据读写网报道，微软最近赞助了Dev Unplugged应用开发大赛，鼓励参赛开发者推出基于HTML5的手机游戏及音乐应用。据微软公司代表Carter Rabasa所称，微软相信HTML5及其相关技术，加上运行速度越来越快的浏览器，可以为开发者提供创建与原版应用一样生动、出色用户体验的工具。据游戏邦了解，本次大赛奖励金额总计4万美元。

电影《地狱男爵》的编剧麦克·米格诺拉（Mike Mignola）、AWOLNATION和Ra Ra Riot两支乐队将为开发者提供参赛素材内容。

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该大赛相关信息如下：

·特等奖的奖金为9000美元，所有奖金总计4万美元；

·获奖者作品将在theFWA.com和beautyoftheweb.com两个网站予以展示；

·奖品包括Alienware、惠普和ASUS提供的硬件产品；

·获奖者还将得到拉斯维加斯“网页应用发展前景”大会的全额旅费，以及一张VIP黄金会员入场券。

具体时间包括：

·3月1日：大赛开始（请尽早提交作品，不要错过最佳投票时机）

·4月5日：公开展示参赛者提交的作品，投票正式开始

·5月9日：作品提交截止日期

·5月12日：宣布前40名入围者名单

·5月23日：宣布最终获奖者名单（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

Microsoft Sponsors HTML5 Game and Music Application Development Contest

Microsoft is sponsoring Dev Unplugged, a contest for developers working on games and music applications in HTML5. “We believe that HTML5 and related technologies, in conjunction with faster and faster browsers, finally give developers the tools they need to create experiences that are as vivid, interactive and compelling as anything you have seen in native applications,” writes Microsoft’s Carter Rabasa. Several prizes are being offered, worth $40,000 in sum.

Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and the bands AWOLNATION and Ra Ra Riot are providing developers with starter content to use in entries.

Here’s a partial list of prizes:

$40,000 in total prizes including $9,000 for the Grand Prize.

Front page exposure on theFWA.com and beautyoftheweb.com

Cool hardware: laptops and slates from Alienware, HP and ASUS An all-expense paid trip to the Future of Web Apps Las Vegas with “golden ticket” VIP access

And here’s the timeline:

3/1 – Contest Opens (submit early, don’t miss a chance to get voted-up!)

4/5 – Submission gallery opens to the public and voting begins!

5/9 – Submission deadline

5/12 – Top-40 Finalists are announced

5/23 – Winners are announced! （source:readwriteweb）