Announcing The 2013 DATA Awards Finalists

Cast your vote to elect this year’s Art + Technology winners! Register now for the biggest innovation party of the year!

FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE.

Join us — and some of our region’s most ingenious creative techies — for a party like no other. Get ready for a mash-up of networking, interactivity and inspiration — and a full night of mixing and mingling; Featuring over of 50 of this year’s most innovative art and technology projects, door prizes and surprises, food, fun and the music of sound architect, Bill Stankay. The evening’s presenter — journalist, author, filmmaker and former CNN Bureau Chief, Chip Walter – hosts the Awards Gala with his explorations of human creativity and curiosity.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD.
This year’s event features public voting and a new kind of interactive exhibition party after the awards gala.
Click here to see all ofthe finalist projects and cast your vote!  Voting polls close May 1, 2013.

2013 DESIGN, ART AND TECHNOLOGY (DATA) AWARDS FINALISTS
Winners will be announced at the event on May 15!  Event details follow below and online.

i-CON: Apps & Information Architecture

PPG: Digital Glass Visualizer

Highmark Diversified Services: Chomper Chums Mobile App

United Concordia Dental: iDental Mobile App

Duquesne University: Viewbook iPad App

Sierra w/o Wires: Sierra Billing Manager (SBM)

OnlyBoth Software

swackett®:The Visual Weather Report

Maker: Design & Art

Andy Warhol Museum: Screen Test Machine

Teletrix: Radiation Training Simulators

Cellhelmet

Bird Brain Technologies: The Hummingbird Robotics Kit

Slipppery Rock University: Transformative Klein Bottle Composition #8

Sole Power

Volte Kaleidoscopic Art Installation

SoGlo

Slippery Rock University: God Particle

Media Arts: Interactive + Multimedia

WebKite

BHive Labs: Multi-Screen Mobile Presentation Platform

The Entertainment Technology Center: Meet Mr. Lincoln

PPG + Garrison Hughes: PPG Aquarium Wall of Watery Wonders

Lightwave International: Global Rainbow-After the Storm

Production Masters Inc: One Young World Pittsburgh Innovation. Global Inspiration. Video

Lightwave International: Christmas Spectacular

Saturday Light Brigade Radio Productions: StoryBox

Fireman Creative: Ricky’s Dream Trip

Argentine Productions: Mapping Mammoth Cave

Inventionland: Dare to Invent

Pittsburgh Foundation + MarketSpace Communication: Voices of Youth

Joystick: Gaming

Walking Thumbs: Blab Cake

Ludo Mechanica: DropKicker

Yale University + Schell Games: PlayForward – Elm City Stories

Geneva Mars: Zachy the Robot’s Quest for Museum Treasures

Global Game Jam: Chopsticks & Push-Ups

Schell Games: Tunnel Tail

Next Generation: Kids & Creative Technology

WQED Multimedia + SLB Radio Productions: iQ Kids Radio

Assemble: Learning Parties

Digital Dream Labs: dreamTableTop

The Center for Creativity: transformED

Steeltown Entertainment: Take a Shot at Changing the World

Carnegie Science Center: Can*TEEN Career Exploration

Robot Virtual Worlds Website

Dream Flight Adventures

California University + Avalon Elementary School: “What’s in Your Cart?”

Robomatter: Robot Virtual Worlds Software

New This Year! Student Category

Carnegie Mellon University: Celestia

California University of Pennsylvania: Computer Animation Portfolio

Carnegie Mellon University: Mission Critical

Carnegie Mellon University: Ghost Story

Carnegie Mellon University: Floria

Carnegie Mellon University: Stealth the Game

Carnegie Mellon University: flux

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Location: The Grand Hall at the Priory, 614 Pressley Street, Pittsburgh PA 15212, North Side

Agenda:
5:00 – 7:00 pm: DATA Awards Gala with Special Exhibition Preview
5:00- 6:00 pm: Registration, Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres, Special Exhibit Preview, Entertainment
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Awards Ceremony and Presentation

7:00 – 9:00 pm:  DATA Interactive Exhibition Party: Networking, Exhibit, Light Food, Cash Bar, Entertainment

REGISTER NOW 
Awards Ceremony with Special Exhibition Preview: (includes DATA Interactive Exhibition Party)
$99 Member/Non-Member | $45 Student 

Or, Register for DATA Interactive Exhibition Party Only:   $25 
Early registration is recommended.
Registration: online | [email protected] | 412.918.4229

GET ENGAGED
Start the party now at #PTCDATA.
www.pittsburghartandtech.org

2013 DATA Awards Partners + Sponsors:
Creative Technology Network Partner: Carnegie Mellon University
Champion Sponsor: Dollar Bank
Supporting Sponsors: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney | Daedalus Inc.
Production Sponsor: Wrecking Crew Media
Media Partner: B-Hive
Cocktail Sponsor: Clique Vodka
Award Partner: Kessler Studios
The fifth annual DATA Awards Event is part of the Creative Technology Network, developed with the generous support of the Benedum Foundation.

We look forward to seeing you at the event!

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