Hog Factor USA 2019 Competition Starts March 1st

The High End Systems' Hog Factor 2019 National Collegiate Lighting Show Programming Competition LDI finals will be held during the 2019 LDI show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The contest will take place on Friday, November 22, 2019, at 5:00pm on the High End Systems exhibit stand.

Universities are invited to enter teams of up to three students. The competition takes place in two phases. Phase One is an open competition and will consist of each team providing a performance lighting piece, programmed on a Hog a team member owns or on Hog 4 PC which can be downloaded free of charge with a special demo version of LightConverse visualization, which will be made available to all teams.

Once performance piece submission closes on June 30th 2019, the top three teams will be selected by July 31st, and Phase 2 will see these three teams programming a performance lighting piece based on the High End Systems 2019 LDI booth design. These teams will then be invited to perform their pieces live at LDI 2019 on the High End Systems' booth where the winners will be announced.

The top teams in the country will be brought to LDI 2019 in Las Vegas where they will compete to win school prizes. Universities are invited to enter as many teams of up to three students as they like.

Competition rules:

"To enter the contest you must be a team of up to three students, currently enrolled in a US or Canadian university or college program."

"Teams must have a sponsoring professor"

"No more than three students to a team are allowed"

"Once registration is completed an email with a link to download show files, visualizer files and instructions will be sent"

"Only one show presentation submission per team is allowed"

"Show presentations must use one of the following songs. Download all songs from individual links below."

GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES - LED ZEPPELIN
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-times-bad-times/580708520?i=580708940&app=itunes
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Good-Times-Bad/dp/B00KGBCN1M

HIGH HOPES - PANIC! AT THE DISCO
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/au/album/high-hopes/1361152002?i=1361152303
Amazon: www.amazon.com/High-Hopes/dp/B07BJ9MKQW

MAKE ME FEEL - JANELLE MONAE
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/make-me-feel/1350021308?i=1350021467
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B079Y4R8YZ/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk8

Hog Factor 2019 prizes include:

* First prize will be a Road Hog 4 for the school the students attend. Each student receives an ETC Student Nomad software package and dongle (including Hog4PC)

* Second prize will be a Hedgehog 4x console for the school the students attend. Each student receives an ETC Student Nomad software package and dongle (including Hog4PC)

* Third prize will be a Hoglet console for the school the students attend. Each student receives an ETC Student Nomad software package and dongle (including Hog4PC)

* "Use of any other audio tracks will result in disqualification. Each submission must be programmed on the provided Light Converse show file and using a Hog 4 console of any flavor. Registration and submissions of entries to arrive at High End Systems no later than 11:59pm on June 30, 2019. By entering this competition, you fully acknowledge that your team has programmed the light show. You agree that High End Systems may post your entry link on our website in addition to making it available on any other platform. You further agree that High End Systems may use your video for publishing, advertising and other purposes royalty-free, including, but not restricted to, this competition Finally, High End Systems makes clear that no purchase is necessary to enter this competition and that all tax liable from the prizes awarded will be the responsibility of the winning parties."