Congrats! Aeroscan and Vaeggen Interactive Wall are especially interesting..
Julian On Tue, May 31, 2011 6:02 am, Jan Bieringa wrote: > > > FOR RELEASE 31.5.2011 > > > > The three New Zealand winners selected at the international judging in > Hong Kong > > > > The WSA International Jury in Hong Kong selected three projects from > NZ for the final lineup. The winners in the World Summit Awards will > have the opportunity to attend the Awards Celebration in Cairo, Egypt > later in the year where they will receive their award and participate > & present their projects in a three day get together for Global > Creatives. > > > > InternetNZ has backed the New Zealand arm of these awards since its > inception. > > Says InternetNZ Chief Executive Vikram Kumar, An open Internet is > critical for New Zealands social and economic future. The breadth and > impact of the innovation the Internet has sparked off is truly great. > Year after year the WSA uncovers online content and services that > surprise and delight us. They represent the best of New Zealand on the > world stage. > > The three winners are: > > e-Business & Commerce: Areoscan is a web based service that enables > the user to create a 3D model of any area or object using digital > photographs. In industries such as surveying, architecture, and > design; Areoscan is proving a cost effective, flexible and time > efficient solution for all sorts of jobs, ranging from complex land > surveys, through to creative art projects. Whatever the need, Areoscan > takes a real-life subject and automatically generates a 3D model in > the same way a 3D laser scanner does, but without the need for > specialized equipment. View the website http://areoscan.com/ > > e-Culture & Heritage: Vaeggen Interactive WALL in Copenhagen is a > massive but mobile interactive video installation on the streets of > Copenhagen that allows citizens and visitors to explore in depth the > cultural past, present, and future of the city and its diverse > populations.Based initially on the rich heritage collections of the > Museum of Copenhagen, the WALL is also the public multimedia > repository for cultural assets emerging from the large-scale > archaeological excavations being undertaken in the old city centre for > the next 7 years. Created by Gibson Group. View the website > http://vaeggen.copenhagen.dk/en/ > > e-Health & Environment: SPARX is a computerized self-help programme, > to help young people combat depression. It was developed by a team of > therapists, researchers, game developers, e-learning theorists and > young people. It takes the form of an animated 3D game where users > learn real-life skills by solving challenges to rid a fantasy world > from gloom and negativity. Culturally-relevant elements have been > incorporated into the game world to ensure the programme has wide > cultural acceptability. University of Auckland, NZ Ministry of Health, > Metia Interactive Ltd. View the website > http://www.frozenflameweb.com/sparx > > About WSA: > > The World Summit Awards honour excellence in multimedia and e-Content > creation. Forty winners (5 in each category) are selected from 100 > countries. A special emphasis is placed on those projects which show > the benefits of information and communication technology for the > development of society at large. Over and above the judging criteria > the judges look for the value add to NZ what are the products & > services that can we put on the global stage to increase both NZ > visibility & create international sales. This is a great showcase for > the innovative & clever thinking that is going on in NZ. Full details > available http://www.wsa-awards.org.nz/. > > WSA is generously hosted by Actrix Networks, the Wellington based > Internet Service provider. Stephen Duder says WSA is an important > global initiative providing exemplary examples of diverse digital > content fit for the world stage we see WSA as a natural ally & > partner for broadband. > > The full list of NZ submissions > > * e-Culture & Heritage: Vaeggen Interactive Wall in Copenhagen View > the website http://vaeggen.copenhagen.dk/en/ > > * e-Entertainment & Games: MiniMonos View the website > http://minimonos.com/wb/content/home > > * e-Health & Environment: SPARX View the website > http://www.frozenflameweb.com/sparx > > * e-Government & Institutions: The New Zealand Land Use and Carbon > Analysis System - LUCAS View the website > http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/climate/lucas/ > > * e-Business & Commerce: Areoscan View the website http://areoscan.com/ > > * e-Inclusion & Participation: The Mixing Room View online video > http://www.lumendigital.co.nz/?page_id=725 > > * e-Learning & Education: Q Book View the website > http://www.kiwamedia.com/ > > * e-Science & Technology: New Zealand - A Window to Radio Universe: > View the IRASR website http://www.irasr.ac.nz/ OR the SKA website > http://www.ska.govt.nz/ > > The New Zealand judging panel included: > > Jan Bieringa - [email protected] > Jess Prendergast - [email protected] > Pete Macaulay - [email protected] > For more information please contact: > Jan Bieringa > > [email protected] > > + 64 4 385 9435 > > + 64 (0)27 535 7370 > > PO Box 6150 | Te Aro | Wellington | Aotearoa New Zealand > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ada_list mailing list > [email protected] > http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/ Julian Oliver home: New Zealand based: Berlin, Germany currently: Toronto, Canada about: http://julianoliver.com _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
