QJ.NET PSPUpdates Homebrew Contest 2008

[Charles_D]

Homebrew aficionados, put your thinking caps on. It's been a while, but QJ.NET is gearing up for a massive Summer Homebrew contest! The contest will run from today until September 12th, 2008. A considerable cash prize (and possibly all-around pats on the back) awaits the developer who proves to be the top coder in this heated competition.

Now that the obligatory plug for the contest is over, let's talk rules:

1. The contest will run from July 29th until 11:59pm on September 12th, 2008. Any entries submitted after this period will no longer count during the voting period and will be disqualified.
2. The winning entry will be tallied via community ballots on the PSP Updates homepage. A poll will be launched by the end of the submission date and the entry with the most votes will be considered the overall winner.
3. Homebrew entries from other homebrew contests (e.g. NeoFlash Spring Coding Competition, Homebrew Idol, etc.) which won first place can no longer be entered for the contest. Non-winning submissions to these contests may still be entered, although please note that modifications made especially for this contest are encouraged.
4. Contestants may submit any number of entries, which may either be homebrew applications or homebrew games.
5. Submissions must be posted as a separate thread on the PSP Development forums, with the subject including the title: "PSP Updates Summer Homebrew Contest" and the title of your homebrew entry. Entries will be covered as news articles on the PSP Updates blog to keep everyone up to date. In addition, please email your entries at contest@qj.net or at charles.dumol@blog.qj.net so we can more easily keep tabs on them.
6. It is not required to post the source code of your entry. If you decide to post it, please make sure the code has the appropriate public licenses.
7. Developers will also be required to include this splash page in their entries, ideally as the homebrew's initial loading screen.



The overall winner will be awarded a prize of US$ 300 (please note you must have a valid PayPal account). It's a winner take all arrangement, so make sure you pour everything into your prized masterpiece (or masterpieces). The winning entry will be posted as a feature news article on the front page of QJ.NET.

Any updates will be posted here, as well as the forums, so make sure to check these two sources on a regular basis. Anyway, good luck to everyone and show the homebrew community what you've got!

[joseph10444]

SWEET!@!!!!!
too bad ill have to skip this..
im still learning

[Moose]

Pretty neat, I'll be looking forward to seeing the entries.

[MiKeY188]

I may think of something before tomorrow and maybe ill enter thanks for the news And good luck to all!

$300 would do lovely for some web hosting lol.

[Mr305]

This is nice.

You should make this front page, so that it'll be more widely known .

[Sullivan]

Originally Posted by MiKeY188

I may think of something before tomorrow and maybe ill enter thanks for the news And good luck to all!

$300 would do lovely for some web hosting lol.

I cannot wait for the entries on this.

And Mikey, I can hook you up with some great hosting for very cheap.

[MiKeY188]

Sure thats great atm im just looking about for the best and cheapest deals!

Do you know any good ads services?

Sorry for that being off topic!

<----My Project ideas---->

Emulator loader for 4.xx kernals.
Mp3 Player
Soccer - Penalty Shoot Out.

[Abe_Froeman]

Any more off topic posts in this thread will be deleted and temp bans given.

[Mr305]

This should have been posted(Stickied) in PSP Development forum, the more appropriate place and gets more visitors.

[FrozenIpaq]

Originally Posted by Mr305

This should have been posted(Stickied) in PSP Development forum, the more appropriate place and gets more visitors.

It should be on the front page and we do not wish to disturb the Development forum with our own contest - it's for the devs, we aren't devs so we will not intrude

[dBOMB9]

well i just found this.. hopefully ill have somthing to give during this time.. though im still learning

[Electro]

Originally Posted by FrozenIpaq

It should be on the front page and we do not wish to disturb the Development forum with our own contest - it's for the devs, we aren't devs so we will not intrude

I don't look on the front page anymore so I was glad to catch this.

If I can finish my project in time I'll submit it.

[Mr305]

Will this ever hit front page? Its already sunday = Max traffic

[Charles_D]

Sorry for the lack of updates. Just talked with some of the higher ups and, to be honest, I kinda jumped the gun on this one.

Anyway, an updated (and approved) version of the rules has been edited on the opening post. We're officially kicking it off today and I hope you guys participate.

Don't hesitate to ask questions here on this thread just in case you have any. I'll be dropping by more often now that the contest is officially live.

[Slasher]

I have a question: The rules say that I cannot submit something that has won first place in a previous competition, right? Well as you may know, there are several different competitions running in this July -> August time frame. What if I entered my submission in a couple of different competitions, does that make it eligible since I have not won anything yet?

I'm not necessarily going to be doing this, I'm just curious.

[Charles_D]

Okay, nevermind the opening post. The edit button is acting kinda wonky for me. I'll just repost the revised rules here.

