KFC + Imagine Cup = another opportunity to reach the world final

We are pleased to inform all participants of the Imagine Cup that thanks to the new sponsor of the Imagine Cup, the KFC company, Russian students have another great opportunity to get to the international final of the Imagine Cup ! Today we announce a new nomination - KFC Russia Award !


KFC is an innovative company, and recently it opened its flagship restaurant in Moscow. This is a place where you can not only eat, but also have a great time with friends. The pearl of the restaurant is a multimedia gaming station, which is a computer with Kinect and two ceiling video cameras, as well as a barcode scanner from checks and a plug-in XBox 360 console. You can see the station in this motivating video:

The essence of the KFC Russia Award competition is that we offer students participating in the Imagine Cup to adapt their projects to work at the KFC multimedia station to make them accessible to restaurant visitors.
How is the competition held:

• A special jury consisting of Microsoft and KFC employees will select 5 teams from among 30 finalists - participants of the Russian Imagine Cup final. Main selection criteria :
  
  • The ability to use the project on a multimedia station KFC ( Kinect support or control in touch mode).
  • Thematic focus of the project on a healthy lifestyle and nutrition, gaming or entertainment orientation.
  • Possibility of short (2-3 min) user interaction sessions
• These teams will be invited to Moscow on April 3, 2013 to participate in a special hackathon at the KFC flagship restaurant in Moscow, where you can refine your projects with the help of Microsoft and KFC specialists and test them directly at the multimedia station. At your disposal will be both technical specialists and designers who will help you improve your project.
• According to the results of the hackathon , the winning team of the KFC Russia Award will be selected, which will go to the international final of the Imagine Cup in the summer of 2013 in St. Petersburg.

We are very pleased that thanks to KFC we will be able to bring another Russian team to the international finals, and also that we will be able to demonstrate the projects of the contestants to a large number of spectators - visitors to the rector of KFC.