b) suggestions on what kinds of contest we can run? This would include topics and problems to solve within a reasonable (3-4 hour) session especially after the participants have been given some training.
Look at http://www.acmi.net.au/screenit.htm and http://www.acmi.net.au/screen_it.htm which had game programming categories in Game Maker and Flash for primary and secondary students
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