{"data":{"id":13880,"title":"Chris Roberts and Cloud Imperium Games Announce The Next Great Starship","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/SCW\/13880-API","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/13880","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/13880","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"None","images":[],"images_count":0,"translations":{"en_EN":"AUSTIN, TEXAS, October 11, 2013 \u2014 Legendary computer game designer Chris Roberts and his company, Cloud Imperium\u2122 Games (CIG), have announced yet another way for fans of Star Citizen\u2122 to be involved directly in the development of the highly anticipated space sim. The Next Great Starship\u2122 is a modding competition for teams to design, model and rig a spaceship that will be integrated into Star Citizen. Teams of up to three people are eligible to enter the competition which carries a grand prize of $30,000. Sponsors for the competition include Alienware, AMD, Autodesk, Crytek, Cologne Game Lab, Wacom and YouTube. The contest was officially unveiled last night at the one year anniversary celebration for Star Citizen in Austin.\nTeams can register for The Next Great Starship October 31 through December 31. A preliminary challenge involves the making of a fully designed wave particle cannon, submitted via a YouTube video to a nine member judging panel including Chris Roberts and other members of the CIG design and art team, Crytek and even some to-be-named celebrity judges. Those initial entries will be narrowed down to a final 16 and one of the 16 will be voted on by Star Citizen backers. Then those 16 teams will embark on making their Starship entries. Beginning January 31, 2014, episodes of The Next Great Starship will air once a week on the Roberts Space Industries\u2122 (RSI) YouTube channel with each team providing a work in progress update to the judging panel. Judges will eliminate teams down to a final two which will compete live in front of the judging panel and the community during the final episode that takes place June 8 in Los Angeles.\n\u201cOur fans have been clamoring for a way to get even more involved in the making of Star Citizen and I think we\u2019ve found the ideal solution,\u201d said Chris Roberts. \u201cWhat better way to become part of the game than to create a spaceship that you and your friends can actually fly and take into battle. The winners of this contest will have to travel through an amazing process to get to the end, but there will be no doubt after navigating the weeks and months of tough competition that these three individuals will deserve the crown as designers of The Next Great Starship.\u201d\nPrizes:\n\u2022 GRAND PRIZE: $30,000 in cash for the team members. Your Great Starship is included in Star Citizen and each member of your team receives the first production models off the press! As well as Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite, Maya Premium and one high-end AMD based system with Radeon R9 290X (for each team member)\n\u2022 SECOND PLACE: $10,000 in cash for the team members. Alienware laptop, Autodesk Maya 2014, AMD Radeon R9 290X (for each team member)\n\u2022 THIRD PLACE: $5,000 in cash for the team members. Autodesk Maya LT, AMD Radeon R9 290X (for each team member)\n\u2022 SPECIALTY PRIZE: (to the most valuable player out of the remaining contestants among the final three teams voted on by the judging panel): One Cintiq Companion, the new Windows 8 \u201cMake the World your Studio\u201d tablet from Wacom\n\u2022 FINALIST TEAMS 4 THROUGH 16: $250 in RSI Credits (non-transferable\/non-refundable)\nFor more information about The Next Great Starship and to enter the competition (beginning October 31) please go to www.robertsspaceindustries.com.