Brass Monkey's Immersive Interactivity Mobile Technology Selected as a 2011 MITX Innovation Awards Finalist
Brass Monkey Recognized for Innovation
BOSTON, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Brass Monkey today announced its immersive interactivity mobile technology has been selected as a finalist in the Best Customer Engagement Driver category for the MITX Innovation Awards. Held annually by the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, the MITX Innovation Awards celebrates the innovations powering the future of marketing and revolutionizing the way we work and play.
"This year's finalists blew us away with their creativity, ingenuity and passion for innovation. They are truly reflective of the many exciting things that are driving our industry right now," said MITX president, Debi Kleiman. "We're proud to showcase the region's top innovations through this Awards program -- giving these innovators a place to shout loud and proud about what they've achieved."
Brass Monkey will be showing the latest versions of several just released Brass Monkey enabled game titles including Smuggle Truck from Watertown, MA based Owlchemy Labs, as well as the prototype of new multiplayer cross platform game Rival Racers. An early version of Brass Monkey's hot new "Seriously Fun Controller" may also be unveiled.
"We are thrilled to have been named as an awards Finalist," said Jim Bull, CEO, Brass Monkey.
Brass Monkey will be recognized with the other finalists in the category of Best Customer Engagement Driver at the ceremony traditionally attended by over 350 of the region's top interactive marketing and technology professionals. Winners will be announced at the ceremony in the Westin Boston Waterfront on Thursday, June 16th at 6pm. Tickets can be purchased at www.mitxawards.org/innovation.
The 2011 MITX Awards are sponsored by: Digitas, Isobar, The Atom Group, DLA Piper, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Boston Innovation, and Metropolis Creative.
About Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey's patent pending technology transforms an iPhone or other smart device into an intuitive controller for web-based single or multi-player games. Through Brass Monkey software, experiences previously available on game consoles like Nintendo Wii are now possible using WiFi enabled electronics. Brass Monkey provides fully immersive experiences of all kinds with displays ranging from personal computers, Internet enabled TVs, kiosks and large billboards. Headquartered in Boston, MA, Brass Monkey's mission is to build and deploy developer tools that will become the worldwide standard for use in connecting mobile devices and displays. Further information can be found at http://brassmonkeysdk.com.
About MITX
Established in 1996, MITX -- the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange -- is the leading industry organization focused on the web and mobile, bringing together the digital marketing, media and technology community to engage in what's next and how it will impact the marketing and business worlds. Connecting more than 7,500 professionals in New England, MITX is a dynamic community of thought leaders and collaborators in search of insight, education and opportunity. Creator of FutureM, MITX is located in Cambridge, MA. For more information, visit http://www.mitx.org/.
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