Ozcan Cikmaz
ViroLogic , Silicon Valley
Ozcan Cikmaz is a co-founder of ViroLogic – a digital COVID screening tool for employees, which offers daily screening for COVID-19 symptoms prior to entering the workplace. He has been a healthcare entrepreneur since 2012, driven to help people and save lives by developing preventive technologies in healthcare. Ozcan Cikmaz has extensive experience in medical hardware and software development, and is designing solutions for women migraines and seamless user experiences. He co-founded the first startup in remote heart monitoring in Istanbul and the second one in dental and middle ear imaging in Paris.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ozcancikmaz
https://twitter.com/ozcan_cikmaz?lang=en
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/virologic
Eligibility Criteria
All ages up to 24;
If you are less than 18 years old, please provide the contact details of a guardian.
Submission Process
Please use this link to sign-up for the challenge;
Familiarize yourself with the health benefits of public space and Minecraft;
The challenge starts from April 1st;
Submissions will be accepted from May 15th until May 31st.
Submission Requirement
Your submission must include:
A compressed Minecraft world file (max 500mb);
A short description of how your idea is making public spaces healthier and more enjoyable for you(th) (max 400 words/all languages).
Project Criteria
Our judges are seeking for ideas that are: innovative, transformative, inclusive;
The submission that excels in all criteria will win the grand prize.
Judging Process
First round: 10-15 submissions will be selected;
Second round: The selected submissions will pitch their projects to the judges.
Prizes
The main prize is $5,000 towards implementation of the winning solution.
Terms and Conditions
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