The last 10% of the cash prize
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4807 posts since 10 Feb, 2006 from Stockholm, Sweden
We gotta have this discussion. 10% of the money is so far not decided yet where it should go. I've got a thought when I was sleeping: Put the last 10% in eskrow for next year's prizefund. If we continue to do this from now on God knows how large prizefund we'll have within a decade.
- KVRian
- 1302 posts since 4 Oct, 2005 from London, UK
I agree, here's some ideas to throw in the pot
- best freeware-only dev (highest placed entry made by dev who only makes freeware/not associated with commercial plugins)
- developers favourite (voted by entrants)
- best GUI (voted by all)
- most innovative (voted by all)
- charity (decided by Ben)
Probably it should not be given to an entry that already won one of the other cash prizes
- best freeware-only dev (highest placed entry made by dev who only makes freeware/not associated with commercial plugins)
- developers favourite (voted by entrants)
- best GUI (voted by all)
- most innovative (voted by all)
- charity (decided by Ben)
Probably it should not be given to an entry that already won one of the other cash prizes
- KVRAF
- 7773 posts since 13 Jan, 2003 from Darkest Kent, UK
how about encouraging youngsters? either an under-16(?) category or simply the youngest entrant (though thinking about it, spacedad may have something to say about that... )
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4807 posts since 10 Feb, 2006 from Stockholm, Sweden
- Beware the Quoth
- 33841 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
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- Banned
- 2623 posts since 20 Feb, 2004 from in ur head pullin cablez out [boston, ma]
+54 I wanna know what kind of music Vurt can make in spacewhyterabbyt wrote:I say we spend it on sending vurt into orbit.
- KVRian
- 1433 posts since 29 Jan, 2008 from Arboretum Avenue
whyterabbyt wrote:I say we spend it on sending vurt into orbit.
so if that final 10% is worth £22m I guess there must be ummmm errrr ....The Grauniad wrote:Laliberté, who plans to spend 12 days in space, paid $35m (£22m) for his flight. He has a 95% stake in Cirque du Soleil, a circus arts and theatre performance company that turned 25 this year.
... $350m in the prize pot - good times
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- KVRAF
- 2540 posts since 18 May, 2002 from up on Cripple Creek (CO)
I like these two.de la Mancha wrote:- developers favourite (voted by entrants)
- most innovative (voted by all)
- KVRAF
- 6113 posts since 7 Jan, 2005 from Corporate States of America
the lack of funding this time compared to earlier challenges is rather stunning. sad. not that i have money to contribute either... but what about corporate support? they're the easiest and most obvious... no companies offering awards?
- dysamoria.com
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- KVRAF
- 4760 posts since 26 Apr, 2002 from the bogely factory
he's lost interest since i told him there might not be any cool prizes.hehe,bloody kids.GaryG wrote:how about encouraging youngsters? either an under-16(?) category or simply the youngest entrant (though thinking about it, spacedad may have something to say about that... )
and it's his birthday disco on friday too,so that's all he can think about atm.
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4807 posts since 10 Feb, 2006 from Stockholm, Sweden
Yea I've also stunned by the low prize funds. As for an underage category I'd say that is definitly the way to go to encurage young developers.
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- KVRAF
- 8389 posts since 11 Apr, 2003 from back on the hillside again - but now with a garden!
- KVRAF
- 6113 posts since 7 Jan, 2005 from Corporate States of America
it did increase about 100 since release, but i still find it low. too bad. i really think the KVR Developer Challenge is a BRILLIANT way to encourage development and growth in this area of software development. Without contributions from the big names/companies, there's much less incentive and less gets done. Though i am happy to see that there are a number of interesting entries submitted. best luck to everyone. i will check out your efforts as soon as i'm on my PC again (not enough Mac entries).
(SynthMaker for Mac, anyone?? hah hah)
(SynthMaker for Mac, anyone?? hah hah)
- dysamoria.com
my music @ SoundCloud
my music @ SoundCloud
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- KVRian
- 639 posts since 19 Apr, 2007 from Frankfurt, Germany