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Competitions
2012-2013
  Dr Bryan Duggan,
  School of Computing
  DIT
  Kevin St
  http://gamesfleadh.ie
  http://www.comp.dit.ie
  http://imaginecup.com
  http://facebook.com/ditschoolofcomputing
  @ditcomputing
Think about this!

   You want to learn programming
   You want to stay motivated for 4 years
   You are going to spend 100’s of hours
    on projects and assignments
   You want to build a portfolio of work
   You want to make money
Some ideas

   Enter a competition
   Develop an app and sell it
   Start a business
   Start a blog
   Join NetSoc/GamesSoc
   Contribute to an open source project
   Write a paper for a conference
Competitions

   Robocode!!
   XNA Ireland Challenge
   Imagine Cup
   ACM Collegiate
   Dublin Game Craft (30 Nov)
   Nokia Appcademy
   It will change your life…
   And maybe just maybe….
   You can change the world.

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Competitions

  • 1. Competitions 2012-2013 Dr Bryan Duggan, School of Computing DIT Kevin St http://gamesfleadh.ie http://www.comp.dit.ie http://imaginecup.com http://facebook.com/ditschoolofcomputing @ditcomputing
  • 2. Think about this!  You want to learn programming  You want to stay motivated for 4 years  You are going to spend 100’s of hours on projects and assignments  You want to build a portfolio of work  You want to make money
  • 3. Some ideas  Enter a competition  Develop an app and sell it  Start a business  Start a blog  Join NetSoc/GamesSoc  Contribute to an open source project  Write a paper for a conference
  • 4. Competitions  Robocode!!  XNA Ireland Challenge  Imagine Cup  ACM Collegiate  Dublin Game Craft (30 Nov)  Nokia Appcademy
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  • 46. It will change your life…  And maybe just maybe….  You can change the world.