With two age categories, (13 and under, and 14 to 18), it is offering a first prize of $1,000 in each category and there will also be five $200 runner-up prizes in each category. The aim is simple: to impress the judges with a piece of software written for the Raspberry Pi**.
Entrants are expected to submit an archive file containing all source code, binaries and data for the application. To enter, visit www.raspberrypi.org on or after 4 August 2012; complete an Entry Form with the required information and submit along with your archive file.
The Categories for Entrants are: (1) age 13 and under, and (2) age 14 to 18. Entrants must specify a Category, and meet the age requirements for that Category on the date of entry. There is no limit on the number of Entries per Entrant.
The Entry, in its entirety, must be a work of original material produced by the Entrant, and must not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.
If you don’t already have a Raspberry Pi, you can still enter – just use one of the publicly available emulator platforms.
Further information and detailed rules are available on the Raspberry Pi website here.
**Raspberry Pi is a single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a charitable organisation whose low cost (~£22) device will, it is hoped, inspire a new generation of computer scientists.