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Re: [Ubuntu-phone] Announcing the Ubuntu App Showdown 2013

 

Gotta say I agree there - I'm not even going to bother, since there's no way I could produce something that polished.

Should at least have a pile of stickers or something - something to inspire people who aren't rockstars to give it a try.

On 08/07/2013 08:44 AM, aviral aggarwal wrote:
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, ??????? ??????? <n.shatokhin@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:n.shatokhin@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:

    Will we get T-shirts?


    2013/8/7 David Planella <david.planella@xxxxxxxxxx
    <mailto: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 <http://www.ubuntu.com> / www.davidplanella.org
        <http://www.davidplanella.org>

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