Winners of the Fall 2011 U-M Mobile Apps Challenge
The Fall 2011 Mobile Apps Challenge promoted entrepreneurial thinking and encouraged the U-M community to develop innovative mobile applications. U-M students, faculty and staff entered more than 25 apps in the categories of education, fitness, health, lifestyle, productivity, reference, social and tools.
Winning App - 3D Charles Woodson
Calvin Gee developed 3D Charles Woodson. 3D Charles Woodson is the first a series of augmented reality applications developed for U-M Mott Children's Hospital in order to create engaging experiences for patients.
Contest Results
Winner - Overall
| Name | App Demo & Description | Platform & Category |
|---|---|---|
| Calvin Gee |
3D Charles Woodson
First of many augmented reality applications developed for Mott Children's Hospital in order to create engaging experiences for patients. |
Health, Fitness, Medical |
Runners-Up
| Name | App Demo & Description | Platform & Category |
|---|---|---|
| Suyang Dong |
RippleBrowser
Personalized web browser helps people to much more easily explore websites with internet webpages hubs and elegant tabs. |
Productivity, Tools |
| Scott Tsuchiyama |
beetis
A logbook application for type 1 diabetics to keep track of blood glucose readings, meals, and insulin. |
Health, Fitness, Medical |
| Cory Woolf |
weStudy
weStudy is a jQuery Mobile based web-app (works on any modern browser) that helps students find classmates to study with. |
Education, Reference |
| Junxian Huang |
MobiPerf
Using MobiPerf, you will have a good knowledge of your smartphone's mobile network properties. |
Tools |
| Nick Butler |
ShadowMe
ShadowMe sends your location to trusted contacts so they can monitor your walk home. Texts become more frequent over time. |
Social, Lifestyle |
| David Porter |
Chinese Character Trainer
Teaches how to write Chinese characters by showing stroke animations and providing feedback on user's own character drawings. |
Education, Reference |
Sponsors
Apple, Inc., Computer Science and Engineering, Google, Information and Technology Services, and Technology Transfer
