We have a winner! Congratulations to Richard Davis and Rory McNicholl from the University of London Computer Centre for winning the Developer Challenge this year at Open Repositories 2010 (Madrid). For details about the challenge, please see the DevCSI blog.
Create a functioning repository user-interface, presenting a single metadata record which includes as many automatically created, useful links to related external content as possible.
Definitions:
- “functioning” in this sense means that mockups/screenshots are not sufficient – however a working prototype is OK
- “related” in this sense means that the external content is related to this particular metadata record in some way.
- “as many useful links” means that marks will be awarded for useful links, so an interface with fifty meaningless links does not beat one with three genuinely useful links!
- * links must be related to content, not just a system. So, for example, a link to the page at http://www.wikipedia.org is not legitimate, but a link to a specific page in Wikipedia could be. Only one link of each ‘type’ counts: i.e. having four links to URLs which reference ‘topics’ in a given system is fine but will count as one link for the challenge.
The tag for the challenge is:
#or10dev
Rules
- Entries should come from a team of at least one developer and one person representing 'users'.
- The entries must be presented, in person, at OR10. Not all of the team members need be present at OR10, but at least one team-member must be.
- Teams must register their entry / idea using the OR10 Crowdvine Discusion Forum. Teams can enter before the conference and may change their idea/entry up to the deadline.
Judging Criteria
The entries will be presented/demonstrated at OR10 in a 'show and tell' session in the Palacio de Congresos, Room 2 in the mezzanine (just follow the 'Show and Tell for the Developer Challenge Footsteps') from:
1730 - 1900 - Wednesday 7th July, 2010
The 'show and tell' will be open to OR10 delegates to come along and see the presentations as they are being made. These presentations/demonstrations will be video-recorded. Refreshments and snacks will be available during 1715 - 1745, just outside the room.
There will be an opportunity for those delegates present (the ‘audience’) to ask questions and/or comment on the presentations. There will be a panel of judges who will observe and make notes.
The judges will take note of the responses from the audience.
Following the 'show and tell', the judges will privately discuss the entries and draw up a shortlist and decide a winner and runner up. These will be announced during the conference dinner on the same day after 2100.
The judges will particularly take into account the following:
- functionality – the links must work and must have been created automatically as part of the repository system
- usefulness – the usefulness of the links to an end-user of the developed interface must be demonstrated
- number of links – the number and variety of links will be considered
- audience reaction – favourable and unfavourable reactions for the audience will be taken into account
- previous interest in the prototype before and during the conference
For more information about the challenge, including how to enter for it, please choose one of the links at the bottom of the right hand column, under 'Further Links'.
Good luck!
Contact for the Challenge
Project Manager: Mahendra Mahey
