The 2nd Cloud Programming World Cup
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  Overview


Virtual Design World Cup on cloud on cloud Programming version
The 2nd Cloud Programming World Cup
The 2nd Student Cloud Programming World Cup
-Put your 3D VR Cloud application programming skills to the test using FORUM8's Software Development Kit (SDK)!



Organizers Cloud Programming World Cup Executive Committee

Judging
Committee
Tomohiro Fukuda (Head of judges and associate professor from the Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University)
Hiroyuki Hakura (Delegate of "The Forum for Advancement of Stereoscopic Three Dimensional Image Technology and Arts"; and designated professor of Digital Hollywood University, Graduate School )
Associate Prof. Narahara Taro (Associate professor from the College of Architectural Design, New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Yoann Pencreach (Chief Manager of VR development group, FORUM8)


  Qualification for applicant

All members who were involved in design should be students. Team can comprise of either students or working students. Graduation research and work by any member of a team who graduated before year 2013 are also qualified.

  Guideline for applicants

The objective of the competition is to develop software that can run on VR-Cloud® using UC-win/Road SDK (Software Development Kit) and VR-Cloud® SDK. This software could be: all-purpose software, application programs, engineering software, business software or game software.
-UC-win/Road    -UC-win/Road SDK    -VR-Cloud®    -VR-Cloud® SDK
-Unique transmission technology a3s(Anything as a Service) SDK

Examples of application that can be developed using the SDK

  Judging Standard

The objective of the competition is to develop software that can run on VR-Cloud® using UC-win/Road SDK (Software Development Kit) and VR-Cloud® SDK. This software could be: all-purpose software, application programs, engineering software, business software or game software. Competing students are asked to submit a set of source codes of the software they used and a Power Point slide that gives an explanation on the source codes. The work will be evaluated on how well SDK was used in the creation of the cloud software from the aspect of programming quality, rationality, technicality, aesthetics, originality, and how well it is presented.

*1  Copyright
  • All contents of the awarded VR data is the copyright of each applicants.
  • The submitted VR data will not be distributed, but FORUM8 has a right to use the data and works, edit and reproduce the images and videos etc. and post or introduce it on website, magazines, books, newspaper etc. as a sales activity or an advertisement as a secoundary user of VR data.

  Deliverable

  • Application program
  • Source code and script (text format)
  • Simplified user manual for the program (Word format)
  • Concept of the program, future task and idea etc. (PowerPoint format)
*Not only the program but also including the contents would be fine.

  Schedule

Registration Period April 10 (Thu) - June 30 (Mon), 2014
After entering the competition, each team has until June 30th, 2013
to submit their work plan.
Rental duration for free licenses April 10 (Thu) - November 28 (Fri), 2014
1st round presentation/review (*2) July 8 (Tue), 2014
Project Submission Period October 1 (Wed) - October 10 (Fri), 2014
Judging Period (*3) October 14 (Tue) - October 23 (Thu), 2014
Award Ceremony November 20(Thu), 2014 Venue : Shinagawa
Intercity Hall
※2 The overview of the submitted work will be presented and reviewed at the International VR Symposium The 5th Summer Workshop in Hawaii.

  Award Ceremony
Date : November 20 (Thu), 2014   Venue : Shinagawa Intercity Hall (MAP)

The winning award works will be selected through the final judging commitee and judge on cloud via VR-Cloud® and the Award Ceremony will be held.

  Prix

The Cloud Programming Cup Prize Award is worth 300,000 yen!

  Cloud Programming Cup Prize : 1
Award 300,000 yen, world cup, award certificate

  Judge's special prize : 3-4
Award 50,000 yen, judge's special prize, award certificate

  Nominee's prize
Award certificate, a panel of their work, memorials, FORUM8 original gift

  Participation Prize (for all applicants whose works satisfy the rules)
Award certificate


  How to entry
Entry
Entry flow

  1. Go to our exclusive website to register online during the registration period (April 1 (Thu) - June 30 (Mon), 2014).
  2. After your entry has been accepted, we will send you the following information:
      ・Registration ID
      ・Download link for VR site model and materials we provide for you to work on.
      ・How to apply for the software you want to rent and workshop you want to join.
  3. Please fill in the application form for "Software you wish to rent" and "Seminar you wish to participate" as required, to apply.
  4. Please submit your final entry via our online submission form coming to you shortly, during the project submission period (October 1 (Wed) - October 10 (Fri)). We will then send you the site (the 3DVR cloud server) on which you can test your work, along with your ID and password.

  Available software / Free license duration term

Applicants can rent the available software licenses and can participate in the training seminars (including paid seminar) of the available products held by FORUM8 with prior registration.
*The license of the products will be separately sent after applying by the automatic reply sent after registring.

Intended Products
UC-win/Road    UC-win/Road SDK    VR-Cloud®    VR-Cloud® SDK
Unique transmission technology a3s (Anything as a Service) SDK

  Rental duration for free licenses
April 10 (Thu), 2014 - November 28 (Fri), 2014
*The rental duration, license restrictions and format provided will depend on the individual product.

  Seminar schedule of available products

Upon prior registration, applicants to this contest can use available software licenses for this contest free of charge for a limited duration. They can also participate in training and seminar (free or paid) on this software held by FORUM8.
Please see below for the available software and services which is for the architectural civil design solution via BIM/CIM & VR.


Date Venue Seminar Products and solution
4/18 Tokyo, Japan UC-win/Road DS seminar UC-win/Road
5/7 Shanghai, Beijing,
Tsingtao
UC-win/Road SDK seminar UC-win/Road
5/16 7 venues Traffic analysis and VR simulation seminar UC-win/Road
OSCADY, TRANSYT
5/26 - 5/27 Tokyo, Japan UC-win/Road Expert Training Seminar UC-win/Road
7/4 Tokyo, Japan UC-win/Road VR seminar UC-win/Road
7/11 Osaka, Japan UC-win/Road VR seminar UC-win/Road
7/18 Nagoya, Japan UC-win/Road Advanced VR seminar UC-win/Road
7/23 7 venues UC-win/Road SDK/VR-Cloud® SDK seminar UC-win/Road, VR-Cloud®
7/25 Kanazawa
, Japan
UC-win/Road Advanced VR seminar UC-win/Road
8/8 Fukuoka
, Japan
UC-win/Road VR seminar UC-win/Road
8/22 Sapporo, Japan UC-win/Road Advanced VR seminar UC-win/Road
9/19 Tokyo, Japan UC-win/Road Advanced VR seminar UC-win/Road
10/10 Tokyo, Japan Seminar for road design via virtual reality UC-win/Road

  For Inquiries
FORUM8 Co., Ltd Tokyo head office    Publishing team in charge of Virtual Design World Cup
Shinagawa Intercity A-21F, 2-15-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-6021 Japan
TEL : 03-6894-1888      FAX : 03-6894-3888    E-mail : bim@forum8.co.jp    
URL :http://www.forum8.co.jp/english/index.html

  Contest History

Virtual Design World Cup
The 1st Cloud Programming World Cup





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