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Interschool Online Game Design Competition Appendix 3 Interschool Online Game Design Competition In conjunction with its 20th Anniversary celebration in 2012, IRAS has organised an Interschool Online Game Design Competition to promote awareness of taxation among Singaporean youths. All tertiary education institutions and junior colleges were invited to participate. Students had the opportunity to showcase their creativity and programming prowess, while learning more about the tax system in Singapore. Shortlisted games were launched on the IRAS’ 20th Anniversary Microsite, so that members of the public could play the games, vote for their favourite ones, and learn about the importance of taxation while having fun. Competition Timeline A total of 7 teams from 5 schools participated in the competition. The schools are as follows: 1. Anglo-Chinese Junior College 2. ITE College Central 3. National University of Singapore 4. Republic Polytechnic 5. Singapore Polytechnic All the teams had earlier presented their preliminary ideas to IRAS before developing their concepts. The fully-developed games were submitted to IRAS in late-June 2012, and were made available for public voting on the IRAS 20th Anniversary microsite (www.iras20.sg) in July 2012. The top winners were determined through public and internal voting, and the prize presentation was held earlier this afternoon during our 20th Anniversary Finale celebrations. Page 1 of 2 Winners The winners for the competition are as follows: Prize Winners 1st Prize $5,000 each Singapore Polytechnic 2nd Prize $3,000 each ITE College Central Team 1 3rd Prize $2,000 each Republic Polytechnic ITE College Central Team 2 Consolation prizes $500 each Anglo-Chinese Junior College ITE College Central Team 3 National University of Singapore The winning team from Singapore Polytechnic comprises two members. Mr Lee Yang (李杨), 21, and Mr Marcus Lee Jun Hao, (李俊浩), 19, have just graduated from the School of Digital Media and Infocomm Technology in Singapore Polytechnic this April. Follow us on http://twitter.com/IRAS_SG Page 2 of 2 .
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