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My vote goes to Scott. Awesome work, very deeply layered, lots going on.

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In summation….: http://blog.iso50.com/?p=261

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Remix contest entry. I was trying to go for a concert bill style of repetition…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alyssatucker/1937444419//a>

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I gotta say that I love Scott’s work and and his serves were no exception.
I was hoping to see some different elements and thought that he recycled lots of his typical imagery – given the time restraints that’s pretty understandable. Would’ve liked to see more interplay between the serves as well – lots of cool elements to play with that just seemed to get lost.
I guess if I have to vote it would go to Scott – that serve was amazing. Kudos to Rob for rising to the challenge.
Thanks for the interesting match.
Cheers to you both!

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“Instead I get a bumper sticker for some overachieving primates?”
hah….nice.

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Ok, I just looked through all of the posts and would like to recant my earlier statement, obviously this is a crazy thing to do and they are both talented. At closer look, it seems the evolution of the volleys ends abruptly at 5, while scott was sticking to his guns, it seems that rob was continually building in a more abstract way. I think the best is when both players decide early on to play with each other or against each other.

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Bryan-
no, they specifically told us not to look at the forums….after reading these, if I had tried to do that while playing my head may have exploded ;)

shane-
yeah, serving seems to give you a distinct advantage, but I think rob handled it well by coming with clean slates and new concepts

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Rob’s last shot seemed like a good response to the nostalgia, scanlines and “mum” and all. Love the hand-crafted look by the way!

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The judges have conferred, and they’ve given the match to Scott Hansen. Great game, everyone!

(Oh, and this post means the in-forum contest is now closed. But the remix contest has just begun!

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I felt that YES Scott seemed to stick to his game plan, but Scott also seemed to keep elements together, and kept building on what layers where there, whereas Rob seemed to attempt to jsut destroy everything. Also it always seemed like Rob was trying to keep up, and never seemed like he ever had control.

This could be my own fault becasue I think whoever has the serve has the advantage becasue they have a chance to set the tone of the match, and it seems as though the game should be about building and responding to what is there and keeping elements.

I felt Scott did that much better and was able to maintain full control over his images throughout and stuck with a theme. Even if you were to jump into the match late, Scott’s images seemed to make sense, whereas you would probably have to actually go back and read the comentary to really be able to understand Rob’s.

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The original elements from today’s match are now available for remixing. Careful, it’s a heavy download.

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Scott, Rob, did you read the forums at all while you worked (or waited for the next volley)? there often seems to be reactions to the forums, but I cant’ imagine you’d have any time to read them. It’s nice to think the fans have some input into the match, just like Chicago Fire fans can usually cheer the team to a goal on sheer willpower… ha. (too bad the semifinal game was in New England).

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Aw crap, got caught up in work and missed the last two volleys… but now I gotta go home. It’s quitting time.

Quick sum up on my opinion here…

Volley 9 : Hansen came back again with his typical style and a new color palette, which is nice, but it’s just a different colored one trick pony. Still looks nice though, and the box being in there is cool.

Volley 10: MY EYES. THE GOGGLES DO NOTHING.

Nice match, but very one-sided. But it was cool to see everything Hansen did. And Cordiner’s sense of humor is great, but I would have liked to see better designs.

Later all.

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Would have called this one a draw until volley 9. Hansen successfully integrates previous layers into the aesthetic he’d been pushing all match. Great work from both, but I think, with that shot, Hansen takes it.

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That was hectic… Game Hansen. Thanks to Alissa for the zingin commentary, and to everyone in the forums for the feedback.

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onion, we’re working on a minimalist match, stay tuned.

It’d be nice to see some reduction/subtraction without wiping the slate clean. Last week’s battle (bantjes and vit) featured a few instances of that.

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First forum post. (yay!)
First side contest entry. (yay)
First live Layer Tennis! (yay!) [although I only caught the last 3 volley].

It was very exciting.

A trilogy

photo source

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Scott, absolutely, interpretation of the lack of rules is critical, ha. We all have different expectations, and it’s awesome to see them twisted every week. We don’t know what we want!

It seems like my enjoyment of the match is usually inversely proportional to the peanut gallery, which means this was one of my favorites, ha. You guys did great, take any criticism with a grain of salt.

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way too much crazy color and pattern for me overall on both sides.

Let me introduce you all to my friend white space.

Ahh…

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Gotta be Hansen, hands down.

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Scott Hansen basically ran this match, but I love the humor injected by Rob.
But in the end, the winner is definitely Scott, who’s designs gave everyone something awesome to look at the end of their week.

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I’m with Bryan on this one. Scott’s canvases were killer, and there was some nice subtlety in the layering, but it all read as very slight variations on a very limited theme. I thought volley three was his most interesting because it was such a direct response to Rob’s odd (but startlingly pretty, IMO) return. For as much as people have accused Rob of being all over the place and wiping the slate clean too much, I actually think Scott was most guilty of papering over whatever dialogue was starting to develop.

But I stick by my original comment—this was one of the most consistently interesting matches so far, and certainly the most evenly matched. I’d call this one a draw.

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Who takes the cake?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jessih9/1937029455/

my side contest entry

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bryan-
I guess I was trying to stick to the layers in the document too much? maybe should have introduced more content. again, wasn’t quite sure if we were supposed to stay on track or just go nuts each time. I guess that’s sort of the point, each person’s interpretation of the spec. is going to be different.

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my side contest entry: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tapps/1937017905/