Community Update: October 2018 Programming Contest Winners (Spooky House)!
Thanks to everyone who participated in October's Programming Contest! In keeping with the spirit of Halloween this month, coders were invited to create visuals of spooky houses as part of their entries. Sure to both fright and delight, these spooky creations included secret passageways, haunted entrances, and tombstones in backyards -- check them out and see for yourself!
Below are the winning entries, along with judging rationale from the Challenge Council. Congratulations to everyone for their hard work, creativity, and enthusiasm!
Remember: You never lose. Either you win or you learn :)
Advanced Bracket
Created By: Weather
Why we chose this program:
This program offered a really neat perspective by letting the user play as the ghost, rather than the haunted. The gameplay and graphics were overall very well done.
Created By: Gray Wolf
Why we chose this program:
This program had an excellent gameplay and graphic designs. The increasing level difficulty offered a nice challenge!
Created By: Ed
Why we chose this program:
This program was chosen for its use of advanced programming techniques, and interesting visual perspective.
Intermediate Bracket
Created By: Thomas
Why we chose this program:
This program had great use user interaction. The ability to explore the island and interact with the graphics was very cool!
Created By: Goldleaf
Why we chose this program:
This program has an excellent design that is both simplistic and visually appealing. The animations are also a nice touch.
Created By: Declan Gibson
Why we chose this program:
The simplistic design and subtle movements create a neat visual effect. The program is very well put together.
Beginner Bracket
Created By: abdelghany.alexander
Why we chose this program:
This program has an excellent use of animations and user interaction.
Created By: gardner.kenzie
Why we chose this program:
The minimalistic flat design works very well in this program, and the contrasting colors fit in very nicely. The animations were also a nice touch.
Created By: michaud.matthew
Why we chose this program:
This program shows great attention to detail, and the color palette works very well to create a spooky atmosphere.