Workshop Wonderland was an annual community showcase and charity event hosted by void~. Anyone who was willing to participate was encouraged to design winter-themed submissions encompassing anything that could be submitted to the Steam Workshop: weapons, cosmetic items, taunts, War Paints, or maps, and upload them with a special thumbnail designating a contest submission. These would then be compiled into a large showcase at the end of winter, for the community to enjoy. Each participant would receive an in-game medal, as a reward for their time.
In 2017, the showcase was rebranded as Nightmare Before Smissmas, and expanded to additionally include Halloween-themed submissions.
In 2015 and 2016, there was also a charity drive to support SpecialEffect, which would award users who donated over 5 USD to each charity drive with another medal. Players could earn both the participation medal and the donation medal, if they so desired.
Medals
2015
These medals were awarded to players who participated in the Workshop Wonderland 2015 showcase, and donated £5 ($7) to the SpecialEffect charity drive, respectively.
They were contributed to the Steam Workshop by donhonk, Fruity Snacks, void~, Sky, Colteh, smash.mn, and juniper
Genuine Special Snowflake Level 25 Community Medal Tell Global Warming who's boss by wearing a fake snowflake on your chest. Awarded to the participants of the Workshop Wonderland 2015 community showcase!
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Genuine Gift of Giving Level 25 Community Medal Give a little, get a little. For the charitable hearts of gold during the charity drive of the Workshop Wonderland 2015 community showcase!
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2016
These medals were awarded to players who participated in the Workshop Wonderland 2016 showcase, and donated 5 USD to the SpecialEffect charity drive, respectively.
They were contributed to the Steam Workshop by donhonk, Fruity Snacks, void~, Sky, Colteh, smash.mn, and juniper
Genuine Special Snowflake 2016 Level 25 Community Medal Golden snow? No, no, don't worry, it's lemon! Awarded to the participants of the Workshop Wonderland 2016 community showcase!
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Genuine Gift of Giving 2016 Level 25 Community Medal So everyone can game. For the charitable hearts of gold during the charity drive of the Workshop Wonderland 2016 community showcase!
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2017
This medal was awarded to players who participated in the Nightmare Before Smissmas showcase.
They were contributed to the Steam Workshop by donhonk, Psyke, void~, juniper, and Colteh
Genuine Spectral Snowflake Level 1 Community Medal Oh, the weather outside is frightful. Awarded to the participants of the Nightmare Before Smissmas 2017 community showcase!
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Painted variants
Update history
Trivia
- "Special" means either different from the rest or better than the rest. "Snowflake" is in keeping with the season, but is also a traditional metaphor for either uniqueness or fragility. Note: clinically exceptional emotional fragility is a serious consequence of developmental delay, requiring accommodation for success in education, and should not be ridiculed.
- Traditionally, a "special snowflake" was intended as a supportive compliment to someone perceived as unusually different from others. The snowflake continues to be a metaphor and symbol for disabilities, especially those with social challenges.[1]
- Recently (c. 2000s), "special snowflake" is a criticism of a person who is prone to taking offence from almost anything, or who is too emotionally fragile to cope with views that challenge their own.
- Golden Snow, as referenced in the description to the Special Snowflake 2016, refers to biologically contaminated snow.
Gallery
Workshop Wonderland 2015 advertisement.
Workshop Wonderland 2016 advertisement.
References
- ↑ Irene L. Schulz, Ph.d, Margaret S. Texidor, Ph.D, The Snowflake Children of Autism, 2012, "As no snowflake is like any other, no child with autism is exactly like any other child."
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