ThinkQuest Competition 2012
Winners 2012
ThinkQuest Application
Development Event

Application Development - 18 - 22

1st Place - 18 - 22
Luna

Students:
Jelena, Milos, Nemanja, Aleksandar, Petar
Location:
Serbia
Coach:
Mr. Mateja Opacic
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,500 USD, a trip to ThinkQuest Live and $5,000 USD School Award.

Teaching students with autism requires special consideration of each student's individual skills and habits. This team created a platform that allows educators to create games that both meet student and teacher needs and provide statistical data and analysis.

2nd Place - 18 - 22
Frevol Friends

Students:
Jason, Si Hao, Kenneth, Nicholas
Location:
Singapore
Coach:
Mr. Jin Kiat Low
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,200 USD and a trip to ThinkQuest Live.

This team created a web and mobile application that harnesses social media technology and peer influence to connect volunteers with organizations and provide a convenient way for friends to encourage other friends to participate in charitable work together.

3rd Place - 18 - 22
EL-Green

Students:
Jin, Chia, Kok, Wei, Jun, Linus
Locations:
Singapore and Malaysia
Coach:
Mr. Jin Kiat Low
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,000 USD.

Every year, approximately 10 billion tons of coal are consumed to generate energy. This team created Green Living, a household automation and energy management system, to reduce electricity consumption and minimize the energy wasted due to human negligence.

Application Development - 17 and Under

1st Place - 17 and Under
Trenders.org

Students:
Chris, Ryan
Location:
United States (Kentucky)
Coach:
Ms. Becky Keith
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,500 USD, a trip to ThinkQuest Live and $5,000 USD School Award.

Without adequate economics preparation in high school, young adults risk making poor financial decisions that can adversly impact their lifelong fiscal well being. This team developed an approach to teaching economics that made it an engaging and exciting subject for high school students.

2nd Place - 17 and Under
TED 2012 (Text Encryptor & Decryptor)

Students:
Adhisha, Roshnal, Chamath
Location:
Sri Lanka
Coach:
Inoka Samarakkody
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,200 USD and a trip to ThinkQuest Live.

This team corrected an inherent weakness in a ubiquitous mobile technology: the lack of encryption in text messaging. The Text Encryptor & Decryptor 2012 sends and receives password protected text messages from mobile to mobile.

3rd Place - 17 and Under
switchCASE

Students:
Shivang, Utsav, Keval, Krishna, Kunwar
Location:
India
Coach:
Ms. Bina Daisy Deivam
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,000 USD.

To help protect data from hackers, this team developed an application that generates a random password for increased security. The application also can score password strength.