Microsoft Imagine cup 2012 winners at Australia
IMAGINE CUP 2012 YEAR BOOK
The Microsoft Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology
competition. We invite all eligible students to use their imagination
and passion to create a technology solution that addresses the Imagine
Cup 2012 theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the
toughest problems.
Just imagine…. you are a student with a mind full of great ideas.
Ideas that have world changing potential! Why not use your intelligence,
knowledge and creativity to make a difference? Every year Microsoft
hosts the Microsoft Imagine Cup, the world’s premier student technology
competition with over 300,000 students from all over the world
participating each year
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In ten years, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a truly global competition
focused on finding solutions to real-world problems. Since 2003, over
1.4 million students have participated in the Imagine Cup with 358,000
students representing 183 countries and regions registering for the
Imagine Cup 2011 competition.
The Imagine Cup 2012 competition is your chance to:
- Solve tough problems facing the world today, and maybe even turn your ideas into a business.
- Learn new technological skills.
- Test yourself against the brightest students around the world.
- Make new friends.
- Win cash, grants , and prizes – plus, a chance for a free trip to Sydney, Australia, next July to compete at the Imagine Cup 2012 Worldwide Finals!
History
The Imagine Cup began in 2003 with approximately 1,000 competitors
from 25 countries and regions and has grown to more than 358,000
competitors representing 183 countries and regions in 2011. The Imagine
Cup Worldwide finals have been held all over the globe. The Imagine Cup
2012 Worldwide Finals will be held in Sydney, Australia.[1]
2003: Barcelona, Spain – Theme: Link between people, information,
systems, and devices, using Web services and.NET as the springboard.
2004: São Paulo, Brazil – Theme: Imagine a world where smart technology makes everyday life easier.
2005: Yokohama, Japan – Theme: Imagine a world where technology dissolves the boundaries between us.
2006: Agra & Delhi, India – Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables us to live healthier lives.
2007: Seoul, South Korea – Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables a better education for all.
2008: Paris, France – Theme: Imagine a world where technology enables a sustainable environment.
2009: Cairo, Egypt – Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the world’s toughest problems.
2010: Warsaw, Poland – Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the world’s toughest problems.
2011: New York, United States – Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the world’s toughest problems.
2012: Sydney, Australia – Theme: Imagine a world where technology helps solve the world’s toughest problems.
MICROSOFT IMAGINE CUP :2012 WINNERS DECLARED
Congratulations to the Winners!
| Software Design Team | Country/Region |
| 1st Place – Quadsquad | Ukraine |
| 2nd Place – Coccolo | Japan |
| 3rd Place – wi-GO | Portugal |
| Game Design: Phone Team | Country/Region |
| 1st Place – Drexel Dragons | United States |
| 2nd Place – Ecosia | France |
| 3rd Place – Turtle Games | Hungary |
| Game Design: Xbox/Windows Team | Country/Region |
| 1st Place – TANG Thai | Thailand |
| 2nd Place – The Doers | Brazil |
| 3rd Place – Hotfix_Windows | Belgium |
| IT Challenge | Country/Region |
| 1st Place – Alexandru Ticlea | Romania |
| 2nd Place – Sherif Talaat | Egypt |
| 3rd Place – Joshua Sim | Singapore |
| Kinect Fun Labs Challenge Team | Country/Region |
| 1st Place – Team Interlab | Brazil |
| 2nd Place – Team Whiteboard Pirates | United States |
| 3rd Place – Team Flexify | Poland |
| Windows Metro Style App Challenge Team | Country/Region |
| 1st Place – Virtual Dreams Metro | Brazil |
| 2nd Place – nLife | Ukraine |
| 3rd Place – TokTok | Korea |
| Windows Azure Challenge Team | Country/Region |
| 1st Place – Virtual Dreams Azure | Brazil |
| 2nd Place – Complex | Romania |
| 3rd Place – The Klein Team | Algeria |
| Windows Phone Challenge Team | Country/Region |
| 1st Place – Vivid | Egypt |
| 2nd Place – The Stack | Poland |
| 3rd Place – Aaltovation | Finland |
| Health Awareness Award | Country/Region |
| Italian Ingenium Team | Italy |
| Environmental Sustainability Award | Country/Region |
| Greenway | Germany |
| People’s Choice Award | Country/Region |
| The D Labs | India |
Congratulations to the Finalists!
