- Categories:
- Most Innovative
- Most Practical
- Most Inspiring
- Judge’s Freestyle Favorite (fun, silly, unexpected, nice try, or other)
Most Innovative
1st place was awarded a HTC - VIVE Pro Headset (HMD Only) ($799 value), 2nd place was awarded a DJI - Mavic Air Quadcopter with Remote Controller - Onyx Black ($799 value), and 3rd place was awarded an Amazon Gift Card ($500 value)
Most Practical
1st place was awarded a THETA Action Accessories Pack ($614 value), 2nd place was awarded a Raspberry Pi Learning Pack ($239 value), and 3rd place was awarded an Amazon Gift Card ($200 value)
Most Inspiring
1st place was awarded a Google Pixel Slate 8th Gen Intel® Core™ m3 Processor 8GB RAM 64GB Storage ($799 value), 2nd place was awarded a Ricoh GR II Digital Camera with 3-Inch LCD (Black) ($496 value), and 3rd place was awarded an Oculus Go - 64GB Stand-Alone Virtual Reality Headset plus Case - Black ($250 value)
Judge’s Freestyle Favorite (fun, silly, unexpected, nice try, or other)
1st place was awarded an Amazon Gift Card ($350 value), 2nd place was awarded an Amazon Gift Card ($250 value), and 3rd place was awarded an Amazon Gift Card ($250 value)
Judge’s Freestyle Favorite (fun, silly, unexpected, nice try, or other): 1st Place
AVATOUR by Imeve - Real-time remote presence with Theta V
Judge’s Freestyle Favorite (fun, silly, unexpected, nice try, or other): 2nd Place
360 Vision System for Assistant Robot Based on RICOH Theta V
Judge’s Freestyle Favorite (fun, silly, unexpected, nice try, or other): 3rd Place
Safe Mining 360 Viewer
The challenge
Join the “Dream and Build” Plug-in Developer Contest to take a RICOH THETA Z1 / THETA V 360 degree camera and customize it!
The contest has ended! Thanks to everyone for their participation. For more information on prize winners AND others who successfully submitted their plug-in, see https://dream.theta360.guide/
The RICOH THETA V is an Android-based camera with an open architecture that allows building your own programs and installing them in the camera to completely customize functionality. Companies in a wide range of industries like Construction, Real Estate, Used Car Sales, Virtual Tours/Tourism and many more have based their products and services on customized THETAs.
Win cool Prizes like an HTC - VIVE Pro Headset, a DJI Quadcopter drone, an Android tablet, and lots more!
And when you submit your idea, win a cool Badge showing off your work with THETA community.theta360.guide. Rarer badges available when you submit your plug-in and when you're one of the winners.
This contest is most appropriate for Android developers who have a RICOH THETA Z1 / THETA V camera.
So... get a chance to use a fantastically fun and useful 360 degree camera, Improve Your Skills, win prizes, and most importantly have a lot of fun!
Where to Start?If you have a THETA, but you're not sure what to build, ask us! We have Starting Points and suggestions that may help.
If you want to do some Android image manipulation programming (we supply a 360 degree image, you code some simple functionality without having the camera) we can get you started there, too.
Join the RICOH THETA Plug-in Partner ProgramYou will be developing an Android app, called a plug-in, for your RICOH THETA. The first step in the process is registering for the RICOH THETA Plug-in Partner Program and sending in the serial number on the bottom of your THETA. Registration is free.
When you submit your plug-in for the contest, you will submit it through the RICOH THETA Plug-in Partner Program.
Important Note on TimingThe contest requires your plug-in appear in the THETA Plug-in Store by July 23rd. To get there, RICOH engineers will check the apk that you submit.
You should plan to submit to the Store by June 11. That’s approximately 6 weeks before the end of the contest, to make sure you don't run out of time.
The HardwareThe RICOH THETA V is the world’s best-selling 360 degree camera. It is an Android based OS with an open architecture that allows excellent access to extremely high quality specialized hardware.
