2004-12-10, 18:03
xbmc screensaver competition
neoya inc. (makers of the best vga-adapter for the xbox) has kindly donated 5 x2vga+ adapters to the xboxmediacenter project for us to run this screen-saver development competition. the purpose of this contest is to develop new screensaver plugins for xbox media center (and extend xbmc's screensaver interface api if necessary), hopefully it will also encourage more programmers to join in xbmc development. the contest starts of right away and will end three months from now. all valid entries not infringing any copyrights (winners or not) can be integrated in xbmc, however the top-5 entries (decided by team-xbmc) will each win one x2vga+, the top-of-the-line xbox vga-adapter courtesy of neoya, (thanks neoya inc!
non-developers please make a paypal donation for the winners adapter shipping cost to help
xbmc screensaver competition code requirements:
- full source must be submitted as open source (l/gpl)
- must be in c/c++ or assembly and compile under msvs
(embedded assembler is permitted only if really needed)
- the plugin must use xbmc screensaver plugin interface,
(exception will be made for picture or video screen-saver)
- must be compatible with 576i/p, 480i/p, 720p and 1080i
xbmc screensaver suggestions (not requirements):
- port open source screensaver or code it from scratch
- improvements on xbmc screensaver plugin interface
(example; add configurations options to xbmc gui)
- recommend program in direct3d as it is xbox native
(wrapping opengl possible but not recommended)
xbmc screensaver competition rules and conditions:
- all the requirements for the competition must be met
- all code must be submitted under lgpl or gpl license
- can't have illegally acquired or non open-source code
- no illegally acquired or copyrighted pics can be used
- code can be based upon other open source projects
- no existing xbmc (or xbmp) team-members may join
- your xbs saver can't 'simply' be a mod of others xbs
- the full source must be submitted before contest end
- the last competition submission date is 28/02-2005
- code judged on look, quality, functions and cleanness
- if equal function & look code will be chosen on quality
- winner will be decided by the xboxmediacenter-team
- the winners should be announced before 13/03-2005
- one person or team may submit more than one entry,
(as long as both the code and look significantly differ)
- each winning entry can and will only win one adapter
- if a team wins a prize they have to split it themselves
- all winners pay s&h if the donations do not cover it
- we reserve the right to cancel this contest if needed
- we reserve the right to change all this without notice
source code can be submitted here (link), make sure you select "screensaver competition" as category in order to join this competition. we recommend you register a sourceforge.net account and login before you submit a patch as you then can update or change the entry as you progress. note that sourceforge has a 256kb upload limited per file, though you can attach more than one file if you need more space you can upload the file/s here (link) after you submitted the entry on sourceforge to get a "patch entry id #". ps! please zip or rar everything before you upload it, and make sure you include contact information.
note! development and technical questions for this is better discussed here (link), will also easier catch other devs eyes in there (than here).
(ex. the interface api can be extended but first discuss with the official devs so keep implementation consistent and available for everyone).
neoya would like to inform everyone that x2vga adapters are available for worldwide shipping from www.x2vga.com right now!
neoya inc. (makers of the best vga-adapter for the xbox) has kindly donated 5 x2vga+ adapters to the xboxmediacenter project for us to run this screen-saver development competition. the purpose of this contest is to develop new screensaver plugins for xbox media center (and extend xbmc's screensaver interface api if necessary), hopefully it will also encourage more programmers to join in xbmc development. the contest starts of right away and will end three months from now. all valid entries not infringing any copyrights (winners or not) can be integrated in xbmc, however the top-5 entries (decided by team-xbmc) will each win one x2vga+, the top-of-the-line xbox vga-adapter courtesy of neoya, (thanks neoya inc!
non-developers please make a paypal donation for the winners adapter shipping cost to help
xbmc screensaver competition code requirements:
- full source must be submitted as open source (l/gpl)
- must be in c/c++ or assembly and compile under msvs
(embedded assembler is permitted only if really needed)
- the plugin must use xbmc screensaver plugin interface,
(exception will be made for picture or video screen-saver)
- must be compatible with 576i/p, 480i/p, 720p and 1080i
xbmc screensaver suggestions (not requirements):
- port open source screensaver or code it from scratch
- improvements on xbmc screensaver plugin interface
(example; add configurations options to xbmc gui)
- recommend program in direct3d as it is xbox native
(wrapping opengl possible but not recommended)
xbmc screensaver competition rules and conditions:
- all the requirements for the competition must be met
- all code must be submitted under lgpl or gpl license
- can't have illegally acquired or non open-source code
- no illegally acquired or copyrighted pics can be used
- code can be based upon other open source projects
- no existing xbmc (or xbmp) team-members may join
- your xbs saver can't 'simply' be a mod of others xbs
- the full source must be submitted before contest end
- the last competition submission date is 28/02-2005
- code judged on look, quality, functions and cleanness
- if equal function & look code will be chosen on quality
- winner will be decided by the xboxmediacenter-team
- the winners should be announced before 13/03-2005
- one person or team may submit more than one entry,
(as long as both the code and look significantly differ)
- each winning entry can and will only win one adapter
- if a team wins a prize they have to split it themselves
- all winners pay s&h if the donations do not cover it
- we reserve the right to cancel this contest if needed
- we reserve the right to change all this without notice
source code can be submitted here (link), make sure you select "screensaver competition" as category in order to join this competition. we recommend you register a sourceforge.net account and login before you submit a patch as you then can update or change the entry as you progress. note that sourceforge has a 256kb upload limited per file, though you can attach more than one file if you need more space you can upload the file/s here (link) after you submitted the entry on sourceforge to get a "patch entry id #". ps! please zip or rar everything before you upload it, and make sure you include contact information.
note! development and technical questions for this is better discussed here (link), will also easier catch other devs eyes in there (than here).
(ex. the interface api can be extended but first discuss with the official devs so keep implementation consistent and available for everyone).
neoya would like to inform everyone that x2vga adapters are available for worldwide shipping from www.x2vga.com right now!