RTT has announced the details of their upcoming annual conference and Emerging Technology Contest. If you think you have an idea of what the world might be like in 2020, consider pulling it together for a contest judged by NVidia’s own Jen-Hsun Huang and Tesla Motor’s Nancy Holman.
The RTT Emerging Technology Contest has been an integral part of the RTT University Program since 2005, and will focus on “Human Environments” by looking at the challenges relating to how we will interact with our environment and everyday consumer goods in the future. The RTT Funky Visualization Contest, in its second year, will test the creative imaginations of participants. Based on “Advanced Motion,” futuristic products and everyday items will be demonstrated in 2D or 3D visualizations.
Winners in the Emerging Tech contest will get a new NVidia Quadro 6000, while winners in the Funky Viz contest get an Intuos 4M Tablet PC from WACOM.
Full details after the break.
RTT Competitions look to the Future
Winners announced at international visualization conference, RTT EXCITE 2011
Munich, January 28, 2011 — The Munich-based visualization experts at RTT will again highlight the importance of progress and technological innovation in their annual student competitions, asking “What will the world be like in 2020?” RTT is posing this question to the “specialists of tomorrow” in the RTT Emerging Technology Contest and RTT Funky Visualization Contest. This year will see a jury of experts including computer graphics specialist Paul Debevec, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang and Tesla Motors senior designer Nancy Holman – honoring the best and most innovative ideas and creative concepts among the submitted entries. In addition to high quality prizes, winners will also earn the opportunity to present their projects to an international audience of professionals at RTT Excite 2011 in May.
The RTT Emerging Technology Contest has been an integral part of the RTT University Program since 2005, and will focus on “Human Environments” by looking at the challenges relating to how we will interact with our environment and everyday consumer goods in the future. The RTT Funky Visualization Contest, in its second year, will test the creative imaginations of participants. Based on “Advanced Motion,” futuristic products and everyday items will be demonstrated in 2D or 3D visualizations.
Ludwig A. Fuchs, RTT Co-Founder, CEO and juror for both competitions, comments: “RTT has been dedicated for a number of years to providing extensive support to talented youngsters. Our experience has shown that in order to achieve conceptual excellence they require an exciting task that promotes creativity and which encourages a desire to test and experiment. And perhaps the chance to present at RTT Excite will be the first step to a fantastic career.”
Both competitions target universities, research teams and students around the world. The deadline for entries for both competitions is April 15, 2011. The prizes will be awarded by RTT’s cooperation partners. NVIDIA will give away one NVIDIA Quadro 6000 graphics card to each of the two winning teams of the RTT Emerging Technology Contest 2011, while winners of the RTT Funky Visualization Contest 2011 will receive an Intuos 4M Tablet PCs from WACOM. The winning teams are also invited to present their visions to leading minds from the visualization industry at the RTT Excite 2011 (www.rttexcite.com) international conference.
Entries for both competitions can be submitted online at www.rtt.ag. For further information and questions, interested parties and potential participants can contact RTT at [email protected].
About RTT
RTT provides creative, fascinating 3D visualization solutions highlighting products realistically and enabling them to be experienced in realtime. The company assists customers throughout the entire life cycle of their products – from development, design and marketing to sales and distribution. The 3D data model from product development provides a working basis for all subsequent steps in the product life cycle, for example, creating rapid computer-generated, photorealistic product illustrations for marketing or a 3D online product configurator for the website. In so doing, RTT not only speeds up its customers’ decision-making and development processes, but also opens up new avenues for them in sales and marketing. The company was founded in 1999 and has its head office in Munich. RTT has about 440 employees and 14 offices across the world. Well-known companies across the globe rely on the quality provided by RTT. Examples are Adidas, Airbus, Audi, BASF, BMW, Daimler, Electrolux, Eurocopter, Ferrari, General Motors, Harley-Davidson, Miele, Nissan, Porsche, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, The North Face, Toyota and Volkswagen. RTT AG is a listed public limited company (Xetra: R1T; WKN: 701220; ISIN: DE0007012205). Further information is available at www.rtt.ag.
