RIA Exemplar Challenge Extension

The JavaFXpert RIA Exemplar Challenge deadline will be extended to 30 days after the JavaFX SDK 1.3 is officially released.  I'm extending the deadline for a couple of reasons:

1. Based upon JavaFX presentations at Devoxx and the Silicon Valley Java Users Group, the upcoming JavaFX 1.3 release will have some features very relevant to the goals of this RIA Exemplar Challenge.  For example, this release will have several new UI controls, as well as the ability to transform nodes on the Z axis.
2. Although I still recommend that the participants of this contest consist of a developer and a graphic designer, I am removing this restriction.  An individual developer can enter the contest, and win the 2000 USD.  Please be aware that two of the four judges in the contest are graphic designers, so the user experience and visual design are important aspects of a winning entry.

If you have already submitted an entry to this challenge, please feel free to resubmit an updated entry closer to the new deadline.

Thanks for your understanding on extending the contest deadline,

Jim Weaver

Comments

[Vance Turnewitsch]

Hi Jim,
Thanks for lifting the requirement for a team of two.
Hope you get lots of great apps,
Vance

[Jim Weaver]

Peter,

Yes, mocking some of the data is fine. I do ask that the application has a well-defined model, and that the mocked data resides in/behind the model.

Thanks,
Jim Weaver

[Peter Miklos]

Hi Jim,

Taking a look at your speedreader I am wondering if you accept only fully functional applications or a prototype of an application is also acceptable? I mean, may I mock some part of the application just to show how it would behave? For example, I would just render an eye candy mock list of friends without connecting to any real social network. Of course, all the effects, layout and custom widgets would be implemented in JavaFx except the data behind them.

Best regards,
-peter