A new month has begun and it’s time for a new micro challenge. This time I want to raise the bar. We have a theme and a secret ingredient. The theme this time is “sound“. You can interpret this any way you wish, but I suggest using some of the great sound effect snippets at the Free Sound Project. It’s an incredible directory of Creative Commons licensed audio samples of anything you can imagine.

The secret ingredient is something special. One of my favorite sites for graphics is LostGarden.com. Daniel Cook, the author, has created some wonderful sets of images specifically for video game prototyping. The secret ingredient this week is his latest creation: Danc’s Miraculously Flexible Game Prototyping Graphics for Small Worlds. You must use some of these graphics in your creation, but where and how is entirely up to you.

Read Danc’s description of the graphics then download them either in the original vector formats (AI, SVG, FLA, SWF) or in bitmap (PNG) form here.

The rules are the same. Three winners, one for each category: visual and audio creativity, technical skill, and most innovative. This time the prize will be both a pre-release copy of Pro JavaFX and a $20 Amazon Gift Certificate. Since this challenge is harder you’ll have 2 weeks instead of one, ending May 15th.

How to Enter

Write your app in JavaFX. Send me a link to your JNLP file hosted somewhere, or else a zip file of your whole NetBeans project. Email to joshua.marinacci@sun.com. The winners will be posted after the contest has ended.

Summary

• Theme: sound
• Secret Ingredient: Small World Graphics
• 3 Prizes, each: Pro JavaFX, $20 Amazon Gift cert, and one awesome winner’s badge for your homepage.
• Deadline: May 15th
• Email JNLP link or zip of project to joshua.marinacci@sun.com

And so, let MicroChallenge: Small World Sound begin. A la cuisine!