Welcome to the NanoVDB Challenge!

Enter to win a NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000

To enter the Challenge You must:

Have reached the age of majority
Reside in the US or Canada
Supply Your Personal email
Guess the number of Grains (NanoVDB points) in the jar
Submit your Data
Confirm the Activation email sent to You

What is NanoVDB and what is this Challenge about?

NanoVDB, originally developed at NVIDIA, is a new addition to the ASWF’s OpenVDB project. It provides a simplified representation that is completely compatible with the core data structure of OpenVDB, with functionality to convert back-and-forth between the NanoVDB and the OpenVDB data structures, and create and visualize the data.
Thanks to NanoVDB's GPU acceleration, products like finalRender, can easily render multiple millions of points in realtime!

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Guess the Number of Sand Grains (NanoVDB Points)

You could be the lucky winner of a powerful NVIDIA Quadro RTX graphics card, worth US $900!
The winner will be picked either based on the closest guess or by guessing the exact amount of sand grains. In case of multiple correct guesses, the final winner will be picked by random. All we ask in return is Your email (verfied) and Your estimate of Points (Sand Grains) shown in the image above.
Make sure to Read and understand the Contest Rules. There is one entry per email, one entry per person.
We advise to make sure You count all the grains visible and invisible, before submitting!
Grains of sand are a tricky beast, they can stick together, they can be drifting alone and they can hide behind each other. Before submitting Your guess, along with Your personal email adress, please make sure You understand and agree to be bound by the Contest Rules as listed below.

Important: as soon as You press the Submit button, Your guess will be entered and can not be changed!

This Contest has been closed!

Contest Rules - Must Read

Cebas Visual Technology Inc. - NanoVDB CONTEST RULES (the “Contest”)


THIS CONTEST IS ONLY OPEN TO US and CANADIAN RESIDENTS (EXCLUDING QUEBEC) AND IS GOVERNED BY CANADIAN LAW AND THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA..

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. SEE BELOW FOR FULL CONTEST DETAILS. PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES YOUR FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF, AND AGREEMENT TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY, THESE CONTEST RULES (THE “CONTEST RULES”).


CONTEST PERIOD
1) The Contest begins on Monday, April 5th 2021 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) and ends on Monday, April 26th, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. PST (the “Contest Period”).
 
ELIGIBILITY
2) The Contest is open to all residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) and the United States who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry.

HOW TO ENTER
3) NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Only an EMAIL address is required. 
To participate in this Contest visit the webpage: https://cebas.com/?pid=contest_nvidia


4) You will receive one (1) Entry in the Contest when you submit your email address, LIMIT (1) ENTRY PER PERSON DURING THE CONTEST PERIOD. For greater certainty and the avoidance of any doubt, you can only use one (1) email address per person to participate in the Contest. If it is discovered that you attempted to enter more than once during the Contest Period, then all your Entries will be void. Use of any automated system to submit Entries is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Entries are only added and processed after the entrant confirms legal ownership of their email address by clicking onto a system generated confirmation email containing a html link with an encrypted return token. 

BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ENTRY (INCLUDING YOUR USERNAME AND PROFILE PICTURE) MAY BE POSTED ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND/OR CEBAS VISUAL TECHNOLOGY INC. WEBSITE, WHERE IT MAY BE VIEWED, SHARED (BY USERS OF TWITTER AND VARIOUS OTHER INTERNET-BASED SITES) AND COMMENTED ON BY CEBAS VISUAL TECHNOLOGY INC. AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
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DRAW AND WINNER SELECTION


5) on Monday, April 26th, 2021, in Victoria, British Columbia, at approximately 12:00 p.m. PST, one (1) eligible entrant will be selected by guessing the correct amount of Virtual Sand Grains in the contest image at : www.cebas.com/nvidiacontest. 
This will be done either by 
1. matching the exact amount of Virtual Sand Grains in the image
2. if no entry matches - the closest guess of the amount of Virtual Sand Grains wins


In the situation when there is no single entry with the exact guess of the amount of Virtual Sand Grains, the single closest match will win. If there are multiple matches of either the exact amount of Virtual Sand Grains or the closest amount of Virtual Sand Grains the winner will be drawn by a random number generator from the list of closest or multiple exact matches entries.
The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.


