Activities & Steps
The contest is made up of several stages and these are detailed below. The evaluation criteria (that will be used by the juries to select the applications that will progress to the second and third stage of this Contest) are based on a 50-50 split between the technical and marketing potential of the application. The marketing criteria include originality, uniqueness and re-usability of the product concept and the quality of the presentation and written summary. The technical criteria include Java™ coding skills and the quality of the technical documentation.
See evaluation criteria document here
Timings & Deadlines
| Pre-development | Registration and Preparation | 1 September - 20 November 2008 Registration Deadline |
| Stage 1 | Contest Start & Emulator Development | 17 October 2008 - 16 January 2009 Deadline |
| Stage 2 | MFP Development for National Final | 2 February 2009 to National Final (March) |
| Stage 3 | MFP Development for Grand Final | March - 2 April 2009 (Grand Final 2-5 April) |
Registration and Pre-development
Please note that your University will need to register first before you will be able to register. If your University is not yet on the list on the registration form for your country then they have not registered, please ask one of your professors/study coordinators to register on this website.
- Decide if you would like to work alone or in a team of two.
- Register (no later than 20 November 2008) using the button on the home page or the link in the right-hand column. If you are in a team both students must register on the same form.
- Your University Professor will be sent notification of your form submission and will be asked to approve your registration. Do not worry, this is purely so that we can be sure that you really are a student and therefore eligible for the contest.
- When your registration is approved you will receive your password.
- Login and see more of the site –there is a SDK/J Handbook as a technical manual, FAQs and Past Applications to give you ideas and tips.
- Contest – opens on 17 October 2008. From this date you will be able to use your password to login and the tools will be available for download so the earlier you register, the longer you will have for development.
Stage 1 - Emulator Development
- Download the tools and emulator.
- Free student versions of Netbeans and Solaris are available for download from the Resources section if you would also like to use these.
- Decide what you want to develop. To give you some examples of what kind of applications you could be developing, go to Past Applications section, where you can find previous years' applications. You can use any open-source coding or libraries as well, however, please make sure that you use your own creativity to develop something new and unique.
- Start developing
- The forum on this website is dedicated to the contest - be sure to check this regularly for technical tips and ask any questions of our support team.
- Submit your application no later than 16 January 2009 in the appropriate area of the forum. Please ensure that you refer to the specific instructions on the forum as to the format in which these are required
Stage 2 - MFP Development for National Final
- Applications will be judged on technical and marketing criteria and up to four teams will be selected from each country. Students will be notified they have got through to the next stage by 2 February 2009.
- Be sure to check the What's Happening area for details on participating Universities and which ones have gone through to the next stage. Announcements may also be made on the forum.
- Students who have got through to the next stage will receive a Ricoh Multifunctional Product (MP 2550) for their University to which transfer from the emulator can be made.
- Applications developed on the MFP should be submitted in the relevant area of the forum before their country's National Final (dates tbc).
- One winning team/student will be selected from each country, during the National Finals - please see the Forum and the 'What's Happening' area for more details on National Finals nearer the time.
Stage 3 - MFP Development for the Grand Final
- One winning team/student from each country is selected at the National Finals to go through to the Grand Final.
- The Grand Final will be held from 2-5 April 2009 (with the weekend free for students).
- The winners of the Grand Final will win the trip to JavaOne in San Francisco (USA), students must be responsible for preparing and obtaining their own visas.