[PD] pd-competition?

[Christopher Charles]

hi list.

i was just thinking about something, maybe it's a bad idea, but i'll 
fire it off anyway: how about having a pd-patching-competition on a 
regular basis (annual?). not to see who's the best of the best, but just 
to have an overview of the broad spectrum of state-of-the-art pd 
programming.

categories might include:
-best audio patch in general
-best algorithmic composition patch
-best sequenced/live track
-best 2d/3d visualisation (interactive and sequenced)
-best multimedial patch
-best artistic installation patch
-best (non-audio-non-video) utility patch
-best patch coolness/filesize ratio
-best game
-best abuse of medium
-funniest patch
-best patch collection/patch lib
-obfuscated pd contest? ;)
-speedpatching contest (get a topic and finish within 2hrs)
-everything(!) goes contest
other suggestions?
of course, some categories overlap a bit, so a patch could win in 
game/abuse/funny/obfuscated/multimedia/etc. all at once, so maybe there 
should be a restriction of 1 category per entry?

prizes might include:
-fame, kudos
-lifetime free pd license (free updates included!)
any sponsors for other prizes interested?

judging could either be done by a jury, or by a community poll.
the judging could be based on:
-overall coolness
-ease of use/interface ergonomy
-installation (single patch or tons of paths to configure first)
-adaptability/reusability for/in other contexts
-portability (consistent gui appearance on major oses, not too exotic 
externals)
-configurability
-code readability (is it clean and well documented?)
-filesize (no huge tables saved with the patch)
-patch ethics? (no patches to harm kittens and fire missles anywhere)
and maybe lots of other things.

it's just that i observed that in some communities, like the demoscene 
or the int-fiction one, periodical contest results are a good starting 
point for interested newbies and an inspirational source for seasoned 
users. the competition could be held within a neat puredata.info wiki.
the only thing i'd fear is that there might be not enough entries to 
hold an meaningful voting. the pd list is 1000+ members, but the regular 
posters are just a handful (and out of those, not everyone releases 
patches regularly). i hope that for such a contest some of the 
interested lurkers and occasional posters would come out of their holes 
and participate.
but as stated in the beginning, maybe it's a bad idea. any comments?

charlie