
VKontakte is holding a
contest to create an instant messenger for Windows Phone based on the existing API.
The start date of the competition is August 1, 2012, the deadline for accepting works is September 15, 2012 (21:00).
The prize fund is
2 000 000 rubles .
Contest group :
http://vk.com/wp_contestConditions of the competition (
http://vk.com/page-41437534_43978998 ):
The taskWe drew all the main screens and interface elements to create a messenger for smartphones based on
Windows Phone using the
VKontakte platform. A full description of the functionality is available on a
separate page .
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Your task It is necessary to implement the application in the
C # language on the basis of
the VKontakte API in the volume described in the task. It is important to accurately reproduce the proposed aesthetics and achieve a high speed of the application: initial loading, opening of dialogs, sending messages and attachments, smoothness and reasonableness of all animations. Deviations from the proposed design and functionality are not allowed. Unstable and unfinished applications will not be allowed to participate in the competition.
The application must be compatible with all popular devices based on
Windows Phone . All possible screen resolutions should be supported. An additional requirement for the task is the presence of Russian and English versions of the interface.
Publishing the application in the
Windows Phone Marketplace to participate in the contest is optional. The developer has the right to choose any name for the application at its discretion. The application must be self-sufficient even for a user unfamiliar with VKontakte. The copyright of the application remains with the developer.
For ease of development, we have prepared all the necessary set of API methods on a
separate page .
A set of graphic materials in
PNG format , layouts of all screens and source graphic files in PSD format can be downloaded here:
http://vk.cc/Ra6TvReception of entriesBy
9:00 pm on September 15, 2012, entries must be sent to
contest@vk.com in the form of installation xap files and an archive with the source code of the application. The list of works of all participants and the results of the competition will be published in
the Competition group and in the
VKontakte API group.
The competition is open to residents of
any country , not just Russia.
All participants are encouraged to join
the Contest group to get relevant information and participate in discussions.
Information on developing on Windows Phone is available on MSDN in
Russian and
English .