/3/15 02:21 PM, TomFulp wrote:

There will be a party happening at the NG office; a big gathering of NG superstars old and new. Gmail isn't letting me email everyone at once today but I'll post a preliminary "yes" list soon! This year is pretty darn special because NG is turning 20 YEARS OLD.

Woooooooooooooooooooooot! You da man Tom! This party is gonna be off the damn hook!

Also: Monthly voting time! Check your account page to see if you're on the panel to determine the Best of January.

Done and done!

[MuramasasEdge]

Can I join the big party at the offices please?

plz?

[TomFulp]

At 2/3/15 02:49 PM, Manly-Chicken wrote: Wait, I thought the office closed.

It had a stay of execution.

[artistunknown]

There's a strong chance I'll be able to get there this year, so I'm really looking forward to it!

Great prizes too, hopefully there's a great turnout, especially since NG is turning 20.
... speaking of which, I better get back to working on my Pico Day animation! Not a lot of time left... I'm nearly finished though! ;3

[Saminat]

At 2/3/15 02:37 PM, Luis wrote: Hopefully @mindchamber shows up and @deathink isnt sick still.

also first post.

Inb4 Luis

Don't worry Luis, you'll still have me <3

[Cyberdevil]

At 2/3/15 02:21 PM, TomFulp wrote: Pico Day announcement.

Going to be awesome! :) Hope there's a webcam this year too.

Also: Monthly voting time! Check your account page to see if you're on the panel to determine the Best of January.

What happened to the P-Bot Monthly Voting Time PM? I thought that was going to be become 'a thing'. A highly useful and easily spottable reminder! Another thing that'd be useful btw: visible titles included in that little monthly favorite selection you're prompted to take a screenshot of.

Skimming through the submissions... it's been a great month!

[TomFulp]

At 2/3/15 03:39 PM, Cyberdevil wrote: What happened to the P-Bot Monthly Voting Time PM? I thought that was going to be become 'a thing'. A highly useful and easily spottable reminder! Another thing that'd be useful btw: visible titles included in that little monthly favorite selection you're prompted to take a screenshot of.

It went out this afternoon, so a few days late but not as late as last month. Has to become a scheduled thing still...

[Clatform]

P-Bot PMs regarding monthly voting is a really good new implementation! Makes the whole schema a lot more conspicuous. Tom ur getting off on the right foot again! It brings a tear to my eye :')

[Tyler]

fuckkk yeah! was worried there wouldn't be another pico day.

I am excite.

[Cyberdevil]

At 2/3/15 03:42 PM, TomFulp wrote: It went out this afternoon, so a few days late but not as late as last month. Has to become a scheduled thing still...

Ahh, didn't get a PM, so I was assuming it hadn't been sent out at all. Went via account settings to select favorites just prior to previous post... guess I might've just missed it? Good to hear it's happening!

[TomFulp]

At 2/3/15 04:10 PM, vixuzar wrote: can i win a place in the top three art submissions as an unscouted artist ?

Yup, just be sure to tag your entry with "picoday2015"... I gotta update the post to mention that! We have a way to view tags of unscouted artists.

[MSGhero]

At 2/3/15 03:08 PM, TheEnkian wrote: That sounds awesome, really hope for some more quality entries this year!

Shame I can't make the party, being in another country and all, but I'd like to be able to show up to one in one of the next few years.

I'm in the same country and can't go.

[TheEnkian]

At 2/3/15 04:12 PM, MSGhero wrote:

At 2/3/15 03:08 PM, TheEnkian wrote: That sounds awesome, really hope for some more quality entries this year!

Shame I can't make the party, being in another country and all, but I'd like to be able to show up to one in one of the next few years.

I'm in the same country and can't go.

True, but it's still just slightly more likely. You lucky devil, you!

[Knights]

I assume since NG will turn 21 next year, you'll buy everyone at the office a beer, Tom. Also, totes excited this year! This is the perfect excuse to start animating and hopefully submit my first flash to NG.

[Maltos]

At 2/3/15 04:11 PM, TomFulp wrote:

At 2/3/15 04:10 PM, vixuzar wrote: can i win a place in the top three art submissions as an unscouted artist ?

Yup, just be sure to tag your entry with "picoday2015"... I gotta update the post to mention that! We have a way to view tags of unscouted artists.

unscouted artist you say? I'm in

[SONICANDHANK1432]

Happy Birthday,Piko! :D

[MykeiXWolfe]

It would be cool if we could livestream in the chat again!

oh wait

[deathink]

At 2/3/15 02:37 PM, Luis wrote: Hopefully @mindchamber shows up and @deathink isnt sick still.

also first post.

Looks like I got to stock up on some stimpacks!! Also PICO DAY w00t !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TomaMoto]

Yay!!!! Philly-bound, Q2 2015!