The PPT Apprentice [Winner Announced] [PPT Apprentice 2?]

[Ammer]

Welcome to The PPT Apprentice You may remember this contest from the Old Forums and after being constantly PMed about restarting it, I have. This contest will test you on everything from your decorating skills to your writing skills.

Synopsis

The PPT Apprentice is a contest looking for the most creative person. You have to have an imagination to enter this contest, no imagination, no entry. Unlike last time, there will be a form to fill out and you must send it to me by PM. 16 PPTers will be chosen to compete for the Grand Prize of 100k. This may be the easiest 100k earned or it can be the hardest, depends on your thinking. I will also have a form for anyone who wishes to be a Judge. You must PM that to me as well.

Once a week, I will put a Task which will require, you guessed it, your imagination! As said before it can be from your decorating skills to your writing skills. You must post your task after you have completed it, on this thread. After each task is thoroughly assessed by the Judges and I, I will fire two people. This will happen until only person is left, and is crowned The PPT Apprentice.

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Final Boardroom

Welcome to the Final Boardroom. This is the last stop for one contestant and the beginning for another. Both Fizzy and hellyer have done their best in the competition and this is why they are both standing here today. You outdid the rest of the competitors and I applaud you for that. However, only one of you can be The PPT Apprentice, hopefully both of you will take this as a learning experience, that you accomplished something great. I would continue to type more about you but I must continue with this boardroom.

hellyer: You created the world 'Neollywood Island' which revolved itself around Neopian celebrities. This was an original theme and the use of various Neopian celebrities such as Branston the Eyrie supported your theme. You had 10 attractions which consisted of games, shops, a club, a movie theater, a hotel and a bank! Each with an original idea and some of them even had history behind them. However, with all the said and done, there was a problem. Your plot line was fairly weak, it didn't wow me whatsoever and it mirrored the Coltzan's Crown plot. Someone stole the Elixir of Life and now Neopia has to face death instead of eternal youth. It didn't really catch my attention because it was a standard plot. It was good for what it was but nothing out of the blue. I believe your imagination was a little lacking at that point. However, your attractions made up for the slightly weak plot.

Fizzy: You created the world Shadowplain which was formerly known as Gupela. Your world was very original, it took us to the other side of Neopia where many have wondered what exactly lurks there. Your theme was original however I believe Dr. Sloth controlled the Grundo's as the Wizard controlled the citizens. That was a similarity I caught between your idea and Neopets but you quickly made me forget that similarity with the rest of your plot. A world which is frozen in time, Neopets which are frozen in time (age wise) was a wonderful idea. It was something I have never seen on Neopets and I won't be shocked if they steal this plot from you. The villain itself, the wizard and what he did to run Shadowplain was very interesting. The school he created, the things citizens needed to do progress more in magic. The neopedia article left me in suspense, you ended it wonderfully and I was hoping you'd write more but than I'd figure out that would take you a while.

In result I would have to say this, Fizzy You're Hired!

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The PPT Apprentice 2

Yes, there will be The PPT Apprentice 2 with new twists and even harder tasks. The prize will be 150k instead of 100k and there will be 18 participants instead of 16 participants. Previous participants may not compete and there will be 3 Judges. But there is on catch, The PPT Apprentice 2 will be accepting participants in December 2004 or July 2005. Therefore you will all have to wait quite a while. Good luck to all who apply for The PPT Apprentice 2!

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Participants

FIRED
UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE
FIRED
FIRED
FIRED
FIZZY- WINNER
FIRED
FIRED
FIRED
FIRED
FIRED
FIRED
FIRED
FIRED
LEFT
FIRED


Judges

Ammer (Myself)
r4che1

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Important Announcement

I understand that some PPTers may not go on Neopets. You are still able to participate. You may not have the same Tasks as the other contestants but you will be assessed fairly all the same.

I realise that many PPTers cannot make graphics, I myself can't. But I would still like to know if you are able too or not.

If you are going to be away for a task (Applies to Contestant or Judge) please inform me in advance. And I will setup something for you.

