This competition is completely optional and open to all CA165 students. The competition is to produce a graphics program. There are two prizes, one for the most entertaining/interesting program and one for the most technically ingenious program. The prize will be an extra 25% marks in the final exam*.
There is only one requirement: when the program starts there should be two circles, one in the upper right hand corner and one in the lower left hand corner of the graphics window. These circles must be clearly visible.
To enter the competition, submit a working program (source code) on or before 25th Nov '08. by email to cdaly@computing.dcu.ie. The subject of the email must be Graphics competition. Programs that do not compile or run will be disqualified.
Competition entries will be placed on the web and will be judged by a panel of staff. If you do not want your entry to be placed on the web, please say so when submitting it.
Note: in the awarding of prizes, entrants who have not previously received a prize will be judged more favourably.
And should you want it, here is the source.
The extra 25% will not be added if the student does not pass the exam. If adding 25% to the exam results in a mark greater than 100, then the mark will be 100.