2014 Africa Android Challenge - [AAC 2014]

[Emmanuel Ogunjobi]

Hi all,

As we warm up for March's meetup, it is important to note that the AAC
2014 campaign has also began.

Africa Android Challenge #aac2014 is a competition that allows us to groom
the next generation of successful developers and Android experts on the
African continent. These developers will create innovative Android
applications with a focus on #design.

*Why AAC?*

The challenge aims at increasing the quality of Android Apps written by
African Developers and well as to increase the quantity of video content on
Youtube and Google+ illustrating ambitions and aspirations of African
developers.

*Where is it happening?*
1. Sub-Saharan Africa
2. North Africa
3. Middle East Africa

*When?*
Round 1 :

30th Jan : Submission site opens
10th April : Deadline for resubmitting apps
15th April : End of first-round - Judges announces Semi-Finalists
15th April : Shipping Android Phones and Tablets to winners (semi-finalists)
15th April to 30th April : Frame to organize GDG Barcamp sync events
(GDG/JUG) to celebrate the winners.

Round 2 :

15th April : Re-submission site opens
15th May : Deadline for resubmitting apps
20th May : End of the second round - Judges announce the winners
20th May : The team announces the destination for the winners
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept : The winners travel (all-expenses-paid) to the
Android/Google Developer Group community event.

*Categories:*
1. Education/Not for Profit/Reference/Productivity/Tools Enterprise/Small
Business

2. Games(Arcade/Action)/Social Networking / Lifestyle/Travel/Misc

*Criteria :*

- Effective Use of Google Cloud platform (bonus)
Such submissions must have an URL of
http://aac2014-[AppName].appspot.com domain
for the cloud back-end
- Usability on multiple screen sizes
- User-friendliness (Ease of use)
- Relevance to Country (i.e. value-add to users)
- Innovation and creativity
- Execution of idea
- Use of hardware platform or use of Android's features
- Branding (clever, catchy, sticky or innovative branding strategy)
- Necessity (solve a unique problem, meet a need)

*Judging criteria: *

The Judges will evaluate each entry and give it a score from one (1) to
five (5) according to specific criterias. The entry with the highest score
will receive the first prize;
In the event of a tie between any eligible entries, an additional judge
will break the tie based on the criteria outlined below
The team will create a pool of countries with less than 3 submissions

*What tools do you need to begin developing Android Apps:*

1. An IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for example: Eclispe,
Android Studio, IntelliJ
2. The ADT (Android Developer Tools plugin) for eclipse:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
3. Android SDK (Software Development Kit) - The Android SDK provides you
the API libraries and developer tools necessary to build, test, and debug
apps for Android.

If you're a new Android developer, we recommend you download the ADT Bundle
to quickly start developing apps. It includes the essential Android SDK
components and a version of the Eclipse IDE with built-in ADT (Android
Developer Tools) to streamline your Android app development.

With a single download, the ADT Bundle includes everything you need to
begin developing apps:

1. Eclipse + ADT plugin
2. Android SDK Tools
3. Android Platform-tools
4. The latest Android platform
5. The latest Android system image for the emulator

*Important sites for reference and download: *

1. Main Website: http://developer.android.com/index.html
2. Traning classes: http://developer.android.com/training/index.html
3. Tutorials: http://www.tutorialspoint.com/android/android_resources.htm
4. Tutorials: http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/Android/article.html


Warm Regards.

Emmanuel Ogunjobi
08066632710

[Emmanuel Ogunjobi]

To all Android developers in the house. #gdgibadan

A quick reminder here:


AAC 2014 is in full effect. The deadline to submit your application
is April 10th 2014. There are numerous prizes from Alcatel and other
sponsors (smart-phones, tablets, etc). The AAC website
www.androidchallenge.org contains many resources and best practices to
help you design a high quality app that meets global standards.
Remember that this year, we are looking for the best interfaces and
the apps that utilize best the Google Cloud API.


Note also that a team of Organizers throughout Africa and Android
experts will be able to facilitate Android training via web sessions
during the competition. And a community event is being prepared in
each participating country to celebrate the winners of the first
round. The names and emails of AAC Organizers (who are usually IT
community leaders) will be published on AAC website soon. So submit
your app early, that way the Android experts can review it before the
deadline and advise you on how to improve it. Hence, a developer can
resubmit his/her app anytime before April 10th.


Submit your app @: http://androidchallenge.org/submit-en
***

Regards.

Emmanuel Ogunjobi
08066632710

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