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Propose a game or technology to make the world a safer place
Challenge Type: computer science
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Winners have been announced and those that have earned the invitation to present in Houston have been contacted. Thank you to everyone that participated.

Risk is everywhere. Society has taken great strides to become safer as we move into the future. However, we can leverage technology to make the world and our lives as individuals even safer, and we want your help through techniques, mobile games, apps or anything else you can think of. AIG is seeking college students to complete a challenge to develop risk-mitigation games and mobile applications for a safer and healthier world:

My Safer World: Games that teach risk probability and mitigation

My Healthy Life: Activity tracking and healthy food choices

My Safe World: Useful insights on pollution, traffic, public health

My Safe Home/School: Safety through connected devices and data, connecting in an emergency

My Digital Locker: Tracking and protecting your personal items (physical and digital).

SPECIAL CHALLENGE INFO:

- Students who have skills in designing and developing hardware or software for web, mobile, wearables, or Internet of things are invited to participate.

- This challenge can be completed by individuals or teams of up to 4 students.

- Four individuals or teams of winners will be invited (travel expenses paid) to present their ideas in Houston on Friday, September 23, 2016 to the AIG Innovation Team, AIG University Relations Team, and AIG Executives.

- In addition to the 3000 MindSumo points award for each team selected to travel to Houston, One team will receive $500 on presentation day and the three runners up will receive $200 each.

- Extra Reward Added: Finalists will meet AIG leaders to learn more about the Technology Analyst Program and Summer Internships.

Deliverables

Part I: Describe Your Safety Technology

1. What safety issue or concern does your idea help to make safer and why is it important?

2. How does your idea work to mitigate dangers or safety concerns?

3. Why will it be accepted and widely adopted (cite sources/data!)?

Part II: Present Your Safety Technology

Present your technology in a compelling way such as a PDF with mockups, a PowerPoint presentation, video, writeup/outline, or prototype of your technology.

Things to consider:

- Team challenge: You may work individually or as a team of up to 4 students to complete this challenge! All 4 team members will be flown out to Houston to present. If you are looking for teammates, we highly suggest posting your name, email or phone number, and skills to the comments to begin coordinating.

- Learn more! Check out our innovative technologies page to learn more about the types of tech that we love and get inspired.

- Connect with AIG! Follow us on Twitter, Like us on Facebook, and watch us on YouTube.

- Networking Opportunities! Participants in this challenge present to the AIG Innovation Team, AIG University Relations Team, and AIG Executives.

    Submissions will be graded on the following criteria:
  • Meets Deliverables
  • Creativity
  • Clarity
Additional Materials:
Reward Tiers
4 Winners
will receive $300 each
4 Honorable Mentions
will receive $100 each
Leaderboard
$300.00 Zachary Amavisca Oregon State University
$300.00 Joseph Nardone New York University
$300.00 Miles White University of South Florida
$300.00 Mandeep Patel University of Texas at Austin
$100.00 Pay-Shengpei Dai Indiana University
$100.00 Himanshu Dashora Johns Hopkins University
$100.00 Michelle Dobbs University of Chicago
$100.00 Kaighen Finley University of Rhode Island
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