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Here is a space to write discussion posts so that others can see and we can reply to one another with answers.

Here are some specific questions.


 * 1)  Can you have mixed teams with middle and high school students? Middle school teams must be middle school only and high school must be high school only
 * 2)  Teams:
 * 3) How exactly do we enter as a team? During the registration process it didn't mention anything about teams and doesn't say how to in the rules. Each Team must designate in the application a single member of the Team who will serve as the Team's sole representative for communications and all other purposes in connection with the High School Challenge (the "**Team Leader**"). All agreements, consents, representations and warranties made or given by a Team Leader herein or otherwise in connection with the High School Challenge will be binding upon all members of the pertinent Team as if made by each such member. Team Submissions will be judged only against other Team Submissions and individual Submissions will be judged only against other individual Submissions.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Say we do win the contest, when they contact us will they contact each individual of a team, or just contact the team leader? They will contact the team leader- all communication comes through the team leader
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Does the Open Source gamemakers require you to use the trial version also? Is it just the Free Source? Playable game- free platform: Game Maker, Scratch, Kodu, or Gamestar Mechanic in FREE Platform Prototype. Playable game-Open Platform allows a prototype made to be used by the judges on a browser, personal computer or mobile device without purchase of a subscription or license. Examples include flash, Stagecast, RPG Maker, Game Salad.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Does the game have to be about school related topics? Can it include some puzzles maybe regarding math? You can have it focused on anything but the winners of the previous contests focused on school material- see the video game winners to learn more
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Will there be any other important live lessons such as the one this Wednesday? If so we will be notified on when to join them? Do we just have to keep an eye out for them? There will not be any more live session, everything will be posted on a wiki space for you to learn about.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Is there an exact limit on how short or how long the game should be? Not to my knowledge.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> If someone wins the contest where do they go to get recognized/collect the reward? Do they ship it to you or do you go somewhere? It doesn’t specifically say however I am sure they will ship it to you. When they contact you, you must contact them back in 48 hours to receive the information and they will provide more details once they speak to you. They will either call or email you or your team leader. You will need to sign affidavit of eligibility within 7 days
 * 10) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> If someone wins the contest it says they can give the 2,000/3,000 dollars to either their school or a non-profit organization of their choice. Does that include charity or is it more specific? We hope that you will put FLVS as the recipient of the prize. FLVS will use this money to move STEM work forward.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> If someone wins it says they the corporations behind the contest get full rights over the game. What exactly does this mean for all parties involved? They can use your ideas to create a new game or any piece of your work and you will not receive any $ for this. Your ideas are yours, but they can take and tweak it and make a new game out of your stuff.
 * 12) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Can you use a premimun verison of RPG? <span style="color: #fd2828; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">To answer your question - yes, you've got it exactly right. In the Open Platform Middle School category, you could use a premium version of RPG Maker to make your game as long as our judges could play the game you make without needing to install or purchase any special hardware or software.
 * 13) If we cannot use copyrighted <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">music, can we use music that comes with the game software? <span style="color: #fd2828; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">For Scratch at least the answer is yes, I have verified that the music/audio in it and on their site is all with in the Creative Commons License which means that you can use it but can not sell it.