Avnet Tech Games Registration Opens for Spring Virtual Competition and Onsite Games
Students across U.S. expected to compete for thousands of dollars in scholarship money
The Spring Virtual Avnet Tech Games competition is open to college
students nationwide. The Onsite Avnet Tech Games competition is open to
"The Avnet Tech Games is a differentiator when it comes to setting
yourself apart from an increasingly competitive global job market," said
The 2012 Spring Virtual Avnet Tech Games include:
- Android™ App Showdown — Students develop a Google Android™ App using Google's Android™ SDK and Open API.
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Green Video Competition — Competitors combine video production skills, environmental awareness and marketing skills to create a short video on environmental initiatives at their college. -
Kevin's High-Tech Home Makeover — This game honors
Kevin Olson , anAvnet employee who was left paralyzed after a car accident. Kevin was one of the early champions of the Avnet Tech Games. Teams compete to design the best all-around high-tech solution that would transform Kevin's home into a haven of technology allowing him to accomplish a set of specific scenarios and requirements that would make for a better life. - Virtual Digital Design Dilemma — Participants will create and document a working digital design in a Xilinx FPGA with a focus on quality and thoroughness of the design documentation.
The 2012 onsite Avnet Tech Games include:
- Build and Tune the Fastest Computer — Build, troubleshoot and tune a PC the fastest.
- Cisco Expert Battle — Student teams will set up, deploy, troubleshoot and repair a network similar to a small office configuration.
- Digital Design Dilemma — Create, validate and document a FPGA design that works on a provided circuit board.
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Green Data Center Challenge — Develop and present a proposal to
bring an aging legacy data center forward into a model
Green Data Center . - Microsoft Digital Signage Challenge — Teams will compete to design the best all-around example of an engaging digital signage application. Digital Signage can include viewer touch interaction, camera recognition and integration with handheld via QR Codes.
- Patch Panel Madness — Build a working data network using a provided network diagram, cabling, patch panels, switches and racks.
- Robot Race — Build and program a robot to maneuver and tow objects through different courses.
- Solar Scrimmage — Design, build, test and present the best overall solar-powered "green energy" water pumping system.
Registration
for the spring virtual games and the onsite games opens
The Arizona Onsite Avnet Tech Games will run from
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