This information is for the 1996 MechMania contest.
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The 1996 ACM@UIUC Programming Contest

The Ultimate Programming Contest is BACK,
And this time, the entire Universe is up for grabs!

Resources:

  • A Three Person Team
  • 2 HP 9000 series Workstations
  • C++ Development Tools
  • Networked MechMania Mk 7 Game Engine
  • Pizza, Soda, and Assorted Munchies
  • 17 hours of lab time (only 10-15 should be needed, so feel free to take breaks to eat, go to other conference events, etc.)

The Mission:

Total Control of the Universe. MechManiaII Teams will code the intelligence behind a fleet of starships in a capture-the-flag, Galactic Conquest scenerio. More information here...

Location

The Digital Computer Lab Building
1304 W. Springfield Ave.
Urbana, Illinois

Schedule

        Fri. Oct 11:   5:00pm -  7:00pm  Check In / API Overview
        Sat. Oct 12:   9:00am -  2:00am  Open Lab
        Sun. Oct 13:   8:00am - 10:00am  Last Minute Lab
                      11:00am -  2:00pm  Tournament

Propaganda & Other Information

MechMania, the Original Contest

(Added 2004)
Documentation
Team entries
Source code
Screen shots

Questions? Email mechmania@acm.uiuc.edu

Due to lab space availability, we're limitted to 10 teams total. 3 people per team. Registration cost is $10 per person.