\nStar Citizen is a crowd funded game that officially launched on October 10 of 2012. Since that time Roberts\u2019 company has raised more than $21 million from backers all over the world making Star Citizen the top ranking crowd funded project ever.\n\nAbout Cloud Imperium Games\nCloud Imperium Games Corporation and its subsidiary Roberts Space Industries was founded in April 2012 by renowned game developer Chris Roberts (Wing Commander, Freelancer, Privateer) and his business partner and long-time international media attorney Ortwin Freyermuth. Under Roberts\u2019 leadership using his long-standing relationships in the game space, Cloud Imperium quickly assembled a top tier development team for the creation of art assets, story elements, and an extensive prototype for its first game Star Citizen. Star Citizen is being marketed and launched via www.robertsspaceindustries.com. Cloud Imperium\u2019s strategy is about customer acquisition through established game designer fan bases. More information about the company, including jobs and contact information can be found at www.cloudimperiumgames.com.\n\nContact:\nDavid Swofford\ndavid.swofford@cloudimperiumgames.com\n512 750-9098\n\n###\n\nStar Citizen, The Next Great Starship, Cloud Imperium and Roberts Space Industries are trademarks of Cloud Imperium Games Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.","de_DE":"AUSTIN, TEXAS, 11. Oktober 2013 - Der legend\u00e4re Computerspiele-Designer Chris Roberts und seine Firma Cloud Imperium\u2122 Games (CIG) haben eine weitere M\u00f6glichkeit angek\u00fcndigt, dass Fans von Star Citizen\u2122 direkt in die Entwicklung der mit Spannung erwarteten Weltraumsimulation eingebunden werden. The Next Great Starship\u2122 ist ein Modding-Wettbewerb f\u00fcr Teams zum Entwerfen, Modellieren und Riggen eines Raumschiffs, das in Star Citizen integriert wird. Zur Teilnahme an dem Wettbewerb, der mit einem Hauptpreis von 30.000 US-Dollar dotiert ist, sind Teams von bis zu drei Personen berechtigt. Zu den Sponsoren des Wettbewerbs geh\u00f6ren Alienware, AMD, Autodesk, Crytek, Cologne Game Lab, Wacom und YouTube. Der Wettbewerb wurde gestern Abend bei der einj\u00e4hrigen Jubil\u00e4umsfeier f\u00fcr Star Citizen in Austin offiziell enth\u00fcllt.\nTeams k\u00f6nnen sich f\u00fcr The Next Great Starship vom 31. Oktober bis 31. Dezember anmelden. Eine vorl\u00e4ufige Herausforderung besteht darin, eine vollst\u00e4ndig entworfene Wellenpartikelkanone zu erstellen, die \u00fcber ein YouTube-Video bei einer neunk\u00f6pfigen Jury eingereicht wird, zu der Chris Roberts und andere Mitglieder des CIG-Design und Kunstteams, Crytek und sogar einige der sogenannten Prominentenrichter geh\u00f6ren. Diese ersten Beitr\u00e4ge werden auf 16 reduziert und einer der 16 wird von Star Citizen Unterst\u00fctzern zur Abstimmung gestellt. Dann machen sich diese 16 Teams daran, ihre Startschiffe anzumelden. Ab dem 31. Januar 2014 werden Episoden von The Next Great Starship einmal pro Woche auf dem YouTube-Kanal von Roberts Space Industries\u2122 (RSI) ausgestrahlt, wobei jedes Team der Jury ein Work in Progress Update zur Verf\u00fcgung stellt. Die Richter werden die Teams bis auf zwei Finalisten eliminieren, die w\u00e4hrend der letzten Episode, die am 8. Juni in Los Angeles stattfindet, live vor der Jury und der Community antreten werden.\n\"Unsere Fans haben nach einem Weg gesucht, um sich noch mehr in die Entwicklung von Star Citizen einzubringen, und ich denke, wir haben die ideale L\u00f6sung gefunden\", sagte Chris Roberts. \"Gibt es einen besseren Weg, Teil des Spiels zu werden, als ein Raumschiff zu bauen, das du und deine Freunde tats\u00e4chlich fliegen und in den Kampf ziehen k\u00f6nnen? Die Gewinner dieses Wettbewerbs m\u00fcssen einen erstaunlichen Prozess durchlaufen, um zum Ende zu gelangen, aber es wird keinen Zweifel daran geben, dass diese drei Individuen nach den Wochen und Monaten des harten Wettbewerbs die Krone als Designer des n\u00e4chsten gro\u00dfen Raumschiffs verdienen werden.