CHALLENGE 1: 3D Character Design

Students will be challenged to design a model of a new superhero using Tinkercad (https://tinkercad.com). The student’s submission MUST include multiple angles of their 3D design and a backstory on how the design supports the superhero’s abilities.

Specifically, each design should include: a character with three superpowers, clear visual references to superpower, creative use of color.

Students will be required to submit the following through our digital platform:

• Link to a short video (60 seconds or less in length) that highlights a 360-degree view of their character. Only links from youtube or google drive will be accepted. Description of the application in a paragraph with up to 500 words
• Students will also be asked to submit a description of the character in a paragraph with up to 500 words.

Prizes: Regional winner Prize: Gaming bundle with keyboard, mouse and headset to the student, trophy to the school, certificates for the school and the student. 3 Honorable mentions: Trophy to the school, certificates for the school and the student.

Rubric: Projects will be evaluated from a scale from 1-10 regarding the following items:

• Quality of at least 4 angles of the 3D character designed (20%)
• Quality of the color resources used in the character (20%)
• Visibility of the superhero’s abilities in the 3D character (20%)
• Creativity of the superhero presented (20%)
• Originality of the project (20%)

Submission Deadline: September 22nd, Saturday, at 11:59pm BRT

CHALLENGE 2: App Design/Prototype

Students will be challenged to design a rapid prototype for a new mobile application. The student's MVP (Minimum Viable Product) MUST be created utilizing Abode Creative Cloud Express (https://www.adobe.com/express) to showcase the requested UI/UX features of the application.

Specifically, each app design should include at least five user screens (i.e., splash screen, three app screens, one preference/settings screen).

Students will be required to submit the following through our digital platform:

• Link to a short video (60 seconds or less in length) that highlights the five required user screens. Only links from YouTube or Google Drive will be accepted.
• Students will also be asked to submit a description of the app in a paragraph with up to 500 words.

Prizes: Regional winner Prize: Gaming Mouse Mat to the student, trophy to the school, certificates for the school and the student. 3 Honorable mentions: Trophy to the school, certificates for the school and the student.

Rubric: Projects will be evaluated from a scale from 1-10 regarding the following items:

• Quality of at least 5 user screens (20%)
• Quality of the look and feel of the app (20%)
• Quality of the user experience suggested (20%)
• Creativity of the app solution (20%)
• Originality of the project (20%)

Submission Deadline: September 22nd, Saturday, at 11:59pm BRT

CHALLENGE 3: Interactive Game Design

Students will be challenged to develop an interactive, text-based game using Twine (https://twinery.org).
This game must include graphic images and choice options. Specifically, each game design should include: at least five images and at least three alternative endings to complete the game.

Students will be required to submit the following through our digital platform

• Link to a short video (60 seconds or less in length) in which the student navigates through the game and shows the 3 possible endings of the project.
• The Twine link.
• Students will also be asked to submit a description of the story in a paragraph with up to 500 words.

Prizes: Regional winner Prize: Gamer chair to the student, trophy to the school, certificates for the school and the student 3 Honorable mentions: Trophy to the school, certificates for the school and the student

Rubric: Projects will be evaluated from a scale from 1-10 regarding the following items:

• Quality of the 5 images used (20%)
• Quality of the game story (20%)
• Quality of the interaction offered to the user (20%)
• Creativity of the 3 different endings (20%)
• Originality of the project (20%)

September 22nd, Saturday, at 11:59pm BRT

Winners
Instituto Alpha Lumen	Livia Hisatugo	3D Character Challenge
Escola Bilíngue Pueri Domus - Aclimação	Eric Hsieh	App Design Prototype
School of the Nations	Annabella Lecaro	Interactive Storytelling
Honorable Mentions
Colégio Guilherme Dumont Villares	Felipe Ianelli	3D Character Challenge
Everest International School	Ana Paula Leal Montelongo	3D Character Challenge
Colégio Jandyra	Eduardo Silva	3D Character Challenge
Colégio Pentágono	Rafael Sampaio	App Design Prototype
Colégio Pentágono	Lívia Iwase	App Design Prototype
Everest International School	Catalina Pestalardo	App Design Prototype
Centro Educacional Leonardo da Vinci	Pablo Barrionuevo Claudino	Interactive Storytelling
Instituto Alpha Lumen	Livia Hisatugo	Interactive Storytelling
Colégio Sesi Internacional de Curitiba	André Luiz Rotelok Simão	Interactive Storytelling

Who can participate in Techfest?
Students who are 13 to 17y.o., studying in schools that are partners of Full Sail University and which have registered to participate in TechFest. All students are representing their schools when they register to TechFest.

Can projects be done in groups?
No, for TechFest all projects are individual.

Can I use different software than the ones indicated in the description of the challenges?
No, for TechFest you must use the software indicated in each challenge description.

Can I participate in more than one project?
Yes, you can define if you want to participate in one, two or all three projects!

Which language must be used in the projects?
Only English can be used in the projects, if by any reason you must use other languages please make sure you ad subtitles in your video, as our judges don’t speak Portuguese.

Do I need to show myself in the video projects?
No, you don’t have to appear in the video project, this decision is totally up to you though, as we know our judges value seeing who the students are.

What happens if my project video ends up with more than 60 seconds?
Projects that are longer than 60 seconds won’t qualify to be judged.