Question: Team Members Full Names:
Answer: Bianca Ortega Bertoni João Bernardini de Franco Pedro Rogério Cavalca Moreira Thiago Neves Fabre

Question: Mentor:
Answer: Eduardo Martins Morgado

Question: Title of Project:
Answer: MC2L - Mobile Colabortive Laboratory for Learning

Question: Project Overview:
Answer: The MC2l is a device that integrate a camera, a projector and an eBox-4300. Where children, with modifiers, can interact with the interface that is displayed by the projector. Our solution aims to help children achieve the level of basic education with quality through lesson more interesting.

Question: Technology/Software Used:
Answer: Visual Studio Windows CE Plataform Builder Driver for webcam image recognition HSI colors

Question: Inspiration: What inspired your team to enter the Microsoft Imagine Cup and why did you choose the Embedded Development competition?
Answer: the success of the picture cup 2008, with a brasilian winner (in game category), we are excited with the opportunity to also participate the competition. In the laboratory where we work, there were people who participated in the imaginecup other years. the theme of imaginecup and the desire to to work with new technologies were also crucial. Our idea also inspired us to participate, because we love it

Question: Team History: How did your team meet?
Answer: We are all students of São Paulo State University (UNESP)and also work in the same place (Applied Information Technology Lab - LTIA....

Question: Team Experience: What experience did your team have with Embedded Development before competing in the Imagine Cup?
Answer: Two members had experience with Embedded Development. Pedro already programed for PDAs using the Windows platform (Windows Mobile) Thiago who had already experienced in programming for windows CE in non Ebox devices.

Question: Highlights: What has been the best part of the Imagine Cup competition to date?
Answer: team work, use of new technologies, new hardware, use of embedded technologies and the final result that surprised us.

Question: Inspiration: How did your team come up with your submission? Include which Millennium Development Goal inspired your solution.
Answer: We were doing a brainstorm about how a solution could resolve all of the millennium's goals. After we thought that many goals are not solved by no condition or attitude of the government, or the world to solve. Even today on technologies and processes that could solve the problem. For example, hunger, every one knows how to resolve this problem, but sometimes the governement don't had interesses to solve. Thinking also how use better the technology to solve the goals, we make a solution for education. Even as the way education can affect quality of all other goals. In the beginning we were thinking of any individual desk where the student would make the classes and have a digital interaction. But we have seen that already existed and would be expensive for poor countries to buy several desks. After several meetings we designed the MC2L - colaborative mobile laboratory for learning, a kind of digital blackboard, so would be cheaper for those who would buy our solution.

Question: Challenges: What personal or technological challenges did your team face while developing your submission?
Answer: A lot of technological challenges have been seen: - Embedded Programming - Programming for Windows CE - Programming using DirectShow - Using windows API - Image processing - Driver and Windows CE Personal, had to deal with problems as - Planning (Chronogramming, division of tasks) - Teamwork - Use of time

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 want to continue the project - sending the idea and the project to others competitions and events. If we can support we will continue improving and trying to turn our idea into a product.

Question: Links to more information (i.e. website, blog):
Answer: Laboratory Info - http://www.ltia.fc.unesp.br/ltia2006/index.html Cheops interface - our partner interface team - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7j3YzUQsyk