Yesterday the winners of the, Western
Washington version, inaugural Technology
Alliance's Youth Apps Challenge were announced at the Paul G.
Allen center for Computer Science and Engineering at the University
of Washington. Some of the awarding winning apps included; a racing
game with a realistic physics engine, a hearing aid, an app to help
keep track of homework & assignments and an app for people that
need rescuing and emergency help.
“The Youth Apps Challenge was a
fantastic introduction to mobile app development for my Computer
Science students,” said Josh Caldwell, Computer Apps, Computer
Science, and Robotics teacher at Timbercrest Junior High. “Not only
did they find working with mobile app development engaging, they
really embraced the thrill of a challenge that could get their
efforts recognized by industry professionals. After seeing two groups
from our class win awards, my students are even more excited about
upping their game next year.”
Just over 300 high school and middle
school students participated in the event that stretches across the
state. The students then competed in general and technical categories
to show off their original apps and presented a pitch and demo video.
A panel of expert then judge the apps to pick the finalist that where
then invited to go to the Youth Apps Challenge award ceremonies held
eastern
and western Washington.
The competition is the latest of the
STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) challenges
sponsored by the Technology Alliance to help develop our future
technicians.
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