Homebrew aficionados, put your thinking caps on. It's been a while, but QJ.NET is gearing up for a massive Summer Homebrew contest! The contest will run from today until September 12th, 2008. A considerable cash prize (and possibly all-around pats on the back) awaits the developer who proves to be the top coder in this heated competition.

Now that the obligatory plug for the contest is over, let's talk rules:

1. The contest will run from July 29th until 11:59pm on September 12th, 2008. Any entries submitted after this period will no longer count during the voting period and will be disqualified.
2. The winning entry will be tallied via community ballots on the PSP Updates homepage. A poll will be launched by the end of the submission date and the entry with the most votes will be considered the overall winner.
3. Homebrew entries from other homebrew contests (e.g. NeoFlash Spring Coding Competition, Homebrew Idol, etc.) which won first place can no longer be entered for the contest. Non-winning submissions to these contests may still be entered, although please note that modifications made especially for this contest are encouraged.
4. Contestants may submit any number of entries, which may either be homebrew applications or homebrew games.
5. Submissions must be posted as a separate thread on the PSP Development forums, with the subject including the title: "PSP Updates Summer Homebrew Contest" and the title of your homebrew entry. Entries will be covered as news articles on the PSP Updates blog to keep everyone up to date. In addition, please email your entries at contest@qj.net or at charles.dumol@blog.qj.net so we can more easily keep tabs on them.
6. It is not required to post the source code of your entry. If you decide to post it, please make sure the code has the appropriate public licenses.
7. Developers will also be required to include this splash page in their entries, ideally as the homebrew's initial loading screen.



The overall winner will be awarded a prize of US$ 300 (please note you must have a valid PayPal account). It's a winner take all arrangement, so make sure you pour everything into your prized masterpiece (or masterpieces). The winning entry will be posted as a feature news article on the front page of QJ.NET.

Any updates will be posted here, as well as the forums, so make sure to check these two sources on a regular basis. Anyway, good luck to everyone and show the homebrew community what you've got!

@Slasher:
Since the (revised) rules require you to use the splash page as a "label" for the contest, it might be advisable not to double up in this case.

[Mr305]

Originally Posted by Slasher

I have a question: The rules say that I cannot submit something that has won first place in a previous competition, right? Well as you may know, there are several different competitions running in this July -> August time frame. What if I entered my submission in a couple of different competitions, does that make it eligible since I have not won anything yet?

I'm not necessarily going to be doing this, I'm just curious.

Ya mean like Scenery beta, neoflash, etc?

---

Charles,


What if someone wins a 2nd place in Neoflash (results around august 31 08)... can they still take part in this one?

I mean can we simultaeneously take part in other compos?

[Moose]

I have edited the first post with the above corresponding information. Tell me if any other changes need to be made.

Also, good luck to all those who enter!

[Davee]

This is looking great! What about plugins though? We can't really blit a loading screen. So i assume they wouldn't count?

[Mr305]

Originally Posted by Moose Island

I have edited the first post with the above corresponding information. Tell me if any other changes need to be made.

Also, good luck to all those who enter!

First post doesnt explicitly mention this, but I am assuming we can enter simultaeneously... just changing the splash should be ok. Right?

[Moose]

Originally Posted by Mr305

First post doesnt explicitly mention this, but I am assuming we can enter simultaeneously... just changing the splash should be ok. Right?

I am in no position to answer any questions concerning the competition. Please wait until Charles logs back in and I am sure he will be happy to answer your queries.

[MiKeY188]

There should be a splash screen for this contest. Would give QJ bit more publicity?

[Slasher]

Originally Posted by MiKeY188

There should be a splash screen for this contest. Would give QJ bit more publicity?

There is a splash screen... Just have a look at the first post.

[MiKeY188]

Originally Posted by Slasher

There is a splash screen... Just have a look at the first post.

ahhh thanks

[Charles_D]

Originally Posted by Mr305

First post doesnt explicitly mention this, but I am assuming we can enter simultaeneously... just changing the splash should be ok. Right?

Yep, that's right. We aren't selfish bastiches, afterall. Like you said, just make sure to replace the splash page so it gets recognized as an official entry for whichever contest.

This also goes for previous entries which didn't win top prize in any other contests. Although, we do encourage you guys to make changes to your homebrew entry, just to keep things up to date.

[PSProgramer]

so anything goes in the competition??? I mean like no size limits, it's in any language???

[daaa57150]

and what about copyrighted material? will this be tolerated? sprites from mario or zelda for example? I hope not.

[Hardrive]

Originally Posted by daaa57150

and what about copyrighted material? will this be tolerated? sprites from mario or zelda for example? I hope not.

I'm pretty sure the front page has a policy against that, but I am not sure what truly happens, as the forums staff is separate from the front page staff.

[vodkkaa]

what if I make a prx and can't include the splash screen

[PSProgramer]

again does it matter the language??