computer "nerds" show off skills: high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 rewarded for software inventions

(april 8, 2009 --thunder bay, on)
阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 has rewarded high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who have shown inventive use of software skills. in a move to identify and recruit local talent, the department of software engineering "invented" an annual contest open to high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , called software innovate. the call for submissions went out to high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in the region last february, and the judging took place recently.

dr. rachid benlamri, associate professor in the department of software engineering and contest organizer, says, "we are impressed with the submissions we have received from the high school 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . they show great ingenuity and promise, and we would be pleased if these 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 would consider attending 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 for their post-secondary education."

third place winners are andrea warywoda and craig macsemchuk of sir winston churchill collegiate and vocational institute for their project, jnetprotect, which filters web traffic by ip, location, and other factors. the prize was a $200 gift certificate for future shop.

second place went to christopher syposz of saint patrick high school, whose submission servo motor control is controlled through the conversion of an analog and digital signal. a servo is a small device used in radio controlled airplanes to position control surfaces like the elevators and rudders. christopher took home a $300 gift certificate for future shop.

first place was nabbed by timothy schonberger of sir winston churchill collegiate and vocational institute with his project, a game simulator: the adventures of mr. hat. this is an interactive game with excellent visual effects, and good computer graphics animation. the adventures of mr. hat is a platform/sideshooter-based game in which the user, as mr. hat, makes his/her way through levels. when hit by an enemy or obstacle, mr hat loses health, eventually dying, when he runs out of health entirely. the user encounters power-ups in the form of hats, which grant mr hat health, and therefore, more chance of finishing the level.

"timothy schonberger has demonstrated excellent programming skills and creativity in the game design," says dr. benlamri. schonberger collected a $500 gift certificate for future shop for his efforts.

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media: dr. rachid benlamri and timothy schonberger are available for media interviews. for more information contact lisa pelot, communications officer, at 343-8177, or commun@lakeheadu.ca

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