Qualcomm invites software developers to create innovative commercial Android-based games and social and educational applications that use the AllJoyn SDK from Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. AllJoyn is an open-source application development framework that enables proximity based device-to-device communication that connects people in real time. Using AllJoyn for your apps offers a host of exciting new user experiences from multi-player gaming and entertainment to media sharing, multi-screen experiences, productivity tools and social networking.
This challenge enables developers of eligible social apps, educational apps and games using AllJoyn to submit entries to a panel of judges. Up to fourteen (14) winning submissions will be selected to share in over $170,000 in cash and prizes and also may be selected for promotion, exposure, and recognition by Qualcomm.
Prizes will be awarded in three categories – Best Game, Best Social App and Best Educational App – with each submission judged based on the overall user experience, quality, uniqueness, and look and feel application’s interface, and the innovative use of the AllJoyn technology. Other prizes to be awarded include Best Overall Apps, Best Multi-screen Experience, and Popular Choice (based on public vote).
To participate in this challenge, developers must use the AllJoyn SDK library (subject to applicable license terms) to integrate AllJoyn peer-to-peer functionality into a new or existing Android-based application. All applications must be submitted to a publicly accessible Android application store for commercial distribution before being submitted for consideration in the challenge (If your application has been submitted but is not yet approved for distribution by an Android application store you must include an .apk file in your submission). Submissions must include a demonstration video, text description and all other required fields found on the submission form.
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Submission Deadline
December 27, 2012
Prizes
Best Overall App:
- Grand Prize – $75,000
- Second Prize – $25,000
- Third Prize – $15,000
Best Multi-screen Experience – $10,000
Best Gaming App – $10,000
Best Social App – $10,000
Best Educational App – $10,000
Popular Choice Award:
- First Prize – $6,000
- Second Prize – $4,000
Large Organization Recognition Award -Awarded to competing organizations of 50+ employees
Best Overall App:
Honorable Mention (5) – $1,299SnapDragon™ S4 Pro APQ8064-based Mobile Development Platform/Tablet (valued at $1,299 each)
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