First published on MSDN on Jan 15, 2016
After a lot of deliberation, evaluation and review, the judges have given us their decisions. It's time to announce the winners of the Big Idea: Design Competition!
The 2016 Big Idea: Design Winners are:
In the
Games
category, our winner is
Digital Interactive Games
from
South Africa
, for
Of Dragons and Sheep
, their fast paced 3D sidescroller!
In the
Innovation
category, the winner is
YOM
from
Australia
, for their project
Yesterday Once More
, which helps people with dementia to remember.
In the
World Citizenship
category,
Carroots
from the
United States
takes the prize for their project
Carroots
, an educational dashboard that allows a user to discover career opportunities
Congratulations to all three winning teams, who will each receive the $3000 prize. And congratulations to our honorable mention teams, each of whom also submitted an excellent Design, and will receive a certificate of achievement for their efforts!
In the Games category, our Honorable Mention teams are:
In the Innovation category, our Honorable Mention teams are:
In the World Citizenship category, our Honorable Mention teams are:
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We are thrilled to see some of the same teams from previous Challenges! It continues to show how the Challenges help to refine and strengthen your final projects, and the amazing submissions here are certainly evidence of that.
Now that the Big Idea contests have completed, you should start gearing up to submit your project to the 2016 Imagine Cup Global Competition! If you have't already,
register now
for the Imagine Cup category in which you would like to participate. Countries around the world are setting up their National Finals as you read this, so please keep an eye on the
National and Online Finals
page as well as your
Dashboard
for more details on how and when to submit your project. The competition is heating up with the 2016 Imagine Cup and we ca't wait to see what you all have in store for us!