I dont get it....only maya ? only 3d? :confused:

it's not only for maya it's for any 3d app.

oh...I thought also 2d

I am in too!

I drooled all over my cpu looking at the prize.... so now I need a new one :D

So, i found the perfect alien place for that machine to rest in... my home. (but i strongly believe that theres like 200000 people out there disagreeing....:)).

By 3d what do they mean? Can I have a scene made in 3d/Maya but brushed up in photoshop??????

Hmm, I entered as well but you got to think of this too:
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=96387

Yeah, saw that, but I'm gonna do it for myself and my reel anyway.

BUT, I'm gonna wait till the LAST minute to post it:)

Good point rage. I was thinking of the "last minute posting" too :)

heh so i wasnt the only one who tought it...:) it will be fun at the end when most ppl with the best works are playing cat and mice with the ones who are already posted like: "huumm can i win that? or should i keep the rights over mines?":D

looks good... add more alien life though... or more alien landscape...

it'll have to be alien landscape as you can't have life (it's in the rules).

It's a good start. Maybe too earthy like atm but I'm sure it'll change to more alien type thing later. I like the cocoon idea...

What you need is more plant life to give it a more alien look... unless that is not allowed either. Then this seems like an extremely difficult contest.