ekianjo
Hardcore Member
Welcome to the Pandora Alive and Kicking Coding Competition.
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EDIT: updated Dec 11th, 2013
EDIT: updated Dec 16th, 2013 : added guideline 7 and 8 to clarify some additional points in 2 categories.
EDIT: updated Dec 18th to reflect when voting is expected to occur and when winners will be announced. Clarified that judges (only in case of ties) cannot participate in the competition as well.
EDIT: updated Dec 26th with the details about the prizes!
EDIT: updated Feb 10th with info about the donation pot.
EDIT: updated Feb 11th with deadline extension of one day.
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The competition will end on February 16th, 11:59pm, UST.
Voting will take place from February 17th to March 2nd, 11:59pm, UST.
Winners in each category will be announced in the week of March 3rd (unless there are ties, in which case it may take a little more time).
All entries will have to be uploaded to our FTP Server, packaged as ZIP-Archive or PND-File.
The entries should be included in a way that makes it as easily as possible for the user to play it (PNDs).
We like to encourage OpenSource entries - but you can also participate if you don't want to release your sourcecode.
There are various categories each with its own prizes - you can enter as many entries you like in any of the categories.
The categories are:
* "New Pandora Use" Application
This can be any application you think might be useful for the Pandora community. It has to achieve something NEW that is not currently feasible or easily achievable on the Pandora, or bring an update to an existing application with truly significant new features (you may decide to apply in "Significant Improvement" category then). It can be a port, or an original creation, as long as it meets the stated objective.
* Significant Improvement of Existing Application
You have an existing application or port ? This special category will reward those who do extra efforts to further push the boundaries of the application -> how to make it more useful ? Easier to use ? Better fit with the Pandora Screen ? Adding C4A support ? Anything you can improve will be considered.
* New Game (Ported)
A port of an already existing game that does not exist yet for Pandora.
* New Game (Original)
A game written by yourself (or a small team). It has to be new.
Rules and guidelines:
1. It's totally fine if your entry has already been released for the system before December 1st, 2013, as long as your entry will be an improved version. (See dedicated category).
2. You can do public beta tests, if you like and get feedback to improve your entry until the deadline.
3. There's no need to include an annoying splash screen, but the competition logo (or simple textual mention of the competition name) has to be somewhere in the entry (corner of the title screen, credits screen, etc.). Note that this logo will have to be removed after the competition is over.
4. You are encouraged to release the sourcecode of your application/port/game if possible. In case you include your sourcecode and win a prize, you'll get a few bucks extra. (removed because of endless debates)
4. Selected members from the OpenPandora Boards will be judges for each entry in the category (in case of ties), and popular votes will be the key way to decide the winners. A judge (in case of ties) cannot be anyone participating in the competition (i.e. with an entry).
5. IMPORTANT: All applications/projects considered should be tested to work for 1.55 SZ Firmware, default GPU driver (all models), as well as 4.03.00.02 driver (for 1Ghz models only). In case your application performs very differently on 1Ghz versus earlier models in terms of performance, please mention it so that we take it in account.
6. It is totally fine to submit several entries in a single or multiple categories. There is no limit as to how many entries you can have in the competition.
7. If your entry is in the "Significant Improvement" Category, you need to explain what changes/additions were made to your/the previous creation and clarify why you consider it to be significant. No need to write an essay, though.
8. For entries in "New Pandora use" category, please ensure there is no equivalent PND/application already available for Pandora on the repo that does the exact same thing.
* Prizes
In EACH category the following prizes will be offered:
1st prize: Voucher of 200 EUR for the DragonBox Shop + a Japanese Edition box of the Pandora containing stuff from Japan!
2nd prize. Voucher of 100 EUR for the DragonBox Shop
3rd prize. Voucher of 50 EUR for the DragonBox Shop
4th to 8th prizes: A Free Pandora Carry Case and TV Out Cable
There will also be a community donation pot which will be shared the following:
1/4th of the total amount goes to each category, which will be split up the following (if the split makes sense, we don't want to end up splitting fractions of Euros
):
1st Prize: 50%
2nd Prize: 30%
3rd Prize: 20%
You can (and are encouraged to) donate here:
http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/15633-donations-for-alive-kicking-competition/
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EDIT: updated Dec 11th, 2013
EDIT: updated Dec 16th, 2013 : added guideline 7 and 8 to clarify some additional points in 2 categories.
