Media Lab Snowflake-A-Thon 2005
Campus-Wide, Open-Invitational Programming Competition
Sponsored by the Media Lab SIMPLICITY consortium
Create the simplest program that generates the most beautiful snowflake. Win an Apple i-Pod mini!
January 19, 2005
Congratulations to all the participants:
Ben Dalton
Noah Fields
Kelly Norton
Noah Vawter
Francis Lam
Josh Lifton
Edward Platt
Erik Blankinship
Hugo Liu
Jason Alonso
Burak Arikan
Marc Schwartz
Tad Hirsh
Dayan Paez
Hector Yuen
Ken Takusagawa
Guy Hoffman
David Gatenby
Cameron Marlow
Hilary Karls
1st place went to Hugo Liu for his "people-snowflake." More info to follow shortly. Gallery is now open!
The Competition
Use any programming language or system you wish to write the simplest computer program that generates the most beautiful snowflake. The deadline is January 19, 2005. To submit your entry, you will need to bring a URL or a laptop with the working system to present your entry. All entries will be videotaped from 2PM on January 19 according to a set of scheduled slots. You will receive your slot time after confirmation of entry. There is no fee to enter the competition.
Registration
Registration is easy. Just contact Heather Pierce (hac **at**media.mit.edu) to enter with your name, e-mail, and contact information. You will receive a slot to present your entry in person on January 19. All presentations will be videotaped to be shown in sequence at 4PM at the Media Lab. Winners will be announced at 5PM.
Special information for Entrants
Check-in begins at 2 PM at Bartos Theatre (lower level of E15). All entries will be shown in Bartos at 4PM as an edited video, and winners will be announced at 5PM. Free hot chocolate and snacks will be served.
Why are we doing this?
Snowflake-a-thon is the brainchild of John Maeda '88 who has dreamed of having such a competition on campus since 1988. Aesthetics and computation converge at MIT on January 19!
