IEEE University of Toronto Student Branch

EPSON Canada invites students in the Department of Computer of Electrical and Computer Engineering to compete in the first EPSON UFT programming contest. The aim of this contest is to provide an opportunity for students to showcase their innovation and creativity in designing computing solutions under real-world conditions.

Challenge
* To write a C/C++ program to play the Rock-Paper-Scissors game against other computer opponents in the competition

Prize
* Up to $1000 in cash prizes and The Bragging rights to the title of : " The Top Programmer in The EPSON Intra-University Programming Competition"

Format
* Detailed contest rules will be announced two weeks prior to the competition
* Each participant will be asked to write a single C/C++ file to play multiple runs of the Rock-Paper-Scissors game in a host environment
* Each program entry must return a choice of rock, paper or scissors, given a history of the match with the current opponent
* On the day of the contest, all participants will bring their completed program entries to compete in an open computer Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament

Judging
* Program entries will be judged based on match performance and speed. To win this competition, an entry must prove to be fast while producing a consistent winning record.

Contest Date
* Date: Monday, March 19, 2007
* Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
* Venue: University of Toronto, St. George Campus

Registration
* Send an e-mail with the following information to contest @ ea.epson.com with your name, email address, program with specialization and year of study.
* Registration deadline: February 28, 2007