At 5/19/25 04:24 PM, BryceBGameDev wrote:Do you think an updated demo for an existing project would be chill to submit for competition or is that not "world premiere" type stuff
An update to an existing project should probably be left out of the competition portion, although it would be welcome as part of the general celebration!
If you set up a Collections page for the Low Poly Day entries, then ping me with the URL and I'll add an in-game link to it so it's available from any hosting site.
I might be making tweaks up to the last minute, but we're set to publish June 6 at 11 PM! Plenty of time to get the collections page set up on the day of the event.
At 5/20/25 07:12 AM, TomFulp wrote:At 5/19/25 04:24 PM, BryceBGameDev wrote:Do you think an updated demo for an existing project would be chill to submit for competition or is that not "world premiere" type stuff
An update to an existing project should probably be left out of the competition portion, although it would be welcome as part of the general celebration!
Gotcha, thanks for the response!
At 5/20/25 10:21 AM, 3p0ch wrote:If you set up a Collections page for the Low Poly Day entries, then ping me with the URL and I'll add an in-game link to it so it's available from any hosting site.
I might be making tweaks up to the last minute, but we're set to publish June 6 at 11 PM! Plenty of time to get the collections page set up on the day of the event.
When that page gets made, the URL will be:
https://www.newgrounds.com/collection/low-poly-day-2025
Thanks for including a link!
Amazing!!!
I have been pouring my soul working with lowpoly designs for a year. I will make something for this!
Found out about this on May 15th, so not even when the event started. Idk why I decided to try and make a game for it when I didn't have the full time LOL, I've got a lot done, but I'm starting to think it's not gonna be done in time :p
Might switch gears and just try to get an image or simple animation done and finish the game after Low Poly Day is over. If I do manage to get the game done in time, it's gonna be super janky lol
Kinda wondering, if I submitted the game during the Low Poly Day festivities while it's still janky, but then I polished it up later, would I need to post it as a separate game? 🤔
At 5/29/25 05:50 PM, AvidAcidAxe wrote:Found out about this on May 15th, so not even when the event started. Idk why I decided to try and make a game for it when I didn't have the full time LOL, I've got a lot done, but I'm starting to think it's not gonna be done in time :p
Might switch gears and just try to get an image or simple animation done and finish the game after Low Poly Day is over. If I do manage to get the game done in time, it's gonna be super janky lol
Kinda wondering, if I submitted the game during the Low Poly Day festivities while it's still janky, but then I polished it up later, would I need to post it as a separate game? 🤔
You could still update your game after the event is over, we don't want to get in the way of games improving! You can update the existing project in that case.
At 4/3/25 03:34 PM, TomFulp wrote:Friday, June 6th will be the first ever Low Poly Day on Newgrounds!
Low Poly art is essentially 3D art made with a low number of polygons. Some artists make hi-resolution low poly art with smooth edges, while others work with lower resolution, more in the style of PlayStation 1-2 games. Either is fine for this event!
We’re celebrating Low Poly Day with categories for art, movies, games and music, much like we do with Pixel Day each year.
Publish your entry on June 6th and include the "lowpolyday2025" tag to participate in the festivities.
If your work is making its world premier on Low Poly Day, you are eligible for our prize competition! Include a second tag, "lowpolyday2025-compo" to confirm it is a world premier piece and is competing for a prize. If you are sharing something you've already posted elsewhere, stick with just the lowpolyday2025 tag.
If you’ve never shared your work on NG, we’d love to see you join in! You can enter multiple categories or submit multiple entries. You can also team up with friends to make stuff.
Fan art is fine, if the art is your own original work and not models ripped from games.
If you’re making a movie or game, try partnering with a musician on NG! We can’t host content with unlicensed commercial music, so avoid using songs you don’t have permission to use. Here are some music resources.
🏆 Prizes - Sponsors Needed!
🎞️ Movie
1st - $400
2nd - $300
3rd - $180
🎮 Game
1st - $400 + PS5 or PC code for Split Fiction
2nd - $230 + remaining Split Fiction code
3rd - $150
🎨 Art
1st - $200
2nd - $150
3rd - $100
4th - $80
5th - $50
🎵 Music
1st - $200
2nd - $150
3rd - $100
We’re crowdfunding prize money, for more and bigger prizes! Use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me a heads up you donated towards Low Poly Day.
Event sponsors will be added to this post (sorted by donation size), as well as the day-of post and the winners announcement. If you contribute $100 or more to the prizes, we can include a promo link next to your name as well.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
@techtarine - $500 - Jay's Haremlit Books
@MindChamber - $300 - Pico Pins & Stickers
@hoolopee - $200 - YouTube Channel
@wheezl - $200
@hako - $120
@SteveMaddenFootball - $100 - VGA Y2K Audio Collab
@KittyhawkMontrose and @alsoknownas1 - $100
@Daitomodachi - $100 - YouTube Channel
@Zfert with the Creature Collab Team - $100
@ScarecrowArts - $100 - Play the ODDCORE Demo
@vekoN - $100 - vekoN on Bandcamp
@remalicious - $81
@Ralix - $60
@53xy83457 - $53
@whimsical-wife - $50
@dahliaxblack - $35
@CrimsonKero - $28
@olskoo - $20
@GlitchyPSI - $20
@Greenskullkid - $10
@SemizotluYogurt - $4.30
@Wegra - $3
@blazelauncherer - $2
@Rucklo - Split Fiction codes
NG - $400
Since this is our first Low Poly Day, here are some examples to get a feel for things:
Example Movies
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/915490
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/926685
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/933325
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/858439
Example Art
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/neovalo/tank-mech-lowpoly
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/cyansquare/diemango-s-hazel-lowpoly-fanart
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/violxiv/mara-crow-country-lowpoly
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/moawling/more-ramyun
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/devilsgarage/friday-evening
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/violxiv/geiko-punch-punch-forever
Example Games
I gotta say, not a ton of examples came to mind on NG but low poly is great for web games because it’s performant and can download quickly. I’d love to see more people give it a try! Also is this Dad ‘n Me game too high-poly in some cases to be an ideal example?
