10 February 2006
Symantec is hosting its first university programming competition in
February 2006 to encourage innovation and creativity in the software
engineering discipline. Upon commencement of the competition,
entrants will have one week to program an artificial life-form that
must survive and thrive within a virtual world. The entrant that
builds the most efficient and robust virtual organism will win the
competition, as well as one of several exciting prizes including
meeting Symantec's CTO. For more information, visit
http://www.symantec.com/specprog/university . First prize is $10,000!