I have the right to dismiss a Judge or a Participant if I feel they aren't co-operating or if they're not up to the challenge (Judge: Confused, don't know how to grade, never give any ideas for Tasks, etc.. or Participant: Never finish a Task on time, always busy, never put any effort into your Task etc...) If you have a problem with this, please PM me.

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Last edited by Ammer on Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:40 pm, edited 46 times in total.

[Johnnydontgo]

Okay, I'm prolly gonna lose this round, but keep in mind, that everything matches in the rooms, lol... I spent sooo much time on this.. ugh... here goes.
Bedroom 1:
pink table:2000 (shiushiu57)
pink vanity desk:1200 (annoyingsister)
Regal Oak Wood Bed:3174 (suling88)

Bedroom2:
Dung Rug:2000 (mbierzs)
dung bed: 450 (sandyhis) Screenie
Pretty Daisy Pot Plant (hey, it stinks in there!):3100 (adbc710827)

Bedroom 3:
fresh bamboo bed: 3000 (girlspyclub)
coconut glass table: 1750 (jeremy_is_so_hot_duh)
dried bamboo chair: 1350 (springbabe)
dried bamboo mat: 900 (groovy_gal109)Screenie

Family Room:
Blue Bean Bag Chair: 890 (jonny3332)Screenie
Green Bean Bag Chair: 700 (ante_green)Screenie
Funky Coffee table: 4000 (larayork331)
Round Table Lamp: 350 (lucifer7575) Screenie

Living Room:
Green Chair: 900 (joystoys) Screenie
Green Seat:
7100 (richard_zednick13)Round Green Table:
500 (pekhua) Screenie

Kitchen:
Stone Kitchen Shelf Unit:
300 (whtevrfloatsurboat92) Screenie
Hewn Stone Table: 201 (nemisis86) Screenie
Rock Bin: 390 (rubyhummbird)Screenie
Spooky Sink:
3000 (mathperson1000)

Washroom 1:
Spooky toilet: 2400 (nikkixx143xx)
Spooky sink:
3000 (mathperson1000)

Washroom 2:
Plain White toilet: 2099 (richard_zednick13)
Spooky Sink:
3000 (mathperson1000)

Okay, now that I'm utterly exhausted, I'm going to bed!

[Shadowfare]

Kitchen:

>>Cookie Jar, 149NP, jimbo1966

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... kiejar.gif

>>Pine Finish Table, 900NP, beccaluvmike1

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... etable.gif

>>wooden chair, 875, pikapika69

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... nchair.gif

>>wooden chair, 875, pikapika69

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... nchair.gif

Living Room:
>>Cream Rug, 900NP, miss_dscott

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... eamrug.gif

>>Glass Coffee Table, 1000NP, renrenflores

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... etable.gif

>>Functional Purple Chair, 500 NP, jrenna7112

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... eChair.gif

Family Room:

>>Blue and Orange Rug, 1795,pikapika69

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... ngerug.gif

>>blue bean bag chair, 1000NP, fclaam

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... gchair.gif

>>blue bean bag chair, 1000NP, fclaam

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... gchair.gif

Bedroom1:

>>Pink Rug, 720, pikapika69


>>Regal Oak Wood Bed, 3800NP, freaky_chick_411

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... galbed.gif

Bedroom2:

>>wooden chair, 875, pikapika69

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... nchair.gif

>>Regal Oak Wood Bed, 3800NP, freaky_chick_411

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... galbed.gif

Bedroom3:

>>Small Table Lamp, 350 NP, pixielittlebrat

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... leLamp.gif

>>Purple Wardrobe, 500NP, squek345

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... rdrobe.gif

>>Funky Yellow Drawer, 500NP, squek345

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... drawer.gif

>>Regal Oak Wood Bed, 3800NP, freaky_chick_411

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... galbed.gif

Washroom1:

>>Plain White Toilet, 2800, wildbill385

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... toilet.gif

>>Full Length Mirror, 700NP, all_angel98

((her shop was unavailable, Neopets moving databases or somesuch, so I didn’t get a screenshot))

Washroom2:

>>Plain White Toilet, 2800, wildbill385

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... toilet.gif

>>dried bamboo mat, 1100, emilie1981

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/S ... boomat.gif

As you can see, I kinda lost heart near the end. I made all the screenshots a handy, quick loading 550 x 500 for people with slow connections, and to save up all the tedious counting Ammer might have to do:


Total: 30,739NP

I might be wrong, so feel free to check it again yourself.

