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iCreate Mobility Challenge 2011

Bridge the future now and leave your name in NUS!

NUS is launching the iCreate Mobility Challenge to challenge you to come up with working ideas to enhance student's education experience and campus life on the following mobile platforms - Android, iPhone/iPad, Mobile Web and Windows Phone 7. These ideas may include eLearning, student/library services or geo-location related apps - anything related to enriching the students’ experience at NUS.

Winning entries will receive prominent recognition and great prizes.

1.0   Prizes

2.0   Eligibility

The iCreate Mobility Challenge is open only to NUS students. Each team can have up to 4 NUS students. The students in the team should not be part of another team.

The ideas contributed must be different from the existing NUS mobile applications of the same platform. These applications can be found at http://m.nus.edu.sg.

3.0   Registration

Sign up now! Registration closes on 15th May 2011.

Please read Terms and Conditions below before signing up.

4.0   Terms and Conditions

4.1   Preparation
Form a team of not more than 4 NUS students to participate in any one of the categories. The students in the team should not be part of another team.

Developing IVLE mobile Applications
For those teams interested in developing mobile applications for IVLE, the IVLE Learning API (LAPI) will be made available to kick start their initial design and development stage on 3 May 2011. Additional information or help with the LAPI requests can be made through the iCreate Mobility Challenge 2011 forum on IVLE.

UPDATE The LAPI is now available at http://wiki.nus.edu.sg/display/ivlelapi.
Do note that this website will be constantly updated. Please check regularly for changes.

Please note that the LAPI page only shows the schema and documentation of the functions. You will need the LAPI Key to be able to view the actual data returned with the given parameters passed in.

Developing Student related mobile Applications
For those teams interested in developing mobile applications for students related services, web services for CORS, NUS Bulletin and other student data will be made available. More information would be shared during the kick off event. Additional help with the web services can be made through the iCreate Mobility Challenge 2011 forum.

Developing Geo-Location related mobile Applications
For those teams interested in developing Geo-location related applications for NUS community, geo-locations of certain landmarks will be made available. More information would be shared during during the kick off event. Additional help with the web services can be made through the iCreate Mobility Challenge 2011 forum.

Developing Windows Phone 7 Applications
For those teams interested in developing for Windows Phone 7 and wish to unlock their Windows 7 phone, please send an email to citivle@nus.edu.sg to request for a windows phone unlock token after you have signed up for the competition.

4.2   Training
We will be providing crash-course basic training in Android, iOS and Windows Phone 7 for interested participants. Do indicate in the registration form should you want to attend this training.

Schedule:

Date & Time	Details
23rd May 2011 9.00am – 5.00pm	Android Training Trainer: Mr Wei-Meng Lee, Technologist & Founder, Developer Learning Solutions http://www.Learn2Develop.net Venue: CIT Auditorium, Computer Centre Level 2 Note: Please bring your own laptop with JDK installed (Netbooks are not usable as they are too slow). Your laptop OS should be either Window XP or Windows 7.
25th May 2011 9.00am – 12.00pm	Windows Phone 7 Training Trainer: Mr Chris Ismael, Developer Evangelist, Developer & Platform Evangelism, http://www.microsoft.com/singapore/msdn | http://innovativesingapore.com/ Venue: CIT Global Classroom, Computer Centre Level 3 Note: Please bring your own laptop. Please install the setup files before coming for the training. You can download/install the tools from http://create.msdn.com/. The training is an introduction to get started in Windows Phone 7 programming. Advance topics will not be covered.
25th May 2011 10.00am – 4.00pm	iOS Training Trainer: Mr Tan Kee Sin, Principal Systems Analyst, Computer Centre Venue: CIT Auditorium, Computer Centre Level 2 Note: Please bring your own Intel Mac (PowerPC Mac cannot work). Use Mac OS X Snow Leopard if possible, with an SDK that supports iOS 4. The training will not teach programming itself, e.g. algorithms. We assume students already know what that is. The training will teach basics on how to get started in iOS coding. It will not deal much on advance topics.

 

4.3   Important Dates

19th May - Kickoff Event
Before the actual competition begins, we will be having a FAQ session to run through the final Terms and Conditions along with a walk through of the available APIs, Web Services and to answer any questions you might have. The session is scheduled to be held on the 19th of May from 10am to 12pm at University Hall, Auditorium, Level 2, Lee Kong Chian Wing.

Agenda:

Time	Programme
9.30am – 10.00am	Participant Registration
10.00am – 10.15am	Welcome speech Mr Tommy Hor Director Computer Centre
10.15am – 10.40am	Invited Speaker
10.40am – 11.00am	Student Info API Mr Leong Hong Fai IT Architect Computer Centre
11.00am – 11.20am	IVLE LAPI Mr Jeffery Tay Manager Centre for Instructional Technology
11.20am – 11.40am	Q & A
11.40am	Networking and Lunch

 

8th July to 15th July - Collection of Event T-shirts
The event t-shirts will be available for collection at the CIT main office (Computer Centre Level 3) from 8th July to 15th July. Please come between 9AM to 5PM, Mon – Fri.

