patil215 wrote:I do not think that the point of the event is to test a student's ability to create a game if that is what you are implying. In the description for the rules of the event, the creator specifically states that the event is intended to be a computing event. I would think that because the event is part of Science Olympiad, the event should test a student's ability to "do science" in the computing category. Algorithms are usually considered the "science" of Computer Science and would more truly separate the better programmers from the worse programmers.chinesesushi wrote:I think you're missing the point of the event, which is NOT to test programming ability. There's Codes and Algorithms for that.
Maybe there could be a double the point bonus for using Java or more advanced programs.