NextGEN PC design competition
deadline: December 14, 2007
Influence tomorrow's digital lifestyle with your vision of the Next-Gen PC. Change the way people pursue their passions by designing the ultimate Next-Gen Windows-based PC. Give them everything they need to do what they love, easily, powerfully, and enjoyably.
This year’s competition focus is on the design of Next-Gen PCs that help users do what they love to do better, either by enhancing the overall experience or by helping users complete tasks related to their passions. These kinds of PCs are sometimes called “niche PCs,” because they address the interests and needs of a niche group through premium combinations of hardware and devices, software, and services.
This year’s Next-Gen PC designs must contain scenarios and features specific to helping people pursue their passions more easily, more powerfully, and more enjoyably; even helping users obtain results they never thought possible. Your design’s goal should be to more closely match what the PC industry supplies with what people need to pursue their passions (and to refrain from supplying what they don’t need). This year’s Next-Gen PCs should also contain customizable elements of the general experience—for example, the out-of-box experience (the experience of turning on the computer for the first time) or getting technical support.
A total of five (5) winners will be selected from among the qualified entries, as well as up to 5 honorable mentions may be chosen by the Judges:
- Judge’s Award 1st – Prize $10,000 US
- Judge’s Award 2nd – Prize $5,000 US
- Judge’s Award 3rd – Prize $2,500 US
Selected by a distinguished panel of IDSA-member judges from the International PC and industrial design community.
- Chairman’s Award – Prize $10,000 US
Selected by Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect, with the assistance of his advisory committee.
- Public’s Choice Award – Prize $2,500 US
Selected via public vote. In the event of a tie, the judging panel will make the final determination based on the criteria set forth above.
- Educator Award
If a student entry wins 1st or 2nd place Judge’s award, or Chairman’s award, the faculty advisor named in the entry will receive a $2,500 US prize, or a $2,500 US grant will be awarded to their school, in compliance with public sector gift rules.
For detailed information, please refer to http://www.nextgendesigncomp.com/ and last year award winning works at http://www.startsomethingpc.com/LearnMore.aspx