Day 3 brought the announcement of the Game Design and Software Design finalists.
| Game Design: Phone Team | Country/Region |
| Ecosia | France |
| Swifteam | France |
| Turtle Games | Hungary |
| Gaon Nuri | Korea |
| Drexel Dragons | United States |
| Game Design: Xbox/Windows Team | Country/Region |
| Hotfix_Windows | Belgium |
| The Doers | Brazil |
| Radiant | Iceland |
| Team Blossom | Japan |
| TANG Thai | Thailand |
| Software Design Team | Country/Region |
| Symbiosis | Greece |
| Coccolo | Japan |
| MobileEye | New Zealand |
| wi-GO | Portugal |
| uCHAMPsys | Taiwan |
| Quadsquad | Ukraine |
Congratulations to the Software Design teams who advanced to the second round!
Day 2 of Imagine Cup 2012 concluded with the announcement of 20 teams advancing to the second round.
| StethoCloud | Australia |
| Xight | China |
| Level Up | Egypt |
| Greenway | Germany |
| Symbiosis | Greece |
| DocTek Systems | Ireland |
| Coccolo | Japan |
| Dancing Pillow | Jordan |
| Etzoockee | Kazakhstan |
| Let IT Bee | Korea |
| MobileEye | New Zealand |
| Grawesome | Oman |
| wi-GO | Portugal |
| Technology Lanterns | Qatar |
| IQube | Romania |
| AlphaWaves | Singapore |
| Osmosis | Slovenia |
| uCHAMPsys | Taiwan |
| cipher256 | Uganda |
| Quadsquad | Ukraine |
Announcing the Imagine Cup 2012 Worldwide Finalists
We are proud to congratulate the students who have qualified for the
Imagine Cup 2012 Worldwide Finals in each of the following Competitions
and Challenges.
We have seen an outstanding level of talent, passion and imagination
in the projects and submissions by students throughout the world. The
Worldwide Finalists are truly an outstanding group. We are excited to
introduce them to the world on 6-10 July in Sydney, Australia.
Software Design
The 72 teams selected to compete in the Worldwide Finals have come a
long way. They are the champion of their region or they have surpassed
all other entries in the online qualification.
| Software Design Team | Country/Region |
| NakamaTeam | Algeria |
| Boddy Music | Argentina |
| mLab | Armenia |
| StethoCloud | Australia |
| FutureTorch | Bahrain |
| Engine | Bangladesh |
| Make A Sign | Belgium |
| SPU Team | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Digital Mangue | Brazil |
| K-Vision | Bulgaria |
| Greeni | Canada |
| Lifeware | Chile |
| Xight | China |
| e-soft | Côte d’Ivoire |
| Team Spectrum | Croatia |
| BrightSight | Cyprus |
| JoyMind | Czech Republic |
| The Fellowship of the Ring | Dominican Republic |
| Kany Warmys | Ecuador |
| Level Up | Egypt |
| Matalapaine | Finland |
| CapStreet | France |
| Green Bytes | Georgia |
| Greenway | Germany |
| Symbiosis | Greece |
| The D Labs | India |
| Malabar | Indonesia |
| Mirage Tech | Iraq |
| DocTek Systems | Ireland |
| Italian Ingenium Team | Italy |
| Coccolo | Japan |
| Dancing Pillow | Jordan |
| Etzoockee | Kazakhstan |
| Let IT Bee | Korea |
| The Code Breakers | Kuwait |
| Cake | Lebanon |
| The Rhapsody | Malaysia |
| TDGS | Malta |
| ReImagine | Mexico |
| Team Golden Drops | Morocco |
| MobileEye | New Zealand |
| Gravity | Nigeria |
| Grawesome | Oman |
| Celoks | Pakistan |
| flyKIT | Palestinian Authorities |
| Wake Up | Peru |
| Divided By Zero | Philippines |
| ARMED | Poland |
| wi-GO | Portugal |
| Think | Puerto Rico |
| Technology Lanterns | Qatar |
| IQube | Romania |
| Bonjour Development | Russia |
| Sen Section | Senegal |
| CatchCake | Serbia |
| AlphaWaves | Singapore |
| Team OwNet | Slovakia |
| Osmosis | Slovenia |
| Asclepius | South Africa |
| HealthConnect | Spain |
| V360 | Sri Lanka |
| uCHAMPsys | Taiwan |
| Novitat | Thailand |
| Heroes come Back | Tunisia |
| Repharmers | Turkey |
| cipher256 | Uganda |
| Quadsquad | Ukraine |
| RevolUtion | United Arab Emirates |
| Team EyeWorks | United Kingdom |
| FlashFood | United States |
| Arbel | Venezuela |
| GP3S | Vietnam |
Game Design
Creating a game that can inspire and teach as well as entertain is an
ambitious venture for anyone. Each team competed in three rounds of
competition before being selected to advance to compete at the Worldwide
Finals.
