I have the same issue. I've had two people look at my app. One for a very short period. I do not know of my server ever being down.
>From the info I had, from Dan and general info, one of them was almost certainly a spot check. However, every day it seems less likely that somebody is going to stop by. On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 6:18 AM, tomgibara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A monitoring script notifies me of any disruption and logs on the > server leave a precise record - 3hrs is actually a rounded up. > > Your last comment about the video is pretty much my concern, which as > I stated is not for my application but for others: what about the > entrants who produced capable applications, but no videos? I spent > time doing both. > > I'm concerned that entrants who committed all of their time to > producing a good application and not a highly polished readme with > supporting videos etc. might be unfairly disadvantaged. Both should > certainly get credit, but if time constraints mean that judges just > read documentation and don't use the application much, then what is > being judged is the presentation of ideas, whereas my understanding > was that Google's staff were looking for good applications. > > > > On May 1, 10:34 am, Incognito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The server hosting my application has failed twice in the last month > > > (for about 3hrs each time) which I'm upset about, but there's nothing > > > I can do (of course it hadn't failed for at least 6 weeks _before_ the > > > deadline). If a judge had attempted to use the application during one > > > of these periods they would have received a red message box warning > > > them of the problem on the application's home screen (this was also > > > explained in the supplied readme). It seems very unlikely (and > > > unlucky) that two judges would have tested the application at these > > > times; even more unfortunate if they are given an explicit warning > > > that there was a problem connecting to the server but chose to > > > disregard it. > > > > Well, how do you know if wasn't down more than 3 hrs each time? > > > > > What troubles me more is that the part of the application that is > > > usable without a camera feed, barcode publishing, does not appear to > > > have been tested either, even though it's a very accessible part of > > > the application. One judge published one barcode. Is that the testing > > > that an application which took 6 months to write merits? > > > > Judges are not testers. i.e. The judge will not go through every > > single feature to verify that it works. This is what I think is really > > happening. First they read the first pages of your manual, or at least > > the introduction (or watch a video demo if you have one) to understand > > what your application is about. Based on this they'll know how to > > rate it for the inovation criteria. Second, they may open it just to > > check out the GUI. If they really like it they may explore more of > > your app. However, if all it's doing is just scanning a bar code then > > they believe you that it does that and they don't verify it > > themselves. Or it could just be that your application failed and it > > didn't allow the judge to continue. Only way to know for sure is to > > ask the judges. > > > > If you provided a video it could be that they are relying heavily on > > that do rate your application and just opening your app for a minute > > or two to verify that your app opens. I know I would if I had 76 > > applications to judge and running out of time. > > > > On May 1, 4:58 am, tomgibara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I scanned a log of the #android IRC channel this morning and now I'm > > > confused (concerned?) by the judging process. Dan Morrill said that > > > judging had progressed to halving the final 100 applications to 50. > > > > > I'm not logging much information on the server side of my Moseycode > > > application, but I do know how many devices (emulators) have > > > authenticated with the demo account I provided for testing: 2. But as > > > far as I know, each application is supposed to be judged by 4 judges. > > > > > The server hosting my application has failed twice in the last month > > > (for about 3hrs each time) which I'm upset about, but there's nothing > > > I can do (of course it hadn't failed for at least 6 weeks _before_ the > > > deadline). If a judge had attempted to use the application during one > > > of these periods they would have received a red message box warning > > > them of the problem on the application's home screen (this was also > > > explained in the supplied readme). It seems very unlikely (and > > > unlucky) that two judges would have tested the application at these > > > times; even more unfortunate if they are given an explicit warning > > > that there was a problem connecting to the server but chose to > > > disregard it. > > > > > What troubles me more is that the part of the application that is > > > usable without a camera feed, barcode publishing, does not appear to > > > have been tested either, even though it's a very accessible part of > > > the application. One judge published one barcode. Is that the testing > > > that an application which took 6 months to write merits? > > > > > Since my application requires interactive use of the camera, I was > > > resigned to judges not actually being able to use the scanning part of > > > the application without setting-up a camera (and I know from my logs > > > that the judges certainly did not scan any barcodes) so I made a video > > > of that, but I did expect judges to fully explore the other elements > > > of the application. > > > > > My Moseycode application is being developed with the goal of fully > > > realizing a new barcode system, not just as an entry into the ADC. > > > Ever since explanations about the judging process were forthcoming I > > > always felt that it probably wouldn't do well in the challenge because > > > of its reliance on a real camera feed. But my concern is more general > > > than that: what degree of testing did all the other applications > > > receive? > > > > > Of course this is all conjecture, perhaps my Moseycode application was > > > too buggy, or perhaps two judges did try to use the application while > > > the server was down, but I am disappointed by Moseycode's ignominious > > > evaluation. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
