Dr. Dobb's Challenge, a special game competition- with TGE?
by Javier Canon · in Torque Game Engine · 05/15/2008 (9:42 pm) · 7 replies
Hi, Can be used TGE, TGB or TorqueX for this competition?
Garagegames give us the authorization?:
dobbschallenge.com/
Wath is?:
Welcome to the first ever Dr. Dobb's Challenge, a special game competition brought to you in association with the world-renowned Dr. Dobb's Journal for software developers and Microsoft.
- Firstly download our specially created "Dr. Dobb's Challenge' games for either Windows and Windows Mobile.
- Then you can win from a prize pool of $10,000 by modifying the games using a trial version of Visual Studio 2008.
dgame2.jpgThe games star the personification of Dr. Dobb's, alongside the characters from Microsoft's famous 'Defy All Challenges' machinima videos, as you battle to collect Visual Studio icons and complete the levels.
Full source code and art for the games are freely provided for programmers to 'mod' the results and win prizes.
Use your creative side to make fiendish and cool new games - change the mechanics, add new levels, even change the entire game genre - using the power of Visual Studio 2008, and win thousands of dollars doing it! Here's all you need to know to participate.
Rules:
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- Use of Third Party Technology: Games that make use of third party game engines, middleware, or other software or technology are only eligible if the Entrant has all necessary rights to commercially publish the game. For instance, if an Entrant does not have full legal rights to commercially release a game using the Quake III engine, that game is not eligible for the Contest.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Can I use proprietary or 3rd party libraries?
Third party libraries that are GPL or redistributable are completely acceptable. Please note what you've used on submission of your game.
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dobbschallenge.com/index.php/The-Official-Rules.html
Garagegames give us the authorization?:
dobbschallenge.com/
Wath is?:
Welcome to the first ever Dr. Dobb's Challenge, a special game competition brought to you in association with the world-renowned Dr. Dobb's Journal for software developers and Microsoft.
- Firstly download our specially created "Dr. Dobb's Challenge' games for either Windows and Windows Mobile.
- Then you can win from a prize pool of $10,000 by modifying the games using a trial version of Visual Studio 2008.
dgame2.jpgThe games star the personification of Dr. Dobb's, alongside the characters from Microsoft's famous 'Defy All Challenges' machinima videos, as you battle to collect Visual Studio icons and complete the levels.
Full source code and art for the games are freely provided for programmers to 'mod' the results and win prizes.
Use your creative side to make fiendish and cool new games - change the mechanics, add new levels, even change the entire game genre - using the power of Visual Studio 2008, and win thousands of dollars doing it! Here's all you need to know to participate.
Rules:
...
- Use of Third Party Technology: Games that make use of third party game engines, middleware, or other software or technology are only eligible if the Entrant has all necessary rights to commercially publish the game. For instance, if an Entrant does not have full legal rights to commercially release a game using the Quake III engine, that game is not eligible for the Contest.
...
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Can I use proprietary or 3rd party libraries?
Third party libraries that are GPL or redistributable are completely acceptable. Please note what you've used on submission of your game.
....
dobbschallenge.com/index.php/The-Official-Rules.html
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#2
05/16/2008 (10:52 am)
Because of all the typos, the last URL, and grammatical errors such as, "Hi, TGE, TGB or TX can be used for this competition?" I call shenanigans. 
#3
05/16/2008 (10:57 am)
Reading through the rules, it seems like mostly a mod contest for the games that DrDobb's provides more than an external engine, though it does not restrict you from using other tools. The point seems to be learning through modding.
#4
Please keep in mind the original poster may not speak english as a first language.
05/16/2008 (10:57 am)
Quote:
Because of all the typos, the last URL, and grammatical errors such as, "Hi, TGE, TGB or TX can be used for this competition?" I call shenanigans.
Please keep in mind the original poster may not speak english as a first language.
#5
For the contest we need to use VS2008 (rule), torque compiling in VS2008 without problems?, maybe someone update the vs2005 project to vs2008...
05/16/2008 (12:23 pm)
Quote: Because of all the typos, the last URL, and grammatical errors such as...Sorry, my first language is spanish.
For the contest we need to use VS2008 (rule), torque compiling in VS2008 without problems?, maybe someone update the vs2005 project to vs2008...
#6
05/16/2008 (12:38 pm)
You should be fine converting the project up. You will need to download the Windows 2003 Server R2 Platform SDK, though.
#7
05/16/2008 (4:05 pm)
Oh, sorry for not thinking of that. I'm used to english-only communities. 
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