1. ETS wants game developers, designers, and educators to create a math assessment game

    Video games and apps have enormous potential to fundamentally change the way people view standardized testing. The days are gone of children having to sit down with a paper and pencil to take a test.

    - Gabrielle Cayton-Hodges, Associate Research Scientist at ETS

    Educational Testing Service (ETS), the world’s largest nonprofit educational testing and measurement organization, just launched the ETS Assessment Games Challenge, a competition that invites emerging and experienced game developers, designers, and educators in the U.S. to develop a K–12 math assessment task in the form of a game.

    More than 50 million assessment tests like the TOEFL, TOEIC, and GRE tests are developed, administered, and scored by ETS every year. 

    So what could a modern day math test look like? Tell us your ideas, access materials and Learning Progressions to help build your game, and register to enter at ETSGamesChallenge.com.

    One grand prize winner will receive $7,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to showcase the winning project in a learning and games demo space at ETS in Princeton, N.J. Additionally, the winner will have the opportunity to discuss the ideas behind the entry with the Vice President of Research at ETS. Three runners-up will also receive all-expenses-paid tips to showcase the winning project in the demo space and meet with the VP of Research.

    The submission period is open from now until August 18, 2012. Get started today!

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    By Samantha

    May 1 Comments

  2. Evernote Devcup opens: $100,000 competition for software developers & designers worldwide

    Evernote, the popular note-taking and productivity app, is launching Evernote Devcup, its second annual worldwide developer competition for software developers and designers.

    Phil Libin, CEO of Evernote, announced that more than $100,000 in prizes will be awarded for the best apps that combine captivating functionality with beautiful, intuitive design to help Evernote users better capture and recall the important items in their lives. Six finalists will be flown to San Francisco as presenters at the Evernote Trunk Conference in late Summer 2012.

    Any software (desktop, mobile or web) that integrates with an Evernote API is eligible for Devcup.

    To help you get started, the Evernote team will be hosting Devcup Meetups around the world in May. Attend one in a city near you to brainstorm ideas, discuss your app with Evernote API experts, and connect with fellow participants. (If you can’t make it in person, click “Accept this Challenge” on devcup.evernote.com, and we’ll let you know about upcoming webinars.)

    The Evernote Devcup is open from now until June 25. Create an app to help 25 million Evernote users do more: register to enter at devcup.evernote.com today!

    More news on the Evernote Devcup:
    Video: Evernote CEO Phil Libin announces Devcup 2012 [The Evernote Blog]
    Now Inviting Developers to the Evernote Devcup [ProgrammableWeb]

    For competition updates, follow @ChallengePost and @evernote_dev on Twitter, and use the hashtag #Devcup when you tweet.

    By Brian

    Apr 30 Comments

  3. “Attention all members of the student-hacking population: IT IS ON!!”

    This weekend, some serious, gratuitous hacking is being assembled by hackNY, which takes place on NYU campus. Any full-time student is eligible to participate — the only pre-requisite is a love for hacking.

    “This is not a hackathon about building something with a huge market or a ‘minimum viable product’ or something… Build something that blows away the judges with creativity and skill, either in design or technical winning.” says hackNY organizers.

    Lots of food and drinks will be available to fuel brain cells into overdrive. Expect surprises throughout the night.

    Sign up at hackerleague.org (a hackNY hack!), and read this post on what to expect. Arrive before 1:30 p.m. Saturday March 24 to sign in.

    Students from Boston, Brown University, RISD, and Yale University: 10gen/mongoDB is sponsoring a free hackNYbus to bring you to the hackathon. Register here to reserve a spot.

    Demos are open to the public and take place noon to 2pm Sunday, March 25. Don’t forget to invite friends and family to come watch!

    If you do get inspired to build an MVP afterwards, we highly recommend that you check out Media Mash 2012 by NYC Media Lab, a $10,000 app development competition for the best apps that mash up data from NYC’s top media and tech companies. Learn more, and register to enter at MediaMash.ChallengePost.com.

    Happy hacking!

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    By Judi

    Mar 23 Comments

  4. $100,000 grand prize for the best Android app that integrates this new feature

    Software developers: looking for something unique to differentiate an Android™ app?

    Check out the Samsung S Pen™ SDK. It lets you easily implement writing/drawing features, animate drawings, record/play audio files over drawings, and more into your app.

    This spring, Samsung is awarding $205,000 in cash and prizes for the best apps that integrate S Pen functionality using the S Pen SDK in the Galaxy Note S Pen App Challenge.

    Enter an app by April 2 to be in the running for these great prizes:

    • Best Overall App – Grand Prize: $100,000
    • Best Overall App – Second Prize: $50,000
    • Best Overall App – Third Prize: $25,000 
    • Popular Choice Award: $2,000 
    • Category Honorable Mention: $2,800 (10 category awards in games, media, sports, social, lifestyle, travel, education, productivity, entertainment and other) 

    Gain recognition from a panel of judges featuring influential leaders from AndroidCentral, AT&T, BlueRun Ventures, Gameloft, and Samsung.

    Put a dent in the Android Marketplace (or should we say, Google Play) — create an app for the number 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.!

    Register to enter: GalaxyNoteSPenChallenge.com

    What is the S Pen?
    The S Pen is an input device for the Samsung Galaxy Note™ that enables quicker and more precise input than existing stylus pens. With 256 levels of pressure sensitivity, it recognizes precise pen pressure and gives users a more natural digital writing experience. 

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    By Samantha

    Mar 22 Comments

  5. A productive Hack Day for San Diego

    On a sunny Saturday the first week of March, 50 San Diegans got together at startup accelerator Ansir Innovation Center for Apps Challenge Hack Day — a brainstorm and collaboration event designed to help participants of the $50,000 AT&T San Diego Apps Challenge hash out ideas and get started with an app.

    After the routine quick pitches and group formations, innovators (75% software developers / 15% visionaries) set off on a course to build working prototypes from 370+ city and partner datasets. In fact, some of them didn’t want to leave when the day was over! ”I was very happy that a lot of people stayed after the event to continue working.” says Wesley Quach, Community Manager at AI Center, who helped organize the event. Tim Ryan, the co-organizer, was equally pleased. 

    Since then, many participants have returned to AI Center to continue working on their submissions. (Glad to know it wasn’t just the free Pop Chips and 5-hour energy drinks served at Hack Day!)

    If you’d like to join in on the fun, check out the AT&T Mobile App Hackathon in San Diego this weekend at co-working space Ambi-ent. Learn more and register to participate at MobileAppSD2.eventbrite.com.

    For hints on what to develop, over 100 ideas have been suggested for you.

    What app do you think would benefit the City of San Diego?

    Follow @SDAPPS and @ChallengePost on Twitter for competition updates, and use the hashtag #SDAPPS when you tweet. 

    By Judi

    Mar 21 Comments
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