Can WorldEngine participate in Google Summer of Code?

[tcld]

Hey there, @ftomassetti and @psi29a . I am not sure if it would be possible for a project of this size or WorldEngine specifically, but do you think that WorldEngine could maybe participate in this years GSoC?
I am currently looking into whether I could apply as a student and thought it would be great to see WorldEngine amongst the participants. :)

Here are some information about the requirements for "mentoring organizations", the deadline for applications is on February 19th.

[ftomassetti]

This was something I wanted to look into. Until I forgot :D
We can try, in worst case they will reject us

[tcld]

Ah, so the idea isn't a complete surprise.^^
It's certainly worth a try, and it could be very beneficial for WorldEngine. :)

[psi29a]

I like this idea. :)

[ftomassetti]

@psi29a you should get the invitation to write the application :)

[Mec-iS]

Cool. If you need some backups for the initiative I am into it (:

[ftomassetti]

Thanks @Mec-iS We now need to create a page with the ideas we propose to work on

[tcld]

Aside from polishing/adding sub-simulations, a complete UI might be an idea to think about. The programs overall architecture is probably fine after its recent improvements (which, by the way, should be merged at some point! #214 especially), so purely technical work might not be too necessary.

[tcld]

Anything going on about this?

[ftomassetti]

Yes, we created the request. The request refers to this wiki page: https://github.com/Mindwerks/worldengine/wiki/Ideas-for-new-contributors so feel free to improve it!

[tcld]

Ah, this is great! Should I come up with ideas, I will certainly not keep them for myself.^^ Maybe one of the simulations could use some focussed work? I suspect that any of the simulations would be very fun to work on for a newcomer. There is a scientific part during which one has to read up on how things work on Earth, then some planning and abstraction, then the coding. The ice-cap generation, for example, right now is basically nothing but eyecandy. One could simulate ice-thickness etc. - I'm not sure how much work it would be (probably not too much), but there is certainly room for improvement.

[ftomassetti]

Just consider that the evaluation will start from saturday, so whenever you come up with ideas just add them there.

[psi29a]

Still need/want a logo for our project though. ;)

[ftomassetti]

Well, I had to put something to have a valid application, so I just uploaded the map generated with seed 1 :D I am very open to suggestions for improvements

[psi29a]

haha, I'm talking with that chap with the nice logo. I'm hoping to hear back from him soon.

[psi29a]

Logo found! :)

Asking for an SVG version, good enough for GSoC?

[tcld]

That looks really nice! :)

[psi29a]

Send your thanks to http://zacharycorzine.com/ :)

He donated one of his logos to us.

[Mec-iS]

Yea, real cool 👍

[ftomassetti]

Guys, unfortunately the application was rejected. Let's see if we can get some feedback.

Anyway we got a nice logo out of it :D

[tcld]

That's sad news but, yes, the logo is still quite a nice outcome.^^ Has any reasoning been given as to why WorldEngine wasn't accepted?

[ftomassetti]

Thank you for applying to be a Google Summer of Code 2016 mentor organization. Sadly, we were unable to accept Worldengine this year. We had many more applications than we had available slots this year but we do hope you will apply again in the future.

Not super helpful :D

[psi29a]

Good news is that we have a hella-awesome logo! :D