The code duel starts again - the fall of Skynet!

Microsoft Hungary and evosoft Hungary Kft. Are announcing the Code Pair AntMe for the fourth time! programming competition. The task is interesting and the grand prize is tempting, as the winner can take home a Windows Phone 7 Mango phone after the announcement of the results. Anyone who wants to beat the previous winning Skynet can do so now!

Competitors, like Code Duel 3 in May, must now program the behavior of members of an anthill living in an imaginary field. Ants can collect points by collecting food and defeating members of beetles and rival anthills. The game is expected to take place in several rounds, the best of which will be able to compare their abilities in a “champions league” type final. The previous race was won by a team called Skynet in May this year, so there was no question that the main challenge in this race was to overthrow “Skynet’s dominance”.

With the game, the goal of Microsoft Hungary and evosoft Hungary Kft., In addition to entertainment, is to introduce and love the C # programming language and the Visual Studio development environment with as many current or potential developers as possible. For players, therefore, in addition to the detailed curriculum that introduces the game, the organizers also provide a predefined “template angel”, a full simulation environment, and a C # textbook. They allow you to create perfectly functioning ant colonies with minimal programming knowledge, allowing competitors to focus their energies on developing the best strategies and algorithms to implement them, rather than overcoming software difficulties.

Deadline for entries: Monday, October 2011, 17, 8:00 AM
The competition starts on Tuesday, October 2011, 18, at 19:00
Winner's prize: a Windows Phone 7 Mango phone

On the day of the competition, those interested can follow the online broadcast of the fight of the submitted anthillos on the Microsoft developer's website, devportal.hu/tv. The specific task, the tasks, the AntMe! package download address and all further details are available from the competition official website.

Source: Microsoft