Imagine Cup 2006 Details
Yesterday, Microsoft Indonesia have released details about the local Software Design Invitation.
http://www.microsoft.com/indonesia/students/software_design_indo.aspx
For you guys lazy enough to click the link, here's the summary:
- the first milestone you should take notice is the proposal submission deadline at 1 April 2006.
- if you're first-timer in Imagine Cup Software Design Invitation, you can look into the web site to download reference proposal, otherwise the structure of your previous proposal are good enough because the scoring method has not changed.
- if you're first-timer in Imagine Cup, you can look into the web site to learn how to register to Imagine Cup. It's quite different than last year, so veterans are welcome, too.
- final note: Imagine Cup is the most inclusive competition for students. That means you don't have to be developer to join the competition and you don't have to be undergrads to join the competition, high school students, postgrads, art or social students are welcome! Even better, some invitations have high school specific sub-category. For the complete list of invitationals, please check www.imaginecup.com.
You know what to do, and then you don't have the tools to do it. Don't worry, I have compiled a list for each invitation in Imagine Cup 2006. Here they are:
- Software Design:
Any edition of Visual Studio 2005. You can download the Visual Studio 2005 Express for free.
- Short Film:
Windows Media Player 10. Your movie should use any codec that is available on the vanilla install of WMP10 (the safest to use is WMV9).
- Interface Designer:
Microsoft Expression Graphic Designer “Acrylic“. You can download the CTP/Beta for free. It is also very recommended that you watch the tutorial movies as it highlights many of the feature that does not present currently in any other graphic processing application. Acrylic requires .NET Framework 2.0.
- Porject Hoshimi - Programming Battle
The Software Development Kit. Downloadable from www.imaginecup.com after you have registered. You need .NET Framework 2.0 and any code editor to generate the DLL. Of course, you can always grab the Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition for free.
- Algorithm and IT
No special tools needed to compete, just grab an Internet connection and prepare you brain.
And if you still got some time, please check this link, it is an interview between Bernard Oh (of Singapore) and the guys who win the Imagine Cup 2005 Software Design (team Russia). A very good interview, because you'll know what to expect during the competition, and after you won!