Re: Javascript Jam Session
On Thursday 04 February 2010, 22:06 Aaron J. Seigo wrote: below is a first draft of the text i'm working on for the announcement of a javascript plasmoid competition. supporting artwork is underway and some details (some prize specifics, judges, etc) are still being filled in. feedback is welcome and wanted. Great idea! I hope it makes the development of JS plasmoids more popular :) Cheers! -- Artur Duque de Souza openBossa INdT - Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia -- Blog: http://blog.morpheuz.cc PGP: 0xDBEEAAC3 @ wwwkeys.pgp.net -- signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Plasma-devel mailing list Plasma-devel@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/plasma-devel
Re: [kde-promo] Javascript Jam Session
Hi Aaron, Yes, this is definitely exciting...contests are fun to promote :) I read through all the info below and don't really have much in the way of feedback as this looks very well thought out already. I did notice one typo, but that's about it: * Each contestant may submit one, and only one, Plasmoid for judging. Contestants may work in teams (an artist and a programmer is a common pairing in Plasmoid development, for instance) but only one prize per submission will be offered regardless of team size and constants may not be a member of more than one submitting team. constant - contestant in that last line Otherwise, this looks kickass and I will be happy to help you all spread the word come Feb 9! - Justin On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Aaron J. Seigo ase...@kde.org wrote: hi everyone ... i have some exciting news to share with you! below is a first draft of the text i'm working on for the announcement of a javascript plasmoid competition. supporting artwork is underway and some details (some prize specifics, judges, etc) are still being filled in. feedback is welcome and wanted. obligatory statement of the obvious: i'm happy to do the planning for this in public here on the promo and plasma lists with all of you so that it can be as great as possible, please don't blog/tweet/dent/etc about this quite yet == Plasma Javascript Jam Session KDE is pleased to announce the Plasma Javascript Jam Session. This (friendly) competition will reward the creators of the most original, interesting and beautiful Plasma widgets written in Javascript with some great prizes and community recognition. Anyone, except members of the judging panel, may participate in this open challenge that starts immediately after the release of the KDE Software Compilation v4.4.0. The rules are simple: * Only Plasmoids written using the Simplified Javascript Plasmoid API (documented here: http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/JavaScript/API ) will qualify. * All submissions must be released under a Free software license in compliance with the KDE Licensing Policy: http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy * All submissions must be the original work of the contestants. Third party Javascript libraries, DataEngines, etc. may be used, but the actual Plasmoid itself must be the work of the contestant. * Each contestant may submit one, and only one, Plasmoid for judging. Contestants may work in teams (an artist and a programmer is a common pairing in Plasmoid development, for instance) but only one prize per submission will be offered regardless of team size and constants may not be a member of more than one submitting team. * Final submissions must be in the form of an installable .plasmoid file submitted to submission address / website by March 31st 2010. Plasmoids will be judged based on the following criteria need graphic for this: pie chart showing category break out: * Usefulness / Entertainment Quality (40%): accounting for a full 40% of the final score, this metric reflects how indispensable, fun and recommend it to my friends-worthy the Plasmoid is. * Originality (20%): the more unique the Plasmoid, the better it will do in this category. * Beauty (20%): for Plasmoids that inspire desire, these points go higher! * Technical (20%): code poetry and Plasmoids that expose the full power of Plasma will rack up technical proficiency points. The prizes up for grabs are truly exciting: * Grand Prize: a brand new Nokia N900 (pre-loaded with your winning Plasmoid?) and an invitation to Akademy or Camp KDE * 1st Runner Up Prize: KDE swag? and an invitation to Akademy or Camp KDE * 3 Honorable Mention Prizes: KDE swag? In addition to these over-all prizes, three bragging-rights titles are up for grabs: * Beauty Queen: this crown is reserved for the most stunning Plasmoid in form and function * Technical Giant: the Plasmoid that embodies the peak of technical excellence will walk away with this badge of honor * Creative Genius: the Plasmoid with the most interesting and original concept will claim this title Additionally, everyone who submits a working Javascript Plasmoid that meets the contest requirements will receive a personalized certificate of participation by email. All submissions will be published for download on kde- look.org after the results are announced on April 9th. Contestants won't be left entirely on their own, however. Training sessions will be held on Friday the 12th, Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of February at 16:00 UTC on irc.freenode.net in #plasma (a different channel?). Each session, led by Plasma developers, will cover the Simplified Javascript Plasmoid API in detail along with Plasmoid development tips and tricks. In addition, contestants are welcome to ask questions and solicit development advice on #plasma on irc.freenode.net and plasma-devel
