{"id":2321,"date":"2016-12-03T07:59:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T15:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2016-12-19T13:06:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T21:06:12","slug":"gif-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universesandbox.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/gif-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Universe Sandbox \u00b2 GIF Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Update December 16:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Contest Closed!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Thanks everyone for your submissions! We will be announcing the winner in the next couple of weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So it&#8217;s clear at this point that you all love blowing up planets. But now we want to see exactly how you blow up planets.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which is why we&#8217;re having a Universe Sandbox \u00b2 GIF contest! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Submit your GIF before midnight PST, Thursday, December 15<\/strong>, and you&#8217;ll be considered for <strong>the Grand Prize: a $50 Steam gift card <\/strong>and shoutouts on our social media. Please see below for full instructions on how to submit a GIF.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, <strong>you don\u2019t have to show us exploding planets<\/strong>. We love to see how our fans explore and utilize all of the tools and features in Universe Sandbox \u00b2. Be creative.\u00a0So how do you submit a GIF for the contest? Easy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3oz8xMfl2LSO8W94FG\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>How to Submit a GIF via Facebook or Twitter<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Universe Sandbox \u00b2 and start colliding planets (or delicately balancing orbits)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Record your GIF<\/strong> (press F9 to Start\/Stop, or click Video &gt; Start\/Stop Video Capture)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <strong>Share<\/strong> once the GIF is processed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After it\u2019s done uploading, select either <strong>Share on Facebook or Tweet<\/strong> (alternatively, select Copy URL to Clipboard and manually share on Facebook or Twitter)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Your Tweet\/Facebook post MUST be public and MUST include the #UniverseSandbox hashtag<\/strong> in order to be considered for the contest! (If you\u2019re sharing on Facebook, you will have to add #UniverseSandbox yourself; it is automatically included in Tweets)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>How to Submit a GIF via\u00a0Steam<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"bb_ul\">\n<li>Open Universe Sandbox \u00b2 and start colliding planets (or delicately balancing orbits)<\/li>\n<li><b>Record your GIF<\/b> (press F9 to Start\/Stop, or click Video &gt; Start\/Stop Video Capture)<\/li>\n<li>Click Video &gt; Open Video Folder to show where the GIFs are stored on your computer<\/li>\n<li>Upload your GIF to the <a class=\"bb_link\" href=\"http:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/app\/230290\/images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Universe Sandbox \u00b2 Artwork page<\/a>, no Facebook or Twitter necessary<\/li>\n<li><b>Visibility MUST be set to Public and it MUST be uploaded to the Community Hub, not your profile<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Happy GIFing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update December 16:\u00a0Contest Closed! Thanks everyone for your submissions! We will be announcing the winner in the next couple of weeks.\u00a0 &nbsp; So it&#8217;s clear at this point that you all love blowing up planets. But now we want to see exactly how you blow up planets. 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