MindTrek 2009 is delighted to announce that the prestigious MindTrek Launchpad Award 2009 and grand prize of 20,009 € goes to MULTITOUCH for their MultiTouch Cell 46" LCD Display.
MultiTouch displays are the first & only module, scalable, stackable, multiuser multitouch displays in the world.
MultiTouch enables new kinds of creative media solutions; unprecedented user experiences and paves the way for designers to develop innovative ways of delivering content, services and media....
Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Award Results:
First Prize:
• Donkeypedia by Frank Alsema, Cristian Bettini and Joost van Eeden
Donkeypedia is an appealing idea that mixes both low-tech and high-tech components with the
help of a real live donkey. A man and the donkey travels by foot through cities gathering
information that tourists are interested in. The information comes from interested children that
come and say hello to the donkey. The info stored on a computer on the donkey`s back and is
available via the Internet. This is a brave foray into a new way...
We have the pleasure to announce that Turku2011 – European Capital of Culture wants to support MindTrek, the major new media event in the Nordic Countries, by granting one of its Live2011.com Grand Prix Event Awards during the MindTrek conference.
Turku 2011 foundation will give a 1000 € award for an entry which is participating to one of the MindTrek award categories and fits to profile of Turku 2011’s Live2011.com Grand Prix.
Awarded MindTrek entry will automatically continue to the final jury round of the Grand Prix and compete for additional prizes in the best...
The Apps for Democracy Finland '09 contest gathered 23 high quality submissions out of which 12 are working prototypes in the implementation category and 11 participate solely in the idea category. Unfortunately there was no submission that would fit in the Library category.
The Jury has chosen finalists out of which the winners will be awarded next on Thursday 1st of October at Tampere....
The purpose of the competition was to encourage makers of digital media to generate ideas and develop new and innovative ubimedia products & services. Ubimedia means technology that is embedded in its surroundings. The word “Ubi” comes from the Latin word “ubicue” which means “everywhere”. The competition was open to all kinds of artists, practitioners, and industries and the total prize sum is 7.000 Euros.
MindTrek 2009 Conference
The Nokia Ubimedia competition is part of the international MindTrek 2009 conference. It is being held for the 13th time in Tampere, Finland from Sep 30th – Oct 2nd. Last year the conference gathered...
The MindTrek Launchpad competition, Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards and the Apps for Democracy Finland competition are now officially closed! All entries have now been received and more information on the finalists will follow soon!
The MindTrek team extends its thanks to all those who have submitted entries into this year's competitions and wishes all participants the very best of luck!
The deadline for entering the MindTrek Launchpad Competition has been extended until August 31st! Be innovative and register your digital media products, demos and concepts by then!
The deadline for the Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Award 2009 has been extended until August 21st, so keep developing and keep the entries coming in!
For the rules and other important info about the MindTrek Launchpad, please check out: http://www.mindtrek.org/2009/launchpad.
The availability of public information enables people, and society as a whole, to take responsibility and apply conscientiousness in decision making processes. On the other hand private citizens and organizations have a great deal of detailed information waiting to be delivered to the public sector organizations in a useful manner. We want to use software to help address these issues.
The "Apps for Democracy Finland" is your chance to wow the world with your ideas; your chance to build better systems on top of public data; your chance to demonstrate the value and the power of public data when it is set free; your chance to take public information and display it in exciting new...
