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Xtranormal: Movie-Making for Everyone

By Guest PostNovember 16, 2011TechnologyAmazon, animation, artificial intelligence, avatar, avid technology, bizspark, Entertainment, graham sharp, kinect, microsoft azure platform, microsoft bizspark one, microsoft word, political statement, proprietary technology, sharp, Technology, viral sensation, xbox 360 technology, xtranormal, xtranormal system, xtranormal technology

*Microsoft BizSpark One startup aims to make animated movies as easy as typing.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Xtranormal’s tagline, “If you can type, you can make movies,” describes both the company’s mission and how to use its text-to-speech system to create animated movies. The Microsoft BizSpark One member is working to transform movie-making into an everyday activity, as simple and commonplace as composing a text message.

“We want to make animated movies ubiquitous,” says Graham Sharp, COO of Xtranormal. “I’d like to see people using the Xtranormal platform like they use Microsoft Word: just opening a document and starting to type.” (more…)

Microsoft Helps Imagine Cup Competitors Turn Golden Ideas into Golden Opportunities

By Guest PostJune 23, 2011Technologyasthma, azmo the dragon, bizspark, boon sheng ooi, chase sandmann, cy khormaee, digital spirometer, dream spark, gps technology, hotel palomar, imagine cup, imagine cup 2011 worldwide finals, malaria, malaysia, measure lung capacity, Microsoft, new york city, noela evans, one beep, radha basu, rice university students, san francisco, santa clara university, silicon valley, smart phone game, team dragon, team lifelens, team spirit, Technology, university of auckland, vinny lohan, windows phone, xilnex

*Some of the brightest young technologists in the nation visited San Francisco on Wednesday to share their ideas with venture capitalists, academics and media.*

SAN FRANCISCO – June 23, 2011 – A collection of students who want to change the world with technology pitched their ideas to Silicon Valley industry experts, academics, and media on Wednesday.

Several teams of students who will participate in the July Imagine Cup 2011 Worldwide Finals in New York City got to first showcase their projects to people who could help them refine their concepts, find markets for their ideas, and eventually find investors to provide the money they will need to turn their ideas turn into viable businesses. (more…)

Imagine Cup Alums Start Hot Social Gaming Company

By Guest PostJune 28, 20102 commentsTechnology2004 imagine cup victory, bizspark, bizspark summit, Europe, france, francois beaussier, guillaume belmas, imagine cup, kobojo, Microsoft, vincent, vincent vergonjeanne, walid abu-hadba

*After competing in the 2004 Imagine Cup, a team from France started what would turn into one of Europe’s most popular social gaming sites.*

Redmond, Wash., June 28, 2010 – Six years ago, Vincent Vergonjeanne and a few college friends represented France at the Imagine Cup, the world’s largest student technology competition. After several days of presentations, they captured the top prize in the software design competition.

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Xtranormal: Movie-Making for Everyone

Microsoft Helps Imagine Cup Competitors Turn Golden Ideas into Golden Opportunities

Imagine Cup Alums Start Hot Social Gaming Company