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Mars: Home Planet for 1 Million
Mission Overview
Who should participate?
Mars Valley Urbanization Challenge
Technicolor Mars VR Experience
Non-challenge categories
Launch Forth
Building a team
HP Mars Home Planet Education League
Resources
HOME PLANETFOR 1 MILLION
HOME PLANETFOR 1 MILLION.Reinvent life on Mars.
The next giant leap for humankind. We invite imaginative problem solvers and technology enthusiasts to join us on HP Mars Home Planet: a universe-changing design, architecture, engineering, and virtual reality project.
Powered by HP Z Workstations and NVIDIA® Quadro® graphics, we will imagine, create and experience a sophisticated civilization on Mars. A new home for one million humans.
Join HP Mars Home Planet to collaborate with the world’s leading visionaries for a chance to win great prizes and have your design included in the ultimate Mars VR Experience.
Join now: hp.com/go/mars
MISSION OVERVIEW
MISSIONOVERVIEWHP and NVIDIA® are bringing the greatest minds in the world together for a first-of-its-kind collaborative effort to explore humanity’s future on Mars, in VR.
HP Mars Home Planet is a global project to unite engineers, architects, designers, artists, and students to design an urban area for 1 million people on Mars and bring it to life through VR.
In the Mars Urbanization Challenge, participants will have access to Autodesk design software to build 3D models of buildings, cities, vehicles, and infrastrucure.
In the Mars VR Experience, participants will use Unreal Engine to bring the 3D models to life, with the creative and technical guidance of Technicolor, and create a virtual reality simulation of what life on Mars could be like.
Participants can register at hp.com/go/mars. The first 10,000 registrants will be have access to a Fusion Mars 2030 download code.
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WHO SHOULDPARTICIPATE?
WHO SHOULDPARTICIPATE?Every civilization needs the resources and skills of all its inhabitants. From artists, to architects and engineers, bring your unique vision to our future home planet. Maybe you spend your free time drafting plans for an ideal smart city. Perhaps you dream of creating an otherworldly experience in VR. The key requirement? Imagination and the ability to give concrete form to your ideas.
Even if you don’t describe yourself as one of the below, bring your ideas to the community and with our panel of distinguished experts, watch them become (virtual) reality.
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Mechanical EngineersElectrical EngineersAerospace EngineersCivil EngineersStructural EngineersEditorsVR SpecialistsScientistsEnthusiastsUniversity StudentsSTEM Students
Industrial DesignersProduct DesignersRendering GurusAnimators/RiggersStoryboard ArtistsModelersTexture ArtistsGame DevelopersArchitects
MARS VALLEYURBANIZATION
CHALLENGE
MARS VALLEYURBANIZATIONCHALLENGESometime, in the not too distant future, 1 million humans will live in Mars Valley (Mawrth Vallis), on the planet Mars. Your mission is to imagine, design, and visualize the cities, homes, buildings, shelters, school buses, bicycles, cars, shopping malls, electrical, water, infrastructure, amusement parks, and ski resorts that will exist in Mars Valley to support the 1 million humans living there. Inspired by your visions and designs, humankind will accelerate the colonization of Mars and urbanization of the first Martian Smart City/Region, Mars Valley.
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PHASESMars Challenges reflect the real-world design process that spans from conceptual design, to 3D modeling, to rendering and virtual reality. The three competition phases are Concept; Modeling; and Rendering.
MARS VALLEY: CONCEPT PHASEImagine and illustrate what Mars Valley will look like with 1 million humans.
Create a visual image depicting your invention for a smart city/region on Mars supporting life for 1 million humans.
Submissions can be anything from scanned napkin sketches with crayons to 3D renderings. Submit a bitmap image accompanied by a text description (math encouraged!).
Design whatever inspires you in the built environment, from robots to cars to skyscrapers to entire city plans. This is your opportunity to shape the future of life on Mars, so tap into your imagination, skills, and experience to conceive and illustrate a product, vehicle, building, or ecosystem that will form the living and working ecosystem for 1 million humans.
