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Coding Challenge 

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Purpose

The 2024 UNSW Coding Challenge is an initiative supported by the government. It offers online coding courses to students in Australia, with a focus on girls and students in remote areas. Our program teaches STEM, Robotics, Coding, and Construction Engineering to prepare students for future careers and societal needs.

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Host and Sponsor

Host: UNSW Built Environment

Support:

• Women in Construction Project at UNSW Built Environment (the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Office for Women, under the Federal Government’s Women’s Leadership and Development Program)
• MRT Robotics(robotclass.com.au e-learning system and Robot set)

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Challenge Period

From Summer Holiday 2023 to Term 1 2024

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Code submission date

12 Apr 2024

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Award ceremony

24 Apr 2024 @ UNSW

Among the students who participated in the coding challenge, outstanding students who submitted their project code will be invited to the offline award ceremony held at UNSW. We will conduct the offline award ceremony and Zoom simultaneously.

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Theme

Save the world from the dangerous zombies!

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Description

Zombies are spreading rapidly in the world. To respond to this, we need to gather more materials and build safe constructions. Additionally, we must create more effective weapons to rescue people from zombies. By doing so, we can effectively defend against zombie attacks and continue our efforts for the survival of humanity…

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Sample presentation video from last year

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Evaluation Criteria

1. Material Collection (20%):
   Collect materials needed for construction through engaging gameplay.

2. Construction and Building (20%):
   Utilize gathered materials to create various items such as buildings and weapons to rescue people from zombies.

3. Correctness of Codes (20%):
   Write concise and effective code without unnecessary repetitions.

4. Creative Story and Design (20%):
   Develop a captivating storyline and balance game difficulty appropriately with creative chracters.

5. Presentation (20%):
   

   - a brief introduction (name, grade, school, no need to show your face),

   - demonstration of gameplay with explanation,

   - and how to code (within a total of 5 minutes)

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Additional Points

AI (Artificial Intelligence, Entry Only): If you create a game using the provided machine learning model in Entry AI Blocks, you will receive bonus points.