Registration Deadline:

Tuesday February 7^th 2012

Disciplines / Skills Recommended:

• Computer Science Major (or related major)


• Java Development skills


• Graphic design skills (optional)


• Research skills (students will need to research & learn how to setup the development environment and use the Android™ API’s)

Event Description:

By Friday February 10^th 2012 registered student teams will be provided with the following information:

• Application expectations


• High level functional requirements


• Technical requirements (version, emulator, etc.)


• Judging methodology & criteria


• Virtual game blog site to communicate with game owner with questions


• Submission requirements & procedure


• Rules & expectations for the game

NOTE: Students will be able to use a specified emulator program to validate their application. This will be the same emulator program that will be used by the judges.

Student teams will then have until Monday March 26^th 2012 to submit their application based on the defined submission requirements and procedure. The winning team will be judged on how well the application met the functional requirements, creativity of development, and results of the emulator criteria.

The winning team will be announced on April 14^th 2012.

Technical Parameters:

• Submissions will be developed using Android™ 4.x SDK


• Submissions will be developed using the Eclipse™ Galileo IDE for Java developers.


• Submissions will be developed using the Android™ Development Tools (ADT) Plug-in for Eclipse


• Submissions will include the complete Eclipse™ Android™ project including the source code

End product must:

• Be the original work of the contestant


• Meet the stated functional requirements


• Work properly within the designated development environment and SDK version


• Demonstrate creativity


• Meet all published deadlines

Schedule:

Complete registration - Tuesday February 7^th 2012

Game Scenario Info provided to teams - Friday February 10^th 2012

Final Entry submission Deadline - Monday March 26^th 2012

Select winner - April 14^th 2012

Awards:

Winning team members will receive a scholarship.