FSND has
launched a competition for students from New Zealand to create gambling games
that have a bias for mathematics. The launch, which is created for students
with a speciality in designing and programming, has been done with the
objective of implementing the knowledge that the students have gained in real
games that will eventually be published on the FSND website. The challenge is
meant to motivate the students to build their own startups and make use of the
skills they have acquired in their design and programming studies.The
competition scheduled to run through to December 2017 will take place in
several regions of New Zealand. The cities will include:
➢
Wellington which will
host the finals
➢
Aukland
➢
Napier
➢
Tauranga
➢
Hastings
➢
New Plymouth
The competition
will be open to students of programming and design in New Zealand. Students who
have studied for a Bachelor in Software Engineering (Game Programming) and
students who have studied art and design. These students will work in
collaboration to create beautiful games that will incorporate mathematics in
them. Students of mathematics and physics will also be an asset because of the
immense mathematical knowledge they will bring with them.
This challenge
will be great for these students because it will be an opportunity for them to
take the lessons they got in class and apply them in a practical set up. They
will be able to create real products with all the information they have
learned. Getting their games hosted by FSND will be a dream come true for them.
Having their creations put up hosted by a renowned site will also set
precedence for employment for them. The winners of the challenge will
automatically have a job and need not worry about getting employed.
The challenge
will be open to students taking courses related to programming and designing.
Courses like Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering,
Programming, Animators and digital artists, and Web Design will be considered.
Students of physics and mathematics will also be accepted because the games are
meant to have a bias for mathematics. Knowledge in the various coding languages
that include Java and C+++ is an added advantage.
The students
will be required to provide their accreditation into the university to certify
that they truly are members of the institutions and that they are enrolled in
the courses aforementioned. They will also need to provide personal
information, as well as a physical location and contact number for further
communication.
The challenge
will take place in various cities of New Zealand. The challenge will start from
the grassroots at the various cities in the universities in those localities.
Since the competition will be based on elimination, the best team from each
will then assemble for the final rounds at the New Zealand Capital of
Wellington.
While the
specialties mentioned above are the main qualification required to participate,
members of the teams that will participate in this challenge are required to
have a certain “je ne sais quoi” in order to truly fit in this challenge. The
group will consider students with the attributes:
● Have a passion for
coding with knowledge in Java, C+++ and the other coding languages available.
● Outside the box
thinkers. These are students that think of things that could be. Things that
are different and that will make the difference.
● Have knowledge on
mobile apps. This will come in handy when creating the games for the mobile
platform which is vital for the success of any gaming site in this era.
● Passion for gaming
would be an added advantage although this is not mandatory.
● Self-driven with a
passion for start-ups.
Participating in
this challenge is useful because of the following reasons:
1. It will be an opportunity to put the theoretical knowledge into
practical use. This is great because then you will have an affirmation that the
information you have gathered throughout your study stuck and is being put to
good use.
2. Creating an actual product that will be hosted by an actual site, FSND,
is great for the resume.
3. The challenge will expose you to information and a network of other
similar minded individuals, and this will be great for the professional future
of the players.
4. With the huge traffic of gaming stakeholders expected to take part in
this challenge, it could be a great opportunity for employment. It can also
lead to possible funding by various stakeholding institutions or individuals.
5. The winner of the challenge will get huge prizes and an opportunity to
work with FSND.
6. The challenge is meant to encourage participants and other students to
venture into their own startups as opposed to waiting for employment.
