Actually this is not true.  The validity of Giles' entry in the City
competition was questioned.  There was a couple of serious protests and after
some private discussion the IRTC Admins determined that Giles did exactly what
he said and the image was legal.  The two protesters were completely satisfied
with the results of the Admin's investigation.

As is most often the case, the Admins decided to keep quiet and let the voters
determine the artist's fate.

Also, the backbone of the IRTC is "Ray Tracing or Rendering"  and the creation
of 3D objects.  The rules can be viewed as "High and Mighty", and they are.
They are restrictive and make it hard to create an image.  This is the whole
point.  It forces the artist to explore his software, to come up with new ways
to create the desired effect.  Image maps are OK.  However, an entry composed
mostly of image maps will get a lower Tech score and this often reflects on
the other two scores, even though it shouldn't.

Regards,
Bob Franke

Doug Eichenberg wrote:

> Personally, I think it was one of the better entries.  In my opinion there
> is
> too much emphasis in the IRTC on technical aspects, and not enough
> emphasis on artistic aspects.  For me, an image succeeds if it is visually
> appealing.  Look at Gilles work... he uses plenty of image maps, but
> no one complains about his work.
>
> --
> Douglas Eichenberg
> dou### [at] nlsnet
> www.getinfo.net/douge

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