[Yr7-10it] SwinGame Games Design Competition - Registrations Open NOW!

[Bianca van Meeuwen]

Dear teachers,

The annual SwinGame : Games Design Competition is on again! Registrations are now open!

Imagine, Design and Create the Ultimate Arcade Game! 

SwinGame 2011 is a games development competition for all Australian Secondary School students. It is a chance to win great prizes, gain real-world experience in software and games development and work on a fun creative project with friends. 
The SwinGame competition is an exciting opportunity to showcase technical and design skills by creating a game using the SwinGame Software Development Kit to build an Arcade game. 
The competition is open for registration now! Students are required to submit deliverables by 5.30pm on Friday 5 August, 2011. 
This year's prizes are: 
1st prize is $2,500 cash for the team or individual student 
2nd prize is $1,000 cash for the team or individual student 
3rd prize is $500 cash for the team or individual student 
The winning teams or individuals will be announced at Swinburne's Open Day, 2011 - Hawthorn Campus swinburne.edu.au/openday 
If students need help with designing their game, please don't hesitate to contact us or use the forum
If you wish to receive a SwinGame poster for your classroom, please contact me directly on 9214 8768 or bvanmeeuwen at swin.edu.au . 
We look forward to seeing lots of creative games!

Regards,


Bianca van Meeuwen
ICT Outreach Officer
Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies 
Swinburne University of Technology
PO Box 218 John Street 
Hawthorn 3122

bvanmeeuwen at swin.edu.au 
p: 9214 8768
f: 9819 0823
m: 0416 931 105

Supporting Schools
www.swinburne.edu.au/ict/schools