Hello:

This is a follow-up question toan answer to a Previous thread.

It is not required that the finalists in the netbook category sell their application through the AppUp store, nor is it required that the application pass validation.

QUESTION: We are finalizing our game demo and want to confirm if we should be planning to incorporate the SDK, since the validation step does not seem to be required?

Excerpt from the Contest Rules for the Netbook Category:

"Finalist entries competing in the Best Game for a Netbook category will be required to ...complete the validation process outlined in the Intel AppUp center ...to submit a market-ready application for validation. ...Entries completing the validation process will also be able to sell their applications in the Intel AppUp store after the winning entries are announced."

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Finalists for the Netbook category will be asked to submit a version that can be validated and available for sale in the AppUp store. It is not required that the finalists in the netbook category sell their application through the AppUp store, nor is it required that the application pass validation. The ability to sell your application is an additional offering for the netbook category only.

Finalists in the desktop and laptop categories will be asked to submit a demo executable. The finalists in all categories will be promoted on the contest website, at trade events, and in other Intel channels to drive visibility for the winning game ideas/applications.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We will update our FAQs to make this clearer.