[Mark]

Here's my entry:

Bedroom #1:
Hew Stone Bed: 600np

Bought from: hopeleslydevotdtojon

Hew Stone Chair: 480np

Bought from:

Bedroom #2:
Straw Bed: 609np

Bought from: mikko161

Straw Chair: 325np

Bought from: mystyferret

Straw Desk: 450np

Bought from: mystyferret

Bedroom #3:
Funky Blue and Orange Drawer: 700np

Bought from: fierydemons

Regal Oak Wood Bed: 3,100np

Bought from: chantal2377

Family Room:
Curvy Book Shelf: 1,450np

Bought from:

Curvy Recliner: 2,500np

Bought from: puccagnagna

Luxurious Sofa: 2,000np

Bought from: maite_maca

Green Bean Bag Chair: 700np

Bought from: fierydemons

Living Room:
Glass Coffee Table: 800np

Bought from: fierydemons

Small Table Lamp: 250np

Bought from: phoenix7376

Luxurious Sofa: 2,000np

Bought from: maite_maca

Kitchen:

Cookie Jar: 100np

Bought from: the_boom26

Checked Kitchen Rubbish Bin: 900np

Bought from: richoon

Classic Dining Table: 1,845np

Bought from: sarae395

Functional Purple Chair: 250np

Bought from: maite_maca

Functional Purple Chair: 250np

Bought from: maite_maca

Bathroom 1:
Plain White Toilet: 2,588np

Bought from: chino89

Cream Rug: 990np

Bought from: truecalling

Bathroom 2:
Spooky Toilet: 2,400np

Bought from: happydaysguild

Spooky Sink: 4,877np

Bought from: none397

Total: 30,164

[Ammer]

This task is going to take ages!

So we have to take screen shots of the thing..upload it ..man..think of us 56kers here!

Trust me. I have the same speed as you do. It might take a while but this will help you prepare for other Tasks. Who said this contest was going to be easy?

Once again, I really really apologize, but I can't continue this contest. Yes, I really appreciate all the work Ammer has done for me to able to participate, but when you can't even do the make-up task, it just goes to far. I don't feel okay with not being able to participate in each and every task. So, without further ado, I must say to myself:

Dawn, YOU'RE FIRED!

Dawn, I am very sad to see you go. I always enjoyed having you in this competition but you are NOT fired. You simply left. I will have one person fired this round as Dawn has LEFT.


New Due Date For Contest: Wednesday, August 25, 2004

(I hope you all take advantage of this deadline. If I still get a lack of entries than I will fire anyone who did not do the task. And thank you to the people who did it on time.)

[Fizzy]

Whoa, this took awhile! I'm glad you extended the entry period, I wasn't sure I could get on today....

Bedroom 1

Regal Oak Wood Bed, christinemariep, 3300 np


Red Bean Bag Chair, roselady, 775 np


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Bedroom 2

Fresh Bamboo Bed, golfchamp52, 3000 np


Funky Yellow Drawer, lizac900, 360 np


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Bedroom 3

Yellow Play Pen, leeflower, 777 np


Brightly Coloured Cot, biblereader11, 4000 np


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Kitchen

Stone Cool Box, vvs9992003, 320 np


Stone Kitchen Shelf Unit, vvs9992003, 500 np


Classic Dining Table, sarae395, 1845 np


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Washroom 1


Bath Tub, roselady, 7000 np


Plain White Toilet, katylia, 2500 np


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Washroom 2

Spooky Sink, melissajoshteen, 5000 np


Spooky Toilet, _dragonkill_, 2444 np


Shell mirror, tedybear140, 200 np


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Family Room

Icy Sofa, glitter_girlie16, 3200 np


Icy Desk, stephieblueyes, 1700


Round Table Lamp, bethspowers, 300 np


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Living Room

Luxurious Sofa, stimon_tanpeet, 2330 np


Glass Coffee Table, camarogrl235, 2100 np


Brightvale Flag Stain Glass Window, barbara_uni, 1111 np



Grand Total: 42762 Neopoints

[simsman24000]