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/972740
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/815782
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/848392
Example Music
Think Y2K techno / jungle / drum ‘n bass, with high intensity video game music you might hear in a cool PS1 game.
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1057943
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1156162
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1131778
https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1152937
Find more examples in this 2023 Low Poly Recap post.
Feel welcome to discuss the event in this thread. Looking forward to seeing what people make!
Promo banner by @violxiv!
Do fan animation counts?
At 6/1/25 04:43 PM, CelticMultiverse wrote:Do fan animation counts?
Fan animation is fine if it's all original work. For example something made with SFM and pre-existing game character models wouldn't count.
OOOOO I CANT WAIT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THIS
btw if anyone needs music or something for their stuff i wouldnt mind doing it
Which is the timezone limit to post in the day? ☝️ 🤓
At 6/3/25 05:31 PM, psychobun wrote:Which is the timezone limit to post in the day? ☝️ 🤓
NG is on the EST time zone, although deadlines for events are generally based on midnight PST.
One more question if you don't mind. I am trying to finish an original animation on time, but I want to get it to look more polished and presentable, with nice editing and sound effects. This might push it however in terms of time. To know how much time I have, I need to ask something.
What is the latest we can submit on June 6 to still be included in the awards aspect of the event?
At 6/4/25 02:28 PM, TheBarclay wrote:One more question if you don't mind. I am trying to finish an original animation on time, but I want to get it to look more polished and presentable, with nice editing and sound effects. This might push it however in terms of time. To know how much time I have, I need to ask something.
What is the latest we can submit on June 6 to still be included in the awards aspect of the event?
The formal deadline is 3am EST the morning of June 7th. You could be late and still be eligible, lateness will just be considered with entries that are close.
At 6/4/25 02:30 PM, TomFulp wrote:
The formal deadline is 3am EST the morning of June 7th. You could be late and still be eligible, lateness will just be considered with entries that are close.
Understood. Thank you for the clarification! I appreciate it.
At 4/26/25 10:05 PM, TomFulp wrote:At 4/26/25 11:38 AM, Sussy-baka22 wrote:Hi Tom! Thanks for setting up Low Poly Day. Just to double-check — we should publish our work exactly on June 6th, right? I want to make sure I’m doing everything right!
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/sussy-baka22/yellow-wanderer-low-poly-day-2025
Yup, publish on June 6th to be a part of the event!
Hey, Tom, just to warn you, this person may have used AI for his entry and many more "art" posts.
Sussy-baka22 submitted "art" for my PaRappa the Rapper collab that I'm working on (art is part of the collab and will be shown next to the credits), and it looks really weird and sloppy, and I somehow didn't realise that it was AI generated for days until @DaniJam gave me a heads up. Obviously, after DaniJam's research and message, the AI "art" was rejected by me.
I looked into his userpage and... this doesn't look right.
All of the styles and quality on each "art" are uncomfortably different.
Another thing is that this was made by the same person, obviously a hand did this, so this is more proof that he has used AI for his low-poly day entry and many more posts.
Another thing that DaniJam said was that some of the AI generated slop was traced or edited to make it look like a human did it. There's some strange line quality in some parts of the PaRappa collab entry that he did, probably because the AI messed up some parts and the prompter tried to fix the mess-ups.
So, Sussy-baka22 has been using AI to make "artwork" and has been uploading AI generated material onto Newgrounds and getting away with it.
The PaRappa The Rapper Collab is open for submissions!
Deadline is in July 8th, 2025, 12:00 AM, AEST.
At 6/5/25 08:36 AM, EwanDoggieNG wrote:
So, Sussy-baka22 has been using AI to make "artwork" and has been uploading AI generated material onto Newgrounds and getting away with it.
Oh yeah, that definitely looks AI generated. The 3D model geometry is all wrong, and the weird looking mic on Parappa. And the "pixel" boy are is not pixel perfect, it has weird mini pixels fraying off.
At 6/5/25 10:22 AM, TheBarclay wrote:At 6/5/25 08:36 AM, EwanDoggieNG wrote:
So, Sussy-baka22 has been using AI to make "artwork" and has been uploading AI generated material onto Newgrounds and getting away with it.
Oh yeah, that definitely looks AI generated. The 3D model geometry is all wrong, and the weird looking mic on Parappa. And the "pixel" boy are is not pixel perfect, it has weird mini pixels fraying off.
Yep, thank god it's gone.
The PaRappa The Rapper Collab is open for submissions!
Deadline is in July 8th, 2025, 12:00 AM, AEST.
