| Biography |
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| I am a computer programmer, first and foremost. I have been programming for a large part of my life; four and a half of my fourteen years. I volunteer a large portion of my time to helping others with computer and programming problems through online message boards. I have completed three computer distance-learning courses from Athabasca University, earning an at least an A- on all three. I also have done some web design, and have my own website on the internet. In addition, I play hockey, and ski regularly. I have entered the science fair twice; the first time I won a silver medal. This year, I won a gold medal and the LaFarge Science, Technology and Society award for my project on the OLPC XO laptop. I have played piano for seven years and violin for six. |
| Kent Williams-King
Developing FiftyTwo
| Division: | Earth & Environmental Sciences / None | | Category: | Intermediate | | Region: | Calgary Youth | | City: | Bragg Creek, AB | | School: | | | Abstract: | The purpose of this project is to design and implement a set of card games called FiftyTwo for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project's XO laptop. The reason for doing so is a lack of card games in the list of activities available for the XO. |
| Awards | Value | The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $1500 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario | $1 500.00 | Silver Medal - Computing & Information Technology
Intermediate
Sponsor: Intel of Canada, Ltd. | $700.00 | | Total | $2 200.00 | |
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