Hi Aaron, Yes, this is definitely exciting...contests are fun to promote :) I read through all the info below and don't really have much in the way of feedback as this looks very well thought out already. I did notice one typo, but that's about it:
* Each contestant may submit one, and only one, Plasmoid for judging. Contestants may work in teams (an artist and a programmer is a common pairing in Plasmoid development, for instance) but only one prize per submission will be offered regardless of team size and constants may not be a member of more than one submitting team. constant -> contestant in that last line Otherwise, this looks kickass and I will be happy to help you all spread the word come Feb 9! - Justin On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Aaron J. Seigo <ase...@kde.org> wrote: > hi everyone ... > > i have some exciting news to share with you! > > below is a first draft of the text i'm working on for the announcement of a > javascript plasmoid competition. supporting artwork is underway and some > details (some prize specifics, judges, etc) are still being filled in. > feedback is welcome and wanted. > > obligatory statement of the obvious: i'm happy to do the planning for this > "in > public" here on the promo and plasma lists with all of you so that it can > be > as great as possible, please don't blog/tweet/dent/etc about this quite yet > > ========== > > Plasma Javascript Jam Session > > > KDE is pleased to announce the Plasma Javascript Jam Session. This > (friendly) > competition will reward the creators of the most original, interesting and > beautiful Plasma widgets written in Javascript with some great prizes and > community recognition. > > Anyone, except members of the judging panel, may participate in this open > challenge that starts immediately after the release of the KDE Software > Compilation v4.4.0. The rules are simple: > > * Only Plasmoids written using the Simplified Javascript Plasmoid API > (documented here: > http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/JavaScript/API ) will > qualify. > > * All submissions must be released under a Free software license in > compliance > with the KDE Licensing Policy: > http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy > > * All submissions must be the original work of the contestants. Third party > Javascript libraries, DataEngines, etc. may be used, but the actual > Plasmoid > itself must be the work of the contestant. > > * Each contestant may submit one, and only one, Plasmoid for judging. > Contestants may work in teams (an artist and a programmer is a common > pairing > in Plasmoid development, for instance) but only one prize per submission > will > be offered regardless of team size and constants may not be a member of > more > than one submitting team. > > * Final submissions must be in the form of an installable .plasmoid file > submitted to <submission address / website> by March 31st 2010. > > > Plasmoids will be judged based on the following criteria <need graphic for > this: pie chart showing category break out>: > > * Usefulness / Entertainment Quality (40%): accounting for a full 40% of > the > final score, this metric reflects how indispensable, fun and "recommend it > to > my friends"-worthy the Plasmoid is. > > * Originality (20%): the more unique the Plasmoid, the better it will do in > this category. > > * Beauty (20%): for Plasmoids that inspire desire, these points go higher! > > * Technical (20%): code poetry and Plasmoids that expose the full power of > Plasma will rack up technical proficiency points. > > The prizes up for grabs are truly exciting: > > * Grand Prize: a brand new Nokia N900 (pre-loaded with your winning > Plasmoid?) and an invitation to Akademy or Camp KDE > > * 1st Runner Up Prize: <KDE swag?> and an invitation to Akademy or Camp KDE > > * 3 Honorable Mention Prizes: <KDE swag?> > > > In addition to these over-all prizes, three bragging-rights titles are up > for > grabs: > > * Beauty Queen: this crown is reserved for the most stunning Plasmoid in > form > and function > > * Technical Giant: the Plasmoid that embodies the peak of technical > excellence > will walk away with this badge of honor > > * Creative Genius: the Plasmoid with the most interesting and original > concept > will claim this title > > Additionally, everyone who submits a working Javascript Plasmoid that meets > the contest requirements will receive a personalized certificate of > participation by email. All submissions will be published for download on > kde- > look.org after the results are announced on April 9th. > > Contestants won't be left entirely on their own, however. Training sessions > will be held on Friday the 12th, Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of > February at 16:00 UTC on irc.freenode.net in #plasma (<a different > channel?>). > Each session, led by Plasma developers, will cover the Simplified > Javascript > Plasmoid API in detail along with Plasmoid development tips and tricks. > > In addition, contestants are welcome to ask questions and solicit > development > advice on #plasma on irc.freenode.net and plasma-devel@kde.org, the > official > Plasma development mailing list, during the competition. We won't write > your > Plasmoid for you, but each contestant will have access to the same level of > Q&A support that all Plasmoid developers normally have. > > The judging panel will be comprised of: > > * Aaron Seigo, Persona Plasma > * Marco Martin, Plasma Zen Master > * Nuno Pinheiro, Graphics Design Machine > * (tbc) Richard Moore, Javascript Bindings Artiste > * <one more person, tbd> > * (tbc) KDE Community: a poll hosted on forums.kde.org will allow everyone > in > the KDE community to have a say! > > Each judge will rate the entries individually in each of the four > categories. > The score from each of the six judges will then be added up to create the > final results. > > The contest timeline is as follows <need graphic for this>: > > * Contest officially begins February 9th, 2010 > * Online training sessions 12th-14th February at 18:00 UTC in #plasma > * Final submissions accepted starting March 24th > * Contest closes March 31st > * Winners announced April 9th > > Finally: a huge Thank-You to Nokia for donating the N900, KDE e.V. whose > support makes this event possible and Sean Wilson for the banner artwork. > > -- > Aaron J. Seigo > humru othro a kohnu se > GPG Fingerprint: 8B8B 2209 0C6F 7C47 B1EA EE75 D6B7 2EB1 A7F1 DB43 > > KDE core developer sponsored by Qt Development Frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the kde-promo mailing list. > > Visit https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-promo to unsubscribe, set > digest on or temporarily stop your subscription. >
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