Android at Play: Android Game App Contest
We'd like to thank all the entrants for their submissions. They were spectacular! The contest has now ended. We look forward to announcing the winners shortly.
Got an idea for an amazing Android game? Create a new, NDK-based Android game app for Intel® architecture (IA) based devices, then write an article about it and you could win a $25,000 cash prize!
This Intel® sponsored contest runs for four months, from July 6th 2012 and ends
November 6th 2012. There will be four prizes (one each month) of $1000 each, and a grand prize of $25,000.
Click on any entrant's submission and try their app in the emulator now!
Judging
- Submissions will be judged at the end of each month of the contest by The Code Project.
- The grand prize will be judged by the Code Project and MVP panel selected by Code Project.
- Judges will evaluate all eligible submissions on the following criteria: Prizes will be awarded based on how tightly an entry adheres to the conditions of entry, including: Focus and scope, overall quality, coherence, structure, and how well the app functions in the emulator.
- Monthly votes and comments each submission receives on the Code Project website will be taken into account
when choosing winners.
Winners
August Winner
Ash Cairo: 3D Cross-Platform 3rd Person Shooter - To Intel x86 Android
October Winner
Alex Saenko: R.O.O.T.S
Grand Prize Winner
Ashraf Samy Hegab: 3D Cross-Platform 3rd Person Shooter - To Intel x86 Android
Conditions of Entry
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Current winners list
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Forgive me if my question looks silly to anybody. Forget about developing;I have never played a game in my mobile or Nexus or PC.
I have started learning about games just to satisfy my curiosity. So I wanted to know:
1) Is it mandatory to have some code of your game in C or C++? Is there any limit on what percentage of code should be in C/C++?
2) Is any game engine allowed? If so, what engines are allowed?
3) Is the contest still open? http://s.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/smiley_redface.gif
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Hi Grasshopper.iics,
Thanks very much for your inquiry. Unfortunately the contest has now ended 
Interestingly, we don't really have a Games programming forum on CodeProject, but we DO have a number of articles by authors who do just that:
http://www.codeproject.com/search.aspx?q=game&sort=createddesc&doctypeid=1&aidlst=78[^]
I'm sure some of the more recent articles would have an author willing to give some pointers.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project
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On the submission page there is an option to submit either an Article or a 'Tip or Trick'.
Is a 'Tip or Trick' submission eligible for the grand prize as well? For e.g. A tip explaining the use of the stencil buffer in OpenGLES 2.0 in the x86 Android NDK? Or does it have to be a game?
Can it be a collection of techniques, codes (with explanations) that have been practically used in smartphone game development?
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The contest asks for a game to be submitted, not just a tip.
We, personally, would love you to submit your tips, but unfortunately it won't qualify for this competitions.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Thank you for this information. I think I will focus on getting the game submitted and then submit the tips that I have gathered. I feel those tips are necessary to properly utilize the gaming framework that I'm leveraging.
One more thing,
To be in reckoning for the monthly $1000 prize, do I need to submit my game by 31 Oct 2012?
Or will the submission still be valid for the monthly draw if I submit by the last date, 6 Nov 2012? I think that I really could use that extra time.
Do let me know.
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Oct 31 would be best.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Great, I will focus on 31 Oct submission first.
Can I submit one more entry by 6 November to be in reckoning for grand prize? Or is 31 Oct the final date for this as well?
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Would a Unity Android game be allowed in the contest?
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Hi Yosofun,
It is our understanding that unity android doesn't support x86.
Are you able to get unity working on x86 android? Is it a beta release or a developer build with support for x86?
Please confirm and I will let you know if a unity android game will be accepted.
As long as it can run in the emulator, it should be fine.
Let me know 
Best,
The Code Project Team
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Is it possible to test a Unity Android game from the market? Does intel android not able to take Android app store games
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