EDIT: updated Dec 18th to reflect when voting is expected to occur and when winners will be announced. Clarified that judges (only in case of ties) cannot participate in the competition as well.
EDIT: updated Dec 26th with the details about the prizes!
EDIT: updated Feb 10th with info about the donation pot.
EDIT: updated Feb 11th with deadline extension of one day.
---- ---- ----
The competition will end on February 16th, 11:59pm, UST.
Voting will take place from February 17th to March 2nd, 11:59pm, UST.
Winners in each category will be announced in the week of March 3rd (unless there are ties, in which case it may take a little more time).
All entries will have to be uploaded to our FTP Server, packaged as ZIP-Archive or PND-File.
The entries should be included in a way that makes it as easily as possible for the user to play it (PNDs).
We like to encourage OpenSource entries - but you can also participate if you don't want to release your sourcecode.
There are various categories each with its own prizes - you can enter as many entries you like in any of the categories.
The categories are:
* "New Pandora Use" Application
This can be any application you think might be useful for the Pandora community. It has to achieve something NEW that is not currently feasible or easily achievable on the Pandora, or bring an update to an existing application with truly significant new features (you may decide to apply in "Significant Improvement" category then). It can be a port, or an original creation, as long as it meets the stated objective.
* Significant Improvement of Existing Application
You have an existing application or port ? This special category will reward those who do extra efforts to further push the boundaries of the application -> how to make it more useful ? Easier to use ? Better fit with the Pandora Screen ? Adding C4A support ? Anything you can improve will be considered.
* New Game (Ported)
A port of an already existing game that does not exist yet for Pandora.
* New Game (Original)
A game written by yourself (or a small team). It has to be new.
Rules and guidelines:
1. It's totally fine if your entry has already been released for the system before December 1st, 2013, as long as your entry will be an improved version. (See dedicated category).
2. You can do public beta tests, if you like and get feedback to improve your entry until the deadline.
3. There's no need to include an annoying splash screen, but the competition logo (or simple textual mention of the competition name) has to be somewhere in the entry (corner of the title screen, credits screen, etc.). Note that this logo will have to be removed after the competition is over.
4. Selected members from the OpenPandora Boards will be judges for each entry in the category (in case of ties), and popular votes will be the key way to decide the winners. A judge (in case of ties) cannot be anyone participating in the competition (i.e. with an entry).
5. IMPORTANT: All applications/projects considered should be tested to work for 1.55 SZ Firmware, default GPU driver (all models), as well as 4.03.00.02 driver (for 1Ghz models only). In case your application performs very differently on 1Ghz versus earlier models in terms of performance, please mention it so that we take it in account.
6. It is totally fine to submit several entries in a single or multiple categories. There is no limit as to how many entries you can have in the competition.
7. If your entry is in the "Significant Improvement" Category, you need to explain what changes/additions were made to your/the previous creation and clarify why you consider it to be significant. No need to write an essay, though.
8. For entries in "New Pandora use" category, please ensure there is no equivalent PND/application already available for Pandora on the repo that does the exact same thing.
* Prizes
In EACH category the following prizes will be offered:
1st prize: Voucher of 200 EUR for the DragonBox Shop + a Japanese Edition box of the Pandora containing stuff from Japan!
2nd prize. Voucher of 100 EUR for the DragonBox Shop
3rd prize. Voucher of 50 EUR for the DragonBox Shop
4th to 8th prizes: A Free Pandora Carry Case and TV Out Cable
There will also be a community donation pot which will be shared the following:
1/4th of the total amount goes to each category, which will be split up the following (if the split makes sense, we don't want to end up splitting fractions of Euros
):1st Prize: 50%
2nd Prize: 30%
3rd Prize: 20%
You can (and are encouraged to) donate here:
http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/15633-donations-for-alive-kicking-competition/
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