Team Cheer Creations
Four teams have been assembled for one of the most highly-anticipated events of the year: The Bell Tree World Championship! Players are taking the stage to compete in a variety of friendly and competitive gaming sessions to earn points, prizes, and bragging rights for their respective teams.
Whether you're one of the competitors or simply watching from the sidelines, you can still support your team by providing encouragement and showing off your team flair right here, in the Team Cheer Creations thread. Submit your creative works to cheer your team by posting in this thread from Monday, May 20, 2024, to Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EDT!
How to Submit
You may submit up to one audio/visual creative work and one text-based creative work in this thread per submission window. Each entry is worth 3 points, so you can earn a maximum total of 6 points per window. Additional submissions will not be accepted.
Submission Windows:
Monday, May 20, 2024 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Thursday, May 23, 2024 - Saturday, May 25, 2024
Monday, May 27, 2024 - Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024 - Saturday, June 1, 2024
Each submission window begins at 12:00 a.m. EDT and ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT on the specified days.
*Please note there are no submissions accepted on Sundays.
Types of Creations
You have a variety of ways in which to support your team.
Examples of audio/visual creative work include:
- Cooking (desserts/baking, beverages, edible arrangements)
- Traditional or digital drawings/painting
- Animation, video
- Photography
- Dances
- Make-up or nail art (team colors/designs)
- Crafts (papercraft, sculpting/modeling, knitting, crochet, woodwork, metalwork)
- Performing a song of your own creation (TBT username must be spoken somewhere during this)
- Game-based submissions from Animal Crossing: New Horizons only (e.g.: team uniform or team-themed room/outdoor design)
Examples of text-based creative work include:
- Songs (minimum of three verses)
- Poetry (minimum of three stanzas, though the Haiku form of poetry is also acceptable)
- Prose (minimum of 250 words)
Submission Guidelines
- Your forum username must be displayed on all visual submissions whether directly on/in the work itself or on a separate name card. This applies to everything including cooking, photography, animation, etc. If you are submitting a screenshot from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you must include a proof photo of your character saying your TBT username.
- You may only submit a maximum of one audio/visual creative work and one text-based creative work per submission window.
- All submissions must be your own work. You may use craft supplies; however, you may not use pre-made components such as pre-existing animation, stickers, pre-made songs, art/character renders, etc.
- Please refer to our Art Event Submission Policies and Guidelines thread and be sure to include credits for any art assets you reference in the creation of your work(s).
- A reasonable amount of effort must be put into your creations. Those that appear rushed or submitted jokingly will not be accepted.
- Keep all creations appropriate for a PG-13 audience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Am I allowed to edit my post?
A: No, please be sure you are happy with your entry before you submit it. Edits will not be accepted unless a staff member reaches out to you to ask for a correction.
Q: Am I allowed to submit the same type of creative work?
A: Yes, if you made a drawing one day, you could make a different drawing the next day as long as the concept/design are unique from one another. (e.g.: you should not be submitting the same drawing or a slightly modified version of one of your previous submissions over multiple days)
Q: Would I be able to create a Mii as a creative work?
A: No, we will not accept Mii creations as creative works.
Q: What counts as nail design?
A: There would need to be elements beyond a solid painted color to qualify as acceptable nail art. (e.g.: painted patterns, shapes, characters)
Q: What qualifies for photography?
A: The subject of the photograph must have a clear relation to your team and the framing/layout should show thought and planning. A separate photo with a name card must also be included. If your photo includes an animal subject, it's understandable if you cannot get a second photo with the same animal in the shot; however, we would still expect to see a photo of the same area around the same time with your name card. *Do not submit photographs of other people please.*
Q: What is considered reasonable effort?
A: You don't need to be spend hours on your creation, but it should be apparent that thought and effort have gone into your work(s). For example, a detailed sketch of a favorite villager cheering your team on with pom-poms or a team banner would be suitable for a hand or digitally drawn work or a Haiku poem would be acceptable for poetry. Chants/cheers in addition to one-liners for poetry would not be acceptable.
Show your team spirit!
