As our young aspiring great school minds are locked in quarantine, National Engineering College in association with GUVI is conducting a online contest about game development in python and win scholarship to enter our college.

• To utilize the quarantine period effectively and promote learning among school students.

• To engage schools student's boredom period to uplift their skills in an educative and fun-filled manner.

• Gaming is fun, to learn gaming concepts and develop a game is more fun, this helps them to efficiently design, create and execute pygame program

• Participating students get an free pygame course on the online learning platform GUVI

• After an interesting 6 days of online webinar and 2 days Q&A by industrial mentor, students get to develop their own game and submit it for the contest.

• We choose the best game among the submitted ones and the winner gets special prizes.

• If the winner joins our college, he/she gets scholarship.

• A Laptop or Desktop with a stable version of python installed. Don't have python on your Machine? click here

  Windows

  • Download Python latest stable version from here.

  • Scroll down to bottom of the page and download your corresponding file from the table.

  • Run the Executable Installer as Adminisrator and follow the Installation Wizard.

  • On the start of the Installation wizard, Check the Add Python to PATH checkbox.

  Mac and Linux based systems comes with python preinstalled.

• A text editor such as Visual Studio Code

  If you don't have VS Code installed on your system, download it from here VS Code official download page

  • Windows

    Download the required executable installer and Run it.

  • Mac

    Download the Application and move it to the Applications Directory(Folder).

    If you've downloaded the dmg file from any other source, double click it, then drag and drop the VS Code into Applications

  • Linux

    • Go to the .deb file location

    • Open a terminal in that directory by right clicking inside the directory and select open Terminal here

    • Execute the following command

    • Debian and Ubuntu based distribution

      sudo dpkg -i filename.deb

    • RHEL, Fedora and CentOS based distribution

      sudo rpm -i filename.rpm

      or

      sudo yum localinstall filename.rpm

  • Download Extension

    • Open VS Code.

    • From the Activity Bar on the left side, click Extensions icon.

    • Search for python and install the extension(first result)

  Note : You can use any text editor such as notepad, notepad++, sublime, etc. as per your wish.

1. Python Fundamentals

2. Introduction to PyGame module

3. Event Loop in games

4. Build a Shapes Game

5. Build a Slither Game

6. Build a Pong Game

Trailing positive results, students can design new mini games and even host one in game jam.

A lifetime worth certificate from National Engineering College and GUVI will be issued to all the participants and amazing prizes along with cash rewards

If the winning contestant joins our college he/she will get scholarships.

All 11th & 12th students(2019-2020 batch) who are interested in programming can learn and participate.

Online competitive programming has become the epitome of hiring candidates, this contest will give you an virtual feeling of that experience and most importantly gives everyone a chance to learn a new skill and be productive while being quarantined.