Javascript Jam Session
hi everyone ... i have some exciting news to share with you! below is a first draft of the text i'm working on for the announcement of a javascript plasmoid competition. supporting artwork is underway and some details (some prize specifics, judges, etc) are still being filled in. feedback is welcome and wanted. obligatory statement of the obvious: i'm happy to do the planning for this in public here on the promo and plasma lists with all of you so that it can be as great as possible, please don't blog/tweet/dent/etc about this quite yet == Plasma Javascript Jam Session KDE is pleased to announce the Plasma Javascript Jam Session. This (friendly) competition will reward the creators of the most original, interesting and beautiful Plasma widgets written in Javascript with some great prizes and community recognition. Anyone, except members of the judging panel, may participate in this open challenge that starts immediately after the release of the KDE Software Compilation v4.4.0. The rules are simple: * Only Plasmoids written using the Simplified Javascript Plasmoid API (documented here: http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/JavaScript/API ) will qualify. * All submissions must be released under a Free software license in compliance with the KDE Licensing Policy: http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy * All submissions must be the original work of the contestants. Third party Javascript libraries, DataEngines, etc. may be used, but the actual Plasmoid itself must be the work of the contestant. * Each contestant may submit one, and only one, Plasmoid for judging. Contestants may work in teams (an artist and a programmer is a common pairing in Plasmoid development, for instance) but only one prize per submission will be offered regardless of team size and constants may not be a member of more than one submitting team. * Final submissions must be in the form of an installable .plasmoid file submitted to submission address / website by March 31st 2010. Plasmoids will be judged based on the following criteria need graphic for this: pie chart showing category break out: * Usefulness / Entertainment Quality (40%): accounting for a full 40% of the final score, this metric reflects how indispensable, fun and recommend it to my friends-worthy the Plasmoid is. * Originality (20%): the more unique the Plasmoid, the better it will do in this category. * Beauty (20%): for Plasmoids that inspire desire, these points go higher! * Technical (20%): code poetry and Plasmoids that expose the full power of Plasma will rack up technical proficiency points. The prizes up for grabs are truly exciting: * Grand Prize: a brand new Nokia N900 (pre-loaded with your winning Plasmoid?) and an invitation to Akademy or Camp KDE * 1st Runner Up Prize: KDE swag? and an invitation to Akademy or Camp KDE * 3 Honorable Mention Prizes: KDE swag? In addition to these over-all prizes, three bragging-rights titles are up for grabs: * Beauty Queen: this crown is reserved for the most stunning Plasmoid in form and function * Technical Giant: the Plasmoid that embodies the peak of technical excellence will walk away with this badge of honor * Creative Genius: the Plasmoid with the most interesting and original concept will claim this title Additionally, everyone who submits a working Javascript Plasmoid that meets the contest requirements will receive a personalized certificate of participation by email. All submissions will be published for download on kde- look.org after the results are announced on April 9th. Contestants won't be left entirely on their own, however. Training sessions will be held on Friday the 12th, Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of February at 16:00 UTC on irc.freenode.net in #plasma (a different channel?). Each session, led by Plasma developers, will cover the Simplified Javascript Plasmoid API in detail along with Plasmoid development tips and tricks. In addition, contestants are welcome to ask questions and solicit development advice on #plasma on irc.freenode.net and plasma-devel@kde.org, the official Plasma development mailing list, during the competition. We won't write your Plasmoid for you, but each contestant will have access to the same level of QA support that all Plasmoid developers normally have. The judging panel will be comprised of: * Aaron Seigo, Persona Plasma * Marco Martin, Plasma Zen Master * Nuno Pinheiro, Graphics Design Machine * (tbc) Richard Moore, Javascript Bindings Artiste * one more person, tbd * (tbc) KDE Community: a poll hosted on forums.kde.org will allow everyone in the KDE community to have a say! Each judge will rate the entries individually in each of the four categories. The score from each of the six judges will then be added up to create the final results. The contest timeline is as follows need graphic for this: * Contest officially begins February 9th, 2010
