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Here are a couple of contests for you to pass your time. One requires no programming knowledge so anyone can try their hand at being a game designer. The second can be more complicated depending on what you do with it.

Enjoy and good luck…

GALACTIC GAME CHALLENGE

Enter for the chance to win $1,000!

Create a fun game with aliens, spaceships, and robots! The Sims Carnival™ makes it easy for everyone to be a game designer.
Here’s your chance to win these awesome prizes:
Winner will receive the grand prize of $1,000!
2nd and 3rd place entries will each receive a Nintendo® DS

NVIDIA Preface Gadget Development Contest

NVIDIA and Microsoft have come together to allow developers an opportunity to enter a gadget of their creation in the first contest of its kind. What gadget can you create?

Finalists will receive roundtrip airfare to attend NVIDIA’s NVISION event in San Jose, CA (August 25–27) where the winning gadget will be selected by a panel of judges from NVIDIA, Microsoft and Dell. The winner will receive a DELL XPS 420 system and have their gadget featured on the front page of NZONE.com, included in the NVIDIA newsletter, and the Windows SideShow section of Microsoft’s Windows Live Gallery.

[via Widgets Lab]

Activision has released a Guitar Hero III widget for you to play with. There are 3 playable songs ranging from easy to hard: “Cult of Personality” by Living Colour, “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper, and “Metal Heavy Lady” by Lions.

It’s a pretty neat little game. But, be warned, it’s difficult to play since it uses the keyboard.

If you are persistent and continue to play, you may land yourself on the leaderboard. Stay there long enough and you can become eligible to win prizes from Rocket XL and Activision.

This is a great way to use widgets as a marketing tool. Have fun and enjoy!

[via Widgets Lab]

Grab.com Game Widget - Gold Miner: Vegas