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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Unofficial Propeller Christmas Card Contest! (Date Extended!!)

Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
edited 2008-12-28 05:52 in Propeller 1
At the end of the Halloween Contest I hinted of a Christmas contest. It's time for:

OLDBITCOLLECTOR'S UNOFFICIAL PROPELLER CHRISTMAS CARD CONTEST
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Win a USB Propeller Protoboard & PING sensor

Rules are simple.

Create an animated and/or musical Christmas card using a Propeller
and your choice of display. TV, VGA, LCD*, LEDs*, Christmas lights, etc* --
Your Christmas card can be simply a greeting to those in the forum,
or could be as elaborate as an Christmas minigame, or massive light display.

All entries must be finished with code posted by Midnight EST on December 25th, 2008.
Jim Bagley (Baggers) has graciously volunteered to act as judge for this contest.

Sorry, only USA entries will be eligible for the prize.

Posted video of your Christmas card will certainly give you an extra point or two. [noparse]:)[/noparse]

Bonus points awarded to Christmas cards containing holiday message, music, & minigame.

Your Christmas card *must* contain at least 1 Propeller Chip. Other hardware/software is
completely permissible. So if BASIC STAMP or SX or something else is also required, use it!

(*LCD, LEDs, Christmas lights, etc contest entries are required to post a video in case the judge is unable
to replicate your hardware configuration.)

Here's some idea's to get you started: C64 Christmas Demo & Elf Bowling & Wizards of Christmas & Jingle Disk

OBC

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Check out: Protoboard Introduction , Propeller Cookbook 1.4 & Software Index
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Post Edited (Oldbitcollector) : 12/19/2008 3:23:51 PM GMT

Comments

  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2008-11-30 07:00
    Awww... I had hoped that it was going to be like the Halloween contest( unrestricted project catergories) I haven't gotten to getting the propeller to display anything yet or do any animations. I guess I have to get the HYDRA set now, and figure out how to do it [noparse]:)[/noparse] Well, next year for me.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2008-11-30 15:25
    From Video to Christmas Lights.. How much more unrestricted would you like?? I'm sure we can accommodate. [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    Anything which uses the Propeller to do a fun Christmas display with visual & audio will
    be considered a "Propeller Christmas Card" -- Of course the mini-game part might require
    some creative thinking using the later, but it's bonus points anyway.

    The idea here is to have fun using your Propeller and inspire others to do the same.
    Of course if this leads you into some new learning territories at the same time...............

    OBC

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  • BradCBradC Posts: 2,601
    edited 2008-11-30 15:29
    Oldbitcollector said...

    Anything which uses the Propeller to do a fun Christmas display with visual & audio will
    be considered a "Propeller Christmas Card" -- Of course the mini-game part might require
    some creative thinking using the later, but it's bonus points anyway.

    Am I the only one who thought of Xmas Lemmings?

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  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2008-11-30 15:34
    No.. But go for it!

    OBC

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    Getting started with a Propeller Protoboard?
    Check out: Introduction to the Proboard & Propeller Cookbook 1.4
    Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
    Got an SD card connected? - PropDOS
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2008-11-30 15:36
    At the moment, my propeller endeavors center around electro-mechanical type stuff (Robotics). Anyway, thank you for the clarification on what you mean by Christmas card: anything that changes a sequence of lights to create a display. Correct?
  • BaggersBaggers Posts: 3,019
    edited 2008-11-30 15:39
    yes, basically anything that puts a festive smile on my face [noparse]:)[/noparse]

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  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2008-11-30 15:40
    "Electro-mechanical type stuff" is cool, and welcome to this contest.

    Come up with a Christmas theme and run with it!

    Edit: URL fixed.. Sorry!

    OBC

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    New to the Propeller?

