TI-Concours, a french programming contest for 68k/z80

[noelthebest]

Hello world !
I'd like to announce that the "TI-Concours" (TI-Contest in french) has started last week.

What is TI-Concours ?

The TI-Concours is a french contest which was created last year. After a very successful first edition (17 participants, all in high school, only for TI-Basic z80 ! ), this contest has been internationalized and programmers who don't speak french can also participate.
You can't participate if you were born before 1986.

How does it work ?

You can participate with one or several or the following languages :

-> TI-Basic z80
-> Axe
-> TI-Basic 68k

The contest is divided in three parts :

- the first two parts last one week and consist to make the program you are asked to in the best way : you will have instructions to follow, and you will be graded on both the compliance of these instructions and program quality (the first program is a game, and the second one is... something else );
- the last part consists to present on the website one of your projects during 4 weeks, on your personal web page : visitors will be able to watch it and will be able to vote for the program they preferred.

Your score is made in that way : your score for the two first parts * 1 + the number of votes you got * .25 + the score for the last part * 5.

Dates

13/03 to 19/03 : 1st part
27/03 to 02/04 : 2nd part
*holiday time in France*
07/05 to 03/06 : 3rd part

Final results should be given around 16th-17th of June.

Website

The website isn't finished for the moment, still you can subscribe there : http://www.ti-concours.com.
Note that your personal informations won't be published without your authorization.

What can we win ?

Last year the winner (loulou54) won a Nspire CX CAS. Because I had a lot of problems with my DataBase I didn't have time to work for it, your will thus know few days before the beginning of the contest.

Who is judging us ?

I you speak french you can be judge yourself, you just need to subscribe before the end of February.

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That's all, I encourage you all to participate, last year I received a lot of good reviews from participants, and I hope this 2nd edition will be as successful !

Noël NADAL.

P.S. : you can see last year's programs here : http://ti-concours.e-monsite.com.

P.S. 2 : I'm not very good in english, sorry if there is some mistakes...

[Yeong]

I'm in.
also, are there gonna be english version of website as well?

[kindermoumoute]

I don't think so.. in which langage you will participate ?

[Yeong]

TI-BASIC.
I'm trying to register, but I'm kinda stuck in this part

* State in which you study:
(Number only)

EDIT: nvm. got it to work.

[kindermoumoute]

Don't worry for registration, just write your nickname, there is too much useless information to write if you aren't french. x)

[Yeong]

can you clarify stuffs for me?

why does 1st/2nd part last only a week?

EDITED

[kindermoumoute]

1) The first and second part will be imposed subject with a basic list set to complete. These subjects will be given at the last moment (13/03 for the first part, 27/03 for the second). Then If you want have a better rate you need to improved as best as you can but you have to return the program before the deadline (19/03 to the first part, and 02/04 to the second).

2) This third part is just a free project you have to make.

[Yeong]

ah. ok.
when we choose TI-BASIC, does it have to be pure TI-BASIC or can we use the small asm utility?

[kindermoumoute]

I think it will be pure Basic, but noelthebest didn't post officials rules for the moment.

[Xeda112358]

Cool, I might participate, too o.o It depends on if I will have time, though It will probably be TI-BASIC (z80), though ...

[leafy]

I'm still not sure what's going on - you get two projects, then one free project?

[Yeong]

according to what I read, the first 2 is challenge: can you make the program that meets certain requirements
and the last one is the free project.

[Juju]

Well, good luck to everyone who enters! And to Noël as well, I guess.

[noelthebest]

kindermoumoute's explanations are right, once again sorry for my english :-°
The website's english translation still has to be done, I'm now working on it.
TI-Basic is pure TI-Basic, but for Axe hexadecimal codes (do we say this in english ?) may be allowed if you don't use too much.
Xeda -> It'll be cool if you participate

[Yeong]

By Axe hexadecimal codes, do you mean like small asm programs?