Camping list - Aug 2012 - camping programming competition ?

Thanks to Jenna for the valuable feedback. Posting now under a separate topic to
brainstorm ideas for a camping programming competition/contest :)

What needs to be decided:

a) Theme and Jury

The theme options are to give something to code within a certain amount of time
e.g. x days to complete a certain app that is the same for all the participants.
More tricky but possible is to have a more open format and allow participants to
craft what they want within certain boundaries (e.g. should use camping, should
be a small app etc.)

I am far from knowing enough about camping to be part of a jury but a I know
someone that can join as a jury - any more volunteers? Or should it be judged by
visitors /other users ?

b) Prizes (will be sponsored by David) 
Obviously a competition is mostly for the fun of it but some prizes can help to
get more attention.
Suggestions are welcome ! ideas:
1st prize a tablet (e.g. ipad) or in the similar price range ?  2nd and 3rd
price any suggestion ?
As alternative a gift certificates for http://www.thinkgeek.com/ or something
from there..or books (amazon gift certificates)

c) Interaction: for the competition the best live interaction would probably be
in IRC but forums can be used too.

Last but not least as camping is a community project who is +1 or -1 for such an
event :) ?
Thanks in advance for your feedback
David

definitely +1 for this! Although I''m guessing my workload is similar  
to many others on this list (and my skills are *never* likely to reach  
the Ruby ninja stage), so a long deadline, and/or a bit of promotion  
on other Ruby sites/lists to ensure there are enough entries?  
Interaction can also cover games/art/interactive fiction etc. Perhaps  
also something along the lines of ''best single-file app under 500  
lines'' (including css etc.). Without wider publicity, though (e.g.  
somehow via the various ''Ruby learning'' sites, or a guest spot
on
Carsonified or Talentopoly or somewhere with a large Ruby-friendly  
user base?) would this list alone attract enough entries? - DaveE
> Thanks to Jenna for the valuable feedback. Posting now under a  
> separate topic to brainstorm ideas for a camping programming  
> competition/contest :)
>
> What needs to be decided:
>
> a) Theme and Jury
>
> The theme options are to give something to code within a certain  
> amount of time e.g. x days to complete a certain app that is the  
> same for all the participants. More tricky but possible is to have a  
> more open format and allow participants to craft what they want  
> within certain boundaries (e.g. should use camping, should be a  
> small app etc.)
>
> I am far from knowing enough about camping to be part of a jury but  
> a I know someone that can join as a jury - any more volunteers? Or  
> should it be judged by visitors /other users ?
>
> b) Prizes (will be sponsored by David)
> Obviously a competition is mostly for the fun of it but some prizes  
> can help to get more attention.
> Suggestions are welcome ! ideas:
> 1st prize a tablet (e.g. ipad) or in the similar price range ?  2nd  
> and 3rd price any suggestion ?
> As alternative a gift certificates for http://www.thinkgeek.com/ or  
> something from there..or books (amazon gift certificates)
>
> c) Interaction: for the competition the best live interaction would  
> probably be in IRC but forums can be used too.
>
> Last but not least as camping is a community project who is +1 or -1  
> for such an event :) ?
> Thanks in advance for your feedback
> David