First published on MSDN on Dec 07, 2015
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: Plan Competition!
The 2016 Big Idea: Plan Winners are:
In the
Games
category, our winner is
Monolight
from
Indonesia
, for
Monolight
, their 2D illusion based puzzle adventure game!
In the
Innovation
category, the winner is
TrollBusters
from
Slovakia
, for their project
moderateIT
, an automated moderation tool that can detect inappropriate conversations online.
In the
World Citizenship
category,
Team Bridge
from
Brazil
takes the prize for their
Project Bridge
, a series of games adapted to help children with Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy and Down Syndrome through physiotherapy.
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 Plan, 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:
Judging for Big Idea: Design has already started, and we hope to see some of the same names in those awards!
Now that the Big Idea contests have closed, you should start gearing up to submit your project to the 2016 Imagine Cup Global Competition! If you haven'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 can't wait to see what you all have in store for us!