STUDENTS COMPETE IN SEATTLE FOR IMAGINE
CUP COMPETITION WHERE THEY AIM TO HELP SOLVE WORLD PROBLEMS
~ Winning Team Will
Represent U.S. in Worldwide Finals Held in July in Australia
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April 2012
(Redmond, WA) – Students from
around the country spent the past several days showcasing
how they are using technology to solve some of the world's
toughest problems. The Imagine Cup, sponsored by Microsoft,
is considered the world's premier student technology
competition.
Students presented a diversity
of projects aiming to deal with such important world
problems like food aid to those in need, sustainability
and combating HIV/AIDS. And out of the thousands of
students that registered for this year's U.S. competition,
in the end, more than 70 students were chosen to compete
in the U.S. finals with the goal of creating solutions
using technology that make a difference in the lives
of people from all corners of the world.
There were three category
winners announced in - Software Design, Game Design
- Xbox and Game Design - Phone. Winning teams include:
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Team FlashFood from Arizona State University
took home the grand prize in the Software Design
category for their project - a real-time food recovery
solution for families in need, using web-applications
and smart phones to coordinate same day food donation
deliveries to families.
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Team Dr. Fishbowl from Carnegie Mellon
University took home the grand prize in the
Game Design - Xbox category for their project -
a sustainability game that helps players learn about
resources.
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Team Drexel Dragons from Drexel University
took home the grand prize in the Game Design - Phone
category for their project called "Math Dash" -
a game that helps students better learn mathematics,
mixing teaching with fun!
Team FlashFood from
Arizona State University will travel to Australia
in July to represent the United States in the Worldwide
Finals and showcase their innovative solutions alongside
hundreds of other students from around the world. In
addition to cash and prizes awarded to the top teams
in the competition, students gain real life experience,
make new friends and attend several training sessions
to help them turn their ideas into a reality.
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