Viet Nam's first mobile phone games contest launched
A contest to design games for mobile phones (Mobile Games 2004), the first of its kind in Viet Nam, has been launched by the FPT Mobile Technology Company (FPT Mobile), PC World Vietnam magazine and the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.
Games must be written using the J2ME (version MIDP 1.0). The products will be assessed in terms of content, creativeness, technology and users' interest.
The contest, which will end in October 2004, is held for Vietnamese both at home and abroad. Winners will be presented with prizes with a total value of more than 100 million VND (6,300 USD).
With assistance from the FPT Mobile, winning products will have a chance to be commercialised.