TIMING | JULY 31 – NOV 3, 2017Submission: July 31 – Sept 15Validation: Sept 16 – Oct 6Judging: Oct 7 – Nov 3
JUDGING CRITERIA• Informed by science• Conforms to technical constraints• Creativity will be rewarded• Clearly visualized• Accompanied by text/math explanation
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AWARDS1. Jury Award – Smart City Infrastructure:
design the environment where 1 million people will live and work. Submissions can range from single family homes, to electrical infrastructure, to Mars shopping malls, to entire city plans. The Jury will select two winners in this category.
2. Jury Award – Transportation Systems and Vehicles: design the future transportation systems that will be used to commute around Mars cities, and to explore and develop the planet. Submissions can range from personal bicycles to public transportation systems, to Mars all-terrain exploration vehicles. The Jury will select two winners in this category.
3. Innovation in Architecture
4. Innovation in Engineering
5. Innovation in Design
6. Innovation in Science
7. Community Award: Smart City Infrastructure
8. Community Award: Transportation Systems and Vehicles
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MARS VALLEY: MODELING PHASEDesign the habitat, environment, and vehicles for 1 million humans on Mars.
Create a 3D model depicting your invention for a smart city or region on Mars that supports life for 1 million humans.
The submission requirement is a 3D model from any CAD or 3D modeling software, along with a bitmap image depicting your model (rendering or screenshot).
3D models will be judged on the criteria identified below, but not on the rendering quality of the submitted bitmap image. Rendering quality will be judged in the next phase (Rendering Phase).
Design whatever inspires you in the built environment, from robots to cars to skyscrapers to entire city plans. This is your opportunity to shape the future of life on Mars, so tap into your imagination, skills, and experience to conceive and illustrate a product, vehicle, building, or ecosystem that will form the living and working ecosystem for 1 million humans.
TIMING | NOV 2017 – MARCH 2018Submission: Nov 14 – Jan 8Validation: Jan 9 – Feb 2Judging: Feb 3 – March 2
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MARS VALLEY: RENDERING PHASERender the future of life on Mars.
Create a still, animated, real-time, or VR rendering depicting your invention for a smart city/region on Mars that supports life for 1 million humans.
The submission requirement is a bitmap image, video, or real-time executable, along with the source 2D/3D files.
TIMING | MARCH 2018 – JUNE 2018Submission: March 26 – April 25Validation: April 26 – May 18Judging: May 19 – June 84.0
TECHNICOLORMARS VR
EXPERIENCE
TECHNICOLOR MARS VR EXPERIENCEOVERVIEWBeginning on July 31, 2017 with the help of earthlingseverywhere and technical leadership from Technicolor, we will collectively endeavor to create the world’s first collaborative Mars VR Experience – depicting the lives of 1 million humans living on Mars.
Our starting point is 40 square kilometers of high quality Mars terrain from the Fusion Mars 2030 VR project. The terrain modeled by the Fusion team is based on real NASA-supplied terrain data and imagery from the Mars Valley region of Mars.
The Technicolor Mars VR Experience is a community–based effort, not a competition. Prizes will be awarded to outstanding contributors who go above and beyond the call of duty, as determined by our judges.
Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with VR experts from around the world in a first of its kind effort to co-create a Mars VR Experience.
PROCESSThe Steering Committee will post official Mars VR Experience source files in an Unreal Engine format and define tasks on the Launch Forth portal.
• Any individual or team can volunteer to takeownership of a task.
• Upon completion of a task, the individual or teamwill upload the required files for review by theSteering Committee.
If there is an issue with the files, the Steering Committee will coordinate directly with the individual/team responsible to resolve.
Upon approval, the Steering Committee will merge the task files/code into the source files, and the master files will be updated.
TIMINGAugust 1, 2017 – August 1, 2018
NON-CHALLENGECATEGORIES
NON-CHALLENGECATEGORIESPURPOSEIf you are not interested in competing in the Mars Valley Challenge or contributing to the Technicolor Mars VR Experience, there is still plenty for you to do in HP Mars Home Planet.
