Hong Kong VR Rehabilitation Game Design Competition 2020

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Hong Kong VR Rehabilitation Game Design competition 2020

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) has been very active in developing rehabilitation services to promote the development of the physical, mental and social capabilities of people with disabilities (PWDs).  We also hope to promote the realization of a physical and social environment conducive to meeting the goals of their full participation in the social life. Hence, TWGHs and Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre Limited (LSCM) co-organize the VR Rehabilitation Game Design Competition. It aims to enhance the public and students’ understanding about the needs of PWDs and elders. Candidates should make use of their knowledge and creativity, to design and create a VR game for rehabilitation training, and promotion of social inclusion.

Details

Theme Content:

  1. Rehabilitation Training (e.g. cognitive training, physical training, emotion regulation, community living skills training, etc.)
  2. Social inclusion

Aim

  1. To promote the public concern towards the needs of PWDs and elders, as well as the development of related software.
  2. To enhance the quality of life of PWDs and elders through the application of virtual reality rehabilitation training.
  3. To promote social inclusion.


Divisions

DivisionsContents
Junior Secondary Division (S1-S3) Senior Secondary Division (S4-S6)a maximum of 3-minute video and a PowerPoint file (with no more than 20 slides)  to illustrate the ideas of the work, its core message, details of operation and division of labour etc.
Tertiary division and Open divisiona maximum of 3-minute video to illustrate the ideas of the work, its core message and details of operationa VR game which is executable and applicable by HTC SteamVR.  

Qualification for Competition

Junior and Senior Secondary Division:Participants of the team are studying in the same secondary school with teacher as representative to register for the competition.

Tertiary Division:Participants of the team are studying in the same college or university in Hong Kong

Open Division:Hong Kong citizens aged 18 or above

Rules and regulations of Competition (Junior and Senior Secondary Division):

  1. There is no limit on the number of participation teams for each school. Each team should consist of 2-4 candidates.
  2. Participating team has to design new VR game idea with one of the following topics:1) Rehabilitation Training, 2) Social inclusion
  3. Each team can only submit one VR game idea for the competition.
  4. All entries must be submitted by hyperlink and complemented with
    • A PowerPoint file (with no more than 20 slides) which highlights the ideas of the work, details of operation and division of labour etc.
    • A maximum of 3-minute video to present the content of PowerPoint.
  5. All entries must be original and not be published in any other occasions before. By submitting an entry, the participant warrants that the entry neither contains any third party copyrighted materials nor infringes any intellectual property rights of any third parties. Participants should also be aware that the content does not include obscene, pornography, violent, religious, political or other indecent contents. Any violation will be disqualified without prior notice.
  6. Submission of any entry implies that the participant has read and accepted the Rules & Regulations of the competition.
  7. Prizes are non-exchangeable, non-returnable and non-refundable in any situation.
  8. The Organizers own the copyright of the awarded entries.
  9. The Organizers reserve the right to announce and reveal the winners’ names and photos for publicity.
  10. Submission of any entry indicates that the participants authorize the Organizers to reveal and release the entries for publicity, exhibition or publishing, without getting prior consent from participants or paying any copyright fee.
  11. The Organizers reserve the right to amend and/or cancel the activities as well as the Rules & Regulations without prior notice.
  12. In case of any dispute, the Organizers reserve the right for final decision.

Rules and regulation of Competition (Tertiary and Open Division):

  1. Each team should consist of 2-4 candidates.
  2. Participating team has to design new VR game using Unity with one of the following topics: 1) Rehabilitation Training, 2) Social inclusion
  3. Each team can only submit one VR game for the competition.
  4. All entries must be submitted by hyperlink and complemented with
    • a 3-minute video which illustrates the ideas of the works, its core message and details of operation,
    • a VR game which is executable and applicable by HTC SteamVR.
  5. All entries must be original and not be published in any other occasions before. By submitting an entry, the participant warrants that the entry neither contains any third party copyrighted materials nor infringes any intellectual property rights of any third parties. Participants should also be aware that the content does not include obscene, pornography, violent, religious, political or other indecent contents. Any violation will be disqualified without prior notice.
  6. Submission of any entry implies that the participant has read and accepted the Rules & Regulations of the competition.
  7. Prizes are non-exchangeable, non-returnable and non-refundable in any situation.
  8. The Organizers own the copyright of the awarded entries.
  9. The Organizers reserve the right to announce and reveal the winners’ names and photos for publicity.
  10. Submission of any entry indicates that the participants authorize the Organizers to reveal and release the entries for publicity, exhibition or publishing, without getting prior consent from participants or paying any copyright fee.
  11. The Organizers reserve the right to amend and/or cancel the activities as well as the Rules & Regulations without prior notice.
  12. In case of any dispute, the Organizers reserve the right for final decision.

Timeline

Year 2020 
3 JuneOpen enrolment for Briefing session and competition
7 JulyBriefing session (Zoom)
30 August (29.7.2020 revised)Deadline for competition enrolment
30 OctoberDeadline for submission of works
November/DecemberJudging
January 2021Result announcement
February/March 2021Awards Ceremony

Submission Specifications:

Junior and Senior Secondary Division

1) PowerPoint

  • Highlights the ideas of the work, details of operation and division of labour etc
  • No more than 20 slides, less than 200Mb
  • PPT or PPTX

2) Video

  • Present the content of PowerPoint
  • A maximum of 3-minute video, less than 1Gb
  • AVI, MPEG, MPG, MOV or WMV

Tertiary and Open division:

1) VR Game

  • Application: SteamVR
  • Hardware: HTC Vive, Vive Tracker
  • 3D Model: Any
  • Compress files to a .zip and submit with hyperlink to vrteam@tungwah.org.hk.
  • Less than 2GB.

2) Video

  • Illustrates the ideas of the work, its core message and details of operation
  • A maximum of 3-minute video, less than 1GB
  • AVI, MPEG, MPG, MOV or WMV

Judging Criteria

1.Expression of Theme Correspond with the selected theme of rehabilitation and demonstrate a good understanding of the needs of PWDs and elders.Demonstrate appropriate ways to fulfill their needs 40%
2.Creativity and Aesthetic Value Demonstrate creativity and uniqueness in the content, gameplay and designShow sense of beauty in the design, color and proportion 20%
3.Game Design Techniques and User Experience Demonstrate precise, logical and comprehensive game designProvide User-friendly design with clear game instructions 30%
4.Team collaboration and communication Demonstrate a good plan and team collaborationClearly describe the design and operation of the work in the introductory video and PowerPoint 10%

Awards (secondary, tertiary and open division)

Junior and Senior Secondary Division

Champion: Certificate of Merit

1st Runner-up: Certificate of Merit

2nd Runner-up: Certificate of Merit

Tertiary and Open Division

Champion:  HK$ 10,000

1st Runner-up: HK$ 7000

2nd Runner-up: HK$ 4500