Animator 2009 Scratch-Off Guidelines For Finalists

Texas Techies Organization is pleased to announce the finalists of this year’s Animator 2009 competition.
 
The finalists will compete in the Animator’s Scratch-Off to be held on Friday, November 20, 2009. The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges and will win a laptop computer, courtesy of Texas Techies Organization. 

 

Over 150 Corpus Christi area school children registered for the competition and spent the past two months creating their own animations, games, stories, art and music for submission to the Texas Techies Animator 2009 competition. Over 35 projects were successfully submitted and entered into the contest but only twelve have made the final cut.
 
The twelve finalists are:  

First Name

Last Name

School

Grade Level

Project Submitted

Cayce

Berryman

Richard King High School

11

Bubble Blob Game

Nicholas

Bishop

Foy H. Moody High School

10

Candy Drop 2.0

Won-Jin

Chung

Richard King High School

11

Two Player Race

Ashley

Clark

Richard King High School

12

Mad Dash Game

Kyle

Cornelius

Richard King High School

11

Space Flight

Kirsten

Craig

Richard King High School

12

Hallow Chase

Edward

Gomez

Richard King High School

11

Mario Game

Stephen

Helbling

Richard King High School

12

This is Wooooooooot

Joshua

Mettlach

Richard King High School

11

Maze World Game

Aaron

Suarez

Foy H. Moody High School

10

Pokémon Battle

Javier

Villarreal

Richard King High School

11

Space Shooter Game

Natasha

Yellets

Richard King High School

12

Brick Attack Game

 

We also want to congratulate all of the students who entered; we received many great projects. Our only regret is that there can only be 12 finalists. Every student who entered a project will receive a certificate of participation from our guest of honor, Corpus Christi Mayor Joe Adame.  To see a list of all the entries, please go to the gallery...>>
 
We would like to invite the Corpus Christi public to provide motivation, encouragement, and most of all, recognition to the most promising students in the Corpus Christi community. Community support is always the most important part of any competition. If you would like to attend, we would greatly welcome your efforts and appreciate your time. The event is FREE and open to the public.
Competition Date: Friday, November 20, 2009
Location: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, University Center Ballroom
Event Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
   - Finalists Check In Time: 5:30pm
   - Finalists Competition Time: 5:40pm - 6:40pm
   - Judging Time: 6:50pm - 7:10pm
   - Awards Ceremony: 7:10pm
The theme for the final Scratch-Off Competition will be “Winter”. Projects can range from activities to holidays and celebrations in the winter season. It might tell a story, or explain or demonstrate something - the only limit is your imagination!

About Winter: Winter is the coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring. It has the shortest days and longest nights. Winter Is Different in Different Places. Winter can be cold. Winter can be wet. Winter can be warm.  Some winter activities involve the use of snow in some form: bobsledding, skiing, sledding, snow man building, snowball fight, snowboarding, ice diving, ice fishing, ice hockey and lots more. More info about winter can be found online at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter 

Scratch-Off Rules
  • All projects must be “created from Scratch” using the Scratch software.
  • Entries must be original works created by one individual student.
  • The finalists will be provided with a laptop computer with the Scratch program loaded.
  • Finalists are encouraged to prepare and get ready for the Scratch-Off Competition ahead of time.
  • Finalists will not be able to receive assistance during the "Animator Scratch-Off."
  • Finalists will be provided with a set of headphones and microphones for use.
  • Finalists will not be allowed to bring or load any prior creations into the computers provided.
  • However, finalists will be allowed to bring a USB thumb drive with any Sprites, Backgrounds, Music, or sounds they may have created ahead of time. The files will be uploaded by a Texas Techies Competition Facilitator. Upon commencement of the competition all flash drives must be put away for the duration of the competition.
  • Finalists are welcome to bring their own graphics tablets to aid in drawings. The tablets will be used at the competitors risk and if the tablet fails to work with the equipment provided, Texas Techies will not be allow for a delay in start time.
  • Texas Techies Organization reserves the right to reject any entry which, in its view, contains inappropriate material.
  • When you submit an entry you grant Texas Techies Organization permission to make unrestricted use of the entry in future, for publicity or educational purposes. In such use, the Organization will ensure that the author/school is clearly acknowledged.
  • Submitted entries may be exhibited at the awards ceremony and displayed on the competition webpages, which will also contain entrants' and schools' names (but no further contact details).
Judging Criteria
Each finalist will be reviewed by a panel of judges. The judges will not know the entrants' names or their schools' names. The judges will award points for each of the following: Originality, Creativity, Technical quality, use of animation software features, relevance to the school taught curriculum, and overall directorial quality.

There will be one First Place Winner, one Second Place, and one Third Place Winner.  All other finalists will also be identified as "commended" for their talent and achievement. All prize-winning and commended entries will be exhibited at the Animator 2009 Award Ceremony and displayed on the web. All entrants will receive a certificate acknowledging their entry to the tournament.

The decisions of the judging panel are final. The competition organizers shall not be liable for any decision that they make related to unforeseen issues and for granting special derogation for requests sent in writing. Participating at the contest implies full agreement with the contest rules, without exception. All the rules can be found at: http://www.texastechies.org/animator/about

Top Prizes
1. First Place Winner: Laptop Computer
2. Second Place Winner: Livescribe Pen and Notebooks
3. Third Place Winner: $50 Best Buy Gift Card

If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact Liza Wisner at 361-774-7454 or liza@texastechies.org.  You can also visit: http://www.texastechies.org/animator

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