[Yr7-10it] Re: [Year 12 Its] Programming Competitions

[Tony Forster]

My apologies to those using other languages and to secondary students.

We would have loved to include languages such as VB, C++, Javascript, PHP,
Python. Given that this is the first year of the Game Programming
Competition we decided to make it easy for ourselves in the judging and only
allow Gamemaker and Klik & Play this time.

Likewise we would have liked to extend it to secondary school. We were aware
that secondary students have access to competitions such as the .net
competition. There also is(was) a Queensland based programming competition -
generating prime numbers and the like. So we are concentrating on primary
students this year.

I hope this year is a success and that we can expand to other languages and
age groups next year. Computer Games are highly motivating contexts for
learning

Tony


----- Original Message -----
From: "Zach Alexakos" <alexakos.zach.z at edumail.vic.gov.au>
To: <gavin at vitta.org.au>
Cc: "Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List"
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Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 3:21 PM
Subject: [Year 12 Its] Programming Competitions


> On 11/08/05 Zach Alexakos wrote:
> "....a programming competition that is open to a range of programming
> software such as VB, C++, Javascript, PHP, Python, etc..."
>
> The Vitta/Openlab/Microsoft/DEET programming competition is only open to
> users of Microsoft VB.Net.  I am looking at competitions that allow a
range
> of programming software to be used.
>
> Thank you,
> Zach Alexakos
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <gavin at vitta.org.au>
> To: <alexakos.zach.z at edumail.vic.gov.au>
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:37 PM
> Subject: Microsoft Programming Awards
>
>
> Hi Zach,
>
> Noticed that you were expressing interest in the programming competition.
> I'd strongly encourage you to check out the website at
> http://progawards.openlab.net.au for more information and to encourage any
> students of yours who might be interested in competing to think about
> submitting an entry. It's a great competition (I entered last year) and
> certainly comes with some of the biggest prize money for such competitions
> in Victoria!
>
> Any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me!
>
> Cheers
>
> Gavin Ballard
> VITTA
>
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