AVIOS had a wine-and-cheese fest in which they announced the winners of their 2007 Application Contest. I’m sure they’ll post detailed information on the site in the coming days.

There were three winners:

Michael Turner studied with Jim Larson at Portland State University. He designed a collection of five children’s games.

Michael Laskowski, also from Portland; I’m not sure if it was Portland State University because my pen slipped into my wine glass as I was writing. So that information is lost forever. He designed a maze game for children with speech impediments. Children maneuvered their avatars through the maze using repeated words. The game reinforced memorization as well.

Also, it delivered a stunning electric shock if a child said the wrong thing.

Kidding.

Finally, Jamey White studied under Juan Gilbert at Auburn University. He designed a training application for pilots.

I conducted two quick interviews with Jamey White and Michael Turner. To read the interviews in full, click on the “More” button.

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