The truth is, every object on Mars – even its eventual vegetation and atmosphere – will need to be designed by humans living on Earth. So get started today with HP Mars Home Planet.
THINGS TO DOBrainstorms are discussion topics with a specific task in mind. Contribute your ideas to the brainstorm. There are no wrong answers and you can submit as many ideas as you want. Other community members may provide their feedback and notes to your ideas to help improve them or take them one step closer to reality.
Sparks is a virtual playground where we encourage users to come up with anything they want to be included in Mars: conceptual designs, models, or renderings. A user is free to add anything that may be beneficial to our Mars life. Outstanding submissions may be pulled into our final Mars VR Experience!
LIFESTYLEAs humans become Martians, we have to think through a variety of things to help us not only survive, but also thrive! We will run several brainstorms to think through the different aspects of making Mars a home for ex-Earth inhabitants.
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FARMINGMartians will need to eat! Help humankind figure out how Martians will grow food and other vital food sources. Will there be cows and chickens on Mars?
ROBOTICS As our new planet develops, so will our technologies and support systems. Autonomous robotic help is already taking off on Earth now, but imagine all it can do by the time we arrive on Mars. Let’s start planning how to utilize these technologies for our new life.
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LAUNCHFORTH
LAUNCHFORTHOVERVIEWLaunch Forth is a product development community made up of designers, engineers, and solvers working together to develop solutions for design and engineering challenges big and small. Launch Forth partners with some of the biggest companies in the world, like HP, GE, and others to solve engineering problems or envision new solutions to challenges they face. Launch Forth also provides a space for users to submit their own ideas or challenges and partner with other community members to bring them to life.
MEMBER PROFILESetting up an account and profile is easy. Visit hp.com/go/mars and click “Register.” You will be taken tolaunchforth.io/hpmars to complete the profile with your background information and interests. Start exploring and participating.
TEAM PROFILETeam Entries (directly linked to a Challenge) can be personalized by team members on the Entry Overview section. The Overview section is a rich text format area and can have any text, links, images, or videos your team would like to include. Team Entries have their own URL, which can be shared out.
COLLABORATIONOnce you have an account, check out some of the projects that we are working on. There are all different ways to participate and collaborate with the community. Discussions are just that, discussions! Jump in and
talk with other users or start your own topic thread. Brainstorms are discussion topics with a specific task in mind. Contribute your ideas to the brainstorm. There are no wrong answers and you can submit as many ideas as you want. Other community members may provide their feedback and notes to your ideas to help improve them or take them one step closer to reality.
Launch Forth is an open innovation community. All the members work together in a positive space to help grow their interests and skills.
CHALLENGESLaunch Forth Challenges are time-bound competitions with prizes awarded to the top entries.
SCORINGWinners of challenges are determined by different methods depending on the categories.
COMMUNITY AWARDS (OPEN VOTING)Community Awards are decided by the Launch Forth Community. All validated entries are open to the community’s review during the Voting period of the Challenge. The entries that receive the most ‘Votes’ are the winners.
JURY AWARDSJury Awards are decided by a selected panel of expert judges. The winners are determined by these judges who select the entry that meets all challenge requirements and solves the challenge in the most innovative, smartest way.
DRAFT SUBMISSIONDuring the Submission Entry period of a Challenge, a user or team can start their entry and use the space as a workspace to store their in-progress files and notes. This is also a community workspace where team members
can have private discussions about their entry. Once a user finds their entry complete, they can submit their final entry.
NOTIFICATION OF WINNERSWinners of Challenges are announced on the Launch Forth platform. Individual winners will be contacted via email (with the email associated to their Launch Forth account) to notify winners and work out fulfillment details.
RESTRICTIONS Launch Forth is a global platform and minimum user age is 13 years old to participate and 18 years old to enter a Challenge. Terms and Conditions for our Challenges may vary with age and location restrictions.
