Games Creation Competition (SGCC)
Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) is back for the fifth consecutive year with the
annual Singapore Games Creation Competition (SGCC) in 2010.
The SGCC is open to students from secondary schools and institutions
offering integrated programmes. Enriching workshops on
games development and digital creation tools will be conducted for
participants by NYP.
Participants can look forward to picking up the finer
points of game creation tools such as Adobe Flash, a popular tool commonly
used in creating web games, web pages and eLearning materials.
SGCC 2010 is supported by Infocomm Development Authority as part of itsNational Infocomm Competition, and will be held in two stages, with
attractive prizes and trophies to be won at each stage.
Stage 1
· June - students will learn to create games through hands-on workshops
conducted by NYP
· Top 20 teams from Stage 1 will progress to the Grand Finals in Stage
2
Stage 2
· September - students will take part in a five-day games creation
workshop and create their own original games
NYP would like to invite YOU to sign up for Stage 1. The closing
date for registration is 23 May 2010. Log on to http://www.nyp.edu.sg/sgcc
or email LAI_Tuck_Weng@nyp.gov.sg for details.
For more information and details on the competition, go to URL (
http://www.nyp.edu.sg/sgcc) to your school’s website.
Photo360 Competition
In partnership with Microsoft Singapore, Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) will be
organizing a Photo360 competition for upper secondary school students. This
competition provides students with an opportunity to showcase and exhibit
their creative talents by photographing interesting and unique sights of
Singapore and your school.
The 4 categories of this competition are as follows:
1. Celebrating YOG!
2. My Heartland, My Home!
3. My School. Cool!
4. Your Choice? My Choice.
), an online, easy-to-use photo stitching software to stitch their photographs into one interactive 3D (360-degree) viewing experience called a 'synth' for online audiences to view and appreciate.