Forum Nokia Mobile Games Competition 2009 for University Students (“Competition”)
This Competition is initiated by Forum Nokia and co-organised by Aarhus University (together as “Organizers”).
This is a chance to design, implement and showcase new ideas for future mobile games. The Competition is open to students attending Aarhus University, which is one of the Forum Nokia PRO member Universities participating the Competition. This Competition offers university students an exclusive opportunity to win an expense paid trip and passes to the Game Developer's Conference (GDC) in San Francisco in March 2009 as well as show the winning game to other conference attendees.
To enter, form a team of 2-3 people, create an appealing game that functions on a Nokia device, and submit it with the required documentation. Each team selects a name and nominates a Team Leader who represents the team in all communications with Organizers. The games may be on any Nokia-compatible platform, and the primary criteria for success include entertainment value, creativity and usability.
Teams are to create functional prototypes of their ideas. The judges look favourably on entries that innovate in areas such as in advanced device features (accelerometers, location based services), inspired mashups to mobiles, using the unique capabilities of handsets (messaging, photos, videos etc), or other forward-looking potentialities of mobile gaming.
Requirements
- Platform is open, suggested platform is Flash or Flash Lite
- Application/service must function on a Nokia device (Nokia S60, Nokia Series 40 and/or Nokia Internet Tablet)
Entry components:
- Basic technical specifications and requirements of the application/service
- Application (where available for download)
- Demonstration (website or PowerPoint and video)
Primary Success Criteria:
- Fun: Ability to entertain
- Creativity: Originality, degree of technology innovation and innovativeness
- Usability and Design: Ease of using the application, aesthetics
- Technology: Ability to effectively apply technologies
Student credits
Participants may compensate certain courses and thereby receive student credits for completed competition. Each team/student must agree these terms with their contact professor/teacher.
The Prizes
The overall two (2) best applications selected from all participating Universities will be awarded, each team with an expenses paid trip, hotel and full pass to Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, March 23-27, 2009. The prizes may not be changed for cash or for value. Nokia reserves the right to substitute a suitable prize of similar value in the event any prize originally specified is not available for whatever reason.
Opening & Closing dates
- Opening date: January 12, 2009 (modify this date if needed)
- Closing date: March 2, 2009
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