[Year 12 IT Apps] New Games Programming Competition

[Robert Ruzbacky]

Just was wondering if year 10 students doing year 11 multimedia (units 1 &
2) can also enter?

Regards,

Robert Ruzbacky
St Aloysius College




> Hello Everyone
>
> My name is Rob Mercer.
> Working in association with VITTA, Swinburne's Software Development
> academic group has developed the "Swingame 08 Computer Games Design
> Competition", for year 11 and 12 students.  Students can enter this
> competition in teams of up to 3 (from the same school).  Your school
> should have received a letter from the Dean and competition details about
> this competition last week(see attached).
>
> A lot of work has gone into the development of this initiative including:
> -The creation of Game Development Kits available in Delphi, Pascal,
> VB.NET, VB6 and  C#to give students a host of tools and examples to assist
> in the creation of their game;
> -3 sample games on the website which include tutorials with videos on how
> to create them;
> -A forum where participants can ask questions, get help and post ideas
> about their games;
> -A teacher only forum for teachers to discuss ideas and ask questions.
>
> Prizes:
> 1st Place -  $3000;
> 2nd Place - $2000;
> 3rd Place - $1000.
>
> The competition is currently open and entries must be submitted by 11
> August 2008.  All entries will be judged by a panel of experts and winners
> will be announced on 17 August at Swinburne's Open Day.  The Dean of the
> Faculty of ICT will visit the winners' school and present them with their
> prize and trophy.  This is a good way to get students excited about
> software and games development, which will hopefully encourage younger
> students to choose IT as a subject in schools.
>
> This is a new initiative and we are keen to involve as many people as
> possible - especially IT Teachers.  Having worked as an IT Teacher in
> secondary schools, I know the important role that IT teachers play in
> getting initiatives like this out there into schools, and getting students
> on board.  We are currently developing a similar project for students in
> Years 7-10 which will hopefully help with the current curriculum in that
> area.
>
> A class presentation is available for your students on the Swingame 08
> competition which can help them get started.  If you would like one of the
> creators to come out to your class and present Swingame, please contact me
> on the number/email below. We also plan to run a workshop around May, for
> participants in the competition to review and support their Swingame
> projects.
>
> All information regarding this initiative can be found at the following
> web site:
> www.swingame.com
>
> To organise a class presentation or for further information, please
> contact me.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob Mercer
> ICT Outreach - Project Officer
> Faculty of Information & Communication Technologies
> Swinburne University of Technology
> PO Box 218
> Hawthorn VIC 3122 Australia
>
> PH:  +61 3 9214 8768
> FAX :+61 3 9214 5320
> rmercer at swin.edu.au
>
>
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