6) Before being declared a winner: The selected entrant will be contacted via email, submitted at the contest page, and notified that they are eligible to win. The selected entrant must reply by return email within one (1) business day of notification and provide a contact phone number. 
The selected entrant (Canada only) must first correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by telephone. Then the entrant will receive an email, and will be required to (electronically) sign and return within one (1) business day of notification the following declaration:
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a.) I confirm that my entry into the contest at:
ww.cebas.com/nvidiacontest 
 was in full compliance with the contest rules;

b.) I hereby release cebas Visual Technology Inc, its Sponsor, its affiliated companies and agents, advertising and promotion agencies, the contest judges and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns from any liability in connection with the Contest, the entrant’s participation therein and/or the awarding and use or misuse of the prize or any portion thereof; and


c.) my place of residence is: [shipping/mailing address] 
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If a selected entrant: (i) cannot be contacted by private message within one (1) calendar days of selection or there is a return of any prior notification as undeliverable; (ii) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; or (iii) fails to return the contest documents within the specified time, then the entrant will be disqualified and will forfeit the prize, and the next entrant in line among the remaining eligible entries will be selected.


PRIZES


7) Grand Prize: There will be one (1) grand prize available to be won, consisting of a NVIDIA Quadro RTX-4000 GPU Card (approximate retail value $900 (USD)) (“Grand Prize”).


NOTE: The Grand Prize will be shipped to the finalist's physical mailing address of residency (no PO box), standard ground shipping cost is covered, however remote locations might add an extra charge that will not be covered, in this case the finalist must cover any extra charges.
Finalist is also responsible for any possible local taxes or importation fees

Prizes must be accepted as awarded and are not transferable or convertible to cash. No substitutions. 


GENERAL

8) By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Contest Rules. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Void where prohibited by law. The decisions of cebas Visual Technology Inc. with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on all entrants without right of appeal.


9) cebas Visual Technology Inc. reserves the right to cancel, suspend, withdraw or amend this Contest in any way, without prior notice or obligation, in the event of an error, technical problem, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of cebas Visual Technology Inc. that interferes with the proper conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Contest Rules. Any attempt to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, cebas Visual Technology Inc. reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.



10) All Entries are subject to verification at any time and for any reason. Cebas VIsual Technology Inc. reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to require proof of identity and/or eligibility (in a form acceptable to cebas Visual Technology Inc. – including, without limitation, government issued photo identification): (i) for the purposes of verifying an individual’s eligibility to participate in this Contest; (ii) for the purposes of verifying the eligibility and/or legitimacy of any Entry entered (or purportedly entered) for the purposes of this Contest; and/or (iii) for any other reason cebas Visual Technology Inc. deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the purposes of administering this Contest in accordance with these Rules. Failure to provide such proof to the satisfaction of cebas Visual Technology Inc. in a timely manner may result in disqualification in the sole and absolute discretion of cebas Visual Technology Inc.. The sole determinant of the time for the purposes of a valid Entry in this Contest will be the Contest server machine(s).


11) Any attempt or suspected attempt to use robotic, automatic, programmed, or otherwise, illicit means to enter the Contest, or any other methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, for example, but not limited to, creating multiple email accounts, shall be deemed as tampering and may disqualify you from entering, participating, winning prizes (defined herein), and preclude you from participating in future contests and promotions, at the sole discretion of cebas VIsual Technology Inc. Entries that are late, lost, stolen, illegible, contain false information, are damaged, misdirected, garbled or incomplete, altered or otherwise irregular or that do not conform with or satisfy any or all of the conditions, will be judged void. 


12) Without limitation, cebas Visual Technology Inc., its advertising and promotion agencies and the Contest judges will not be liable for any failure of the website during the Contest; for any technical malfunction or other problems relating to the telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment or software; for the failure of any Entry to be received by the cebas Visual Technology Inc., its advertising and promotion agencies or the Contest judges for any reason including, but not limited to, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; or any combination of the above. Further, cebas Visual technology, its advertising and promotion agencies and the Contest judges will not be liable for any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading any material in the Contest.


13) In the event of a dispute, Entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. Each email address entered online undergoes automatic verification. Entries are only added and deemed valid after the entrant confirms legal ownership of their email address by clicking onto a system generated confirmation email containing a html link with an encrypted return token. 
The sole determinant of the time for the purposes of a valid online Entry in this Contest will be the Contest server machine(s).


18) By entering this Contest, each entrant expressly consents to cebas Visual Technology Inc., its agents and/or representatives, storing, sharing and using the personal information submitted with his/her Entry only for the purpose of administering the Contest and in accordance with cebas Visual Technology Inc. Privacy Policy (available at: https://www.cebas.com/?pid=privacy_policy )
In addition to the above, entrants also consent that their email address will be shared with the main sponsor of the contest: NVIDIA Inc.