TOP 10 ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
LUXE Creative/ Thrival Innovation + Music Festival 2015, Lighting Design
Pyrotecnico / The Weeknd...The Madness Tour, Custom Flame Effects
Schell Games/ I Expect You To Die, Virtual Reality Puzzle Game
Youth Express / 24/7 Internet Radio Station by Pittsburgh Area Youth
Shift Collaborative / Busker Street Union: Creative Placemaking Program
Lightwave International / Lixel Laser RGB, Innovative Special Effects Laser
MazeToons/ Nationally-syndicated Newspaper Feature from Creators Syndicate
Alchemedium/ Tofu Tail Narrative Puzzle Game
Net Health/ Halloween Mash Up
IDXDNAPPS Films/ NAKAMA
TOP 10 DATA + APPS PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
Open Arc / Kindworks, Mobile Application for Daily Acts of Kindness
United Way + Summa/ U-PLEDGE for Good Digital Pledge Platform
Innovative Wellness Solutions / iwellness Platform
Nectr/ Proximity Marketing Software Platform
UpContent/ Active Content Discovery Platform
e.e. books/ Changing the Publishing Landscape
Boss Controls + c-leveled/ Atmospheres, Virtual Building Automation System
PA e-mentoring / Certified Safe in PA, Career Mentoring Platform
InspirAVE / The Internet of Savings, Consumer Savings Platform
VRP Sciences + Savvior/ The Leucine Factor Diet App
TOP 10 ART + TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
Lori Hepner/ Excursionary Auras, in Situ
Eric Singer/ Singerbots, Lido Night Club Orchestrion, Paris, France
Christine Bethea/ Geek Art/Green Innovator’s Festival 2016
Jennie Dorris/ Musical Storytelling, Music + Community Collaborations + Young People
Vince Ventura/ 12 Peers Theater, Modern Myths Podcast
Edith Abeyta/ Office of Public Art Artist, Public Realm Residency Program at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Hazelwood, Arts Excursions Unlimited
Jeffrey Jarzynka/ “Presented By” Pop-Up Art Exhibition Series
Ashley Andrews/ Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse, Project Sponsorships
Jeremy Waldrup/ Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Market Square Public Art Program
Dakotah Konicek/ Human Hybrid Habitation System Oxygen Regeneration Unit
TOP 10 COMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
MAYA DESIGN/ OREO Direct-to-Consumer Custom Packaging Platform
The Warhol Museum + MARC USA / Michael Chow Interactive Projection
Good Intent Cider + 3twenty9 Design/ Website Design
Scotts Miracle-Gro + Tier1 Performance Solutions / Online Product Knowledge Curriculum
RendrFX / Online Video Maker for Creatives
Restorical + Torchlite / Community Elf: The Outspoken Historical Insurance Discovery Firm
#1 Cochran + ity Advertising/ Clearly Better Car BuyingTV
WorkBook Software / Project Management Platform for the Creative Industries
ThoughtForm Design/ Harnessing the Power of Clarity Program
Simcoach Games/ Skill Arcade, Mobile Microgame Training for the Workforce
TOP 10 DESIGN + MAKER PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
WUDN / Creating Quality Wooden Products
Trusst Lingerie / Reengineering the Bra
GE Center for Additive Technology Advancement / 3D Printed Light Fixture
Xogo: Fully Customizable Adapter that Connects People With Disabilities to All Technology
Kerfcase / Luxury Wooden Device Cases by Ben Saks
Shtrands / Personalized Hair Care Regimens
RE2 Robotics / Human-like Highly Dexterous Manipulation System
FreshTemp/ Bluetooth Thermometers
Angler Labs/ Fitbit, but for Fishing
Choitek/ Human-size Robot for Hobbyists, Artists, Educators and Researchers
TOP 10 EDUCATION + GAMING PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
Game of Drones/ Empowering Students through Making and Exploration
ASSEMBLE + Ashley Cecil/ Girls Maker Night, Community Ecology Pattern Project
Winchester Thurston / Maker Movement STEM Education Program
CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center/ Injustice, Virtual Reality Experience on Racial Police Brutality Awareness
CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center/ Decisions that Matter, Interactive Graphic Novel on Sexual Assault Education
SWPA BotsIQ + Catalyst Connection/ Full STEAM Ahead: Students Exploring the New Manufacturing
Duquesne University + Simcoach Games/ CITYHACKS, STEM Literacy for Young Readers
CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center / Imago, Virtual Reality Film
CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center/ VR Rehearsal App for Public Speaking
City of Play/ Games and Engagement Activities in Pittsburgh
