Join the Mobile Code Jam Challenge, and kick out the jams with Windows Phone apps you develop.
Top apps will win cash prizes and the winners will take the stage at a
special live event during IEEE CCNC 2013.*
1. Create and develop your mobile app for Project Hawaii Mobile Code Jam between now and 12/14/2012.
2. Join the Mobile Code Jam TouchDevelop Hackathon at IEEE CCNC 2013.
Do one or both—but be sure to get your apps in gear for this mobile app challenge!
With Project Hawaii, you can develop cloud-enhanced
Windows Phone applications that access a set of cloud services and
Windows Azure for computation and data storage. Project Hawaii provides
the tools and services—you provide the creativity and imagination!
Plan, prepare, create, develop, enter! Use Windows Phone and Project
Hawaii to develop your vision. If your app is judged to be one of the
top 3 entries, you’ll be acknowledged at IEEE CCNC. Top 3 apps win First prize: $1500
Second prize: $1000
Third prize: $700
And the winners are! First prize: BlueWay: Indoor Multimedia Navigation System Using Bluetooth Technology, Windows Phone and Project Hawaii Cloud Services by Joe Fernandez, Universidad Pontificia Comilla
Second prize: Elves and Arrows by George Chen, Edward Lay, and Hui Min Lee, Singapore Management University
Third prize: Lens of Reality by Muhammad Naveed, Qamber Ali, Madiha Qamar, Farah Saher, NED University
Important dates Submit overview paper describing entry: December 14, 2012 Announcement of finalists: December 20, 2012
*Finalists are encouraged to attend IEEE CCNC, or can present over Skype.
TouchDevelop allows you to develop Windows Phone
scripts on your phone—no PC required! You can share your scripts with
others by publishing them to TouchDevelop, or by
submitting them as an app to the Windows Phone Marketplace.
Hackathon challenge held during the IEEE
CCNC conference. Apps judged to be one of the top 3 entries, will be
acknowledged at IEEE CCNC 2013. Top 3 apps win First prize: $1000
Second prize: $700
Third prize: $500 Program for Friday, January 11 2013 Register
for the workshop by:
January 10, 2013
09:30-10:30: Tutorial: So what is TouchDevelop, and how can I use it? 10:30-11:00: Coffee and form teams.
10:30-4:00 PM: Work on your projects and have lunch. TouchDevelop Research Team on hand to answer any questions.
Noon: Lunch sponsored by Microsoft.
4 PM: Submit your TouchDevelop scripts.
Full contest guidelines
Project Hawaii Mobile Code Jam Challenge:
The Project Hawaii Mobile Code Jam Challenge is an integral part of the
CCNC 2013 program. It is mainly intended to celebrate and encourage the
contribution of researchers and students to advance the field of mobile
apps and services. The mobile scenarios are up to the designer, but here
are some great ones to get started:
How can mobile technology be used to solve societal problems?
How can mobile technology help the elderly?
Show case of research ideas using mobile devices and cloud services
To qualify for the CCNC 2013 Project Hawaii Mobile Code Jam Challenge,
the mobile app must be Windows Phone (7.5 or later) or Windows 8 app,
and it must use one or more of the Project Hawaii services. It should
also be available free of charge in academic and research settings.
Authors are encouraged to prepare as much documentation as possible,
including examples of how the app might be used, screenshots showing the
software in action, or other public usage information, etc. Entries
will be peer-reviewed. Selected authors will be invited to demonstrate
their software as part of the conference program.
There will be three overall winning entries for Project Hawaii Mobile
Code Jam Challenge and will be formally recognized at CCNC 2013. The
criteria for judging all submissions include broad applicability and
potential impact, novelty, technical depth, demo suitability, and other
miscellaneous factors (e.g., maturity, popularity, student-led, etc.).
Student-led efforts are particularly encouraged.
Authors interested in submitting an entry to the CCNC Project Hawaii
Mobile Code Jam should submit an IEEE conference formatted paper
(maximum of four pages) to the online submission system under the Mobile
Code Jam Challenge track:
Title of submission
Names and affiliations of authors (indicate students). In case of a
large distributed project, include full list of contributors, if
possible, and indicate main contact (e.g., project owner or maintainer)
A 4-page max paper including an overview of the project, its description, applications, intended audience, main features, etc.
The overview paper should be prepared using the same guidelines as for
Short Papers. The public URL for project page where software,
documentation, and any other relevant information can be found must be
included in the overview paper. A URL to a short demonstration video
(hosted on popular video sharing sites, such as Youtube.com) is also
encouraged.
All finalists (to be announced on December 20, 2013) are expected to attend CCNC 2013 in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Important Dates Submit overview paper describing entry: December 14, 2012 Announcement of finalists: December 20, 2012
TouchDevelop Mobile Code Jam Challenge:
The TouchDevelop Mobile Code Jam Challenge is an
onsite hackathon style Challenge. Contestants can register for
the tutorial session when registering for the conference. At the
tutorial, the TouchDevelop research team will provide an overview of the
TouchDevelop language and IDE. Contestants will be provided a Windows
Phone device to work with for the duration of the Challenge.
Eight finalists will be selected from among all submissions. These eight
will present at the Mobile Code Jam Challenge on January 12, 2013.
A panel of judges will determine the winners in this category. The
criteria for judging all submissions include broad applicability and
potential impact, novelty, technical depth, demo suitability, and other
miscellaneous factors (e.g., maturity, popularity, student-led, etc.).
Student-led efforts are particularly encouraged.
