2009 Winners
First Place - $4000
MusicViz
Lance Collins, Rich Chan, Fan Yang
A site for creating and sharing music playlists built from YouTube content, with a unique graph visualization
Judges were especially impressed with its graphic design and usability. (Requires Silverlight)
Second Place - $3000
FastTrax
Dave Fernholz, Kevin Wang
A music playlist with a unique set of features including building a playlist automatically the Billboard Top 50
and crawling YouTube for high quality content. (Requires Silverlight)
Third Place - $2000
Musicphant
Daniel Whitlow, Jong-moon Kim
A site for searching for music content from YouTube including user contributions for identifying the best content
for a particular track.
Fourth Place (tie)- $600
TetriTunes
Xiao Xiao, Scott Kovach, Justin Schmelzer
Play tetris, on TetriTunes and if you score higher than your friends, they will be forced to listen to your music
as they play. This site allows users to upload mp3 and other music files. (Requires Silverlight)
Fourth Place (tie)- $600
Constellations
Tylor Hess, Katie Thomas, Katrina Ellison
A social interaction site for families and other close groups to keep in touch. Topics range from college activities
to sports to music. Constellations was deployed to students and groups at MIT and has already found a following
Honorable Mention (for impressive use of minimalist design) - $400
Genrelyze
Jessica McKellar
Genrelyze is a simple yet effective site for exploring music through genres. It keeps a visible history
so the user can trace back their steps.
Honorable Mention (for great entertainment value) - $400
Songbird
Kathy Chen, Caroline Sun, Donna Yee
Songbird is a way to post videos of yourself performing karaoke, and to have your fans offer (hopefully) constructive
criticism.
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