\"\nPreise:\n- GRAND PREIS: 30.000 $ in bar f\u00fcr die Teammitglieder. Ihr gro\u00dfes Raumschiff ist in Star Citizen enthalten und jedes Mitglied Ihres Teams erh\u00e4lt die ersten Serienmodelle von der Druckmaschine! Neben der Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite, Maya Premium und einem High-End AMD-basierten System mit Radeon R9 290X (f\u00fcr jedes Teammitglied).\n- Zweiter Ort: 10.000 $ in bar f\u00fcr die Teammitglieder. Alienware Laptop, Autodesk Maya 2014, AMD Radeon R9 290X (f\u00fcr jedes Teammitglied)\n- DRITTER PLATZ: 5.000 $ in bar f\u00fcr die Teammitglieder. Autodesk Maya LT, AMD Radeon R9 290X (f\u00fcr jedes Teammitglied)\n- SPEZIALPREIS: (an den wertvollsten Spieler unter den verbleibenden Teilnehmern unter den letzten drei von der Jury gew\u00e4hlten Teams): Ein Cintiq Companion, das neue Windows 8 \"Make the World your Studio\" Tablet von Wacom.\n- FINALIST TEAMS 4 THROUGH 16: $250 in RSI Credits (nicht \u00fcbertragbar\/nicht r\u00fcckerstattungsf\u00e4hig)\nWeitere Informationen \u00fcber The Next Great Starship und die Teilnahme am Wettbewerb (ab 31. Oktober) finden Sie unter www.robertsspaceindustries.com.\nStar Citizen ist ein von der Menge finanziertes Spiel, das offiziell am 10. Oktober 2012 gestartet wurde. Seitdem hat Roberts' Firma mehr als 21 Millionen Dollar von Unterst\u00fctzern auf der ganzen Welt gesammelt, was Star Citizen zum bestplatzierten massenfinanzierten Projekt aller Zeiten macht.\n\n\u00dcber Cloud Imperium Spiele\nDie Cloud Imperium Games Corporation und ihre Tochtergesellschaft Roberts Space Industries wurden im April 2012 von dem renommierten Spieleentwickler Chris Roberts (Wing Commander, Freelancer, Privateer) und seinem Gesch\u00e4ftspartner und langj\u00e4hrigen internationalen Medienanwalt Ortwin Freyermuth gegr\u00fcndet. Unter der F\u00fchrung von Roberts, der seine langj\u00e4hrigen Beziehungen im Spielebereich nutzte, stellte Cloud Imperium schnell ein erstklassiges Entwicklungsteam f\u00fcr die Erstellung von Kunstwerken, Story-Elementen und einem umfangreichen Prototyp f\u00fcr sein erstes Spiel Star Citizen zusammen. Star Citizen wird \u00fcber www.robertsspaceindustries.com. vermarktet und eingef\u00fchrt. Die Strategie von Cloud Imperium zielt auf die Kundengewinnung durch etablierte Gamedesigner-Fanbasen ab. Weitere Informationen \u00fcber das Unternehmen, einschlie\u00dflich Jobs und Kontaktinformationen, finden Sie unter www.cloudimperiumgames.com.\n\nKontakt:\nDavid Swofford\ndavid.swofford@cloudimperiumgames.com\n512 750-9098\n\n###\n\nStar Citizen, The Next Great Starship, Cloud Imperium und Roberts Space Industries sind Marken der Cloud Imperium Games Corporation. Alle anderen Marken sind Eigentum ihrer jeweiligen Inhaber.","zh_CN":"AUSTIN, TEXAS, October 11, 2013 \u2014 Legendary computer game designer Chris Roberts and his company, Cloud Imperium\u2122 Games (CIG), have announced yet another way for fans of Star Citizen\u2122 to be involved directly in the development of the highly anticipated space sim. The Next Great Starship\u2122 is a modding competition for teams to design, model and rig a spaceship that will be integrated into Star Citizen. Teams of up to three people are eligible to enter the competition which carries a grand prize of $30,000. Sponsors for the competition include Alienware, AMD, Autodesk, Crytek, Cologne Game Lab, Wacom and YouTube. The contest was officially unveiled last night at the one year anniversary celebration for Star Citizen in Austin.