Win $5000 for creating a Silverlight Game

[nemowolf]

Silverlight Competition

Additional details can be found on Ars Technica.

I know i am VERY interested in learning more about silverlight for just this reason. What better reason to learn something new and make a game then for the chance to win 5 grand?!

[ShyguyXPC]

Huh... & I thought Silverlight was just some dumb new add on for Web browsers from Microsoft for viewing photo's & images online or something... or at least thats the way it seems to be marketed, or from what I've seen.

didn't realize it was some new programmable plugin that allowed someone to do A LOT more than just the junk you get nagged about if you haven't installed it yet and visiting different websites when using IE... one day a couple months ago I finally caved & installed it just to stop the damned nagging when viewing some photo's in IE...

looked it up on Wikipedia to see what the hell it really is.

[nemowolf]

Huh... & I thought Silverlight was just some dumb new add on for Web browsers from Microsoft for viewing photo's & images online or something... or at least thats the way it seems to be marketed, or from what I've seen.

didn't realize it was some new programmable plugin that allowed someone to do A LOT more than just the junk you get nagged about if you haven't installed it yet and visiting different websites when using IE... one day a couple months ago I finally caved & installed it just to stop the damned nagging when viewing some photo's in IE...

looked it up on Wikipedia to see what the hell it really is.

I wasnt sure myself and then i found a few articles that presented it as a competitor to Flash. Didn't make as big of a splash as they thought i am sure which is why they are pushing this. What better way to make your product huge then target the largest audience of flash users, the gamers.

[RicheemxX]

Yeah it was basically MS trying to pull people away from flash and use their new program. Pretty much just another POS plug-in to install.

Interesting contest though
edit: I thought it was voting only, guess they will narrow the selections down then you vote

WINNER SELECTION / JUDGING CRITERIA

Following the close of the Entry Period, all eligible entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges based on the criteria below and up to eighteen [18] entries will be selected as finalists.

• [50 %] best overall use of Silverlight
• [50 %] number of Silverlight features

Following the selection of finalists, finalist entries will be posted online at Silverlight Competition and site visitors will be invited to view and rate each finalist entry during the Voting Period. Visitors are limited to one vote /rating per person per finalist entry. No mechanical our automated method of voting is permitted. Microsoft reserves the right to disqualify any votes that are in excess of the voting limit or that are suspected to be created by a mechanical (e.g. "bot") or other automated voting method.
Following the Voting Period, a judging committee will re-review all finalist entries and will select three [3] winners based on the following criteria:

• [40 %] best overall use of Silverlight
• [40 %] number of Silverlight features
• [20 %] a combination of how many people viewed the game and how highly they rated the game

In the event of a tie for any place, all tied entries will be reviewed by a separate judging panel that will break the tie. If we do not receive a sufficient number of entries that, in the judge's opinion, meet minimum quality standards, we may, at our discretion, select fewer than the designated number of winners. The decisions of the judges are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.

[nemowolf]

Ohhhh weee, i love it when a mod posts in my thread and it isnt cause theres a flame war going on!


Thanks for the clarification on the voting, i knew the judges were narrowing down but i didnt know about the criteria.

[nemowolf]

Whoops double post.