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Once a year, we run our Tessellation contest.
One prize-winning entry from each year is shown on the right;
click on one to see all from that year.
2007 Prizes
Grand Prize
- $200,
- a set of die-cast polyhedra models,
- a site license for Tess for a school of the winner’s choice, and
- an individual license for Tess.
First Prize
- $75,
- a set of die-cast polyhedra models,
- a site license for Tess for a school of the winner’s choice, and
- an individual license for Tess.
Second Prize
- $50,
- a set of die-cast polyhedra models,
- a site license for Tess for a school of the winner’s choice, and
- an individual license for Tess.
Third Prize
- a set of die-cast polyhedra models,
- a site license for Tess for a school of the winner’s choice, and
- an individual license for Tess.
Runner-up Prizes
Superstellar Entries
- two individual licenses for Tess.
Stellar Entries
- an individual license for Tess.
Outstanding Entry Prizes
- an individual license for Tess.
Monetary prizes are in US dollars.
2007 Rules
- Each entry must be in the form of a Tess file.
- Each entry must be given a title and be accompanied by the contestant’s name, email address, postal address, and age
(if the contestant is 18 or over, specifying “adult” is fine).
For contestants under the age of 18, a letter of consent must be given by a parent or legal guardian of the contestant.
Contestants are encouraged to include a short description of their entry.
- Entries can be emailed to tess2007@peda.com.
- Entries must be received by May 15, 2007.
- A maximum of three entries from each contestant will be considered.
- The winners will be announced on May 25, 2007.
- The contest is not open to employees, or members of their immediate families, of Pedagoguery Software or its associates.
- Judging will be performed by employees of Pedagoguery Software.
- By sending in an entry, the contestant certifies the work is their own original work.
- By sending in an entry, the contestant is giving Pedagoguery Software a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use
that entry in any way. Whenever an entry is used, a credit will be given to the contestant unless the contestant requests otherwise.
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T I P S
- Use Tess’s Help menu to learn more about the program.
Tool tips are available there—and here, in PDF.
- Consider non-white backgrounds. Try using Set Background from the View menu,
which is discussed in tutorial II in the Tess package.
- Experiment with different types of symmetries. Tess supports frieze groups, rosette groups, wallpaper groups, and Heesch tilings.
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