LEADERBOARDWhen the Submission Validation period of a Challenge ends, all valid user entries are open to the Voting period. During this time, the community votes on the entries they feel are the best solution to the Challenge. During this voting period, which lasts from 2-4 weeks, there is a Results Leaderboard where users can view the entries’ status and total votes.
BUILDINGA TEAM
BUILDINGA TEAMIf you’re an architect, engineer, scientist, student, 3D artist, or game developer, you probably already pursue challenging, creative outlets in your spare time. Direct that energy into HP Mars Home Planet.
With Challenges on Launch Forth, a group of users can come together as a team to create a joint entry. It’s a simple process. The Team Lead will be the user that starts the entry. From there, you can add as many users as you would like to join your team and collaborate. Teammates will have a private discussion area that allows private collaboration. The team’s entry Overview section can be personalized by the team to include whatever information they would like. If a team entry is chosen as a winner of the challenge, the Team Lead would be awarded the prize.
SIZETeams have no size limit.
TEAM LEADER RESPONSIBILITIESLeadership is important to any successful team. Whether you’re a student or a professional, you can lead the team that develops the first soccer field on Mars or solves the problem of emergency transportation.
The Team Lead is responsible for creating the initial challenge entry and inviting your team members to join. As the Team Lead is the official ‘owner’ of the submission, you are responsible to make sure your team’s final entry is valid by the entry date.
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PARENTS AND GUARDIANSThe minimum age for a user on Launch Forth is 13. Only users 18+ may be eligible to win a Challenge. Users under 18 are encouraged to participate in Discussions, Brainstorms, and Sparks.
PARTICIPANT SKILLSAnyone can join and participate as a team.
TIME COMMITMENTChallenges run for an average of 8-12 weeks depending on the scope of the work. There is no required time commitment, just as long as it takes for your team to complete your Challenge entry.
QUICK START GUIDECongratulations on building a team! Here’s what you need to know to get started:
01. Visit hp.com/go/mars to register.02. You’ll be instructed to create your
Launch Forth account.03. The Team Lead starts a Team Entry on a Challenge
– invite your teammates. Remember, everyoneneeds to have their own account.
04. Explore the Mars community. Bounce around ideasin a Brainstorm and get inspired. Participate indiscussion boards or start your own thread.
05. Note important dates for the Challenge.06. Work together on an innovative solution for one of
the challenges we’ll face on Mars.07. Submit your final entry.08. Be social – share your ideas with the rest of Earth
with #HPMarsHomePlanet09. Stay tuned for the announcement of the winners.10. Have more ideas to contribute? Participate in the
next Challenge!
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HP MARS HOME PLANET
EDUCATION LEAGUE
HP MARS HOME PLANET EDUCATION LEAGUEToday’s students are critical to the future urbanization of Mars. Their ideas and designs are based on the latest curricula for engineering, architecture, and design technologies; they are tomorrow’s professionals for Earth and beyond. The cool designs they create in HP Mars Home Planet could be used by future generations in Mars Valley!
Across the globe, universities participate in the HP Mars Home Planet Education League to create unique solutions in a global community of future professionals. Show your competitive edge on the HP Mars Home Planet leaderboard and see how your school stacks up against the competition.
The HP Mars Home Planet Education League offers a great opportunity for students to work alongside professionals and other universities, with access to resources such as master classes, video links, and Mars factoids.
These schools and universities are recognized as leaders in math, science, and technology. If you are interested in joining the HP Mars Home Planet Education League, contact [email protected].
You can also join the HP Mars Home Planet Education League as a student ambassador. To get started, sign up at hp.com/go/mars and you’ll receive exclusive access to tools and resources.
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LEARN MOREFor the latest, up-to-date information onHP Mars Home Planet, please visit hp.com/go/mars
CONTACTHave a question, comment, concern, or great idea? Send it to [email protected].
For specific questions regarding the HP Mars Home Planet Education League, please send inquiries to [email protected].
For the latest, up-to-date information on HP Mars Home Planet, please visit:
hp.com/go/mars
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