17th July - Application Submission
The IVLE LAPI key and other student related web services will be provided on 31th May 2011 for you to test your application and finalise your submission. You have to submit your source code together with a short video or some screenshots by 17th of July 2359hrs to the designated folder in the iCreate Mobility Challenge 2011 workbin. The video/screenshots, along with the webcast of your presentation & demo, will be published on the website for SMS voting. Please complete the iCreate Mobility Challenge 2011 Post-Survey before submitting your final application.

*Do note that all submitted source code belongs to NUS. We will acknowledge the work done by the teams should the codes be used in an actual NUS application.

19th to 20th July - Presentation
Below are the presentation dates for each of the categories. We will confirm the presentation slot with each team after the submission on 17th July.

• Android: 20th Jul, Global Classroom (Computer Centre Level 3)
• iOS: 19th Jul, Global Classroom (Computer Centre Level 3)
• Mobile Web: 19th Jul, Global Classroom (Computer Centre Level 3)
• Windows Phone 7: 19th Jul, Global Classroom (Computer Centre Level 3)

Each presentation slot is 30 minutes long, followed by a 2-minute interview at ThinkLab (Computer Centre Level 3). The suggested timeline is as follows, please ensure that you demo your application.

• 20 minutes – Setup & presentation
• 5 minutes – Demonstration of your application
• 5 minutes – Q & A

There will be 3 judges for each category. The judges will evaluate each team and give it a score of one (1) to five (5) on each of the four judging criteria below. This will constitute 60% of your final score.

1. Originality: Is the application a new idea or does it create a new type of application?
2. Platform: How well are the platform's built-in functionality and features being used? E.g. location based services, camera, augmented reality
3. Interface: Is it easy to navigate and appealing?
4. X-Factor: Is the application an everyday necessity that students will find useful?

Extra 5% will be awarded to those teams that implement either LAPI or the Student Info API.
Extra 5% will be awarded to those teams in the Mobile Web category that implement Blackberry support.

The presentation will be webcast live for students and staff to view and to vote. Please wear the event t-shirt during presentation.

19th to 25th July - SMS Voting
The SMS voting opens from 19th July to 25th July midnight. 30% of your final score comes from SMS voting.

• Every mobile number is allowed to vote only once for each category
• 3 points will be awarded for each NUS registered mobile number that votes for your team (Please check your IVLE profile page and ensure that your mobile number is displaying correctly. If not, please update it in myISIS.)
• 1 point will be awarded for every other mobile number that votes for your team
• One lucky NUS voter will stand to walk away with attractive prizes
  • The person must vote for one of the winning teams in Android, iOS, Mobile Web or Windows Phone 7
  • The mobile number must be a NUS registered number inside myISIS and IVLE

27 July: Showcase and Award Ceremony
Please indicate how many people in your team are coming for the Showcase and/or Award Ceremony at the registration page by 18th July.

Showcase cum Lunch

• We will be getting people from the industry to come and view your works. They will also vote for your application during this showcase. The voting from the showcase will constitute 10% of your final score.
• Time: 11:30AM to 1:30PM
• Venue: University Hall, Atrium, Level 1, Lee Kong Chian Wing

Agenda:

Time	Programme
11:00am	Registration
11.00am – 11:30am	Setup showcase
11:30am – 1:30pm	Showcase presentation to invited industry people
1.30pm – 2.00pm	Dismantle showcase and make way to University Hall Auditorium

Award Ceremony

• Time: 2PM to 4PM
• Venue: University Hall, Auditorium, Level 2, Lee Kong Chian Wing

Agenda:

Time	Programme
2.00pm – 2.15pm	Keynote by Vice Provost - Prof Tan Thiam Soon
2.15pm – 2.25pm	Short video on the iCreate experience
2.25pm – 3.15pm	Award Ceremony, each winner will have 2 minutes to talk and give thanks
3.15pm – 3.30pm	Closing speech

 

Winners will be announced during the Award Ceremony. The results will also be published on the website. All winning teams must show up to receive the prizes. All participants are required to wear the event t-shirt during Showcase and Award Ceremony.

5.0   Score Sheet

Judges	60%
Originality	15%
Platform	15%
Interface	15%
X-Factor	15%
SMS Voting	30%
NUS Registered Mobile Number: 3 points Other Mobile Number: 1 point For each category: Team SMS Points / Total SMS Points * 30 = %
Showcase	10%
Bonus Points
Implement either LAPI or the Student Info API	5%
Implement Blackberry support (Mobile Web category only)	5%

6.0   Categories

Developers submit their apps to one of 4 categories (see below). All submitted applications must be in English and meet the below requirements.

• Android
• Run on Android 1.6 and above.
• Native application.
• Fully working application
• iPhone/iPad
• Run on iOS 4.0 and above.
• Native application.
• Fully working application
• Mobile Web
• Run on stock browsers of Android, iOS and Windows Phone 7
• Blackberry support is optional. Additional points will be awarded if supported.
• Be written using one of the following technologies: HTML5, ASP.NET, Java
• Windows Phone 7
  • Run on Windows Phone 7
  • Native application
  • Fully working application

NUS reserves the right to update or amend these Terms and Conditions at any time.