Student Interactive Multimedia Competition - Entry Instructions
The Student Interactive Multimedia competition accepts entries in the following categories:
SM1 - Authorship Projects: This category is intended for entries completed by an individual or small group (no more than three co-authors)
SM2 - Group Authorship Projects: This category is intended for entries completed by a large group or class (more than three co-authors)
Submission Requirements:
- Web-based submissions must not be changed, except for required content updates, between December 15, 2011 and February 15, 2012.
- DVD entries will be considered in the IMM Festival competition if they contain significant additional material and/or an original interface design. DVD’s created primarily as a means to deliver a video program should be entered in the video competition.
- The entrant must provide instructions if a special plug-in is required for viewing, if specific browser/platforms are required, or if there are any other specific hardware or software requirements and settings necessary for the operation of the entry.
Please read the Student Competition Rules to verify that your entry meets all eligibility requirements for submission. To enter the competition, complete steps 1-3 as shown below.
STEP 1: Become a BEA Student Member.
Full-time students attending BEA member institutions can now receive FREE BEA student membership. This will allow students to enter the Festival of Media Arts and get member discounts for the convention. Student members will also be able to create an account on BEA's soon to be launched social networking site, BEActive, where you'll be able to post material and connect with industry reps. To join as a free student member go to BEAweb.org and follow the 4 step process listed below:
1) Select "Student Membership"
2) Select "Student Type" (undergraduate or graduate)
3) Enter the discount code (The professor who told you about the Festival should have this information)
4) Fill out the new visitor registration form by using your school email account (this is important for us to verify your school!)
List of BEA Member Institutions
If your school isn't a member and you want to enter the Festival....
You can either pay for student membership, or convince your school to be a member institution.
STEP 2: Complete online entry form and payment.
- CLICK HERE to log into BEA Member Services
- Log In using your BEA Member Username and Password.
- Choose Online Store from the left sidebar
- Locate the Festival Student Interactive Multimedia Competition Event and Click SELECT to add it to your cart.
- Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the entry form and submit your payment. Shortly after checking out, you will receive a Festival entry confirmation e-mail. DO NOT DELETE this e-mail. It contains important information that you MUST include when uploading your Festival entry for judging.
STEP 3: Submit your entry.
- If your entry is accessible via the Web, and you included the URL on the entry form, then no additional entry materials need to be physically submitted.
- If your entry is a fixed media submission on CD-ROM or DVD, it must be mailed to the competition chair at the address shown below. Mailed entries must be postmarked by December 10, 2011 and received by the Student Interactive Multimedia competition chair by December 15, 2011. Send four (4) copies of your fixed media project to:
Prof. Thomas McHardy, Student IMM Competition Chair
School of Media Arts & Design - MSC #2104
54 Bluestone Dr.
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807 - CD-ROMs and DVDs must be clearly labeled with only the title of the entry (as listed on the entry form) and the Purchase Confirmation Number you received by e-mail. To ensure an effective blind review process, labels and the content of the work itself (if possible) should not contain any information that points to the identity of its author(s). Entries received by mail WILL NOT be returned.