    Getting started with a Propeller Protoboard?
    Check out: Introduction to the Proboard & Propeller Cookbook 1.4
    Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
    Got an SD card connected? - PropDOS

    Post Edited (Oldbitcollector) : 11/30/2008 3:50:19 PM GMT
  • BaggersBaggers Posts: 3,019
    edited 2008-11-30 16:44
    Although OBC, they'll lose a point for not having a prop, unless the little robot has a prop in it [noparse]:)[/noparse] lol

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  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2008-11-30 21:43
    Okay, I get it now. By the way, what does the "ANN" stand for?
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2008-11-30 21:47
    A poor way to abbreviate the word.. changed..

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    Getting started with a Propeller Protoboard?
    Check out: Introduction to the Proboard & Propeller Cookbook 1.4
    Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
    Got an SD card connected? - PropDOS
  • Spork FrogSpork Frog Posts: 212
    edited 2008-11-30 22:47
    You can hopefully count me in to this. [noparse]:)[/noparse] I've got an idea already.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2008-12-05 16:34
    Just thought I'd bump this and see how many participants we have...

    15 days left.. Anyone started yet?

    OBC

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    Getting started with a Propeller Protoboard?
    Check out: Introduction to the Proboard & Propeller Cookbook 1.4
    Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
    Got an SD card connected? - PropDOS
  • Cole LoganCole Logan Posts: 196
    edited 2008-12-05 18:11
    I'm might try and make something but right now my level of propeller experiance is along the line of celabrating when I can change the colors on the TV screen to what I want them to be.
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2008-12-05 23:10
    @Cole: Enjoy the moment.. [noparse]:)[/noparse] The fun of the Propeller is learning the adventure.
    I've been playing with this thing going on 2 years and I'm still learning!

    In fact, I might get mine done if I can wrestle down the issues I'm having with the wav player.
    (Not Raymond's fault!)

    OBC

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    Getting started with a Propeller Protoboard?
    Check out: Introduction to the Proboard & Propeller Cookbook 1.4
    Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
    Got an SD card connected? - PropDOS
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2008-12-19 15:23
    I'm pretty sure that everyone is going as crazy as I am with getting holiday deadlines done,
    so I've extended this contest to December 25th.

    That gives everyone 6 more days!
    (Although I'd love to see some Propeller Christmas magic before Christmas.)

    Santa's got a USB Protoboard & PING sensor for someone.. [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    OBC

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  • BaggersBaggers Posts: 3,019
    edited 2008-12-24 10:30
    How's everyone's Christmas Card entries coming? time is running out.

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  • BaggersBaggers Posts: 3,019
    edited 2008-12-27 10:14
    Is there ANY entrants for this contest?

    If so let me know, and we'll extend the date to New Years Day [noparse]:)[/noparse]

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  • StefanL38StefanL38 Posts: 2,292
    edited 2008-12-27 12:18
    hello,

    regardless of the contest beeeing closed or not for this year, I got an idea.
    I have no time to realize it myself so I "throw it in" and whoever likes to do it - do it:

    the propeller gets midi-input and controls some kind of electromechanical drives
    that make a small stick hit a bell. If the bells all have a different size to create
    each note of two octaves it could play melodies. If you put all the bells in the christmal-tree
    the tree itself would play christmas-melodies by ringing the bells.

    Or other version: to use small loudspeakers to create the sound and green-red or rgb-leds leds that flicker like candles

    best regards

    Stefan
  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,826
    edited 2008-12-27 13:21
    I wanted to submit something, but got too busy [noparse]:([/noparse]
  • BaggersBaggers Posts: 3,019
    edited 2008-12-27 14:15
    oh well no worries guys, always time for next year [noparse]:)[/noparse] or OBC's next compo mid year?

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  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2008-12-27 15:55
    It's understandable.. I know the holidays are extremely busy.

    We'll see if I can give something away later in 2009. [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    OBC

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    New to the Propeller?

    Check out: Protoboard Introduction , Propeller Cookbook 1.4 & Software Index
    Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
    Got an SD card connected? - PropDOS
  • SRLMSRLM Posts: 5,045
    edited 2008-12-28 05:52
    Easter! Or maybe Valentines Day? What about Groundhog day or April Fools Day?
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