Game Design: Xbox/Windows
| Game Design: Xbox/Windows Team | Country/Region |
| Hotfix_Windows | Belgium |
| The Doers | Brazil |
| xidianembed_6 | China |
| Nano | France |
| Radiant | Iceland |
| Esperanza | Japan |
| Team Blossom | Japan |
| Red Phoenix Studios | Portugal |
| TANG Thai | Thailand |
| HammerBird | Ukraine |
Game Design: Phone
| Game Design: Phone Team | Country/Region |
| Monkey Pepper | Brazil |
| Wicked Games | Czech Republic |
| Ecosia | France |
| Swifteam | France |
| Turtle Games | Hungary |
| Org.Com mobile | Indonesia |
| Gaon Nuri | Korea |
| LevelUp | Lithuania |
| AVe | Romania |
| Drexel Dragons | United States |
IT Challenge
The IT Challenge highlights the art and science of developing,
deploying, and maintaining IT systems that are efficient, functional,
robust and secure. The Worldwide Finalists competed in three rounds of
challenges including a 24-hour Virtual Hands-on Lab. The top three
competitors have each won a trip to the Worldwide Finals in Sydney,
Australia where the first, second, and third place competitors will be
announced on 10 July 2012.
| IT Challenge Finalist | Country/Region |
| Sherif Talaat | Egypt |
| Alexandru Ticlea | Romania |
| Joshua Sim | Singapore |
Kinect Fun Labs Challenge
The Imagine Cup Kinect Fun Labs Challenge asked students to build an
application which leverages the Kinect sensor to deliver natural user
interface features such as skeletal tracking, speech recognition, face
recognition, and gestures. The top three teams each won a trip to the
Worldwide Finals in Sydney, Australia where the first, second, and third
place teams will be announced on 10 July 2012.
| Kinect Fun Labs Challenge Team | Country/Region |
| Team Interlab | Brazil |
| Team Flexify | Poland |
| Team Whiteboard Pirates | United States |
Windows Metro Style App Challenge
Windows 8 is coming and students were asked to take the lead in
creating applications for this new platform. This Challenge tested
students’ abilities to design and build a Metro style app that solves
one of the world’s toughest problems and wows users across the globe.
The top three teams have won a trip to the Worldwide Finals in Sydney,
Australia where the first, second, and third place teams will be
announced on 10 July 2012.
| Windows Metro Style App Challenge Team | Country/Region |
| Virtual Dreams Metro | Brazil |
| TokTok | Korea |
| nLife | Ukraine |
Windows Azure Challenge
The Windows Azure Challenge has tasked students with leveraging the
Windows Azure platform features to build a web solution powered by the
cloud and to contribute to the “next big thing” in the technology
industry. The top three teams each won a trip to the Worldwide Finals in
Sydney, Australia where the first, second, and third place teams will
be announced on 10 July 2012.
| Windows Azure Challenge Team | Country/Region |
| The Klein Team | Algeria |
| Virtual Dreams Azure | Brazil |
| Complex | Romania |
Windows Phone Challenge
The Windows Phone Challenge encouraged students to create software
that can really make a broad impact in the world. Students were
challenged to build great apps that start with strong functionality and
finish with an outstanding Windows Phone user experience. The top three
teams each won a trip to the Worldwide Finals in Sydney, Australia where
the first, second, and third place teams will be announced on 10 July
2012.
| Windows Phone Challenge Team | Country/Region |
| Vivid | Egypt |
| Aaltovation | Finland |
| The Stack | Poland |
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