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    Fascinated by those tiny glowing things called LEDs? As these tiny power-saving indicators become an inseparable part of the 21st century, the tasks they can be used for are being discovered every day. So are you ready to use these little works of wonder to make games people have been playing on computers so far?

    Enter Circuitrix! Rewind a bit to your childhood and think of the game which once used to be the most interesting thing to do on your Dad’s desktop – playing Parachute Panic! This Quark, we bring you the opportunity to implement your favourite game on an LED Matrix and prove your mettle in coding microcontrollers and using electronics aptly.



    Details

    1st round: The task in the first round will be to display moving objects or scrolling texts on the LED Matrix (any dimension). Those qualifying for the next round will be implementing a game on their LED Matrix.

    2nd round: A game with a drop-catch mechanism is to be implemented on the LED Matrix. An object is to be dropped from any row of the matrix (except the last row) and a catching vessel (which is movable, user controlled and visible on the matrix at all times) should collect the dropping object before it reaches the last row; failing this should result in a display of “Game Over”. A video of a sample game is provided in Resources.



    Rules

    1) Max. no. of participants/team: 4, Min. no. of participants/team: 1.
    2) Minimum size of LED Matrix: 8x8
    3) LED Matrix should be prepared/ bought by the participant before reporting for the event.

    Eligibility:
    All students with a valid identity card of their respective educational institutes are eligible to participate in the event.

    Certification Policy:
    1. All the teams selected for the second round will be awarded Certificate of Merit.
    2. The top three teams will be awarded Certificate of Excellence.
     



    Team Specifications:

    Minimum : 1 members
    Maximum : 4 members


    Judging Criteria

    Explanation of the logic/ hardware for both the rounds.

    1st round:
    1) Clarity of the moving object/scrolling text
    2) Including of a storyline with the moving object/ scrolling text.

    2nd round:
    1) Clarity of the game.
    2) Speed and user-friendliness of the game.
    3) Number of levels on the game.
     



    Resources

    http://playground.arduino.cc/Main/DirectDriveLEDMatrix
    http://pastebin.com/f35fdf323
    http://www.instructables.com/id/810-LED-Matrix-with-4017/
    http://www.johndawson.org/Projects/LED_Matrix/LED_Matrix.php
    http://www.appelsiini.net/2011/how-does-led-matrix-work
    http://oomlout.com/8X8M/8X8M-Guide.pdf
    http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Button   
    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=474775432570611&ref=notif¬if_t=video_tag



    Contacts

    For any queries, contact:

    Sneha Bajaj                                                             Akanksha Tomar
    +917387078651                                                     +919561433615
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