Kitchen - A Mystery Island Kitchen


jmsmd94, Fresh Bamboo Table, 1200 NP


xx2rach24xx, Dried Bamboo Chair, 1388 NP


katybug273, Checked Kitchen Rubbish Bin, 995 NP


Bedroom 1 - The Luxurious One


alannah_girl, Coconut Bed, 3000 NP


charlottepierce, Coconut Lamp, 700 NP


orca41210, Coconut Stand, 2699 NP

Bedroom 2 - The Stinky One


lozer4444, Dung Bed, 1001 NP


happydaysguild, Dung Painting, 1499 NP

Bedroom 3 - The Tropical One


deth420493, Fresh Bamboo Bed, 4000 NP


butchybear, Deluxe Coconut Chair, 1600 NP

Washroom 1 - The Plain Bathroom


myday28, Plain White Toilet, 2870 NP


boaz27, Plain White Bath Tub, 8000 NP

Washroom 2 - The More-Decorated Bathroom


orca41210, Coconut Sink, 7999 NP


roselady, Bath Tub, 7440 NP

Family Room - The Elegant Room!


katybug273, Coconut Glass Table, 1800 NP


boaz27, Luxurious Sofa, 2699 NP

Living Room - The Furry Room!


katybug273, Furry Table, 970 NP


boaz27, Elegant Table Lamp, 599 NP



I've got a lot of doubt that I'm staying in after this one...

[Ammer]

No More Entries Accepted.

Task 4 will also be Task 5 due to the lack of entries. And if the two other contestants who did not participate don't finish the Task, than it will be Task 6 as well. That means, a long break for the ones who did it

[Johnnydontgo]

Wow, I actually made it through... pure luck, considering my price was the highest in this last competition..

Hey Ammer, for task 5, can we revise our houses?

[Ammer]

:o Wow, I actually made it through... pure luck, considering my price was the highest in this last competition..

Hey Ammer, for task 5, can we revise our houses?

Yes, you may.

[Experiment]

No More Entries Accepted.

Task 4 will also be Task 5 due to the lack of entries. And if the two other contestants who did not participate don't finish the Task, than it will be Task 6 as well. That means, a long break for the ones who did it

Huh? But, it's still Wednesday! I was just working on my entry now! Urgh... cheapness. I didn't really expect to win at this task, but I didn't really expect to get aced out all together...

Meh, I guess it's your competition though. "He who has the gold, makes the rules."

[Ammer]

No More Entries Accepted.

Task 4 will also be Task 5 due to the lack of entries. And if the two other contestants who did not participate don't finish the Task, than it will be Task 6 as well. That means, a long break for the ones who did it

Huh? But, it's still Wednesday! I was just working on my entry now! Urgh... cheapness. I didn't really expect to win at this task, but I didn't really expect to get aced out all together...

Meh, I guess it's your competition though. "He who has the gold, makes the rules."

If you had checked earlier it said this Task was to close at 3pm EST due to a party I'm at. Plus it was originally due on Tuesday but due to the lack of entries I extended the date. If it was due today than I would've stopped accepting entries tomorrow.

[hellyer]

Wait, so Ammer, should I do this task now or not? I am sort of confused. Is this like a new task?

[Experiment]

No More Entries Accepted.

Task 4 will also be Task 5 due to the lack of entries. And if the two other contestants who did not participate don't finish the Task, than it will be Task 6 as well. That means, a long break for the ones who did it

Huh? But, it's still Wednesday! I was just working on my entry now! Urgh... cheapness. I didn't really expect to win at this task, but I didn't really expect to get aced out all together...

Meh, I guess it's your competition though. "He who has the gold, makes the rules."

If you had checked earlier it said this Task was to close at 3pm EST due to a party I'm at. Plus it was originally due on Tuesday but due to the lack of entries I extended the date. If it was due today than I would've stopped accepting entries tomorrow.

Oh, I see. Ah well, no use crying over spilled milk!

[Ammer]

Wait, so Ammer, should I do this task now or not? I am sort of confused. Is this like a new task?

Yes, you have to do this Task now as this is now Task 5.