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Brazil
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Brazilian team interested in interfaces, UX, and mummies.




The Team
Alexandre Nacari
UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA "JULIO DE MESQUITA FILHO"
hperticarati
UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA "JULIO DE MESQUITA FILHO"


Round Entry
Cheops2.zip
    We believe that solving the educational problems over the world is the best way to achieve a global development.

    Cheops is a multi touch screen surface designed to complement child literacy, providing a differentiated experience, and making the students learn in a fun way.

    Children interact with symbols (letters, words, sentences) using modifiers. The teacher plans activities and tasks and the students must  accomplish them.

    Its objective is the collaboration between students, providing a more comfortable and less hierarchical environment to assist the literacy lessons and other group activities in basic education.

Cheops.zip

Cheops is a multitouch surface used in complementary activities for literacy. Several students can use it at the same time, allowing the collaboration between them.

Being an electronic application, Cheops promotes the integration of children with digital environments, in an era in which they are essential for communication and collective development.
The teacher should plan activities and monitor their resolution by the students, guiding them so that his/her role in the classroom is strengthened.

Its main purpose is the writing and handling of phrases, words and characters by students, enabling the expansion of vocabulary and speed of reasoning. It can also be used in other activities such as construction of chemical formulas and mathematical equations, can be used with children and adolescents.

For its ease of use (the interface independent of icons and commands on the part of students, can be used in any country or language) and visual attraction, Cheops increases the interest and performance of students in the classroom, motivating them in their school activities and ensuring their basic education.


Team Questionnaire
Question: Team Members Full Names:
Answer: Alexandre Nacari Eduardo Motta Henrique Manetta Perticarati

Question: Title of Project:
Answer: Cheops - Multitouch Application for Assistance in Literacy

Question: Project Overview:
Answer: Cheops is a multi touch screen surface designed to complement child literacy, providing a differentiated experience, and making the students learn in a fun way.

Question: Technology/Software Used:
Answer: Microsoft Expression Design Microsoft Expression Blend Microsoft Expression Encode Windows Presentation Foundation .Net Framework 3.5 Adobe Flash Adobe After Effects Adobe Illustrator Windows Movie Maker 2.1

Question: Inspiration: What inspired your team to enter the Microsoft Imagine Cup and why did you choose the Design competition?
Answer: Our university has many awarded ImagineCup teams. We decided trying to be part of them. We chose the Design competition because of our interest in the area of graphic user interface, usability, user experience, and conceptual interfaces.

Question: Team History: How did your team meet?
Answer: We study and work together, in Ltia - Applied Information Technology Lab, at Sao Paulo State University. We also drink together! Pé Queimado rules!

Question: Team Experience: What experience did your team have with Design before competing in the Imagine Cup?
Answer: We study Design and related areas, and we work with it. So it's kind of what we do. :)

Question: Highlights: What has been the best part of the Imagine Cup competition to date?
Answer: Learning new technologies and seeing the project done. We really liked it! Well, the relief of delivering the second round entry too!

Question: Inspiration: How did your team come up with your submission? Include which Millennium Development Goal inspired your solution.
Answer: We chose the 2nd UN goal, because we think that primary education could soulve a great part of the world's toughest problems... We decided to create an application that helps children's literacy, which is a real problem here in Brazil. We also wanted to use some of the new trends of graphic user interfaces and user experience, like multitouch screens, gestures and collaborative applications.

Question: Challenges: What personal or technological challenges did your team face while developing your submission?
Answer: We decided to create our application in WPF, and we didn't have experience with it. So we had to learn, and learn fast!

Question: Future Plans: What does your team plan on doing after the Worldwide Finals in Cairo, Egypt? Do you plan to use your project to launch a new business?
Answer: We plan to continue developing the application, so it can be used by children in schools in the future.

Question: Links to more information (i.e. website, blog):
Answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7j3YzUQsyk http://hperticarati.deviantart.com/art/Cheops-Interface-119300450 twit us at: twitter.com/nacari =] twitter.com/hperticarati ;) email us: nacari@gmail.com hperticarati@gmail.com

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