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Hey guys,
Quick overview before I get into details, because who likes reading long boring paragraphs anyways.
[COLOR=#red]Overview of the competition[/COLOR]
- Nasa had a space apps challenge, the challenges can be viewed here: http://spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/
- Over 9,000 people participated in 17 different countries
- You had 2 days to create a concept and build the app from scratch (obv alot of ppl didn't follow this and spent weeks on their apps but we wanted to stay true to the competition and actually did everything from the idea to the finished product in 48 hours)
- They chose 1-2 winners per City, depending on the amount of participants
- My team ended up winning one of the spots in Toronto: http://spaceappschallenge.org/project/the-voyager/
[COLOR=#red]Our Video[/COLOR]
http://www.youtube.com/embed/YC7hCNl2iPg
[COLOR=#red]Our App[/COLOR]
http://discovervoyager.com/
- Our main objective was to take data that may not appeal to the average joe and make it a visual experience that would make learning about complicated topics fun.
- We spent the entire weekend building this thing from the ground up, not getting an ounce of sleep that weekend.
- It's still full of bugs and there are tons fo features we will be including, but this is what we managed in 2 sleepless days.
[COLOR=#red]What we need from you guys[/COLOR]
They are doing the voting for peoples choice, and it's kind of a popularity contest. So if you guys can go here and click the 'Vote for this project on Twitter'
Or simple tweet the following message: I vote #intergalacticspecies for @spaceapps People's Choice Award!
And of course don't just vote for us because I told you to, check out the other entries and if you find something you think deserves to win, vote for them! The other entries can be found here.
[COLOR=#red]What do you guys get in return[/COLOR]
There's not much I could offer, but working in web for the last decade I'd be happy to answer any questions you guys may have in relation to graphic design or web development. Or if there is anything else you guys can think of just ask!
And of course the main goal of this challenge was to get more people interested in what Nasa is doing and to collaborate to come up with cool new technology. If anybody is interested in participating make sure to sign up for next years competition!
Thanks for your time,
Mario
Quick overview before I get into details, because who likes reading long boring paragraphs anyways.
[COLOR=#red]Overview of the competition[/COLOR]
- Nasa had a space apps challenge, the challenges can be viewed here: http://spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/
- Over 9,000 people participated in 17 different countries
- You had 2 days to create a concept and build the app from scratch (obv alot of ppl didn't follow this and spent weeks on their apps but we wanted to stay true to the competition and actually did everything from the idea to the finished product in 48 hours)
- They chose 1-2 winners per City, depending on the amount of participants
- My team ended up winning one of the spots in Toronto: http://spaceappschallenge.org/project/the-voyager/
[COLOR=#red]Our Video[/COLOR]
http://www.youtube.com/embed/YC7hCNl2iPg
[COLOR=#red]Our App[/COLOR]
http://discovervoyager.com/
- Our main objective was to take data that may not appeal to the average joe and make it a visual experience that would make learning about complicated topics fun.
- We spent the entire weekend building this thing from the ground up, not getting an ounce of sleep that weekend.
- It's still full of bugs and there are tons fo features we will be including, but this is what we managed in 2 sleepless days.
[COLOR=#red]What we need from you guys[/COLOR]
They are doing the voting for peoples choice, and it's kind of a popularity contest. So if you guys can go here and click the 'Vote for this project on Twitter'
Or simple tweet the following message: I vote #intergalacticspecies for @spaceapps People's Choice Award!
And of course don't just vote for us because I told you to, check out the other entries and if you find something you think deserves to win, vote for them! The other entries can be found here.
[COLOR=#red]What do you guys get in return[/COLOR]
There's not much I could offer, but working in web for the last decade I'd be happy to answer any questions you guys may have in relation to graphic design or web development. Or if there is anything else you guys can think of just ask!
And of course the main goal of this challenge was to get more people interested in what Nasa is doing and to collaborate to come up with cool new technology. If anybody is interested in participating make sure to sign up for next years competition!
Thanks for your time,
Mario