First published on MSDN on Jun 04, 2014
Wow! Our global judging panel has concluded their evaluations of more than 170 student projects from 76 countries in our World Semifinals round and they've found some incredible work. Imagine Cup student teams built projects that are fun, fascinating, surprising, and even life-changing. And now Microsoft will fly 35 top teams to Seattle at the end of July for the 2014 World Finals .
Our webseries Imagine Cup TV is back with a special episode! We cover every single team, talk about their projects, and get insights into technology industry trends from our guests including:
Watch it now thanks to Channel 9!
Here are the winning teams! Click on each team's name to learn more about their project or visit our World Finalists page to see all the project descriptions together for easy reading!
In addition, we're very glad to announce the winner of the Windows & Windows Phone Challenge! Congratulations to Team Pomato Apps of Venezuela for their project Patrullaje . They'll receive $5,000 and a trip to Seattle to attend the Imagine Cup World Finals!
We also have three World Semifinalist teams who have won $5,000 in the Skype Award. Congratulations to teams Eyenaemia from Australia, Code Buzzers from Nepal, and Super Sea Dragons from South Africa! You can watch their award-winning Skype videos now on our new Awards & Challenges page.
And finally, nine World Semifinalist teams won $1,000 each in our Visual Studio Online Boost! Check out the complete list:
Games
Innovation
World Citizenship
Believe it or not, we're just getting started with the excitement of this 2014 season. Our World Finalists are now diving into their projects and getting them ready for our judges at the end of July in Seattle -- where tremendous prizes will be on the line and one team will win a private meeting with Bill Gates !
It's a real pleasure to see so many brilliant students come so far. I want to offer my very heartfelt congratulations to all the teams who competed in our National and Online Finals, to the 170+ teams who made it to the World Semifinals, and now to the 35 teams who will come all the way to Seattle. It's an honor to see your dreams made real. Keep up the great work!
John Scott Tynes
Imagine Cup Program Lead
Microsoft Student Developers
Wow! Our global judging panel has concluded their evaluations of more than 170 student projects from 76 countries in our World Semifinals round and they've found some incredible work. Imagine Cup student teams built projects that are fun, fascinating, surprising, and even life-changing. And now Microsoft will fly 35 top teams to Seattle at the end of July for the 2014 World Finals .
Watch the Webcast!
Our webseries Imagine Cup TV is back with a special episode! We cover every single team, talk about their projects, and get insights into technology industry trends from our guests including:
- Akhtar Badshah of Microsoft Citizenship speaking on the use of technology for social good in the World Citizenship category
- Rahul Sood of Microsoft Ventures speaking on student startups and the Innovation category
- Andrew Parsons , longtime Imagine Cup games guru, talking about the latest trends in videogames
Watch it now thanks to Channel 9!
Main Competitions
Here are the winning teams! Click on each team's name to learn more about their project or visit our World Finalists page to see all the project descriptions together for easy reading!
Games
| Team Name | Country | Project Name |
| Liaison Team | Brazil | Liaison |
| Illogic | Egypt | Puppy in Bubble |
| AnarTeam | France | Anarcute |
| Spotlight Games | Germany | Mr. Skyjump |
| Genesis | Greece | Dementia: Tales of Blackthorn Manor |
| Seven Summits | India | Petite |
| Team NewAge | Jamaica | Project Exit |
| Bomon | Korea | Under bed |
| Animus | Philippines | FitPals |
| Brainy Studio | Russia | TurnOn |
Innovation
| Team Name | Country | Project Name |
| ButterFly | Bahrain | Nail Polish Mixer |
| Chemicalium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Chemicalium |
| claVision | Canada | claVision (Visual Automatic Piano Music Transcription) |
| ij Developers | Cyprus | LADYBUG |
| Tep | Hungary | Tep |
| Reverse | Italy | Reverse |
| Kazokugurumi | Japan | Kazokugurumi |
| Estimeet | New Zealand | Estimeet |
| Vanguard | United Kingdom | Ripple |
| flipped.uy | Uruguay | flipped |
| Food&Gram | Venezuela | Food & Gram |
World Citizenship
| Team Name | Country | Project Name |
| Eyenaemia | Australia | Eyenaemia |
| Imagine The World | China | PersePhone |
| Access Earth | Ireland | Access Earth |
| High Rise | Nigeria | CATARA |
| Amplifiers | Pakistan | Project AMP |
| Power of Vision | Poland | Face Controller |
| The Dians | Portugal | Nuada |
| I Copy You | Qatar | Mimicking Robot for Autistic Children |
| SMT | Romania | sMilestone |
| BarFoo | Serbia | Sonochrome |
| SMART crew | Taiwan | Versatility of Usens: From Lab to Life |
| AfriGal Tech | Uganda | mDex |
| Grant Fellow | United States | Grant Fellow |
Windows & Windows Phone Challenge
In addition, we're very glad to announce the winner of the Windows & Windows Phone Challenge! Congratulations to Team Pomato Apps of Venezuela for their project Patrullaje . They'll receive $5,000 and a trip to Seattle to attend the Imagine Cup World Finals!
Skype Award
We also have three World Semifinalist teams who have won $5,000 in the Skype Award. Congratulations to teams Eyenaemia from Australia, Code Buzzers from Nepal, and Super Sea Dragons from South Africa! You can watch their award-winning Skype videos now on our new Awards & Challenges page.
Visual Studio Online Boost
And finally, nine World Semifinalist teams won $1,000 each in our Visual Studio Online Boost! Check out the complete list:
Games
- Genesis , Greece
- RELOAD. , Algeria
- Learn n'Earn , Lebanon
Innovation
- BiDE Code , Kenya
- Flipped.uy , Uruguay
- Flow , Israel
World Citizenship
- LeapKin , Slovakia
- AfriGal Tech , Uganda
- Tutus , Germany
Stay Tuned!
Believe it or not, we're just getting started with the excitement of this 2014 season. Our World Finalists are now diving into their projects and getting them ready for our judges at the end of July in Seattle -- where tremendous prizes will be on the line and one team will win a private meeting with Bill Gates !
It's a real pleasure to see so many brilliant students come so far. I want to offer my very heartfelt congratulations to all the teams who competed in our National and Online Finals, to the 170+ teams who made it to the World Semifinals, and now to the 35 teams who will come all the way to Seattle. It's an honor to see your dreams made real. Keep up the great work!
John Scott Tynes
Imagine Cup Program Lead
Microsoft Student Developers
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