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| <img id="rover" src="images/rover.png" class="float-right" /> |
| <p>Do you have what it takes to be a rocket scientist? <a href="http://www.eclipsecon.org">EclipseCon 2010</a> |
| is your opportunity to play with the top guns. The Eclipse Foundation, in collaboration with NASA JPL, |
| is organizing the e4-Rover Mars Challenge. EclipseCon attendees will participate in a contest to create |
| the very best robotic control system to drive a robot across a prototypical Mars landscape. |
| </p> |
| <h3>Two Ways to Win</h3> |
| <ol> |
| <li> |
| <b>Best Client:</b> Prove your e4 programming skills by creating the very best e4-Rover client. Start with |
| the pre-built client and extend it to make it a more attractive, usable and effective command and |
| control system for the e4-Rover. The winner will be determined by a judging panel.<br><br> |
| <table class="table"> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <span class="emphasize">Grand Prize</span> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Trip to visit the NASA robotics lab in Los Angeles, CA, LEGO® Mindstorms NXT 2.0<br> robotics set and $500 credit for Amazon Web Services |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <span class="emphasize">Runner-Up Prize</span> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Eclipse shirt and $100 credit for Amazon Web Services |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <b>Top Score:</b> Use an e4 client to operate the Rover through a series of tasks to collect |
| points. Use the pre-built e4-Rover client as-is, or modify it to improve your performance and score |
| more points. The person with the highest score at the end of the contest is the winner.<br><br> |
| <table class="table"> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <span class="emphasize">Grand Prize</span> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| LEGO® Mindstorms NXT 2.0 robotics set and $500 credit for Amazon Web Services |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| <tr> |
| <td> |
| <span class="emphasize">Runner-Up Prize</span> |
| </td> |
| <td> |
| Eclipse shirt and $100 credit for Amazon Web Services |
| </td> |
| </tr> |
| </table> |
| </li> |
| </ol> |
| <p>Winners will be announced during the Closing Session of EclipseCon.</p> |
| <h3>Prepare to Play</h3> |
| <ol> |
| <li>Download Eclipse e4 and the e4-Rover client by following the <a href="getstarted.php">getting started instructions</a>.</li> |
| <li>Register at the Mars Challenge Arena to participate as an e4-Rover driver. The arena is in the |
| hall outside the Alameda Room. You must present your EclipseCon 2010 badge to register. |
| </li> |
| <li> Read the <a href="howtoplay.php">instructions</a> on how to play the game to get top score.</li> |
| <li>Read the <a href="improveclient.php">instructions</a> on how to use e4 to extend the e4-Rover client.</li> |
| </ol> |
| </p> |
| <h3>Drive for Top Score</h3> |
| <p></p> |
| <p>To drive the e4-Rover and collect points a player starts a "mission". A mission is when you have |
| complete control of the e4-Rover. Each mission last 3 minutes and consists of a series of tasks to |
| complete to collect points. The more tasks you complete the more points you can collect points. |
| </p> |
| <p>You first must register as a player before you can start any missions (see Getting Started #2). To |
| start a mission you need to join the queue. If no one is on the queue, your mission will start |
| immediately. At the end of the mission your score will go up on the scoreboard. At the end of the week, the highest score wins.</li> |
| </p> |
| <p>Read more details on <a href="howtoplay.php">How to Play</a>.</p> |
| <h3>Create the Best Client</h3> |
| <p> |
| A basic e4-Rover client has been provided to get you started. Your challenge is to improve the client |
| so it is more effective in completing its tasks. Use the power of e4 to improve the usability and |
| workflow of the client. We have created a Getting Started Tutorial to give you some tips. The client is |
| built on e4, so this will be a great opportunity to learn all about it. |
| </p> |
| <p>Learn more about the judging criteria to <a href="improveclient.php">Improve the |
| Client</a>. |
| </p> |
| <h3>Contest Rules</h3> |
| <ul> |
| <li>You must be a registered attendee of <a href="http://www.eclipsecon.org">EclipseCon 2010</a> to compete.</li> |
| <li>The contest opens Monday, March 22, 2010 at 9:00am and finishes Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:30am PDT.</li> |
| <li>All new clients created for the contest must be based on the e4 platform. The code for the client |
| must be licensed under the Eclipse Public license. |
| </li> |
| <li>People can work together as teams but there is only one prize per team, so you will need to |
| share. |
| </li> |
| <li>A person or team can only win one prize. The prize for the Best Client will be awarded first. |
| The prize for the Best Score will go to the person with the highest score that did not win the Best |
| Client prize. |
| </li> |
| <li>In the case of a tie for Top Score, special run-off missions will be run to determine the winner. |
| <li>The Best Client winner will receive a a travel credit of $1,800 USD towards an airplane ticket and 3 |
| nights hotel to Los Angeles, CA. The tour of the NASA JPL facilities must be arranged in advance |
| and at a time convenient to for all parties. The trip must completed before March 1, 2011. |
| There is no cash value for this prize and it cannot be transferred to another person. |
| </li> |
| <li>AWS credits are provided by Amazon Web Services and will be emailed to the winners after the winners are announced. AWS credits are non-transferable</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h3>Questions?</h3> |
| <p>If you have questions, see the <a href="gethelp.php">getting help page</a>.</p> |
| <br><br> |
| </div> |
