With Unity's amazing pickup in education, we decided to do something for the greater good: We're giving away 3 classroom sets of 20 Google Nexus Ones and Unity Android Pro to schools.

The Idea

The games industry is rapidly changing. The iPhone has shown that there is a large market for a new generation of games. We believe that some of the best opportunities for student employment in the coming years will be in the mobile space. This space will provide new UI, gameplay and distribution models for game developers.

We believe that students intimate with these new devices will have a strong advantage in the fast growing mobile games segment. The purpose of this initiative is to develop course curriculum and learning materials centered on mobile development using Unity's Android game software.

Deadlines

  • Sep 30, 2010 - Initial application deadline.
  • Oct 18, 2010 - Unity announces first round awards.
  • Oct 28, 2010 - Phones and Software shipped to schools.
  • Dec 18, 2010 - Second round submission deadline.
  • Feb 1, 2011 - Unity announces final winners.

How This Works

In a nutshell, this is a two round award process. First, educators will be asked to submit a curriculum proposal, and some background information on their current games offering. From this, we will select 20 schools to advance to the first round.

Each of these schools will be provided with Unity Android Pro software and a Google Nexus One phone. The course leaders (lecturers/teachers) use this to familiarize themselves with the platform and will be asked to submit a full proposal for a one semester curriculum. Get the complete details

Legal Mumbo Jumbo:
We will try to ship phones to most places. Although accredited colleges and universities worldwide are eligible, Unity Technologies can only ship phones to addresses in the US, Canada, EU / EEA states, Japan, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. If Unity Technologies cannot ship a phone(s) to a school because of taxes, embargoes, FCC restrictions, customs duties and / or fees levied by the destination country or any other reason, Unity Technologies may still grant the software portion of the award. Unity Technologies reserves the right at all times to cancel or alter to the award criteria and reclaim any awarded materials.

All participating schools agree that this promotion shall be governed by the laws of the state of Denmark.