Just wanted to bring everyone up to date on the progress of the PSP Flash Player Coding Contest. (PSPFPCC)
Want to thank everyone for their submissions so far, got some good
candidates. Also, just remember, this is for $500USD cash.
Deadline has been extended until January 15th, 2006 for beta
submissions and the winner will be determined on Febuary 15th, 2006.
Here is the Official list of specifications:
http://www.psphacks.net/files/psp_swfplayer_spec_v1.pdf
Here is a sample SWF file. This sample MUST work as stated in the specs:
http://www.psphacks.net/files/psp_flash_mockup_plusKeys.swf
Submissions can be submitted via email to
webmaster@psphacks.net or you can upload them to
http://www.psphacks.net/uploadbin/ and email me the link that it gives you.
Any questions at all, email me or post them in
this forum topic.
Here is the original Post:
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We are pleased to announce the commencement of a PSP Homebrew Application Coding
Contest co-sponsored by PSPHacks.net and RK Digital.
The demand for a
standalone PSP Flash Player is well known among the PSP Community, and we are
positive that an award might motivate an individual or group to prioritize this
project.
What we require this application to do, In order of priorities
(meaning the lower on the list the more expendable they are):
1. SWF
Format playback - Faithfully play back .swf media full screen, the newer the
Shockwave File format, the better
2. Keyboard Emulation - Map PSP buttons to
navigation (same way keyboard navigation would work on a PC app)
3.
Actionscript Support
4. Kiosk Mode - Boot PSP directly into .SWF file and on
subsequent restarts (optional)
Schematics and test media files will be
provided to aid in development.
A very basic Flash player based on
Mplayer is built into FileAssistant, which is open source and should be used if
helpful.
Additionally, there exists ongoing Open Source Flash
Initiatives which should also facilitate a PSP port. More info can be found at:
http://www.osflash.org/
http://gplflash.sourceforge.net/
The Award is
$500 and will go to the individual or group who
delivers the most advanced application by the deadline.
The 2nd Award is
that which is given back to the PSP Community, a fully functioning, polished,
Open Source PSP Flash Player Application. Please respect the spirit of
Open-Source and collaborate - in the case of a group submission, we will help in
determining which players made the most significant contributions and should
therefore receive more.
Terms and Conditions -
Closed source entries
will not be accepted.
Award will be held in escrow by escrow.com. Upon award
determination, escrow will be verified and funds delivered to us, psphacks.net,
who will then arrange final payment to individual or group.
After winner is
determined, payment will be held until one final round of bug fixes and
revisions are completed. Winner is required to maintain aftercare (bug fixes)
and not "ditch" the project.
Deadline for submissions for is December
31, 2005. Source and binaries are to be emailed to
webmaster@psphacks.net. We will
maintain an ongoing repository so we can check on status and test throughout the
contest.
Satisfactory completion before deadline can lead to an early
closure of the contest, at our discretion; so, this is not only a contest, but a
race.
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