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Re: [Ubuntu-touch-coreapps] Announcing the Ubuntu App Showdown 2013

 

There are only 3 devices for winners :( how can an amatuer can win in such
a contest. there should be more prizes so that one can be motivated for
such competitions.


On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Николай Шатохин <n.shatokhin@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Will we get T-shirts?
>
>
> 2013/8/7 David Planella <david.planella@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Today we are announcing our second [Ubuntu App Showdown!][]. Contestants
>> will have six weeks to build and publish their apps using the new Ubuntu
>> SDK and Ubuntu Touch platform. Both original apps and ported apps,
>> native and HTML 5, will qualify for this competition.
>>
>> The winners of this contest will each receive an **LG Nexus 4 phone**
>> running [Ubuntu Touch][] with their application pre-installed.
>> Furthermore, each of the winners will have an opportunity to have their
>> app included in the default Ubuntu install images for phones and
>> tablets. All valid entries will also become available for install on
>> Ubuntu Touch devices from the Apps lens in the Dash, using the new Click
>> packages and Software Center submission process.
>>
>> All valid entries will also become available for install on Ubuntu Touch
>> devices from the Apps lens in the Dash, using the new Click packages and
>> Software Center submission process.
>>
>> # Judges
>>
>> The jury will be composed by a team of five judges:
>>
>> -   **Jono Bacon**, Ubuntu Community Manager
>> -   **Joey-Elijah Sneddon**, writer and editor-in-chief of OMG!Ubuntu
>> -   **Lisette Slegers**, User Experience Designer at Canonical
>> -   **Nekhelesh Ramananthan**, Ubuntu Touch Core App developer
>> -   **Bill Filler**, Engineering Manager for the Phone & Tablet App Team
>>
>> # Review criteria
>>
>> The jury will judge applications according to the following criteria:
>>
>> -   **General Interest** - apps that are of more interest to general
>>     phone users will be scored higher. We recommend identifying what
>>     most phone users want to see, and identifying gaps that your app
>>     could fill.
>> -   **Features** - a wide range of useful and interesting features.
>> -   **Quality** - a high quality, stable, and bug-free application
>>     experience.
>> -   **Design** - your app should harness the [Ubuntu Design
>>     Guidelines][] so it looks, feels, and operates like an Ubuntu app.
>> -   **Awareness / Promotion** - we will award extra points to those of
>>     you who blog, tweet, facebook, Google+, and otherwise share updates
>>     and information about your app as it progress.
>>
>> If you are not a programmer and want to share some ideas for cool apps,
>> be sure to [add and vote apps on our reddit page][].
>>
>> # How To Enter
>>
>> The contest is **free to enter and open to everyone**. The six week
>> period starts on the **Wed 7th August 2013**!
>>
>> Enter the Ubuntu App Showdown:
>>   http://developer.ubuntu.com/showdown/
>>
>> Looking forward to seeing all your cool apps!
>>
>>   [Ubuntu App Showdown!]: http://developer.ubuntu.com/showdown/
>>   [Ubuntu Touch]: http://www.ubuntu.com/phone
>>   [Ubuntu Design Guidelines]: http://design.ubuntu.com/apps
>>   [add and vote apps on our reddit page]:
>> http://www.reddit.com/r/ubuntuappshowdown/
>>
>> --
>> David Planella
>> Ubuntu App Development Liaison
>> http://gplus.to/dplanella / @dplanella
>> www.ubuntu.com / www.davidplanella.org
>>
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