\nTeams can register for The Next Great Starship October 31 through December 31. A preliminary challenge involves the making of a fully designed wave particle cannon, submitted via a YouTube video to a nine member judging panel including Chris Roberts and other members of the CIG design and art team, Crytek and even some to-be-named celebrity judges. Those initial entries will be narrowed down to a final 16 and one of the 16 will be voted on by Star Citizen backers. Then those 16 teams will embark on making their Starship entries. Beginning January 31, 2014, episodes of The Next Great Starship will air once a week on the Roberts Space Industries\u2122 (RSI) YouTube channel with each team providing a work in progress update to the judging panel. Judges will eliminate teams down to a final two which will compete live in front of the judging panel and the community during the final episode that takes place June 8 in Los Angeles.\n\u201cOur fans have been clamoring for a way to get even more involved in the making of Star Citizen and I think we\u2019ve found the ideal solution,\u201d said Chris Roberts. \u201cWhat better way to become part of the game than to create a spaceship that you and your friends can actually fly and take into battle. The winners of this contest will have to travel through an amazing process to get to the end, but there will be no doubt after navigating the weeks and months of tough competition that these three individuals will deserve the crown as designers of The Next Great Starship.\u201d\nPrizes:\n\u2022 GRAND PRIZE: $30,000 in cash for the team members. Your Great Starship is included in Star Citizen and each member of your team receives the first production models off the press! As well as Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite, Maya Premium and one high-end AMD based system with Radeon R9 290X (for each team member)\n\u2022 SECOND PLACE: $10,000 in cash for the team members. Alienware laptop, Autodesk Maya 2014, AMD Radeon R9 290X (for each team member)\n\u2022 THIRD PLACE: $5,000 in cash for the team members. Autodesk Maya LT, AMD Radeon R9 290X (for each team member)\n\u2022 SPECIALTY PRIZE: (to the most valuable player out of the remaining contestants among the final three teams voted on by the judging panel): One Cintiq Companion, the new Windows 8 \u201cMake the World your Studio\u201d tablet from Wacom\n\u2022 FINALIST TEAMS 4 THROUGH 16: $250 in RSI Credits (non-transferable\/non-refundable)\nFor more information about The Next Great Starship and to enter the competition (beginning October 31) please go to www.robertsspaceindustries.com.\nStar Citizen is a crowd funded game that officially launched on October 10 of 2012. Since that time Roberts\u2019 company has raised more than $21 million from backers all over the world making Star Citizen the top ranking crowd funded project ever.\n\nAbout Cloud Imperium Games\nCloud Imperium Games Corporation and its subsidiary Roberts Space Industries was founded in April 2012 by renowned game developer Chris Roberts (Wing Commander, Freelancer, Privateer) and his business partner and long-time international media attorney Ortwin Freyermuth. Under Roberts\u2019 leadership using his long-standing relationships in the game space, Cloud Imperium quickly assembled a top tier development team for the creation of art assets, story elements, and an extensive prototype for its first game Star Citizen. Star Citizen is being marketed and launched via www.robertsspaceindustries.com. Cloud Imperium\u2019s strategy is about customer acquisition through established game designer fan bases. More information about the company, including jobs and contact information can be found at www.cloudimperiumgames.com.\n\nContact:\nDavid Swofford\ndavid.swofford@cloudimperiumgames.com\n512 750-9098\n\n###\n\nStar Citizen, The Next Great Starship, Cloud Imperium and Roberts Space Industries are trademarks of Cloud Imperium Games Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners."},"links_count":4,"comment_count":0,"created_at":"2013-10-11T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"12 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-14 00:12:59","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":13878,"next_id":13881}}