09-02-2002, 09:55 PM
Well, if you intend us to finish it within a week or two, it'll have to be relatively simple. I recommend that most or all of the challenges be pureQB. That way there isn't preference to one library (since often one is more appropriate than another in a particular situation -- eg. DirectQB has more functions like rotation and scaling and so on, but RelLib is faster.)
I also propose that rather than having really general stuff like 'make a cool minigame', give very specific direction like 'make a platformer that sidescrolls in Screen 12 and involves a multiple on-screen projectile weapon, and allows the player to perform at least five basic operations: Left, Right, Jump, Duck, and Fire.
Evaluation should be on a per-contest basis. As in, a different rubric for each time around. Fun Factor, Graphics, and GUI might be categories in a game, but in a graphical demo, it might be more like Ingenuity, First Impression, and Attention to Detail.
Finally, having a contest every single week isn't necessarily a good idea. Particularly with us all going back to school this week. For the example I laid out above, a more realistic deadline would be two or three months down the road. But that doesn't mean the forum would have to fall silent for that time: Each entrant could start a thread for their project and then post updates and screenshots and whatever other hype material.
Just my suggestions.
I also propose that rather than having really general stuff like 'make a cool minigame', give very specific direction like 'make a platformer that sidescrolls in Screen 12 and involves a multiple on-screen projectile weapon, and allows the player to perform at least five basic operations: Left, Right, Jump, Duck, and Fire.
Evaluation should be on a per-contest basis. As in, a different rubric for each time around. Fun Factor, Graphics, and GUI might be categories in a game, but in a graphical demo, it might be more like Ingenuity, First Impression, and Attention to Detail.
Finally, having a contest every single week isn't necessarily a good idea. Particularly with us all going back to school this week. For the example I laid out above, a more realistic deadline would be two or three months down the road. But that doesn't mean the forum would have to fall silent for that time: Each entrant could start a thread for their project and then post updates and screenshots and whatever other hype material.
Just my suggestions.