Vista-based Team Goes to Korea
From the top 3 I've mentioned before, Aksara from ITB is finally crowned the winner of this year's Imagine Cup 2007 Software Design from Indonesia. The winner will go to Korea to compete with other winners from around the globe.
They build a Windows Vista-based application, utilizing some of the newest technologies fresh out of Microsoft Research,including Handwriting Recognition (convert handwritings to text), Speech Recognition (convert speech to text), Windos Presentation Foundation, and Multipoint (many mouse means many cursor, not just one). All of them are combined together creating a cool app that helps children read, write, and count (although only in English currently). This computer-based technology is even cheaper than any other solution because they require only single computer for the whole class. Each children would only need an additional mouse to operate the application.
But then, the application does require a polish here and there. It still has a very rudimentary look, although 100% functional. I hope one month extra time before going to the world finals is enough for them to improve their existing application.
Congratulation guys (and a girl), this is by far the most exciting Imagine Cup submission I've ever seen!