Cybersecurity competitions are getting more attention as a prominent approach of computer security education in the past years. It is vital to look into better ways to engage beginners in the competitions to improve computer security education. This work collected and analyzed the solutions of about 3600 Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges from 160 security competitions in the past three years. T...

Since 2001 the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) at the University of Queensland has been involved in RoboCup Junior activities aimed at providing children with the Robot building and programming knowledge they need to succeed in RoboCup Junior competitions. These activities include robotics workshops, the organization of the State-wide RoboCup Junior competitio...

Motivation is a key ingredient for learning: If the learner is motivated, you may hope for some success. If she/he is not, you may as well stop here. Educational robotics has proven to be an excellent tool for motivating students at ages from 8 to 80. This paper describes the use of competitions in order to sustain motivation over a longer period of time, which increases the chances that the le...

We identify aspects of computing competition formats as they relate to the purpose of these competitions, both stated and tacit. We consider the major international competitions – the International Olympiad for Informatics, the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, and top coder – and related contests whose format merits consideration. We consider the operational impact and possible...

A competition is a contest between individuals or groups. The gain is often an award or recognition, which serves as a catalyst to motivate individuals to put forth their very best. Such events for recognition and success are part of many International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Student Council Regional Student Groups (RSGs) activities. These include a popular science article cont...

Education process is connected with computers in different ways. Therefore, it is necessary to find proper place for computers in this process. One way to attract young people is using computer-based competitions. There are well-known programming competitions (Olympiads in Informatics) where deep knowledge of programming and algorithms is necessary. However, only a small part of students is inv...

This paper suggests that the digital games industry products are not limited to games-related hardware and software or the related spin-off industry products. Further, consumers “labour” with games is transformed into a product that is sold to advertisers and sponsors. In case of gamer-made modifications, this commodification of leisure is taken into extreme. It is obvious that the cultivation ...