Är du nyfiken på programmering? Vi har en galen utmaning till dig! En programmeringstävling där du och ditt team har fyra timmar på er att skapa ett spel från grunden. Låter det svårt? Kanske är du ett hemligt geni, kom och testa dina skills! Vi lär ut allt du behöver veta på plats och såklart finns det ett pris till vinnande lag, evig ära och – ännu viktigare – pizza! För dig som är 10–18 år. Ta med egen dator eller låna på plats. Föranmälan till 073-597 15 50 eller [email protected].
- Vad: programmeringstävling skapa ett datorspel i ett lag
- Vem: ungdomar 10-18 år
- När: lördag maj 7 11:00-16:00
- Var: Stadsbibliotek Uppsala, Svartbäcksgatan 17, 753 75 Uppsala
- Kostnad: gratis
- Your purpose is to learn how to do awesome things quickly
- Bring your own laptop if possible. Else let us know: we have 9 (7 at SB, 2 at UMS)
- The team is around 4 persons
- You will be mixed with other contestants, to assure all teams contain experienced and inexperienced programmers
- No coding skills needed: just learn fast :-)
- Your purpose is to help the team work together
- You are not allowed to touch a keyboard
- Contestants are the boss
- A team is around 4 persons
| When | What | Where? |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00-11:15 | Door open | Studium + rooms |
| 11:15-11:20 | Plenary talk: what are we going to do? | Studium + rooms |
| 11:20-13:00 | Work | Studium + rooms |
| 13:00-13:30 | Pizza | Studium + rooms |
| 13:30-15:00 | Work | Studium + rooms |
| 15:00-15:30 | Presentations | Studium + rooms |
| 15:30-15:35 | Winner and closing | Studium + rooms |
| 15:45-16:00 | Time to go | Studium + rooms |
That is, for volunteers
| When | Competitors | UBS | UMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:15 | . | Prepare for contestants | Prepare for contestants |
| 10:15-10:30 | . | Prepare for contestants | Prepare for contestants |
| 10:30-10:45 | . | Prepare for contestants | Prepare for contestants |
| 10:45-11:00 | . | Prepare for contestants | Prepare for contestants |
| 11:00-11:10 | Come in and wait | Host | Host |
| 11:10-11:20 | Listen | . | Talk |
| 11:20-11:30 | Form teams | . | Coach |
| 11:30-11:45 | Program | Inventorize pizza | Coach |
| 11:45-12:00 | Program | Inventorize pizza | Coach |
| 12:00-12:15 | Program | Order pizza | Coach |
| 12:15-12:30 | Program | . | Coach |
| 12:30-12:45 | Program | . | Coach |
| 12:45-13:00 | Program | Prepare for pizza | Coach |
| 13:00-13:00 | Eat pizza | . | . |
| 13:15-13:30 | Eat pizza | . | . |
| 13:30-13:45 | Program | Clean up from pizza | Coach |
| 13:45-14:00 | Program | . | Coach |
| 14:00-14:15 | Program | . | Coach |
| 14:15-14:30 | Program | . | Coach |
| 14:30-14:45 | Program | . | Coach |
| 14:45-15:00 | Try-out presentation | . | Technical assist |
| 14:45-15:00 | Program | . | Coach |
| 15:00-15:15 | Try-out presentation | . | Technical assist |
| 15:00-15:15 | Program | . | Coach |
| 15:15-15:30 | Try-out presentation | . | Technical assist |
| 15:15-15:30 | Program | . | Coach |
| 15:30-15:45 | Try-out presentation | . | Technical assist |
| 15:30-15:45 | Present | . | Listen |
| 15:45-16:00 | Present | . | Listen |
| 16:00-16:15 | Leave | Host | Host |
| 16:15-17:00 | . | Clean up | Clean up |
| 17:00-17:30 | . | Evaluate | Evaluate |
| Responsible | What |
|---|---|
| R | Get volunteers to assist the competitors |
| R | Ask UMS for volunteers/coaches |
| USB | Projection screen at Studium works |
| USB | Do publicity to get competitors |
| USB | 1 host for questions as drinks, food, etc |
| USB | Water, cups, 1 bottle of saft and cola and fanta and 7-up |
| USB | Order the pizza, take the delivery to |
- R: Richel
- USB: Uppsala Stadsbibliotek
- UMS: Uppsala Makerspace
- WIP: Work In Progress
There were 19 participants, 7 of which from UMS.
What we observed:
- The day went smoothly, with enough volunteers being present and good enough presentation
- At that day, the UMS participants were not experienced enough to really work together: code was copied using Discord or USB stick. Next time, the UMS participants will be better versed.
- As the UMS participants were not well versed in working together yet, not all team members could contribute. On the other hand, all participants could do things fitting a Programming Day.
- At the start of the day, the parents were told that there would be a presentation at 15:30. Although this idea popped up late, many parents should up anyways
- It could be argued that 150 kroners per participant (i.e. the pizza and drinks) is quite expensive.
- Unexpectedly, participants could take a free book from the library. This opportunity was used by some participants, especially the older ones
- There was a group of two 10-year-old and three 15-year-old. This age difference gap was no problems, as both age groups respected one another
- Some kids found it cool to drink the most fizzy drinks
What could be improved:
- We should use a bigger room, so all participants can join: we had to say 'no' to some, as it was full
- Have better flyers for the UMS courses
- Let the parents know beforehand there is a presentation
- Have a mechanism against the fizzy drinks competition