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January 25, 2012

Avnet Tech Games – Register Today!


Registration is now open for the 2012 Spring Avnet Tech Games (ATG). If you haven’t already done so, create your account at www.avnettechgames.com. Even if you have an existing ATG account, you will need to register on our new website! Need help? Students – visit http://www.avnettechgames.com/content/students. Faculty -- visit http://www.avnettechgames.com/content/teachers-and-coaches. Still have questions? Send an email to avnettechgames@avnet.com.


Once you’re registered, sign up for the following spring events:


ATG  Virtual Games (open to college students nationwide) -



  • Android™ App Showdown – Students develop a Google Android™ App using Google’s Android™ SDK and Open API.

  • Green Video Competition – Competitors combine video production skills, environmental awareness and marketing skills to create a short video on environmental initiatives at their college.

  • Kevin’s High-Tech Home Makeover –This game honors Kevin Olson, an Avnet employee who was left paralyzed after a car accident. Kevin was one of the early champions of the Avnet Tech Games. Teams compete to design the best all-around high-tech solution that would transform Kevin’s home into a haven of technology allowing him to accomplish a set of specific scenarios and requirements that would make for a better life. 

  • Virtual Digital Design Dilemma – Participants will create and document a working digital design in a Xilinx FPGA with a focus on quality and thoroughness of the design documentation.

ATG Arizona Onsite Games (open to Arizona college students) –



  • Build and Tune the Fastest Computer – Build, troubleshoot and tune a PC the fastest.

  • Cisco Expert Battle – Student teams will set-up, deploy, troubleshoot and repair a network similar to a small office configuration.

  • Digital Design Dilemma – Create, validate and document a FPGA design that works on a provided circuit board.

  • Green Data Center Challenge – Develop and present a proposal to bring an aging legacy data center forward into a model Green Data Center.

  • Microsoft Digital Signage Challenge – Teams will compete to design the best all-around example of an engaging digital signage application. Digital Signage can include viewer touch interaction, camera recognition and integration with handheld via QR Codes.

  • Patch Panel Madness – Build a working data network using a provided network diagram, cabling, patch panels, switches and racks.

  • Robot Race – Build and program a robot to maneuver and tow objects through different courses.

  • Solar Scrimmage – Design, build, test and present the best overall solar-powered "green energy" water pumping system.

Visit www.avnettechgames.com for more information!

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