Hello everybody, just on the way to the national finals of the 2012 Imagine Cup in Berlin. I still got all 3 teams in the race. In my last post on the
Imagine Cup I wrote on the
boot camp which serves as a preparation, but I haven't mentioned the teams in order not to publish their ideas too soon. To catch up on that, here's a short team description in alphabetical order:
Team barfoos: Dementia is a growing problem in industrial countries so the western societies have to address this urgently. The necessity to help both affected and relatives is vital. With
MakeYourDay we use modern technology to assist the ones affected at different levels and the relatives throughout their days.
Team echo: Communication consist of giving and receiving feedback. For hearing-impaired people these two things work in a reasonable manner using e-mail or text mesages, but in normal life? In a world that is full of sound? No chance. Or is it? Yes there is.
Echo is the answer.
Team Lauffeuer (engl.
wildfire): Who does not recall the impressions from the tsunami wave in Japan last year? For thousands, the time stood still because the wellbeing of realatives, parents or children was unknown. Why is that so? Our modern society heavily relies on communiction networks so without networks - no communication. Now, how should a parent search for his children in a situation where everything is demolished or broken? How should somebody send a message letting everyone know that he is fine? One simple answer: With
wildfire.
