360Flex API Contest! Show the world whatchya got!
If you missed our last API contest, you missed a chance at winning an Xbox 360, a Wii, and/or a Playstation 3! Are you kicking yourself for not entering? Do you wish there was a way to turn back time so you could enter?
Fret no longer, as we are proud to announce the next version of the 360|Flex API contest. This time around we've got Yahoo and OpenFlux on board. Here's the low down and the two categories and how to win. Note: OpenFlux's contest doesn't even require any programming!
The deadline for the contests will extend beyond the show. Therefore, you can get cranking on your ideas now, come to 360|Flex San Jose to learn these APIs for free on Sunday, then still have time to go off and build your entry! How cool is that? Here's the contest details as described by those in charge of each category.
*Announcing 360|Flex Yahoo! API Contest*
Yahoo! offers a variety of data-rich APIs for Flash and Flex developers. From Yahoo! Maps and Yahoo! Weather, to Answers, Search and Flickr, the set of tools for building applications is extremely varied and only limited by your imagination.
Because we love to see developers come up with mash-ups and apps based on our APIs, we are conducting an API Contest, to bring your best and brightest ideas to light. During this three hour event, we are challenging you to use at least two Yahoo! API to build a mash-up, a widget, an application -- or anything that will capture attention and impress your fellow developers. For information on the APIs see our Flash Developer Center: http://developer.yahoo.com/
As with any contest, this one would be boring if it didn't have incentives. So, naturally, a panel of Yahoo! judges will select the top projects and award some great prizes.
The award categories are:
*Greatest number of Yahoo! APIs *- can you use three? Or maybe five? Pull them together in a cohesive app, and the prize is yours!
*Most creative use of an API *- you take a Yahoo! API and really run with it, using its functions to achieve remarkable results.
*Eye candy* - an app using Yahoo! APIs that's a joy to see. Whether it's large dataset visualization, or an innovative photo viewer, or something else, its the visual chops that count.
*Best overall* -- the app that really appeals to the users with its functionality, simplicity and quality.
The top prize for the best overall winner of the API contest is a Game Console. The other winners will receive some wonderful Yahoo! gear, and of course, all winners and their projects will be featured on Yahoo!'s popular Developer Center and the Yahoo! Flash Platform blog.
OpenFlux: The Big Idea Contest
(This time 'round we've selected OpenFlux as our Community API. If you're not familiar with how we do things, we (Tom and I) pick a community driven open source project as our community API. Those who enter the contest in this category win a prize from 360Conferences, and help make the open source project world a little better.)
OpenFlux is getting ramped up for some exciting new demos at 360Flex San Jose, but we're still waiting for that one component that really shows what the framework is capable of. Luckily for us the guys at 360|Conferences decided to sponsor the official OpenFlux Big Idea Contest. Here's how it works.
OpenFlux makes it so easy to build custom components that we'll prove it. We want to see your best component ideas and designs. You come up with it, and we'll build it. Entries can be submitted as pencil sketches, design mock-ups, or even plain text. The submission with the most votes at the end of the contest takes home a PlayStation 3 courtesy of 360Flex!
The contest deadline will extend past the 360Flex San Jose conference, but you'll need to be in the audience on Wednesday to hear the final deadline. That means you'll have plenty of time to learn more about OpenFlux in San Jose and even develop your own OpenFlux components! A fully functional component is a valid submission of course, but remember that your entry could still get out-voted by that one solid idea scribbled on the back of a napkin. I like to think that this is what OpenFlux is all about. It makes sure that framework details don't get in the way of good ideas and helps developers become innovators. Once you have the ability, there's only one question left...what's the big idea?
Fret no longer, as we are proud to announce the next version of the 360|Flex API contest. This time around we've got Yahoo and OpenFlux on board. Here's the low down and the two categories and how to win. Note: OpenFlux's contest doesn't even require any programming!
The deadline for the contests will extend beyond the show. Therefore, you can get cranking on your ideas now, come to 360|Flex San Jose to learn these APIs for free on Sunday, then still have time to go off and build your entry! How cool is that? Here's the contest details as described by those in charge of each category.
*Announcing 360|Flex Yahoo! API Contest*
Yahoo! offers a variety of data-rich APIs for Flash and Flex developers. From Yahoo! Maps and Yahoo! Weather, to Answers, Search and Flickr, the set of tools for building applications is extremely varied and only limited by your imagination. Because we love to see developers come up with mash-ups and apps based on our APIs, we are conducting an API Contest, to bring your best and brightest ideas to light. During this three hour event, we are challenging you to use at least two Yahoo! API to build a mash-up, a widget, an application -- or anything that will capture attention and impress your fellow developers. For information on the APIs see our Flash Developer Center: http://developer.yahoo.com/
As with any contest, this one would be boring if it didn't have incentives. So, naturally, a panel of Yahoo! judges will select the top projects and award some great prizes.
The award categories are:
*Greatest number of Yahoo! APIs *- can you use three? Or maybe five? Pull them together in a cohesive app, and the prize is yours!
*Most creative use of an API *- you take a Yahoo! API and really run with it, using its functions to achieve remarkable results.
*Eye candy* - an app using Yahoo! APIs that's a joy to see. Whether it's large dataset visualization, or an innovative photo viewer, or something else, its the visual chops that count.
*Best overall* -- the app that really appeals to the users with its functionality, simplicity and quality.
The top prize for the best overall winner of the API contest is a Game Console. The other winners will receive some wonderful Yahoo! gear, and of course, all winners and their projects will be featured on Yahoo!'s popular Developer Center and the Yahoo! Flash Platform blog.
OpenFlux: The Big Idea Contest
(This time 'round we've selected OpenFlux as our Community API. If you're not familiar with how we do things, we (Tom and I) pick a community driven open source project as our community API. Those who enter the contest in this category win a prize from 360Conferences, and help make the open source project world a little better.)OpenFlux is getting ramped up for some exciting new demos at 360Flex San Jose, but we're still waiting for that one component that really shows what the framework is capable of. Luckily for us the guys at 360|Conferences decided to sponsor the official OpenFlux Big Idea Contest. Here's how it works.
OpenFlux makes it so easy to build custom components that we'll prove it. We want to see your best component ideas and designs. You come up with it, and we'll build it. Entries can be submitted as pencil sketches, design mock-ups, or even plain text. The submission with the most votes at the end of the contest takes home a PlayStation 3 courtesy of 360Flex!
The contest deadline will extend past the 360Flex San Jose conference, but you'll need to be in the audience on Wednesday to hear the final deadline. That means you'll have plenty of time to learn more about OpenFlux in San Jose and even develop your own OpenFlux components! A fully functional component is a valid submission of course, but remember that your entry could still get out-voted by that one solid idea scribbled on the back of a napkin. I like to think that this is what OpenFlux is all about. It makes sure that framework details don't get in the way of good ideas and helps developers become innovators. Once you have the ability, there's only one question left...what's the big idea?
posted by John Wilker
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12:01 PM
3 Comments :
When is the deadline for this? I'd love to give the Yahoo APIs a shot if I can find the time.
Is 360Flex API contest open to worldwide developers? or just open to attendee?
@colin,
Let's just say you've got time :)
@zz,
International is ok for openFlux, we'll have to look at Y!s rules. For international participants, if you're the winner you'll be responsible for shipping (cuz it ain't cheap!, sorry)
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