- 14MP 360 degree images, 5376 × 2688 resolution
- 4K/30fps 360° video recording and in-camera stitching
- Record 360 spatial audio with 4 internal mics
- 4K/30fps 360° live streaming
- Programmable open architecture (“Plug-ins”)
- Number of Lenses: 2 x F2.0
- Video Resolution: 4K 3840×1920 @ 29.97fps/56Mbps - 2K 1920×960 @ 29.97fps/16Mbps
- Image Resolution: 14 MP 5376×2688
- 360 Live-Stream: 4K, 3840×1920 @ 29.97fps/120Mbps - 2K, 1920×960 @ 29.97fps/42Mbps
- Internal Memory: 19GB
- Audio: 4 internal Microphones Optional 4 channel Mic attachment for 360 audio
- Data Formats
- Images: JPEG (Exif Ver2.3)
- Videos: MP4 (Video: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC-LC (mono) + Linear PCM (4ch spatial audio))
- Live streaming: (Video: H.264, Audio: AAC-LC (mono))
THETA can be attached to feature-specific devices like a GPS module using an OTG cable connector. However, for the purposes of this Dream and Build THETA contest, the Android-based plug-in architecture of the RICOH THETA does not give a way to set permissions using USB data transfer without interaction on a screen. For a developer, this is not an issue, as tools like Vysor can be used. However, the goal of the contest is to create a functioning plug-in that an end user can download and install without setting any permissions. Since this is not possible, please be sure to implement your ideas a different way.
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The contest has ended! Thanks to everyone for their participation. For more information on prize winners AND others who successfully submitted their plug-in, see https://dream.theta360.guide/
Prizes
We are giving away almost $6,000 worth of prizes to 12 lucky winners! Do your best! You do not need to pick a category when you submit your entry.
Most Innovative
1st Place
1 winner
2nd Place
1 winner
3rd Place
1 winnerMost Practical
1st Place
1 winner3D Microphone TA-1, Underwater Housing TW-1 with 30 meters of waterproofing, Theta Stand TM-1 stowed 53.5 cm, extended 150 cm, Theta Extension TE-1
2nd Place
1 winnerRaspberry Pi Media Center Kit - Includes Pi Model 3 B+ and Raspberry Pi Foundation Starter Kit with Pi 3 (Link shows only this kit)
3rd Place
1 winnerMost Inspiring
1st Place
1 winner
2nd Place
1 winner
3rd Place
1 winnerJudge’s Freestyle Favorite (fun, silly, unexpected, nice try, or other)
1st Place
1 winner
2nd Place
1 winner
3rd Place
1 winnerJudges
- Shinobu Fujiki
General Manager, THETA Business Division, RICOH COMPANY LTD.
- Jesse Casman - theta360.guide developer community co-organizer (@jcasman)
Jesse helps run the developer community for RICOH THETA in the US, is active in THETA meetups and technical workshops, tries to be helpful in the forums but has learned more from community members that probably he has taught, has helped many developers submit plug-ins and now wants to submit one of his own (unfortunately, I can't compete in this contest) and likes to use his THETA in San Francisco to take pictures of cool landmarks.
- Craig Oda - theta360.guide developer community co-organizer (@codetricity)
Craig is well known in the THETA developer community for helping build tutorials, respond to lots of questions, and generally encourage everyone to post their progress, even if it's not perfect. Getting your work out there means learning quicker! Craig's hobbies include teaching Python to children and finding the answers to arcane problems when others have given up.
- Takeharu "TK" Tone - RICOH THETA product manager
TK is responsible for business development and
technical partnership development for the RICOH THETA 360-degree camera and its API. TK supports THETA partners ranging from enthusiastic individuals to large corporations utilizing the THETA. In his spare time, TK likes to hike in Northern California and play ultimate frisbee.
- Michael Usami, Ph.D
Product Planning Dept., THETA Development Division,
RICOH COMPANY LTD.
A real technology enthusiast in such fields as XR, works for RICOH deeply involved in THETA business development. Based out of RICOH HQ in Tokyo.
- Shigeki Takeuchi
Manager, Sales & Marketing, THETA Business Division,
RICOH COMPANY, LTD
Resources
- RICOH THETA Plug-in Partner Program
- theta360.guide developer community Get Started with Plug-ins section
- theta360.guide developer community Contest Support section
Contest Status
Timeline
Contest begins
March 20, 2019 at 8:00 AM PDT
Applications for hardware close
April 16, 2019 at 11:59 PM PDT
Hardware recipients announced
April 19, 2019 at 10:00 AM PDT
Submissions close
July 23, 2019 at 11:59 PM PDT
Winners announced by
Aug 7, 2019