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Maya 3D Competition 2005

The Maya 3D Competition has two entry options:

1. Short Animation (maximum length of 3 minutes)
2. Still Image

All entries must be created using Maya PLE (Personal Learning Edition) which can be downloaded from the Alias website http://www.alias.com.

By popular demand! New Open Category added.

Winners

• 1st
• Scott Graham (Bathurst High)

• 2nd
• Norman Wang & Katrina Giang (Brentwood Secondary College)

• 3rd
• Alex Fateev (Oatley Senior Campus)

• 4th - 10th
• Gajan Selvakumaran (Bathurst High)
• Alexander Pech (Warrnambool College)
• Simon Greenslade, Morgan Lee-Dean, Kaustubh Naik, Ben Sims & Saurabh Naik (Aberfoyle Park High)
• Jacob Laders, Blake Mumford, Nat Cummins & Val Ho (Pacific Luteron College)
• Trent Gwillim (Mazenod College)
• Jotham Apaloo (Koonung Secondary College)
• Nick O'Neill & Tristan Skitt (Dromana Secondary College)

Congratulations to everyone involved!

Specifications

Who?
All Secondary Schools in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania are eligible for entry. Schools from other Australian states please contact us before submitting an entry. The competition is directed at students studying in Year 10, 11 and 12, however there is no restraint in age so long as all students are enrolled at a Secondary College (High School). If you attend TAFE please contact us before submission.

Entries can be team based or individual. Maximum team size of 4 students.

When?
Final Submission cut off date will be the Wednesday 2nd November 2005.

Deliverable

Option 1: Short Animation
A short animation built in Alias Maya PLE. Both Maya files and AVI files should be supplied on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM as final submission. The clip can also be sent in on mini DV tape. The maximum length of the animation is 3 minutes. All submissions should be named accordingly with participant and school information on the official entry form.

Option 2: Still Image
Create a 3D Still image in Alias Maya PLE. Both Maya files and Image files should be supplied on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM as final submission. The maximum limit of images submitted by an individual is two. Group submissions also have a maximum limit of two per group member. All submissions should be named accordingly with participant and school information on the official entry form.

Registration

Please send an email to Andrew.Owen@infotech.monash.edu with your name (or all names if entering as a team), name of teacher, year level and school. This will help us to better administer your entry near the submission dead line.

All entries should be sent to the following address:

Attn: Andrew Owen
Maya 3D Competition
Faculty of Information Technology
Monash University
100 Clyde Road
Berwick Victoria 3806

Judging Process

The judging of the competition will be undertaken by Staff within the Faculty of Information Technology Monash University and members of the Multimedia Industry. All entries will be judged during November 2005 with the results being published on the Faculty of Information Technology website http://www.infotech.monash.edu in early November 2005.

Criteria for Short Animation

• Original story or concept
• Original character/model design
• Maximum 3 minutes duration of animation
• 1024 x 768 screen size (no smaller then 800 x 600)
• AVI format
• Creative and appropriate use of audio

Criteria for Still Image

• Original character/model/environment design
• 1024 x 768 size
• 2 submissions per person

Prizes

1st Prize

• 12-month Maya Complete student license
• XBOX
• iPOD Video 30GB
• 1st Place Trophy
• 1st Place Certificate

• Winning School receives
• 11-pack Easy as 1-2-3D Jumpstart Maya Complete
• 1st Place Trophy
• School name placed on 3D Competition Shield

2nd Prize

• 12-month Maya Complete student license
• iPOD mini
• 2nd Place Trophy
• 2nd Place Certificate

• 2nd Place School receives
• 11-pack Easy as 1-2-3D Jumpstart Maya Complete
• 2nd Place Trophy

3rd Prize

• 12-month Maya Complete student license
• 512MB Memory Stick
• 3rd Place Trophy
• 3rd Place Certificate

• 3rd Place School receives
• 11-pack Easy as 1-2-3D Jumpstart Maya Complete
• 3rd Place Trophy

4th - 10th Prize

• 12-month Maya Complete student license and certificate
• School receives certificate

Consolation prizes will also be awarded to students to encourage and emphasise initiative and effort.

The winning entries and school will be notified and will receive prizes as soon as the judging process is complete and have their work showcased at the Berwick School of Information Technology 2005 exhibition at Federation Square.

BSIT 2005 Exhibition

The Berwick School of Information Technology 2005 Exhibition will be held in Melbourne at Federation Square on the 15th of November 2005. This exhibition showcases a variety of works from upcoming graduates of the Bachelor of Multimedia Systems degree offered by BSIT. Information about the exhibition can be accessed from the Events page.

Our Role

Despite running the competition, The Faculty of Information Technology will only take an administrative role. No technical or software support will be offered by the Faculty and it is expected that students will use their own research methods to locate support materials for any software or technical issues that may arise.

For more information please contact Andrew.Owen@infotech.monash.edu

Copies of Maya PLE and tutorials can be found on the Alias website http://www.alias.com

Maya tutorials can be found at http://www.learning-maya.com/tutorials.php

Official flyers may be downloaded here (pdf, 3mb) for you to print and distribute.

Registration forms may be downloaded here (pdf, 242kb).

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