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2021 Interaction Awards
Connecting
Facilitating communication between people and communities
Introduction
Finalists
Atlantis – A Sea Turtle Simulator
Wolf in Motion
Bukas: Material Messages for Filipino Migrant Workers and their Transnational Families
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Good Loop – Slowing down the spread of synthetic dis-/misinformation
Umeå Institute of Design
Sniffing out the Differences
Sniffing out the differences collective
Shortlist Entries
Abridge: Helping People Stay on Top of Their Health, Abridge, Professional, United States
Atlantis – A Sea Turtle Simulator, Wolf in Motion, Professional, England
Disrupting
Re-imagining completely an existing product or service by creating new behaviors, usages or markets
Introduction
Finalists
Animo – Rehabilitation Game for Young Stroke Patients
Umeå Institute of Design
Artemis 389 – Patient Transfer Equipment
Pearl Academy
Blue: Smart Assistant
BBVA Mexico
Bridge: A New Way to Participate in the Political Conversation
University of Washington
The Smart Learning Lamp
Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
Urinal Design to Cater Muslim Men Better do Istinja Ritual
Kohler Design Studio with Somia Customer Experience
Shortlist Entries
Animo – Rehabilitation Game for Young Stroke Patients, Umeå Institute of Design, Student, Sweden
Artemis 389 – Patient Transfer Equipment, Pearl Academy, Student, India
Basheer | Teaching computational thinking to novice-technology users, , Indie/Non-Profit, Pakistan
Empowering
Helping people to do things they otherwise couldn't do
Introduction
Finalists
Animo – Rehabilitation Game for Young Stroke Patients
Umeå Institute of Design
Beep Beep! Intravenous infusion leak detector
National Taipei University of Education
Shortlist Entries
Animo – Rehabilitation Game for Young Stroke Patients, Umeå Institute of Design, Student, Sweden
Basheer | Teaching computational thinking to novice-technology users, , Indie/Non-Profit, Pakistan
Blue: Smart Assistant, BBVA Mexico, Professional, Mexico
Immersive Reader and Learning Tools in Microsoft Edge, Microsoft, Professional, United States
Engaging
Capturing attention, creating delight and delivering meaning
Introduction
Finalists
Atlantis – A Sea Turtle Simulator
Wolf in Motion
Public Math Postcards
Public Math
Sniffing out the Differences
Sniffing out the differences collective
The End of the Day
Independent
Shortlist Entries
Animo – Rehabilitation Game for Young Stroke Patients, Umeå Institute of Design, Student, Sweden
Atlantis – A Sea Turtle Simulator, Wolf in Motion, Professional, England
Blue: Smart Assistant, BBVA Mexico, Professional, Mexico
Camino del Perezoso (Sloth Path), Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, Student, Costa Rica
EF Study Buddy Smart Speaker, EF Education First, Professional, England
Public Math Postcards, Public Math, Indie/Non-Profit, United States
Rinnekoti: Empowering care with emotion, Futurice, Professional, Finland
Sniffing out the Differences, Sniffing out the differences collective, Indie/Non-Profit, India
The End of the Day, Independent, Indie/Non-Profit, United States
This Great Plague, a DIY Immersive Experience, This Yearning, Indie/Non-Profit, United States
Welcome Home – an at-home immersive story box, Shine On Collective, Indie/Non-Profit, United States
Expressing
Enabling self expression and/or creativity
Introduction
Finalists
Journio – Enabling students to express their emotions during this time of pandemic
Designit, a Wipro company
Pik Tek : Rhythmic instrument inspired by biomimicry and adapted to people with disabilities
L'école de design de Nantes Atlantique
Traits – Sketching in video
Wolf in Motion
Shortlist Entries
Basheer | Teaching computational thinking to novice-technology users, , Indie/Non-Profit, Pakistan
Optimizing
Making daily activities more efficient
Introduction
Finalists
Agents of Action: Rebuilding the Future
Umeå Institute of Design
ASR (Automatic simple respirator)
Ming Chi University of Technology
Ibrida, the neighborhood bread beer
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Urinal Design to Cater Muslim Men Better do Istinja Ritual
Kohler Design Studio with Somia Customer Experience
Shortlist Entries
Abridge: Helping People Stay on Top of Their Health, Abridge, Professional, United States
Agents of Action: Rebuilding the Future, Umeå Institute of Design, Student, Netherlands
ASR (Automatic simple respirator), Ming Chi University of Technology, Student, Taiwan
Escaping the Strange Loop, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, Professional, Denmark
Blog Posts
1/14/21
Brenda Sanderson
